Abstract:
Over recent decades, the rate of global mean sea-level (GMSL) has increased, though the magnitude of current and projected GMSL rise remains small in a geological perspective, with values of the order of tens of tens of centimeters. Such modest observed GMSL rise presents challenges when attempting to assess the global climate impacts of GMSL rise, as the signal is weak. However, in previous warmer geological periods, GMSL was several, or tens of, meters higher than present. These paleoclimate periods offer a unique opportunity to investigate the effects of GMSL rise on the global climate system. Here, we use climate simulations of the Last Interglacial period, together with a set of present-day sea-level sensitivity experiments, to demonstrate that the sea-level changes can reorganize atmospheric and ocean circulations thus modulating global climate.
What is the Joint Oslo Seminar (JOS):
- Atmospheric and climate sciences have a stronghold in Oslo among the four institutions University of Oslo, the Meteorological Institute, CICERO and NILU.
- This joint seminar invites renowned international experts to contribute to an informal series of lectures, meant to create interaction with the Oslo atmospheric and climate science community on recent highlights and analysis in the field.
- All seminars will be held on Thursdays (Noon -1pm).