Unraveling AMOC-CO2 feedbacks during the warmer-than-present Last Interglacial
ACRONYM
MIS-5e
Title
Unraveling AMOC-CO2 feedbacks during the warmer-than-present Last Interglacial
General information
Modelling the impact of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakening
The ocean plays an integral role in moderating the effects of climate change by absorbing CO2 and heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, developing sustainable, ocean-based mitigation strategies is essential. To limit uncertainties in climate projections, enhanced Earth system models are needed to effectively represent climate processes. As such, the MSCA-funded MIS-5e project aims to model the impacts of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) weakening and quantify the climate feedback mechanisms that reduce the ocean鈥檚 ability to absorb CO2. To do so, it will analyse the variations that occurred in AMOC during the Last Interglacial Period, which bears similarities to current global warming conditions.
Start
September, 2023
End
August, 2026
Funding (total)
289000
Funding (91探花)
289000
Funding body / Programme
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EU
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Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum f眉r Ozeanforschung Kiel (91探花), Germany
Partners
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), USA
