Abstract
Current sea-level projections are based on climate models in which the effects of ocean eddies are parameterized. Here, we investigate the effect of ocean eddies on global mean sea-level rise (GMSLR) projections, using climate model simulations. Explicitly resolving ocean eddies leads to a more realistic Southern Ocean temperature distribution and volume transport. These quantities control the rate of basal melt, which eventually results in Antarctic mass loss. In a model with resolved ocean eddies, the Southern Ocean temperature changes lead to a smaller Antarctic GMSLR contribution compared to the same model in which eddies are parameterized. As a result, the projected GMSLR is about 25% lower at the end of this century in the eddying model. Relatively small-scale ocean eddies can hence have profound large-scale effects and consequently affect GMSLR projections.
Original language | English |
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Article number | eabf1674 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
Journal | Science advances |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Apr 2021 |
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van Westen, R. M. (2021). Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections. Science advances, 7(15), 1-11. Article eabf1674. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIADV.ABF1674
van Westen, René M. ; Dijkstra, Henk A. / Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections. In: Science advances. 2021 ; Vol. 7, No. 15. pp. 1-11.
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van Westen, RM 2021, 'Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections', Science advances, vol. 7, no. 15, eabf1674, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIADV.ABF1674
Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections. / van Westen, René M.; Dijkstra, Henk A.
In: Science advances, Vol. 7, No. 15, eabf1674, 09.04.2021, p. 1-11.
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van Westen RM, Dijkstra HA. Ocean eddies strongly affect global mean sea-level projections. Science advances. 2021 Apr 9;7(15):1-11. eabf1674. doi: 10.1126/SCIADV.ABF1674