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The response of a coupled atmosphere-ocean model is determined over a wide range of atmospheric CO2 levels. The solutions indicate the type of ocean circulations expected over a very wide range of climatic conditions. In climates warmer than the present one, the north-south gradient of temperature is significantly reduced, but, owing to the elevation of the thermal expansion coefficient with increased temperature, the meridional buoyancy gradient remains at about the same level in a wide range of warm climates. A weakening of the thermohaline circulation takes place only in the climates corresponding to reduced atmospheric CO2 levels.
This chapter is based on Manabe and Brayan (1985).
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Bryan, K., Manabe, S. (1988). Ocean Circulation in Warm and Cold Climates. In: Schlesinger, M.E. (eds) Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 243. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3043-8_8
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