Quantification and interpretation of the climate variability record
dc.contributor.author | von der Heydt, AS | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashwin, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Camp, CD | |
dc.contributor.author | Crucifix, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Dijstra, HA | |
dc.contributor.author | Ditlevsen, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Lenton, TM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-04T13:17:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-12-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | The spectral view of variability is a compelling and adaptable tool for understanding variability of the climate. In Mitchell (1976) seminal paper, it was used to express, on one graph with log scales, a very wide range of climate variations from millions of years to days. The spectral approach is particularly useful for suggesting causal links between forcing variability and climate response variability. However, a substantial degree of variability is intrinsic and the Earth system may respond to external forcing in a complex manner. There has been an enormous amount of work on understanding climate variability over the last decades. Hence in this paper, we address the question: Can we (after 40 years) update the Mitchell (1976) diagram and provide it with a better interpretation? By reviewing both the extended observations available for such a diagram and new methodological developments in the study of the interaction between internal and forced variability over a wide range of timescales, we give a positive answer to this question. In addition, we review alternative approaches to the spectral decomposition and pose some challenges for a more detailed quantification of climate variability | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Commission | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 197, article 103399 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103399 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 820970 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/123913 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | |
dc.subject | Climate variability | en_GB |
dc.subject | Palaeoclimate | en_GB |
dc.subject | Climate Forcing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Climate response | en_GB |
dc.title | Quantification and interpretation of the climate variability record | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-04T13:17:55Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2190-4979 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Elsevier via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2190-4987 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Global and Planetary Change | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-12-04 | |
exeter.funder | ::European Commission | en_GB |
exeter.funder | ::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-12-04 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-12-04T12:18:11Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-12-18T11:10:49Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
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