Advances in Earth Science ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 963-978. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2022.059

Previous Articles     Next Articles

A Review of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability

Minhua QIN 1 , 2( ), Aiguo DAI 3, Renhe ZHANG 1   

  1. 1.Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
    3.Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany New York 12222, USA
  • Received:2022-06-30 Revised:2022-08-02 Online:2022-09-10 Published:2022-09-28
  • About author:QIN Minhua (1993-), female, Qidong City, Jiangsu Province, Postdoctor. Research area includes decadal to multidecadal variability. E-mail: qinminhua@gmail.com
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Influence of Arctic sea-ice-air system on extreme weather and climate events during winter in Eurasia”(41790472);The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(BX20220078)

Minhua QIN, Aiguo DAI, Renhe ZHANG. A Review of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2022, 37(9): 963-978.

The Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV) refers to multidecadal (60~80 year) quasi‐oscillation in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures. The AMV has significant impacts on global and regional climate. However, the fundamental physical mechanisms and processes underlying the AMV remain a hot research topic. Internal ocean dynamics, atmospheric stochastic forcing, and external forcings of either anthropogenic or natural origins all have contributed to the AMV. Improved knowledge of the AMV is of great scientific importance for understanding the causes of global climate change as well as for decadal climate predictions. This paper reviews the definition and main characteristics of the AMV, its underlying mechanisms and climate impacts. This study also discusses the key topics and outstanding issues in AMV research.

No related articles found!
Viewed
Full text


Abstract