Abrupt climate change and thermohaline circulation: mechanisms and predictability.

Marotzke, J · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2000

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Abstract

The ocean's thermohaline circulation has long been recognized as potentially unstable and has consequently been invoked as a potential cause of abrupt climate change on all timescales of decades and longer. However, fundamental aspects of thermohaline circulation changes remain poorly understood.