A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data
The sensitivity of seafloor temperature <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">B</mi></msub></semantics></math&g...
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| author | Valentina V. Malakhova Alexey V. Eliseev |
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| description | The sensitivity of seafloor temperature <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">B</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> to the warming of surface air temperature <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">a</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> is examined for 1850–2300, based on simulations with five models from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project phase 6 ensemble and driven by a scenario with high anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. In this historical period (until 2015), sensitivity coefficients <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">B</mi></msub><mo>/</mo><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">a</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>Δ</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> indicates changes relative to the pre-industrial period) were typically ≤0.12 for annual means and up to 0.43 in summer. However, during the same period in the Barents Sea sector, the sensitivity coefficients were as large as 0.6 in summer. For summer, the obtained results are consistent with the limited measurements available for the Siberian shelf. In future, sensitivity coefficients will increase markedly, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>0.7</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> will become common for the part of the Arctic shelf that becomes ice-free in summer. Our results have implications for estimating the future thermal state of subsea sediments, as well as for oceanic biota. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd1d074101514e0c8f045e9ee52bd1472023-11-18T09:15:10ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-06-01146102410.3390/atmos14061024A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 DataValentina V. Malakhova0Alexey V. Eliseev1Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, RussiaPhysical Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, RussiaThe sensitivity of seafloor temperature <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">B</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> to the warming of surface air temperature <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">a</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> is examined for 1850–2300, based on simulations with five models from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project phase 6 ensemble and driven by a scenario with high anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. In this historical period (until 2015), sensitivity coefficients <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">B</mi></msub><mo>/</mo><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">a</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>Δ</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> indicates changes relative to the pre-industrial period) were typically ≤0.12 for annual means and up to 0.43 in summer. However, during the same period in the Barents Sea sector, the sensitivity coefficients were as large as 0.6 in summer. For summer, the obtained results are consistent with the limited measurements available for the Siberian shelf. In future, sensitivity coefficients will increase markedly, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>0.7</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> will become common for the part of the Arctic shelf that becomes ice-free in summer. Our results have implications for estimating the future thermal state of subsea sediments, as well as for oceanic biota.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/1024Arctic shelfseafloor temperature modelingCMIP6future warming |
| spellingShingle | Valentina V. Malakhova Alexey V. Eliseev A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data Atmosphere Arctic shelf seafloor temperature modeling CMIP6 future warming |
| title | A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data |
| title_full | A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data |
| title_fullStr | A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data |
| title_short | A Relationship between Changes of Surface Air and Sea Floor Temperatures at the Arctic Shelf from the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 Data |
| title_sort | relationship between changes of surface air and sea floor temperatures at the arctic shelf from the coupled models intercomparison project phase 6 data |
| topic | Arctic shelf seafloor temperature modeling CMIP6 future warming |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/1024 |
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