Articles | Volume 28, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-481-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-481-2021
Research article
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04 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 04 Oct 2021

A study of capturing Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) regime transition through observation-constrained model parameters

Zhao Liu, Shaoqing Zhang, Yang Shen, Yuping Guan, and Xiong Deng

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on npg-2021-5', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Mar 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zhao Liu, 09 May 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on npg-2021-5', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Mar 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zhao Liu, 09 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Zhao Liu on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 May 2021) by Zoltan Toth
AR by Zhao Liu on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jun 2021) by Zoltan Toth
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 Jul 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (28 Jul 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Aug 2021) by Zoltan Toth
AR by Zhao Liu on behalf of the Authors (12 Aug 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Aug 2021) by Zoltan Toth
AR by Zhao Liu on behalf of the Authors (26 Aug 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Aug 2021) by Zoltan Toth
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (12 Sep 2021)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (16 Sep 2021) by Zoltan Toth
AR by Zhao Liu on behalf of the Authors (16 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
A general methodology is introduced to capture regime transitions of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The assimilation models with different parameters simulate different paths for the AMOC to switch between equilibrium states. Constraining model parameters with observations can significantly mitigate the model deviations, thus capturing AMOC regime transitions. This simple model study serves as a guideline for improving coupled general circulation models.