Bjerknes compensation
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Bjerknes compensation is a climate science concept describing how changes in ocean heat transport tend to be offset by opposite changes in atmospheric heat transport, helping stabilize the total poleward energy flux.
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| Bjerknes compensation canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
climate science concept
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energy balance mechanism ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
meridional heat transport
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poleward energy flux ⓘ |
| assumes |
conservation of energy in the climate system
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coupled ocean–atmosphere system ⓘ |
| component |
atmospheric heat transport
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ocean heat transport ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | simple radiative forcing response without dynamical adjustment ⓘ |
| describes |
compensating changes in poleward energy transport
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relationship between ocean heat transport and atmospheric heat transport ⓘ |
| field |
climate science
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ocean–atmosphere interaction ⓘ physical climatology ⓘ |
| goal |
explain robustness of total meridional energy transport
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understand partitioning of heat transport between ocean and atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
buffering of regional climate response to ocean circulation changes
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constraints on variability of poleward heat transport ⓘ partial stabilization of high-latitude climate ⓘ |
| hasKeyIdea |
anti-correlation between oceanic and atmospheric meridional heat transport anomalies
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changes in ocean heat transport are offset by opposite changes in atmospheric heat transport ⓘ total poleward energy flux remains relatively stable ⓘ |
| helpsExplain |
limited impact of ocean heat transport changes on top-of-atmosphere radiation
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stability of large-scale meridional energy transport ⓘ |
| mathematicalFormulation | anti-correlated anomalies in oceanic and atmospheric meridional heat transport at a given latitude ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacob Bjerknes ⓘ |
| observedIn |
climate models
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observational climate records ⓘ reanalysis data ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
climate feedbacks
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energy transport compensation ⓘ heat transport feedbacks ⓘ meridional overturning circulation variability ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
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Hadley circulation ⓘ climate system energy balance ⓘ decadal climate variability ⓘ interannual climate variability ⓘ ocean–atmosphere coupling ⓘ storm tracks ⓘ |
| timescale |
decadal timescale
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interannual timescale ⓘ longer climate timescales ⓘ |
| usedIn |
analysis of climate model simulations
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assessment of future climate change projections ⓘ interpretation of AMOC variability impacts ⓘ study of polar amplification mechanisms ⓘ |
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