Intraseasonal shift in the wintertime North Atlantic jet structure projected by CMIP6 models

The projected winter changes of the North Atlantic eddy-driven jet (EDJ) under climate change conditions have been extensively analysed. Previous studies have reported a squeezed and elongated EDJ. However, other changes present large uncertainties, specifically those related to the intensity and la...

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Veröffentlicht in:NPJ climate and atmospheric science 2024-10, Vol.7 (1), p.234-11, Article 234
Hauptverfasser: García-Burgos, Marina, Ayarzagüena, Blanca, Barriopedro, David, Woollings, Tim, García-Herrera, Ricardo
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Zusammenfassung:The projected winter changes of the North Atlantic eddy-driven jet (EDJ) under climate change conditions have been extensively analysed. Previous studies have reported a squeezed and elongated EDJ. However, other changes present large uncertainties, specifically those related to the intensity and latitude. Here, the projections of the EDJ in a multimodel ensemble of CMIP6 are scrutinised by using a multiparametric description of the EDJ. The multimodel mean projects non-stationary responses of the EDJ latitude through the winter, characterised by a poleward shift in early winter and equator migration in late winter. These intraseasonal shifts (rather than a genuine narrowing) explain the previously established squeezing of the EDJ and are linked to the future changes in different drivers: the 200 hPa meridional temperature gradient and Atlantic warming hole in early winter, and the stratospheric vortex in late winter. Model biases also influence EDJ projections, contributing to the poleward shift in early winter.
ISSN:2397-3722
2397-3722
DOI:10.1038/s41612-024-00775-2