Aerosol-Induced Changes in Atmospheric and Oceanic Heat Transports in the CESM2 Large Ensemble
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Aerosol-Induced Changes in Atmospheric and Oceanic Heat Transports in the CESM2 Large Ensemble

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    Journal of Climate
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    The total poleward energy transport (PET) is set by the top of atmosphere radiation flux and is therefore sensitive to any process which can alter those fluxes, particularly in the shortwave. One example is the direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic aerosols, which increase the local reflection of solar radiation back into space. The historic emission of sulfur dioxide, which peaked in the northern midlatitudes during the 1980s, has been proposed as a primary contributor to historic anomalies in cross-equatorial energy transport, as well as related processes such as a shift in the tropical rainband. In this study, we analyze simulations from the Community Earth System Model, version 2 (CESM2), large ensemble and single-forcing projects to better understand the forced response of PET to historical forcings. First, analysis of the single-forcing project reveals that the position of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) responds in a nonlinear manner to greenhouse gas forcing in CESM2. This type of nonlinearity has been found previously in the context of the aerosol-only simulations in the CESM2 single-forcing project but may be the first identification of a similar effect in the greenhouse gas–only simulations. Second, through analysis of the full CESM2 large ensemble simulations, we find that anomalous heat transport occurred in both the atmosphere (through the mean meridional circulation and atmospheric eddies) and the oceans (through the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific sectors) due to a variety of related processes including the Hadley cells, the midlatitude storm tracks, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), and the Pacific wind-driven subtropical gyre.
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    Journal of Climate, 37(23), 6395-6412
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    0894-8755;1520-0442;
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    American Meteorological Society
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    Journal Article
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    Grant no. NA19OAR4590155
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