북대서양 자오면 순환(AMOC)은 그린란드 부근에서 고밀도 해수의 침강으로 유도되는데, 이것은 열과 물질을 수송시키기 때문에 기후 시스템의 중요한 요소이다. 이 연구는 전 지구 기후모델 중 하나인 HadGEM2-AO 모델에서 모의된 AMOC의 특징과 장기변동 메커니즘을 분석하였다. AMOC 지수를 이용한 지연 상관 분석을 통해 AMOC의 수십 년 변화는 해양 자체유지 변동으로 간주할 수 있었다. 즉 AMOC의 장기 변화는 남북 수온 경도와 해양 순환의 위상차로 인해 발생하는 불안정성에 의한 것으로 분석되었다. AMOC가 강해지면서 열의 북향 수송에 의해 남북 수온 경도가 작아지고, 따라서 해수의 순환과 열 수송이 줄어드는데, 이와 함께 고위도에서는 냉각이 유도되어 결과적으로 다시 AMOC가 강해지게 된다. 이 메커니즘은 저위도로부터 이류되는 열의 양에 따라 고위도 지역의 밀도 변화가 결정되기 때문에 AMOC의 변동을 염분 유도가 아닌 열적 유도 과정으로 이해할 수 있다.

Aerosols play the important role as scatter or absorb solar radiation, which consequently modies the radiative balance of the atmosphere. Aerosol and its eects, especially its indirect eects, on climate have drawn increasing attention in recent years. Understanding of interactions of aerosols and climate is important to better prediction of future climate change. In this study, the direct and indirect effect of fossil fuel organic carbon aerosol (OC) and its impacts on the climate during the period of the early of 20th century (1901~1920) and the end of 20th century (1986~2005) were investigated. we examine changes in aerosol emission during 20th century. Using HadGEM2-AO (Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model version 2, Atmosphere and Ocean), historical experiments are carried out with and without anthropogenic aerosol emissions (HIST, FIXA) from 1860 to 2005. Fossil fuel organic carbon aerosol (OCFF) emission xed at 1860 is added. Due to the large emission of OC, thick optical depth of the OC appears over Asia, western Europe and eastern north America. e direct eect due to increasing OC influences negative radiative effect at the surface, which leads to a cooling effect on the surface. The OC shows direct eect and indirect eect as well. e variation of total amount of clouds are aected by the OC aerosols emission.

This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic aerosols emission on East Asian climate during the winter (December-February) for the period of 1961-1990. Using a globally coupled climate model, HadGEM2-AO, we compare ensemble means between historical runs with and without aerosol emissions. During the 20th century the major contributions to the total Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) over the East Asian region came more from anthropogenic aerosols than from natural aerosols. The increasing total AOD induces the negative radiative in a clear-sky condition, leading to cooling the surface. Indirect effect contributes to the increase in the total cloud fraction, resulting from the increased low-level stratus and stratocumulus clouds. Consequently, the net surface radiative flux becomes negative due to the direct and indirect effects of aerosols. Land surface cooling seems to enhance the landsea pressure gradient in the East Asian wintertime climate, and the associated wind anomalies induce the regional wintertime precipitation amount changes over South China.

Future changes in mineral dust emission are studied using CMIP5 models. These models simulate climatological spatial distribution of dust emission over the observed major sources; Sahara Desert to Arabia and Southwest Asia. Model estimates for the range of global dust emission simulation appear large in the quantity of dust produced and the amplitude of interannual variability. According to the ensemble mean in global annual emissions, projections of four RCPs do not have significant long-term trends in mineral dust aerosol emissions at the end of 21st century. Meanwhile over Northeast Asia, annual emissions are projected to decrease significantly in four RCPs. Reductions appear over the major sources of mineral dust. Seasonally emission reduction in spring is distinct. In April and May, future changes with decreasing emission appear only in RCP4.5 with significance. Aerosol emission amount changes are related to changes in land surface property. We analyze future projection of soil moisture and bare soil area fraction. Regarding the projected decreasing trend in the annual emission amount over Northeast Asia, soil moisture is expected to increase in the emission source region in four RCPs. Relatively, the effect of bare soil area changes over the emission source appears in some models and RCPs.