Andreas Schmittner

 

Associate Professor

College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Oregon State University

104 COAS Admin Bldg

Corvallis OR 97331-5503

USA

 

phone: 541-737-9952

fax: 541-737-2064

email: aschmitt(at)coas.oregonstate.edu

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Links:

Paleoclimate Research at OSU

Physics of  Oceans and Atmospheres

 

Online Presentations:

The Scientific Case for Human Influence on Global Climate

 

Projects:

Reconstructing Glacial Nitrogen and Carbon Cycling Using Isotopes

 

Estimating Climate Sensitivity From Temperature Reconstructions of the Last Glacial Maximum

 

Assessing Climate Model Simulations of Last Glacial Maximum Ocean Circulation with Carbon Isotopes

 

Previous Projects

 

Teaching:

ATS421/521 Climate Modeling

Models:

University of Victoria Earth System Model (UVic)

 

Oregon State University / University of Victoria Model (OSUVic)

 

News

Online news articles about my research

 

Climate Change:

Accessible Science Links

 

Outreach

Outreach

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Publications:
1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 in press submitted

 

Articles in peer reviewed publications

 

2012

 

Robinson, R. S., Kienast, M., Albuquerque, A. L., Altabet, M., Contreras Quintana, S., De Pol Holz, R., Dubois, N., Francois, R., Galbraith, E., Hsu, T.-C., Ivanochko, T., Jaccard, S., Kao, S.-J., Kiefer, T., Kienast, S., Lehmann, M., Martinez, P., McCarthy, M., Mobius, J., Pedersen, T., Quan, T. M., Ryabenko, E., Schmittner, A., Schneider, R., Schneider-Mor, A., Shigemitsu, M., Sinclair, D., Somes, C., Studer, A., Thunell, R., and Yang, J.-Y. (2012)

A review of nitrogen isotopic alteration in marine sediments

Paleoceanogr., 24, PA4203, doi: 10.1029/2012PA002321. html pdf

 

Ahn, J., Brook, E. J., Schmittner, A., and Kreutz, K. (2012)

Abrupt change in atmospheric CO2 during the last ice age

Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L18711, doi:10.1029/2012GL53018. html pdf Auxiliary Material

 

Schmittner, A., Urban N. M., Shakun, J. D., Mahowald, N. M., Clark, P. U., Bartlein, P. J., Mix, A. C., and Rosell-Mele, A. (2012)

Response to Comment on "Climate Sensitivity Estimated From Temperature Reconstructions of the Last Glacial Maximum"

            Science, 337, 1294, doi: 10.1126/science.1221634. html pdf Comment by Fyke and Eby

 

Pinsonneault, A. J., Matthews, H. D., Galbraith, E. D., and Schmittner, A. (2012)

Calcium carbonate production response to future ocean warming and acidification

Biogeosciences, 9, 2351-2364, doi:10.5194/bg-9-2351-2012. html pdf

 

Ross, A., Matthews, H. D., Schmittner, A., and Kothavala, Z. (2012)

Assessing the Effects of Ocean Diffusivity and Climate Sensitivity on the Rate of Global Climate Change

Tellus B, 64, 17733, doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.17733. html pdf

 

Shakun, J. D., Clark, P. U., He, F., Marcott, S. A., Mix, A. C., Liu, Z., Otto-Bliesner, B., Schmittner, A., and Bard, E. (2012)

Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide concentrations during the last deglaciation

            Nature, 484, 49-54, doi:10.1038/nature10915. html pdf

 

Zhang, X., Prange, M., Steph, S., Butzin, M., Krebs, U., Lunt, D. J., Nisancioglu, K. H., Park, W., Schmittner, A., Schneider, B., Schulz, M. (2012)

Changes in equatorial Pacific thermocline depth in response to Panamanian Seaway closure: Insights from a multi-model study

Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 317-318, 76-84, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.028. html pdf

 

2011

 

Schmittner, A., Urban N. M., Shakun, J. D., Mahowald, N. M., Clark, P. U., Bartlein, P. J., Mix, A. C., and Rosell-Mele, A. (2011)

Climate Sensitivity Estimated From Temperature Reconstructions of the Last Glacial Maximum

Science, 334, 1385-1388, doi: 10.1126/science.1203513. Abstract pdf data

 

Zickfeld, K., Eby, M., Matthews, H. D., Schmittner, A., and Weaver, A. J. (2011)

Nonlinearity of carbon cycle feedbacks

J. Climate, 24, 4255–4275, doi: 10.1175/2011JCLI3898.1. pdf html

 

Marcott, S. A., Clark, P. U., Padman, L., Klinkhammer, G. P., Springer, S., Liu, Z., Otto-Bliesner, B. L., Carlson, A. E., Ungerer, A., Padman, J., He, F., Cheng, J. and Schmittner, A., (2011)

Ice-shelf collapse from subsurface warming as a trigger for Heinrich events

Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 108 (33), 13415-13419, doi:10.1073/pnas.1104772108 pdf html Supplementary Material

 

Schmittner, A., Silva, T. A. M., Fraedrich, K., Kirk, E. and Lunkeit, F. (2011)

Effects of Mountains and Ice Sheets on Global Ocean Circulation

J. Climate, 24, 2814–2829, doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3982.1. pdf html Supplementary Material Press Release

 

Alder, C. J., Hostetler, S. W., Pollard, D., and Schmittner, A. (2011)

Evaluation of a present-day climate simulation with a new coupled atmosphere-ocean model GENMOM

Geosi. Model Dev., 4, 69-83, doi:10.5194/gmd-4-69-2011. pdf html

 

2010

 

Somes, C. J., Schmittner, A. and Altabet, M. A. (2010)

Nitrogen isotope simulations show the importance of atmospheric iron deposition for nitrogen fixation across the Pacific Ocean

Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L23605, doi:10.1029/2010GL044537. pdf html

 

Goes, M., Urban, N. M., Tonkonojenkov, R., Haran, M., Schmittner, A., and Keller, K., (2010)
What is the skill of ocean tracers in reducing uncertainties about ocean diapycnal mixing and projections of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation?

J. Geophys. Res., 115, C12006, doi:10.1029/2010JC006407. pdf html

 

Somes, C. J., Schmittner, A., Galbraith, E. D., Lehmann, M. F., Altabet, M. A., Montoya, J. P., Letelier, R. M., Mix, A. C., Bourbonnais, A., and Eby, M. (2010)

Simulating the global distribution of nitrogen isotopes in the ocean

Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 24, GB4019, doi:10.1029/2009GB003767. pdf html Supplementary Material

 

2009

 

Schmittner, A., N. M. Urban, K. Keller, and D. Matthews (2009)

Using tracer observations to reduce the uncertainty of ocean diapycnal mixing and climate–carbon cycle projections

Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 23, GB4009, doi:10.1029/2008GB003421. pdf html

 

Sarnthein, M., G. Bartoli, M. Prange, A. Schmittner, B. Schneider, M. Weinelt, N. Andersen, and D..Garbe-Schonberg (2009)

Mid-Pliocene shifts in ocean overturning circulation and the onset of Quaternary-style climates

Clim. Past, 5, 269-283, doi:10.5194/cp-5-269-2009. pdf html

 

2008

 

Schmittner, A., E. D. Galbraith (2008)

Glacial greenhouse gas fluctuations controlled by ocean circulation changes

Nature, 456, 373-376, doi:10.1038/nature07531. pdf html supplementary information

 

Oschlies, A., K. G. Schulz, U. Riebesell, and A. Schmittner (2008)

Simulated 21st century's increase in oceanic suboxia by CO2-enhanced biotic carbon export

Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, GB4008, doi:10.1029/2007GB003147. pdf html

 

Schmittner, A., A. Oschlies, H. D. Matthews, and E. D. Galbraith (2008)

Future changes in climate, ocean circulation, ecosystems and biogeochemical cycling simulated for a business-as-usual CO2 emission scenario until year 4000 AD

Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, GB1013, doi:10.1029/2007GB002953. pdf html Correction

 

2007

 

Clark, P. U., S. W. Hostetler, N. G. Pisias, A. Schmittner, and K. J. Meissner (2007)

Mechanisms for a ~7-kyr climate and sea-level oscillation during marine isotope stage 3

in Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts, AGU Geophys. Monograph, vol. 173, edited by Schmittner, A., J. Chiang, and S. Hemming, pp. 315-334, American Geophysical Union. pdf

 

Schmittner, A., E. Brook and J. Ahn (2007)

Impact of the ocean's overturning circulation on atmospheric CO2

in Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts, AGU Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 173, edited by A. Schmittner, J. Chiang, and S. Hemming, pp. 209-246, American Geophysical Union. pdf

 

Schmittner, A., E. D. Galbraith, S. W. Hostetler, T. F. Pedersen, and R. Zhang (2007)

Large fluctuations of dissolved oxygen in the Indian and Pacific oceans during Dansgaard-Oeschger oscillations caused by variations of North Atlantic Deep Water subduction

Paleoceanogr., 22, PA3207, doi:10.1029/2006PA001384. pdf html data available at ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/gcmoutput/uvic/schmittner2007/

 

Schneider, B., M. Latif, and A. Schmittner (2007)

Evaluation of different methods to assess model projections of the future evolution of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

J. Climate, 20, 2121-2132. pdf

 

2006

 

Schneider, B. and A. Schmittner (2006)

Simulating the impact of the Panamanian seaway closure on ocean circulation, marine productivity and nutrient cycling

Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 246, 367–380. pdf

 

2005

 

Schmittner, A., Latif, M. and Schneider, B. (2005)

Model Projections of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation for the 21st century assessed by observations

Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L23710, doi:10.1029/2005GL024368. pdf html

 

Schmittner, A., Oschlies, A., Giraud, X., Eby, M. and Simmons H.L. (2005)

A Global Model of the Marine Ecosystem for Long Term Simulations: Sensitivity to Ocean Mixing, Buoyancy Forcing, Particle Sinking and Dissolved Organic Matter Cycling

Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 19, GB3004, doi:10.1029/2004GB002283. pdf html

 

Schmittner, A., (2005)

Decline of the marine ecosystem caused by a reduction in the Atlantic overturning circulation

Nature, 434, 628-633. pdf html

 

Koesters, F., R. H. Kaese, A. Schmittner and P. Herrmann (2005)

The Effect of Denmark Strait Overflow on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L04602, doi:10.1029/2004GL022112. pdf html

 

2004

 

Schmittner, A., M. Sarnthein, H. Kinkel, G. Bartoli, T. Bickert, M. Crucifix, D. Crudeli, J. Groeneveld, F. Kšsters, U. Mikolajewicz, C. Millo, J. Reimer, P. SchŠfer, D. Schmidt, B. Schneider, M. Schulz, S. Steph, R. Tiedemann, M. (2004)

Global Impact of the Panamanian Seaway Closure

EOS, 85, 526. pdf

 

Saenko, O. A., Schmittner, A. and A. J. Weaver (2004)

The Atlantic-Pacific seesaw

J. Climate, 17, 2033-2038. pdf

 

Ewen, T., A.J. Weaver and A. Schmittner (2004)

Modelling carbon cycle feedbacks during abrupt climate change

Quat. Sci. Rev., 23, 431-448. pdf

 

2003

 

Saenko, O. A., A. J. Weaver and A. Schmittner (2003)

Atlantic deep circulation controlled by freshening in the Southern Ocean

Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1754, doi:10.1029/2003GL017681. pdf html (you need online access to AGU journals)

 

Schmittner, A. (2003)

Southern Ocean sea ice and radiocarbon ages of glacial bottom waters

Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 213, 53-62, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00291-7. pdf html

 

Meissner, K. J., Schmittner, A. and Weaver, A. J. (2003)

The ventilation of the North Atlantic Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum - a comparison between simulated and observed radiocarbon ages

Paleoceanogr., 18 (2). doi:10.1029/2002PA000762. pdf html (you need online access to AGU journals)

 

Schmittner, A., Saenko, O. A. and Weaver,A. J. (2003)

Coupling of the hemispheres in observations and simulations of glacial climate change

Quat. Sci. Rev., 22, 659-671.doi:10.1016/S0277-3791(02)00184-1. pdf html

 

2002

 

Saenko, O. A., Schmittner, A. and Weaver, A. J. (2002)

On the role of wind-driven sea ice motion on ocean ventilation

J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 3376-3395. pdf

 

Meissner, K. J., Schmittner, A., Wiebe, E. C. and Weaver, A. J. (2002)
Simulations of Heinrich Events in a coupled ocean-atmosphere-sea ice model

Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 10.1029/2001GL013514.

 

Schmittner, A., Meissner, K. J., Eby, M. and Weaver, A. J. (2002)

Forcing of the deep ocean circulation in simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum

Paleoceanogr., 17, 10.1029/2001PA000633. pdf html (you need online access to AGU journals)

 

Schmittner, A. and Clement, A. C. (2002)

Sensitivity of the thermohaline circulation to tropical and high latitude freshwater forcing during the last glacial-interglacial cycle

Paleoceanogr., 17, 10.1029/2000PA000591. pdf html (you need online access to AGU journals)

 

Schmittner, A., Yoshimori, M. and Weaver, A. J. (2002)

Instability of glacial climate in a model of the ocean-atmosphere-cryosphere system

Science, 295, 1489-1493. pdf Abstract 

 

2001

 

Weaver, A. J., Eby, M., Wiebe, E. C., Bitz, C. M., Duffy, P. B., Ewen, T. L., Fanning, A. F., Holland, M. M., MacFadyen, A., Saenko, O., Schmittner, A., Wang, H. and Yoshimori,M. (2001)

The UVic Earth System Climate Model: Model Description, Climatology and Applications to Past, Present and Future Climates

Atmos.-Ocean, 4, 361-428. pdf

 

Schmittner, A. and Weaver, A. J. (2001)

Dependence of multiple climate states on ocean mixing parameters

Geoph. Res. Let., 28, 1027-1030. pdf

 

Schmittner, A. and Stocker, T. F., (2001)

A seasonally forced model for paleoclimate studies

J. Climate, 14, 1055-1068. pdf

 

2000

 

Appenzeller, C., Stocker, T.F., and Schmittner, A. (2000)

Climate change and natural climate variability: chance for surprise?

Integr. Assessment, 1, 301-306.

 

Schmittner, A., Appenzeller, C. and Stocker, T. F. (2000)

Enhanced Atlantic freshwater export during El Nino

Geoph. Res. Let., 27, 1163-1166. pdf

 

Schmittner, A., Appenzeller, C. and Stocker, T. F. (2000)

Validation of parametrisations for the meridional energy and moisture transport used in simple climate models

Clim. Dyn., 16, 63-77. pdf

 

1999

 

Joos, F., Plattner, G.-K., Stocker, T.F., Marchal, O. and Schmittner, A. (1999)

Global warming and marine carbon cycle feedbacks on future atmospheric CO2

Science, 284, 464-467. Abstract pdf

 

Schmittner, A. and Stocker, T. F. (1999)

The stability of the thermohaline circulation in global warming experiments

J. Climate, 12,1117-1133. pdf

 

1997

 

Stocker, T. F. and Schmittner, A. (1997)

Influence of CO2 emission rates on the stability of the thermohaline circulation

Nature, 388, 862-865. html pdf

 

Articles in press:

 

 

 

Articles submitted:

 

 

Galbraith, E. D., Kienast, M., Albuquerque, A. L., Altabet, M., Contreras Quintana, S., De Pol Holz, R., Dubois, N., Francois, R., Galbraith, E., Hsu, T.-C., Ivanochko, T., Jaccard, S., Kao, S.-J., Kiefer, T., Kienast, S., Lehmann, M., Martinez, P., McCarthy, M., Mšbius, J., Pedersen, T., Quan, T. M., Robinson, R. S., Ryabenko, E., Schmittner, A., Schneider, R., Schneider-Mor, A., Shigemitsu, M., Sinclair, D., Somes, C., Studer, A., Thunell, R., and Yang, J.-Y. (2012)

Coherent climate-driven changes in the global marine nitrogen cycle during the past 80,000 years

Nature Geosc..

 

 

 

 

 

Non peer-reviewed publications:

 

Rosell, A., and A. Schmittner (2012)

La sensibilitad del clima al di—xido de carbono

in Investigaci—n y Ciencia, Spanish edition of Scientific American, December, nr 435, 14-15.

 

Schmittner, A. (2012)

Marine nutrient cycling – How will the ocean's capacity of biological carbon pumping change?

in "Paired Perspectives on Global Change" PAGES News, vol. 20, nr. 1, edited by N. R. Bondre and T. Kiefer, Past Global Changes. html pdf

 

Schmittner, A. (2012)

Ice Age Lessons for Future Climate Change

in The Long View, vol. 9, Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section. pdf

 

Schmittner, A., Abe-Ouchi, A., Braconnot, P., Harrison, S. P., and Otto-Bliesner, B. L. (2011)

PMIP3 Workshop

            In PAGES news, vol 19, nr 2, 83-84. pdf

 

Schmittner, A., J. C. H. Chiang and S. Hemming (2007)

Introduction: The ocean's meridional overturning circulation

in Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts, AGU Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 173, edited by A. Schmittner, J. C. H. Chiang, and S. R. Hemming, pp. 1-4, American Geophysical Union. pdf

 

 

Book:

Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts

 

Online Presentations:

 

Climate Change and Ocean Circulation


Online News Articles About My Research:

 

November 2012:

            Reuters "Study explains slow down in global warming"

 

November 2011:

            New York Times "How Much Will the Earth Warm Up?"

            Time "New Study Suggests Climate Change May Be (Slightly) Less Severe Than Feared"

            Houston Chronicle "New study: Climate not as sensitive to carbon dioxide as some fear"

            The Oregonian "Ice age analysis suggests global warming may be less severe than predicted"

            New Scientist "CO2 may not warm the planet as much as thought"

            The Daily Mail "Climate change fears 'have been exaggerated' and doomsday predictions are overestimates, say scientists"

            The Australian "Climate forecasts Ôexaggerated': Science journal

            USA Today "Carbon dioxide doubling impact has limit "

            The Economist "Good news at last?"

            BBC "CO2 climate sensitivity 'overestimated'"

            Los Angeles Times "CO2 sensitivity possibly less than most extreme projections"

            The Science Daily "Climate Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide More Limited Than Extreme Projections, Research Shows"

            Forbes "Climate Change: Not as Bad as We Thought it Was Going to Be"

            The Sydney Morning Herald "New global warming estimate"

            Washington Post "Most dire global warming forecasts unlikely, study finds"

            Deutschlandfunk "Forscher versuchen Reaktion des Klimas auf Klimagas-Anstieg abzuschŠtzen"

            Environmental Research Web "Is climate sensitivity lower than IPCC finding?"

            Neue ZŸricher Zeitung "Das Klima ist mšglicherweise robuster als gedacht"

            ABC Science "Global warming rate less than feared"

            New York Times "Study Finds Limited Sensitivity of Climate to CO2"

            International Business Times "Climate Change Not so Extreme, Based on New Model"

            Bits of Science "Good news? According to paleo research median CO2 climate sensitivity could be 0.7 degrees lower"

            Ars Technica "Last big chill suggests lower climate impact of carbon "

            The Register "Global warming much less serious than thought - new science"

            Sverige Radio "Stora temperaturškningar osannolika i ny studie"

            Rinnovabili "Usa: la CO2 una minaccia poco pericolosa per il clima"

            Green Car Congress "Study using paleoclimate data suggests climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling may be less severe than projected"

            Power Line "This Week in Climate News"

            TG Daily "Global warming may not be as severe as predicted"

            Ghana Business News "Carbon dioxide climate sensitivity overestimated"

            NRK "Vi har forstatt tid"

            Environmental Research Lab "Is climate sensitivity lower than IPCC finding?"

            Biggovernment.com "Study Funded By National Science Foundation Concludes: 'Global Warming Rate Less Than Feared'"

            Inverstors.com "Global Warming Models Called Into Question By New Study"

            Physorg.com "Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections: research"

            Reason.com "The Sky is Falling Less?"

            Democratherald.com "Good news on 'warming'"

            DiePresse.com "Klima: ErwŠrmung wird nicht ganz so hoch wie befŸrchtet"

            Discovery News "Hot air ahead of climate meeting"

            Theenergycollective "Message to Durban: It's The Economy"

            eScienceNews "Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections"

            FellowGeek "Global Temperatures Could Be More Resistant Than Thought"

            SmartPlanet "CO2 not warming planet as much as thought"

            SonnenSeite "FŠllt der Klimawandel schwŠcher aus?"

            The Global Warming Policy Foundation "Global Warming Forecasts 'Exaggerated'"

            National Review "The Climate Cataclysm Is Not Nigh"

            The Food and Farm Show Interview with Ray Bowman on America's Web Radio

            USA Today "Warming Raising Sea Level, Says New Climate Change Report"

            The following articles misrepresent, in my opinion, my work:

                        The Portland Press Herald "News continues to expose false Ôglobal warming' claims"

                        Morning Sentinel "Major media ignoring news critical of climate change claims"

                       

June 2011: KEZI 9 News "Coastal Mountains Affect Oceans"

December 2009: Oregon Sea Grant video "Predicting the Climate"

September 2009: Johanneum Gymnasium Herborn "Wir erkennen zu wenig die škologische KomplexitŠt ..."

September 2009: Oregon Public Broadcasting What Climate Change May Mean To Coastal Farms

May 2009: Terra Climate by the Numbers

November 2008: Science Direct Did Icebergs Warm the World?

March 2008: Washington Post Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say

March 2008: Interview with Radio Show "Ecoshock"

August 2006: FACTS Wir gehen baden
December 2005: BBC Ancient clues to ocean currents
November 2005: National Geographic "Mini Ice Age" May Be Coming Soon, Sea Study Warns
July 2005: Earthwatch Radio Plankton in Peril
April 2005: NASA Earth Observatory Currents Could Disrupt Ocean Food Chain

Other Media Links:
Thermohaline Circulation Slowing (Nature) ?

Thermohaline Circulation Slowing (Physics Today) ?

Bubbles in Ice Cores

 

 

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