Das Projekt "Integrated assessment of changes in the thermohaline circulation (INTEGRATION)" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V..The thermohaline circulation (THC) is an ocean circulation pattern in the North Atlantic that greatly contributes to todays mild European climate. Climate change may induce a regional or even global disruption of the THC in the future. This will probably lead to an abrupt cooling in the Northern parts of Europe. The INTEGRATION project will provide some answers to questions like: How likely is an occurrence of a THC disruption? What are the potential impacts on climate, land- and sea-borne ecosystems, and human societies? And what can be done to reduce the risks of such an abrupt ocean circulation shift?
