Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Professor Henk Dijkstra (Utrecht University)
Tuesday, 09 June 2026 at 12:35
Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Professor Henk Dijkstra (Utrecht University)
Event details
Date: Tuesday 9 June
Time: 12:35 – 13:25
Location: Harrison 004
Speaker: Professor Henk Dijkstra (Utrecht University)
Title: Tipping of the Atlantic Ocean Circulation
Abstract: The Atlantic Ocean Circulation, in particular its zonally averaged component called the Atlantic Meridional
Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is one of the tipping elements in the climate system. The AMOC is sensitive to freshwater
perturbations and may undergo a transition to a climate disrupting state within a few decades under continuing greenhouse
gas emissions. In this presentation, I will focus on the use of conceptual models to understand the behavior of the AMOC
in Earth System Models and observations.
Organiser
Mathematics and Statistics
Location
004/Harrison/Streatham Campus