Selected publications

2014

M. Mengel and A. Levermann, 2013: Ice plug prevents irreversible discharge from East Antarctica Nature Climate Change, doi 10.1038/nclimate2226.

2013

R. Winkelmann, A. Levermann, 2013: Linear response functions to project contributions to future sea level. Climate Dynamics, 40, 2579–2588, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1471-4.

V. Petoukhov, S. Rahmstorf, S. Petri and H.J. Schellnhuber, 2013: Quasiresonant amplification of planetary waves and recent Northern Hemisphere weather extremes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, 110, 5336–5341, doi:10.1073/pnas.1222000110 .

D. Coumou, A. Robinson and S. Rahmstorf, 2013: Global increase in record-breaking monthly-mean temperatures. Climatic Change, doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0668-1.

2012

J. Schewe and A. Levermann, 2012: A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India Environmental Research Letters, 7 (2012), 044023.

M. Schaeffer, Hare, W., Rahmstorf, S. and M. Vermeer, 2012: Long-term sea-level rise implied by 1.5°C and 2°C warming levels. Nature Climate Change, doi: 10.1038/nclimate1584.

D. Coumou and S. Rahmstorf, 2012: A decade of weather extremes. Nature Climate Change, doi: 10.1038/nclimate1452.

A. Levermann, J. Bamber, S. Drijfhout, A. Ganopolski, W. Haeberli, N.R.P. Harris, M. Huss, K. Krüger, T. Lenton, R.W. Lindsay, D. Notz, P. Wadhams, S. Weber Potential climatic transitions with profound impact on Europe - Review of the current state of six 'tipping elements of the climate system' Climatic Change 110 (2012), 845-878, DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0126-5.

A. Levermann, T. Albrecht, R. Winkelmann, M. A. Martin, M. Haseloff, I. Joughin Kinematic first-order calving law implies potential for abrupt ice-shelf retreat The Cryosphere, 6 (2012), 273-286, doi:10.5194/tc-6-273-2012, 2012.

R. Winkelmann, A. Levermann, M.A. Martin, K. Frieler Increased future ice discharge from Antarctica due to higher snowfall Nature, (2012), accepted.

J. Schewe and A. Levermann A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India Supplementary information Environmental Research Letters, (2012), accepted.

2011

S, Rahmstorf and D. Coumou, 2011: Increase of extreme events in a warming world. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, 5pp. doi:10.1073/pnas.1101766108.

Kemp, A. et al., 2011: Climate related sea-level variations over the past two millennia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, doi:10.1073/pnas.1015619108.

M.A. Martin, R. Winkelmann, M. Haseloff, T. Albrecht, E. Bueler, C. Khroulev, A. Levermann
The Potsdam Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM-PIK), Part II: Dynamical Equilibrium Simulation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet The Cryosphere 5 (2011), 727-740.

2009

Vermeer, M. and S. Rahmstorf, 2009: Global sea level linked to global temperature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA, 106, 21527-21532.

Hofmann, M. and S. Rahmstorf, 2009: On the stability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA

Hofmann, M. und Schellnuber, H.-J., PNAS, 2009: Oceanic acidification affects marine carbon pump and triggers extended marine oxygen holes

A. Levermann, J. Schewe, V. Petoukhov, H. Held Basic mechanism for abrupt monsoon transitions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106 (2009), 20572-20577.