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Debilitamiento de la circulación atmosférica del Pacífico tropical debido al forzamiento antropogénico
Gabriel A Vecchi1, Brian J Soden, Andrew T Wittenberg
1NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08540-6649, USA. Gabriel.A.Vecchi@noaa.gov
Nature
|May 5, 2006
Resumen
El calentamiento global está debilitando la circulación del Pacific Walker, un patrón atmosférico clave. Se prevé que esta tendencia observada, impulsada por las actividades humanas, continúe en este siglo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Climatología y climatología.
- Ciencias de la atmósfera Ciencias atmosféricas.
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
Sus antecedentes:
- El calentamiento de la superficie de la Tierra desde mediados del siglo XIX está relacionado con las actividades humanas que alteran el equilibrio radiativo atmosférico.
- El calentamiento global se predice teóricamente para reducir la fuerza de la circulación atmosférica tropical media.
- La circulación de Walker, un crucial volcado de aire este-oeste en el Pacífico ecuatorial, es fundamental para la dinámica del clima tropical.
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