大西洋の 26.5°N の MOC と関連した観測された流れ補償
Torsten Kanzow1, Stuart A Cunningham, Darren Rayner
1National Oceanography Centre, Empress Dock, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK. tok@noc.soton.ac.uk
まとめ
大西洋南極の転覆循環 (MOC) は,密度と風が等しい貢献で,大きな変動を示しています. 観測されたフローコンポーネントは互いを大きく補償し,モニタリング方法を検証します.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
背景:
- 大西洋南極の転覆循環 (MOC) は,地球温暖化輸送に不可欠であり,約25%を供給しています.
- 様々なフローコンポーネントと変化への反応の相互作用を理解することは,不十分なデータによって制限されています.
研究 の 目的:
- MOCコンポーネントの間のダイナミックな相互作用を調査する.
- MOCの変動性とその背後にあるドライバーを評価する.
- MOCの包括的なモニタリングアプローチを検証する.
主な方法:
- 1年以上にわたり,北緯26.5°Cでの継続的なMOC観測.
- 密度,底圧,海流のエンドポイント測定を用いた.
- フロリダ海峡のケーブル測定と風力ストレスのデータ.
主要な成果:
- 観測されたMOCの変動率は+/-5.7 x 10^6 m3/sでした.
- 密度推論による輸送と風による輸送は,MOCの変動に等しく寄与することが判明しました.
- 主に自己補償する輸送部品が実証され,モニタリングアプローチの有効性を確認しました.
- 風による表面流動の深さに関係のない補償を特定しました.
結論:
- MOCは,密度と風によって等しく駆動される重要な変動を示しています.
- コンポーネントの相互作用は,大部分を補償し,MOCの安定性を保証します.
- 採用されたモニタリング戦略は,MOCのダイナミクスを効果的に捉えています.
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