北大西洋の亜極地表の温度と塩分におけるホロセンの振動
David J R Thornalley1, Harry Elderfield, I Nick McCave
1The Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK. d.thornalley@cantab.net
Nature
|February 6, 2009
まとめ
大西洋南極転移循環 (AMOC) は,海洋流によって引き起こされる可能性が高い,ミレニアムスケールの温度と塩分変化を示しています. これらの変化は,過去の気候変動と相関しており,気候の安定に影響を与えるフィードバックメカニズムを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 大西洋南極反転循環 (AMOC) は,世界の気候の調節と北西ヨーロッパの気温の維持に不可欠です.
- 過去のホロセンの気候の変化は,北大西洋の循環シフトと関連しています.
- AMOCを駆動する過去の地表水の動態を理解することは,将来の気候行動を予測する鍵です.
研究 の 目的:
- ホロセーン全体で深水形成地域への主要な表面流入の千年のスケールの温度と塩分変動を調査するために.
- これらの流入変化と過去の気候変動の関係を理解するために.
主な方法:
- 主要な表面流入における温度と塩分の変化の分析.
- 観測された変動の相関関係とホロセンの気候記録と亜極圏の渦巻動力学.
主要な成果:
- 表面流入は,ミレニアムスケールで約3.5°Cの温度と1.5の実用塩分単位の塩分度の変化を示した.
- これらの変動は,亜極圏の渦巻動力学によって制御される可能性が高い.
- 温度と塩分の変化は,以前に特定された急速な気候変動の時期と相関しています.
結論:
- この研究は,亜極回転のダイナミクスによって引き起こされる,ミレニアムスケールのAMOC表面流入の変動が,過去の気候変動に影響を与えたことを示唆している.
- サブポラー北大西洋への淡水流量の増加は,より多くの塩分流入と相関しており,AMOC強度に対するネガティブなフィードバックを潜在的に示している.
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