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波動する大西洋の流れは北極の大西洋化に影響する
Igor V Polyakov1, Randi B Ingvaldsen2, Andrey V Pnyushkov3
1International Arctic Research Center and College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA.
まとめ
北極二極 (AD) は北大西洋の流入に影響を与え,北極の海氷に影響を与えます. 海氷の減少と 北極の気候の動態に影響を及ぼします
科学分野:
- 海洋学
- 大気科学
- 気候科学
背景:
- 温暖で塩の多い亜北極の流入により 高緯度の大西洋化が進み 層分化が弱まり 北極の海氷が減少しています
- 大気パターンは北極の海流と海氷の動態に大きな影響を与えます
研究 の 目的:
- 北大西洋の流入を調節し,北極の海氷への影響を調査する.
- 海洋循環と熱流に影響を与える"スイッチギアメカニズム"を解明する.
主な方法:
- 北極二極相を特定するための大気データの分析.
- 北欧海と北極海への流入を追跡するための海洋学データ分析
- 海氷の輸出と層分化のデータ分析
主要な成果:
- 北極二極 (AD) は,北大西洋の流入を調節する交互相のスイッチギアとして機能します.
- 2007年から2021年にかけて,AD+フェーズは北への流入を弱め,フレム海峡経由で海氷の輸出を増加させ,バレンツ海への流入を増加させた.
- AD+段階は北極海の循環を促進し,アメリカ・アジア盆地への淡水移転,層分化の増加,海洋熱流の減少,海氷の減少を遅らせました.
結論:
- 北極二極の相交は北極海の循環と海氷に大きな影響を与える.
- AD+フェーズは,層分化を促進し,熱流を減少させることで,急速な海氷の喪失に対する保護効果があります.
- アークティック海氷の減少を加速させ 北極の気候システムをさらに変えてしまうでしょう
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