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北大西洋的内部路径是南极翻转循环
Amy S Bower1, M Susan Lozier, Stefan F Gary
1Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02540, USA. abower@whoi.edu
Nature
|May 16, 2009
概括
气候变化信号通过内部通道穿过海洋,而不仅仅是深西部边界流. 了解这些路线是预测未来气候变化影响的关键.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 物理海洋学 物理海洋学
背景情况:
- 全球海洋是热量和二氧化碳的主要储备,影响气候变化.
- 拉布拉多海水 (LSW) 是气候变化的敏感指标,在北大西洋形成.
- 据信,深西部边界流 (DWBC) 是LSW出口的主要途径.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定气候变化信号传输在全球海洋中的路径和速度.
- 调查拉布拉多海水 (LSW) 从其形成地点出口的主要途径.
主要方法:
- 分析沿北大西洋西部边界的水文观测.
- 在2003-2005年间两年内追踪地下RAFOS浮标.
- 使用模拟模型的"e-floats"在亚极DWBC中释放.
主要成果:
- 最近通风进入亚热带地区的LSW遵循内部通道,而不是DWBC.
- 在大银行附近确定了进入内部通道的特定注射点.
- RAFOS漂浮轨迹和模型模拟揭示了这些以前被低估的内部路线.
结论:
- 不过,DWBC并不是LSW向赤道出口的主要途径.
- 内部通道在深海通风和热/碳运输中发挥着重要作用.
- 内部亚热带旋转对于理解大西洋南部翻转循环至关重要.
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