由于南半球西部风向极移动,Agulhas泄漏量增加
A Biastoch1, C W Böning, F U Schwarzkopf
1Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany. abiastoch@ifm-geomar.de
Nature
|November 27, 2009
概括
印度洋热水流入大西洋的数量增加,影响了全球海洋循环. 这种阿古拉斯泄漏通过改变大西洋南部翻转循环 (MOC) 的热量和盐含量来影响气候.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 海洋循环 海洋循环
背景情况:
- 阿古拉斯漏水,将印度洋水运送到大西洋,对全球海洋循环和气候至关重要.
- 这些水域是大西洋南部翻转循环 (MOC) 的热量和盐的主要来源.
- 过去的气候记录表明,阿古拉斯的泄漏和MOC有所变化,可能是由于南半球西风的转移.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查Agulhas泄漏的最近变化.
- 为了确定人为强迫引起的西风转移是否影响了Agulhas泄漏.
- 评估阿古拉斯漏水增加对大西洋盐度和MOC的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了高分辨率的海洋一般循环模型.
- 分析了近几十年来风力强化的变化.
- 将模型输出与南美沿海的历史测量结果进行比较.
主要成果:
- 该模型显示,在过去的几十年中,阿古拉斯漏水进入南大西洋的数量显著增加.
- 这种增长直接与区域风力强迫的变化有关.
- 泄漏的增加有助于南大西洋热线水域的盐化.
结论:
- 增加的阿古拉斯泄漏是一个最近的现象,是由不断变化的风向驱动的.
- 有证据表明,这些印度洋水现在正在进入北大西洋.
- 这对大西洋南部翻转循环 (MOC) 的未来稳定性和演变有潜在的影响.
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