自20世纪90年代初以来,阿古拉斯流的扩大而不是加强
1Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, USA.
Nature
|November 10, 2016
概括
由于气候变化, 阿古拉斯流没有像预期的那样加剧. 而是活动扩大了海流,
科学领域:
- 海洋学
- 气候科学
- 流体动力学
背景情况:
- 西部边界流,如阿古拉斯流,对于全球热传输和气候调节至关重要.
- 预计这些流向极地转移并因气候变化而加剧,影响极端天气.
- 观测数据显示这些气流的加快变暖,支持模型的强化预测.
研究的目的:
- 调查阿古拉斯流最近的强度和结构的变化.
- 确定阿古拉斯流是否符合气候变化的理论预期.
- 评估观察到的变化对极地热传输和海洋动态的影响.
主要方法:
- 自20世纪90年代初以来对阿古拉斯流的观测数据的分析.
- 与气候模型预测和线性动态理论进行比较.
- 检查的动能和电流扩大作为变化的指标.
主要成果:
- 自从上世纪90年代初以来,阿古拉斯流并没有加剧,
- 现在已经扩大了, 有证据表明增加的活动是原因.
- 库罗西奥和东澳大利亚流的分析也显示出类似的趋势.
结论:
- 增强的风力可能会增加边界电流中的旋转动能,而不是平均流量.
- 这种转移可以减少极向热传输并增强横向海洋交换.
- 进一步实地测量对于了解这些流在气候变化中的作用至关重要.
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