从南极冰架下面的融水外流的强烈横向输出
Alberto C Naveira Garabato1, Alexander Forryan1, Pierre Dutrieux2,3
1Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.
Nature
|January 31, 2017
概括
南极的冰融水由于离心不稳定而沉入深海. 这种由海流驱动的过程影响了气候模型和对南极冰融的影响的理解.
科学领域:
- 海洋学
- 冰川学
- 气候科学
背景情况:
- 南极冰层的融化是全球气候变化的关键因素.
- 融水的垂直分布对海平面,海洋循环和生态系统产生重大影响.
- 目前的气候模型经常误导融水深度,通常假设接近表面的输入.
研究的目的:
- 找出控制南极冰架融化水深度的机制.
- 调查流特性在化水行为中的作用.
- 改善模拟南极冰融的气候模型的准确性.
主要方法:
- 在现场观察融水流出的流性质.
- 在南极冰架下分析融水上升和混合动力.
- 理想化的海洋循环建模以测试机制的适用性.
主要成果:
- 水的流出引发了离心机翻转的不稳定性.
- 这种不稳定性从海洋剪切中提取能量,促进横向出口和混合.
- 融化水最终沉积在更深的海平面上, 而不是在水面附近.
结论:
- 一个强大的机制解释了南极冰架的深层融水输出.
- 这种过程在南极的各种冰架上普遍存在.
- 在气候模型中纳入这种机制对于准确的预测至关重要.
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