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在亚极北大西洋的翻转:一篇回顾
1Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
概括
颠覆亚极北大西洋计划 (OSNAP) 发现,东部亚极北大西洋是密集水生产的关键. OSNAP数据有助于评估气候变化对大西洋翻转循环的影响.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 地球系统科学 地球系统科学
背景情况:
- 亚极北大西洋计划 (OSNAP) 的颠覆始于2010年.
- 2014年部署了一个跨盆地观测系统,用于测量亚极北大西洋的流动.
研究的目的:
- 审查通过OSNAP观测所实现的大西洋翻转循环理解的进展.
- 量化不同地区对密集水形成的贡献.
- 评估气候变化对海洋循环的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用跨盆地观测系统不断测量体积,热量和淡水流量.
- 分析来自伊明格,冰岛和拉布拉多盆地的数据.
- 研究对流活动,边界流和溢水之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 东部亚极北大西洋 (伊明格和冰岛盆地) 的水密度大约是拉布拉多海的三倍.
- 阐明内部对流和边界电流异常之间的联系.
- 详细了解南极流和溢水的季节性和传播.
结论:
- 欧斯纳普的观测对于量化密水产量和了解北大西洋亚极动态至关重要.
- 这些数据为评估大西洋翻转循环对气候变化的脆弱性提供了一个框架.
- 目前正在进行的研究旨在开发更具成本效益的观测系统.
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