在德雷克海峡前沿地区对运输趋势的补偿不会导致净运输加速
Manuel O Gutierrez-Villanueva1, Teresa K Chereskin2, Janet Sprintall2
1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. mog008@ucsd.edu.
Nature communications
|November 28, 2023
概括
南极环极流 (ACC) 显示,尽管西风增加,但没有净加速. 德雷克海峡活动增加可能会影响南极冰川融化和全球气候.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 南极研究南极研究.
背景情况:
- 驱动南极环极流 (ACC) 的西风已经加剧.
- ACC对这些风力变化的反应,特别是它的运输,仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析15年来德雷克海峡运输网络.
- 为了确定ACC是否因西风增加而加速.
主要方法:
- 利用了15年的高海温度,盐度和速度数据集.
- 在德雷克通道上采用高空间分辨率测量.
主要成果:
- 德雷克海峡净运输显示相对于760米的速度,加速度微不足道.
- 在ACC前部区域观察到相对应的趋势.
- 在前线之间检测到更高的中等层活动.
结论:
- 活动增加可能会重新分配动力,并加剧驱动的上升.
- 这种加剧的上升对南极冰川融化,海平面上升和全球气候产生了重大影响.
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