North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... thermal advection of the North Atlantic temperature anomalies by prevailing westerly winds. The advected cold air enhances upward surface heat fluxes in the North Pacific and the resultant SST cooling, in turn, intensifies the westerly winds by thermal wind balance. If thermal advection is the domin ...
... thermal advection of the North Atlantic temperature anomalies by prevailing westerly winds. The advected cold air enhances upward surface heat fluxes in the North Pacific and the resultant SST cooling, in turn, intensifies the westerly winds by thermal wind balance. If thermal advection is the domin ...
North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... dipole pattern of surface temperature anomalies and southward displacement of the ITCZ. While a change in oceanic heat transport is fundamental for this interhemispheric surface temperature dipole (Yang 1999; Knutti et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2008), atmospheric teleconnections from the extratropics and ...
... dipole pattern of surface temperature anomalies and southward displacement of the ITCZ. While a change in oceanic heat transport is fundamental for this interhemispheric surface temperature dipole (Yang 1999; Knutti et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2008), atmospheric teleconnections from the extratropics and ...
Pronounced zonal heterogeneity in Eocene southern high
... is applied at the East Tasman Plateau, the temperature difference with Seymour Island increases to ∼10 °C (Fig. 4B). Despite uncertainty in the choice of TEX86 calibration, records based on other temperature proxies confirm that southwest Pacific SSTs were above 17 °C for most of the Eocene (4, 8, 1 ...
... is applied at the East Tasman Plateau, the temperature difference with Seymour Island increases to ∼10 °C (Fig. 4B). Despite uncertainty in the choice of TEX86 calibration, records based on other temperature proxies confirm that southwest Pacific SSTs were above 17 °C for most of the Eocene (4, 8, 1 ...
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... There are other ways of saying it, but really the most urgent question for biological oceanography is whether the marine biosphere will mitigate or reinforce the increase of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This increase, as Fig. 1 shows, is an instantaneous step function on the tim ...
... There are other ways of saying it, but really the most urgent question for biological oceanography is whether the marine biosphere will mitigate or reinforce the increase of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This increase, as Fig. 1 shows, is an instantaneous step function on the tim ...
Seamounts, New - The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
... and are attributed to formation by an ice sheet rather than icebergs because of their coherent nature. Iceberg scours are typically random in direction and length, whereas these scours are parallel across the entire field, indicating that an ice sheet that was at least 500-m thick once covered and m ...
... and are attributed to formation by an ice sheet rather than icebergs because of their coherent nature. Iceberg scours are typically random in direction and length, whereas these scours are parallel across the entire field, indicating that an ice sheet that was at least 500-m thick once covered and m ...
Effects of surface current–wind interaction in an
... From this, we conclude that the diabatic exchange of heat is reduced by current–wind effects – or, in other words, the summer time warming (winter time cooling) is distributed over a shallower water column such that it results in an increased amplitude of the seasonal SST cycle. This conclusion is c ...
... From this, we conclude that the diabatic exchange of heat is reduced by current–wind effects – or, in other words, the summer time warming (winter time cooling) is distributed over a shallower water column such that it results in an increased amplitude of the seasonal SST cycle. This conclusion is c ...
The Influence of Atmospheric Cold Air Outbreaks on the
... of enhanced anomalous cooling within the LC and the FS that agrees with the results found in Chapter 3 (Figure 3). It is hypothesized that there should be anomalous cooling within a mature LC because of the longer residence time of LC waters under the atmospheric forcing. The model output is inspect ...
... of enhanced anomalous cooling within the LC and the FS that agrees with the results found in Chapter 3 (Figure 3). It is hypothesized that there should be anomalous cooling within a mature LC because of the longer residence time of LC waters under the atmospheric forcing. The model output is inspect ...
State of the Climate - India Environment Portal | News, reports
... April 2010 was characterized by very warm conditions across much of the world. Warmer-than-average conditions during April 2010 were present across much of the world's land areas. The warmest anomalies occurred in southern Asia, northern Africa, the north central and northeastern U.S., Canada, Europ ...
... April 2010 was characterized by very warm conditions across much of the world. Warmer-than-average conditions during April 2010 were present across much of the world's land areas. The warmest anomalies occurred in southern Asia, northern Africa, the north central and northeastern U.S., Canada, Europ ...
Advances in Marine Ecosystem Dynamics from US GLOBEC: The
... variability. Through a synthesis of studies from the four US GLOBEC regions (Gulf of Alaska, Northern California Current, Northwest Atlantic, and Southern Ocean), a new horizontal-advection bottom-up forcing paradigm emerges in which large-scale climate forcing drives regional changes in alongshore ...
... variability. Through a synthesis of studies from the four US GLOBEC regions (Gulf of Alaska, Northern California Current, Northwest Atlantic, and Southern Ocean), a new horizontal-advection bottom-up forcing paradigm emerges in which large-scale climate forcing drives regional changes in alongshore ...
Observed and projected trends in Antarctic sea ice
... test of this mechanism would thus be the simulation of stratospheric ozone depletion within those climate models that accurately simulate the observed Southern Ocean mean state (i.e., the climatological temperature gradients in Figure 3). Another suggestion is that the recent sea ice expansion can b ...
... test of this mechanism would thus be the simulation of stratospheric ozone depletion within those climate models that accurately simulate the observed Southern Ocean mean state (i.e., the climatological temperature gradients in Figure 3). Another suggestion is that the recent sea ice expansion can b ...
Zonally asymmetric response of the Southern Ocean mixed
... several hundred metres and a standard deviation for the whole Southern Ocean (35◦ –65◦ S) of 20 m in summer and 60 m in winter. The Argo time series is too short to allow a direct estimate of the influence of low-frequency climate variability on MLD. However, the response of the mixed layer to varia ...
... several hundred metres and a standard deviation for the whole Southern Ocean (35◦ –65◦ S) of 20 m in summer and 60 m in winter. The Argo time series is too short to allow a direct estimate of the influence of low-frequency climate variability on MLD. However, the response of the mixed layer to varia ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance
... various climate forcings, and also because of natural variability. For instance, ENSO fluctuations cause changes in heat storage in the ocean and there is a mini-‐global warming at the end of El Ni ...
... various climate forcings, and also because of natural variability. For instance, ENSO fluctuations cause changes in heat storage in the ocean and there is a mini-‐global warming at the end of El Ni ...
Strategic Plan - Ocean Networks Canada
... boundary currents—the California Current. Upwelling of deeper waters brings nutrients to the surface, supporting a rich and diverse ecosystem. In the Strait of Georgia, the annual cycle of freshwater input from the Fraser River dominates surface waters, while deep waters are dominated by subsurface ...
... boundary currents—the California Current. Upwelling of deeper waters brings nutrients to the surface, supporting a rich and diverse ecosystem. In the Strait of Georgia, the annual cycle of freshwater input from the Fraser River dominates surface waters, while deep waters are dominated by subsurface ...
Changes in Global Monsoon Circulations Since 1950 229 T. N. CHASE
... reported surface warming, do not indicate any change in monsoon circulations. When strong ENSO years are removed from each of the time series the trends still show a general, significant reduction of monsoon intensity indicating that ENSO variability is not the direct cause for the observed weakenin ...
... reported surface warming, do not indicate any change in monsoon circulations. When strong ENSO years are removed from each of the time series the trends still show a general, significant reduction of monsoon intensity indicating that ENSO variability is not the direct cause for the observed weakenin ...
COLLIER, ROBERT W. Molybdenum in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
... advances in sample collection and analysis have resulted in the characterization of more than 30 minor elements in seawater. Most of the early trace metal determinations were shown to be incorrect owing to sample contamination and limited analytical technologies. One of the most exciting conclusions ...
... advances in sample collection and analysis have resulted in the characterization of more than 30 minor elements in seawater. Most of the early trace metal determinations were shown to be incorrect owing to sample contamination and limited analytical technologies. One of the most exciting conclusions ...
Coral Bleaching, an Imminent Threat to Marine Biodiversity
... episode involved 60 island states and nations across the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean , the Atlantic Ocean ( Caribbean), the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. ...
... episode involved 60 island states and nations across the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean , the Atlantic Ocean ( Caribbean), the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. ...
High Lapse Rates in AIRS Retrieved Temperatures In Cold Air
... Our analysis is based on two temperature profile data sources. The first source is operational radiosondes from several sites in Japan shown in Figure 1 We examined all the radiosondes launched from these sites during January 2003. The second data source is the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder experimen ...
... Our analysis is based on two temperature profile data sources. The first source is operational radiosondes from several sites in Japan shown in Figure 1 We examined all the radiosondes launched from these sites during January 2003. The second data source is the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder experimen ...
Unit 4 The importance of oceans
... Why are oceans important? Ocean-atmosphere system Our oceans supply the atmosphere with moisture and heat. The heat absorbed by the ocean is released to the atmosphere when air comes into contact with the ocean surface. The air also absorbs from the ocean its moisture. When this wet air blow ...
... Why are oceans important? Ocean-atmosphere system Our oceans supply the atmosphere with moisture and heat. The heat absorbed by the ocean is released to the atmosphere when air comes into contact with the ocean surface. The air also absorbs from the ocean its moisture. When this wet air blow ...
Plastic photodegradation in the ocean
... have been reported off Japan. However, caution is needed in interpreting such findings, because of the problems of extreme spatial heterogeneity, and the need to compare samples from equivalent water masses, which is to say that, if an examination of the same parcel of water a week apart is conduct ...
... have been reported off Japan. However, caution is needed in interpreting such findings, because of the problems of extreme spatial heterogeneity, and the need to compare samples from equivalent water masses, which is to say that, if an examination of the same parcel of water a week apart is conduct ...
Chapter 8: Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions
... interactions among various components of the climate system. One most likely internal interaction is the one associated with the deep-water formation in the North Atlantic. Millennial oscillations can be produced from changes in northward flow of warm, salty surface water along the conveyor belt ...
... interactions among various components of the climate system. One most likely internal interaction is the one associated with the deep-water formation in the North Atlantic. Millennial oscillations can be produced from changes in northward flow of warm, salty surface water along the conveyor belt ...
Ocean Thermodynamics
... thermohaline circulation. Similarly, winds also impart momentum to produce regions of warm waters to move to different geographical locations to produce notable Gulf Stream and other currents in the Atlantic and Pacific, and various currents in the Indian Ocean already discussed earlier. The changes ...
... thermohaline circulation. Similarly, winds also impart momentum to produce regions of warm waters to move to different geographical locations to produce notable Gulf Stream and other currents in the Atlantic and Pacific, and various currents in the Indian Ocean already discussed earlier. The changes ...
Global Meteorological Drought: A Synthesis of Current
... assessment of the dominant large-scale forcing of meteorological drought on seasonal and longer time scales—the response of the atmosphere to SST anomalies (e.g., Hoerling and Kumar 2003; Schubert et al. 2004; Seager et al. 2005). This assessment is based on AMIP-style simulations using prescribed S ...
... assessment of the dominant large-scale forcing of meteorological drought on seasonal and longer time scales—the response of the atmosphere to SST anomalies (e.g., Hoerling and Kumar 2003; Schubert et al. 2004; Seager et al. 2005). This assessment is based on AMIP-style simulations using prescribed S ...
[1 pt] X.
... surface. The ocean and the atmosphere exchange gas with one another. CO2 increases in surface waters. CO2 dissolved in ocean surface waters forms H2CO3 (carbonic acid), which then dissociates to form H+ (hydrogen ion) and HCO3- (bicarbonate ion). The concentration of each of these ions is pH depende ...
... surface. The ocean and the atmosphere exchange gas with one another. CO2 increases in surface waters. CO2 dissolved in ocean surface waters forms H2CO3 (carbonic acid), which then dissociates to form H+ (hydrogen ion) and HCO3- (bicarbonate ion). The concentration of each of these ions is pH depende ...