The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies
Dust in the Wind The temperature of North Atlantic surface waters has a major effect on climate in a variety of ways, not least because its heat content helps to control hurricane formation and strength. The North Atlantic surface has warmed considerably in recent decades, a trend generally associat...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1167404 2024-09-15T18:20:55+00:00 The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies Evan, Amato T. Vimont, Daniel J. Heidinger, Andrew K. Kossin, James P. Bennartz, Ralf 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1167404 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1167404 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 324, issue 5928, page 778-781 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2009 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1167404 2024-08-08T04:00:59Z Dust in the Wind The temperature of North Atlantic surface waters has a major effect on climate in a variety of ways, not least because its heat content helps to control hurricane formation and strength. The North Atlantic surface has warmed considerably in recent decades, a trend generally associated with global or regional air temperature increases, or with changes in ocean circulation. Evan et al. (p. 778 , published online 26 March) use nearly 30 years of satellite data to examine another source of ocean temperature variability, the radiative effects of atmospheric aerosols. Low frequency changes in local tropical North Atlantic surface temperatures seem mostly to be caused by variability in mineral and stratospheric aerosol abundances. Thus, to provide more accurate projections of these temperatures, general circulation models will need to account for long-term changes in dust loadings. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 324 5928 778 781 |
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Dust in the Wind The temperature of North Atlantic surface waters has a major effect on climate in a variety of ways, not least because its heat content helps to control hurricane formation and strength. The North Atlantic surface has warmed considerably in recent decades, a trend generally associated with global or regional air temperature increases, or with changes in ocean circulation. Evan et al. (p. 778 , published online 26 March) use nearly 30 years of satellite data to examine another source of ocean temperature variability, the radiative effects of atmospheric aerosols. Low frequency changes in local tropical North Atlantic surface temperatures seem mostly to be caused by variability in mineral and stratospheric aerosol abundances. Thus, to provide more accurate projections of these temperatures, general circulation models will need to account for long-term changes in dust loadings. |
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The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies |
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The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies |
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The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies |
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The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies |
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The Role of Aerosols in the Evolution of Tropical North Atlantic Ocean Temperature Anomalies |
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role of aerosols in the evolution of tropical north atlantic ocean temperature anomalies |
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