Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific
An ocean model is used to test the idea that sea surface Delta(14)C behaves as a thermocline proxy in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The ORCA2 model, which includes Delta(14)C as a passive tracer, has been forced with reanalysis fluxes over 1948-1999, and the output is compared with a previously re...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:10834 2023-05-15T13:47:21+02:00 Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific Rodgers, Kb Aumont, O Madec, G Menkes, C Blanke, Bruno Monfray, P Orr, Jc Schrag, Dp 2004-07 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10834/9261.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL019764 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10834/ eng eng Amer Geophysical Union https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10834/9261.pdf doi:10.1029/2004GL019764 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10834/ 2004 AGU info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Geophysical Research Letters (0094-8276) (Amer Geophysical Union), 2004-07 , Vol. 31 , N. 14 , P. 1-4 text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2004 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL019764 2021-09-23T20:18:03Z An ocean model is used to test the idea that sea surface Delta(14)C behaves as a thermocline proxy in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The ORCA2 model, which includes Delta(14)C as a passive tracer, has been forced with reanalysis fluxes over 1948-1999, and the output is compared with a previously reported Galapagos Delta(14)C record. The model reproduces the abrupt increase in the seasonally minimum Delta(14)C in 1976/77 found in the data. This increase is associated with neither a shift of thermocline depth over the NINO3 region, nor a change in the relative proportion of Northern/Southern source waters. Rather, it is due to a decrease in the Sub-Antarctic Mode Water (SAMW) component of the upwelling water, thereby representing a decrease in entrainment of water from below the base of the directly ventilated thermocline. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Antarctic Galapagos Pacific Geophysical Research Letters 31 14 |
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An ocean model is used to test the idea that sea surface Delta(14)C behaves as a thermocline proxy in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The ORCA2 model, which includes Delta(14)C as a passive tracer, has been forced with reanalysis fluxes over 1948-1999, and the output is compared with a previously reported Galapagos Delta(14)C record. The model reproduces the abrupt increase in the seasonally minimum Delta(14)C in 1976/77 found in the data. This increase is associated with neither a shift of thermocline depth over the NINO3 region, nor a change in the relative proportion of Northern/Southern source waters. Rather, it is due to a decrease in the Sub-Antarctic Mode Water (SAMW) component of the upwelling water, thereby representing a decrease in entrainment of water from below the base of the directly ventilated thermocline. |
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Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific |
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Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific |
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Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific |
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Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific |
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Radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial Pacific |
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radiocarbon as a thermocline proxy for the eastern equatorial pacific |
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Geophysical Research Letters (0094-8276) (Amer Geophysical Union), 2004-07 , Vol. 31 , N. 14 , P. 1-4 |
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