Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Mesoscale ocean eddies, an important element of the climate system, impact ocean circulation, heat uptake, gas exchange, carbon sequestration and nutrient transport. Much of what is known about ongoing changes in ocean eddy activity is based...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:57516 2024-09-15T17:40:39+00:00 Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world Beech, Nathan Rackow, Thomas Semmler, Tido Danilov, Sergey Wang, Qiang Jung, Thomas 2022-10 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/57516/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/57516/1/Beech2022.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.f1118700-356a-408a-91fa-e41fb7f88f1e unknown Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/57516/1/Beech2022.pdf Beech, N. , Rackow, T. , Semmler, T. orcid:0000-0002-2254-4901 , Danilov, S. orcid:0000-0001-8098-182X , Wang, Q. orcid:0000-0002-2704-5394 and Jung, T. orcid:0000-0002-2651-1293 (2022) Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world , Nature Climate Change, 12 (10), pp. 910-917 . doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01478-3 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01478-3> , hdl:10013/epic.f1118700-356a-408a-91fa-e41fb7f88f1e EPIC3Nature Climate Change, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 12(10), pp. 910-917, ISSN: 1758-678X Article NonPeerReviewed 2022 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01478-3 2024-06-24T04:30:12Z <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Mesoscale ocean eddies, an important element of the climate system, impact ocean circulation, heat uptake, gas exchange, carbon sequestration and nutrient transport. Much of what is known about ongoing changes in ocean eddy activity is based on satellite altimetry; however, the length of the altimetry record is limited, making it difficult to distinguish anthropogenic change from natural variability. Using a climate model that exploits a variable-resolution unstructured mesh in the ocean component to enhance grid resolution in eddy-rich regions, we investigate the long-term response of ocean eddy activity to anthropogenic climate change. Eddy kinetic energy is projected to shift poleward in most eddy-rich regions, to intensify in the Kuroshio Current, Brazil and Malvinas currents and Antarctic Circumpolar Current and to decrease in the Gulf Stream. Modelled changes are linked to elements of the broader climate including Atlantic meridional overturning circulation decline, intensifying Agulhas leakage and shifting Southern Hemisphere westerlies.</jats:p> Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Nature Climate Change 12 10 910 917 |
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Mesoscale ocean eddies, an important element of the climate system, impact ocean circulation, heat uptake, gas exchange, carbon sequestration and nutrient transport. Much of what is known about ongoing changes in ocean eddy activity is based on satellite altimetry; however, the length of the altimetry record is limited, making it difficult to distinguish anthropogenic change from natural variability. Using a climate model that exploits a variable-resolution unstructured mesh in the ocean component to enhance grid resolution in eddy-rich regions, we investigate the long-term response of ocean eddy activity to anthropogenic climate change. Eddy kinetic energy is projected to shift poleward in most eddy-rich regions, to intensify in the Kuroshio Current, Brazil and Malvinas currents and Antarctic Circumpolar Current and to decrease in the Gulf Stream. Modelled changes are linked to elements of the broader climate including Atlantic meridional overturning circulation decline, intensifying Agulhas leakage and shifting Southern Hemisphere westerlies.</jats:p> |
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Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world |
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Long-term evolution of ocean eddy activity in a warming world |
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