2001: A study of the interaction of the North Atlantic Oscillation with ocean circulation

• Main Authors: John Marshall, Helen Johnson, Jason Goodman
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Curl; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.594.3724; http://www-paoc.mit.edu/paoc/papers/mgj2001.pdf

Observed patterns of wind stress curl and air–sea heat flux associated with the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) are used to discuss the response of ocean gyres and thermohaline circulation to NAO forcing and their possible feedback on the NAO. The observations motivate, and are interpreted in the f...