The poleward enhanced Arctic Ocean cooling machine in a warming climate

The Arctic Ocean cooling machine, currently the Barents Sea, plays a crucial role in both regulating the climate and determining the deep ocean circulation. Here the authors show that the efficiency of the cooling machine is poleward enhanced in a warming climate, which pushes Arctic Atlantification...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Qi Shu, Qiang Wang, Zhenya Song, Fangli Qiao
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23321-7
https://doaj.org/article/05aea0af81ee43ee9dbf608011403c8a
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Summary:The Arctic Ocean cooling machine, currently the Barents Sea, plays a crucial role in both regulating the climate and determining the deep ocean circulation. Here the authors show that the efficiency of the cooling machine is poleward enhanced in a warming climate, which pushes Arctic Atlantification poleward.