Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin
Abstract Much of the salty, high oxygen North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) leaving the Atlantic flows through the Argentine Basin, where it is diluted by fresher, low oxygen Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW). This mixing of deep water masses is often overlooked in the zonally averaged description of the ov...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7c3dc581724244268c8d04dc98cc21f2 2024-09-15T18:19:00+00:00 Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin S. V. S. Brand C. J. Prend L. D. Talley 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099419 https://doaj.org/article/7c3dc581724244268c8d04dc98cc21f2 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099419 https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276 https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007 1944-8007 0094-8276 doi:10.1029/2022GL099419 https://doaj.org/article/7c3dc581724244268c8d04dc98cc21f2 Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2023) Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099419 2024-08-05T17:49:23Z Abstract Much of the salty, high oxygen North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) leaving the Atlantic flows through the Argentine Basin, where it is diluted by fresher, low oxygen Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW). This mixing of deep water masses is often overlooked in the zonally averaged description of the overturning circulation. Here, we show that intense mixing occurs along the western boundary: (a) extreme, isolated oxygen/temperature anomalies recorded by three autonomous biogeochemical floats suggest that subsurface eddies can inject relatively unmodified CDW far into the northwestern Argentine Basin, and (b) moderate, numerous temperature/salinity anomalies indicate a mixing zone from Rio Grande Rise to the Malvinas Current. This western eddy pathway shortcuts the gyre‐scale cyclonic route for CDW inferred from most previous studies. Significantly, CDW dilution of NADW affects the properties of deep waters that upwell in the Southern Ocean, and hence the connection between Northern and Southern Hemisphere polar climates. Article in Journal/Newspaper NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geophysical Research Letters 50 2 |
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Abstract Much of the salty, high oxygen North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) leaving the Atlantic flows through the Argentine Basin, where it is diluted by fresher, low oxygen Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW). This mixing of deep water masses is often overlooked in the zonally averaged description of the overturning circulation. Here, we show that intense mixing occurs along the western boundary: (a) extreme, isolated oxygen/temperature anomalies recorded by three autonomous biogeochemical floats suggest that subsurface eddies can inject relatively unmodified CDW far into the northwestern Argentine Basin, and (b) moderate, numerous temperature/salinity anomalies indicate a mixing zone from Rio Grande Rise to the Malvinas Current. This western eddy pathway shortcuts the gyre‐scale cyclonic route for CDW inferred from most previous studies. Significantly, CDW dilution of NADW affects the properties of deep waters that upwell in the Southern Ocean, and hence the connection between Northern and Southern Hemisphere polar climates. |
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Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin |
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Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin |
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Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin |
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Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin |
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Modification of North Atlantic Deep Water by Pacific/Upper Circumpolar Deep Water in the Argentine Basin |
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modification of north atlantic deep water by pacific/upper circumpolar deep water in the argentine basin |
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NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic Southern Ocean |
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NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic Southern Ocean |
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