Heat Balance in the Nordic Seas in a Global 1/12° Coupled Model

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Main Authors: Treguier, Anne Marie, Mathiot, Pierre, Graham, Tim, Copsey, Dan, Lique, Camille, Sterlin, Jean
• Other Authors: Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), United Kingdom Met Office Exeter, Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Ocean dynamics; Eddies; Climate models; Oceanic variability; [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Greenland; Knipovich Ridge; Denmark Strait; East Greenland; east greenland current; Fram Strait; Iceland; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-03381862; https://hal.science/hal-03381862/document; https://hal.science/hal-03381862/file/heat_flux_orca12.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0063.1

International audience The Nordic seas are a gateway to the Arctic Ocean, where Atlantic water undergoes a strong cooling during its transit. Here we investigate the heat balance of these regions in the high-resolution Met Office Global Coupled Model GC3 with a 1/12° grid. The GC3 model reproduces t...