CMIP5 model intercomparison of freshwater budget and circulation in the North Atlantic

• Main Authors: /Deshayes, Julie, Curry, R., Msadek, R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Freshwater; Climate models; Model comparison; Climate variability; North Atlantic Oscillation; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062266

The subpolar North Atlantic is a center of variability of ocean properties, wind stress curl, and air-sea exchanges. Observations and hindcast simulations suggest that from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s the subpolar gyre became fresher while the gyre and meridional circulations intensified. This...