Sea surface height changes in the North Atlantic Ocean related to the North Atlantic Oscillation

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Esselborn, S., Eden, Carsten
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2001
• Subjects: Curl; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5637/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5637/1/Esselborn_et_al-2001-Geophysical_Research_Letters%281%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL012863

Interannual sea surface height (SSH) variability as measured by the Topex/Poseidon satellite altimeters is investigated for the North Atlantic Ocean between 1992 and 1998. The SSH variability exhibits a basin-wide coherent dipole structure between the subtropical and the subpolar North Atlantic. The...