The control of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies on the position of the Subtropical Front

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: de Boer, Agatha M., Graham, Robert M., Thomas, Matthew D., Kohfeld, Karen E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper 2013
• Subjects: Subtropical Front; wind stress curl; Southern Ocean; satellite data; fronts; Dynamical Subtropical Front; Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Antarctic; Curl; Indian; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-97489; https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20407

In recent years the latitudinal position of the Subtropical Front (STF) has emerged as a key parameter in the global climate. A poleward positioned front is thought to allow a greater salt flux from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean and so drive a stronger Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation....