Characteristics and causes of Deep Western Boundary Current transport variability at 34.5° S during 2009–2014

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: C. S. Meinen, S. L. Garzoli, R. C. Perez, E. Campos, A. R. Piola, M. P. Chidichimo, S. Dong, O. T. Sato
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: envir; geo; Peak Range; North Atlantic Deep Water; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-175-2017; http://www.ocean-sci.net/13/175/2017/os-13-175-2017.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d825a77e771a4bb3bd36e35b976e67b5

The Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) at 34.5° S in the South Atlantic carries a significant fraction of the cold deep limb of the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC), and therefore its variability affects the meridional heat transport and consequently the regional and global climate. Nearly...