Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations
Plain Language Summary: The North Atlantic Current is an extension of the Gulf Stream, which brings warm Atlantic Water northward as the current flows through the Nordic Seas. Eventually, it enters the cold deep Arctic Ocean basins through the Barents Sea and Fram Strait. Nine different numerical oc...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:1956/21006 2023-05-15T14:48:44+02:00 Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations Muilwijk, Morven Ilicak, Mehmet Cornish, Sam B. Danilov, Sergey Gelderloos, Renske Gerdes, Rüdiger Haid, Verena Haine, Thomas W.N. Johnson, Helen L. Kostov, Yavor Kovács, Tamás Lique, Camille Marson, Juliana M. Myers, Paul G. Scott, Jeffery Smedsrud, Lars H. Talandier, Claude Wang, Qiang 2019-09-12T18:10:08Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1956/21006 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015101 eng eng American Geophysical Union urn:issn:2169-9291 urn:issn:2169-9275 https://hdl.handle.net/1956/21006 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015101 cristin:1724216 Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 2019, 124 (8), 6286-6322. Attribution CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Copyright 2019 The Authors Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans Peer reviewed Journal article 2019 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jc015101 2023-03-14T17:44:36Z Plain Language Summary: The North Atlantic Current is an extension of the Gulf Stream, which brings warm Atlantic Water northward as the current flows through the Nordic Seas. Eventually, it enters the cold deep Arctic Ocean basins through the Barents Sea and Fram Strait. Nine different numerical ocean ice models have been analyzed and compared in order to investigate (1) their ability to simulate this northward flow of Atlantic Water, (2) its dependence on wind forcing, and (3) its impact on Arctic sea ice. Consistently, in all models, stronger winds in the Greenland Sea result in a stronger northward flow of warm Atlantic Water. The response on ocean circulation occurs from the North Atlantic, through the Nordic Seas and the Barents Sea, to the deep Canadian Basin. The flow of warm Atlantic Water within the Arctic Ocean is thus highly dependent on the wind stress in the Nordic Seas. There is particularly clear response in the Barents and Kara Seas where a wind‐driven anomalous warm inflow drives a smaller sea ice extent and thickness, and an increased heat transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere above. Weaker winds in the Greenland Sea produces weaker flow and hence a larger sea ice extent and thickness. Abstract: Multimodel Arctic Ocean “climate response function” experiments are analyzed in order to explore the effects of anomalous wind forcing over the Greenland Sea (GS) on poleward ocean heat transport, Atlantic Water (AW) pathways, and the extent of Arctic sea ice. Particular emphasis is placed on the sensitivity of the AW circulation to anomalously strong or weak GS winds in relation to natural variability, the latter manifested as part of the North Atlantic Oscillation. We find that anomalously strong (weak) GS wind forcing, comparable in strength to a strong positive (negative) North Atlantic Oscillation index, results in an intensification (weakening) of the poleward AW flow, extending from south of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre, through the Nordic Seas, and all the way into the Canadian Basin. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Nordic Seas north atlantic current North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Sea ice University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Greenland Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 124 8 6286 6322 |
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Plain Language Summary: The North Atlantic Current is an extension of the Gulf Stream, which brings warm Atlantic Water northward as the current flows through the Nordic Seas. Eventually, it enters the cold deep Arctic Ocean basins through the Barents Sea and Fram Strait. Nine different numerical ocean ice models have been analyzed and compared in order to investigate (1) their ability to simulate this northward flow of Atlantic Water, (2) its dependence on wind forcing, and (3) its impact on Arctic sea ice. Consistently, in all models, stronger winds in the Greenland Sea result in a stronger northward flow of warm Atlantic Water. The response on ocean circulation occurs from the North Atlantic, through the Nordic Seas and the Barents Sea, to the deep Canadian Basin. The flow of warm Atlantic Water within the Arctic Ocean is thus highly dependent on the wind stress in the Nordic Seas. There is particularly clear response in the Barents and Kara Seas where a wind‐driven anomalous warm inflow drives a smaller sea ice extent and thickness, and an increased heat transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere above. Weaker winds in the Greenland Sea produces weaker flow and hence a larger sea ice extent and thickness. Abstract: Multimodel Arctic Ocean “climate response function” experiments are analyzed in order to explore the effects of anomalous wind forcing over the Greenland Sea (GS) on poleward ocean heat transport, Atlantic Water (AW) pathways, and the extent of Arctic sea ice. Particular emphasis is placed on the sensitivity of the AW circulation to anomalously strong or weak GS winds in relation to natural variability, the latter manifested as part of the North Atlantic Oscillation. We find that anomalously strong (weak) GS wind forcing, comparable in strength to a strong positive (negative) North Atlantic Oscillation index, results in an intensification (weakening) of the poleward AW flow, extending from south of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre, through the Nordic Seas, and all the way into the Canadian Basin. ... |
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Muilwijk, Morven Ilicak, Mehmet Cornish, Sam B. Danilov, Sergey Gelderloos, Renske Gerdes, Rüdiger Haid, Verena Haine, Thomas W.N. Johnson, Helen L. Kostov, Yavor Kovács, Tamás Lique, Camille Marson, Juliana M. Myers, Paul G. Scott, Jeffery Smedsrud, Lars H. Talandier, Claude Wang, Qiang |
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Muilwijk, Morven Ilicak, Mehmet Cornish, Sam B. Danilov, Sergey Gelderloos, Renske Gerdes, Rüdiger Haid, Verena Haine, Thomas W.N. Johnson, Helen L. Kostov, Yavor Kovács, Tamás Lique, Camille Marson, Juliana M. Myers, Paul G. Scott, Jeffery Smedsrud, Lars H. Talandier, Claude Wang, Qiang Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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Muilwijk, Morven Ilicak, Mehmet Cornish, Sam B. Danilov, Sergey Gelderloos, Renske Gerdes, Rüdiger Haid, Verena Haine, Thomas W.N. Johnson, Helen L. Kostov, Yavor Kovács, Tamás Lique, Camille Marson, Juliana M. Myers, Paul G. Scott, Jeffery Smedsrud, Lars H. Talandier, Claude Wang, Qiang |
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Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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Arctic Ocean Response to Greenland Sea Wind Anomaliesin a Suite of Model Simulations |
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arctic ocean response to greenland sea wind anomaliesin a suite of model simulations |
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American Geophysical Union |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Nordic Seas north atlantic current North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Sea ice |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Nordic Seas north atlantic current North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Sea ice |
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Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans |
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