Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing
The time series of high-quality hydrographic measurements of the ACC in Drake Passage is revisited to investigate the extent of baroclinic adjustment in the region on time scales of up to two decades. We find that substantial adjustment of the upper kilometer of northern Drake Passage has occurred o...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:238453 2023-05-15T16:02:24+02:00 Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing Close, S.E. Garabato, A.C.N. 2012 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=238453 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000309837400005 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1029/2012GL053402 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=238453 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess %3Ci%3EGeophys.+Res.+Lett.+39%2819%29%3C%2Fi%3E.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1029%2F2012GL053402%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1029%2F2012GL053402%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1029/2012GL053402 2022-05-01T10:15:39Z The time series of high-quality hydrographic measurements of the ACC in Drake Passage is revisited to investigate the extent of baroclinic adjustment in the region on time scales of up to two decades. We find that substantial adjustment of the upper kilometer of northern Drake Passage has occurred on interannual to decadal time scales, driven primarily by tropical Pacific forcing via the poleward propagation of boundary waves. The decadal-scale signal consists of amarked deepening of isopycnals (by similar to 200 m between the early 1990s and the late 2000s), and reflects ENSO-forced wind-driven baroclinic changes over an extensive region of the eastern South Pacific. Article in Journal/Newspaper Drake Passage Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Drake Passage Pacific Geophysical Research Letters 39 19 n/a n/a |
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The time series of high-quality hydrographic measurements of the ACC in Drake Passage is revisited to investigate the extent of baroclinic adjustment in the region on time scales of up to two decades. We find that substantial adjustment of the upper kilometer of northern Drake Passage has occurred on interannual to decadal time scales, driven primarily by tropical Pacific forcing via the poleward propagation of boundary waves. The decadal-scale signal consists of amarked deepening of isopycnals (by similar to 200 m between the early 1990s and the late 2000s), and reflects ENSO-forced wind-driven baroclinic changes over an extensive region of the eastern South Pacific. |
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Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing |
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Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing |
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Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing |
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Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing |
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Baroclinic adjustment in Drake Passage driven by tropical Pacific forcing |
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baroclinic adjustment in drake passage driven by tropical pacific forcing |
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