Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation
The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the Southern Ocean is investigated using hydrographic observations combined with satellite measurements of sea surface height. A three-dimensional (spatial and vertical) estimate of the isopycnal eddy diffusivity in the Southern Ocean is obtained using...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5090228 2023-05-15T13:53:22+02:00 Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation Chapman, Christopher Sallée, Jean-Baptiste 2017-07-14 https://zenodo.org/record/5090228 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.55bp8 unknown doi:10.1175/JPO-D-16-0263.1 https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://zenodo.org/record/5090228 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.55bp8 oai:zenodo.org:5090228 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Recent (2005-2015) Physical Oceanography info:eu-repo/semantics/other dataset 2017 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.55bp810.1175/JPO-D-16-0263.1 2023-03-10T17:46:16Z The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the Southern Ocean is investigated using hydrographic observations combined with satellite measurements of sea surface height. A three-dimensional (spatial and vertical) estimate of the isopycnal eddy diffusivity in the Southern Ocean is obtained using the theory of Ferrari and Nikurashin that includes the influence of suppression of the diffusivity by the strong, time-mean flows. It is found that the eddy diffusivity is enhanced at depth, reaching a maximum at the critical layer near 1000 m. The estimate of diffusivity is used with a simple diffusive parameterization to estimate the meridional eddy volume flux. This estimate of eddy volume flux is combined with an estimate of the Ekman transport to reconstruct the time-mean overturning circulation. By comparing the reconstruction with, and without, suppression of the eddy diffusivity by the mean flow, the influence of the suppression on the overturning is illuminated. It is shown that the suppression of the eddy diffusivity results in a large reduction of interior eddy transports and a more realistic eddy-induced overturning circulation. Finally, a simple conceptual model is used to show that the MOC is influenced not only by the existence of enhanced diffusivity at depth but also by the details of the vertical structure of the eddy diffusivity, such as the depth of the critical layer. mapped_gamma_all_sources_2005Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2005 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2006Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2006 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2007Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2007 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2008Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2008 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to ... Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Southern Ocean Zenodo Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the Southern Ocean is investigated using hydrographic observations combined with satellite measurements of sea surface height. A three-dimensional (spatial and vertical) estimate of the isopycnal eddy diffusivity in the Southern Ocean is obtained using the theory of Ferrari and Nikurashin that includes the influence of suppression of the diffusivity by the strong, time-mean flows. It is found that the eddy diffusivity is enhanced at depth, reaching a maximum at the critical layer near 1000 m. The estimate of diffusivity is used with a simple diffusive parameterization to estimate the meridional eddy volume flux. This estimate of eddy volume flux is combined with an estimate of the Ekman transport to reconstruct the time-mean overturning circulation. By comparing the reconstruction with, and without, suppression of the eddy diffusivity by the mean flow, the influence of the suppression on the overturning is illuminated. It is shown that the suppression of the eddy diffusivity results in a large reduction of interior eddy transports and a more realistic eddy-induced overturning circulation. Finally, a simple conceptual model is used to show that the MOC is influenced not only by the existence of enhanced diffusivity at depth but also by the details of the vertical structure of the eddy diffusivity, such as the depth of the critical layer. mapped_gamma_all_sources_2005Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2005 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2006Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2006 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2007Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2007 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to 30S.mapped_gamma_all_sources_2008Neutral Density (Jackett & McDougall, 1997) for the year 2008 (with annual and semi-annual harmonics) from 75S to ... |
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Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Data from: Isopycnal mixing suppression by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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data from: isopycnal mixing suppression by the antarctic circumpolar current and the southern ocean meridional overturning circulation |
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