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Decline of Subpolar North Atlantic Circulation During the 1990s

2004· article· en· 618 citations· W2136570119 on OpenAlex· 10.1126/science.1094917

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Abstract

Observations of sea surface height reveal that substantial changes have occurred over the past decade in the mid- to high-latitude North Atlantic Ocean. TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data show that subpolar sea surface height increased during the 1990s, and the geostrophic velocity derived from altimeter data exhibits declining subpolar gyre circulation. Combining the data from earlier satellites, we find that subpolar circulation may have been weaker in the late 1990s than in the late 1970s and 1980s. Direct current-meter observations in the boundary current of the Labrador Sea support the weakening circulation trend of the 1990s and, together with hydrographic data, show that the mid- to late 1990s decline extends deep in the water column. Analysis of the local surface forcing suggests that the 1990s buoyancy forcing has a dynamic effect consistent with altimetric and hydrographic observations: A weak thermohaline forcing allows the decay of the domed structure of subpolar isopycnals and weakening of circulation.

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Venue
Science
Topic
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Field
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Canadian institutions
Funders
Keywords
Ocean gyreHydrographyThermohaline circulationOceanographyGeostrophic windForcing (mathematics)AltimeterCirculation (fluid dynamics)Ocean currentClimatologyGeologySea-surface heightBoundary currentNorth Atlantic Deep WaterShutdown of thermohaline circulationBuoyancySea surface temperatureGeodesy
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