DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3849-9
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85026908079
论文题名: Emergence of deep convection in the Arctic Ocean under a warming climate
作者: Lique C. ; Johnson H.L. ; Plancherel Y.
刊名: Climate Dynamics
ISSN: 9307575
出版年: 2018
卷: 50, 期: 2018-09-10 起始页码: 3833
结束页码: 3847
语种: 英语
英文摘要: The appearance of winter deep mixed layers in the Arctic Ocean under a warming climate is investigated with the HiGEM coupled global climate model. In response to a four times increase of atmospheric CO 2 levels with respect to present day conditions, the Arctic Basin becomes seasonally ice-free. Its surface becomes consequently warmer and, on average, slightly fresher. Locally, changes in surface salinity can be far larger (up to 4 psu) than the basin-scale average, and of a different sign. The Canadian Basin undergoes a strong freshening, while the Eurasian Basin undergoes strong salinification. These changes are driven by the spin up of the surface circulation, likely resulting from the increased transfer of momentum to the ocean as sea ice cover is reduced. Changes in the surface salinity field also result in a change in stratification, which is strongly enhanced in the Canadian Basin and reduced in the Eurasian Basin. Reduction, or even suppression, of the stratification in the Eurasian Basin produces an environment that is favourable for, and promotes the appearance of, deep convection near the sea ice edge, leading to a significant deepening of winter mixed layers in this region (down to 1000 m). As the Arctic Ocean is transitioning toward a summer ice-free regime, new dynamical ocean processes will appear in the region, with potentially important consequences for the Arctic Ocean itself and for climate, both locally and on larger scales. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/109338
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, UMR6523, CNRS-Ifremer-UBO-IRD, Brest, France; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Lique C.,Johnson H.L.,Plancherel Y.. Emergence of deep convection in the Arctic Ocean under a warming climate[J]. Climate Dynamics,2018-01-01,50(2018-09-10)