DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058207
论文题名: Enhanced cross-shelf exchange by tides in the western Ross Sea
作者: Wang Q. ; Danilov S. ; Hellmer H. ; Sidorenko D. ; Schröter J. ; Jung T.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-8394
EISSN: 1944-8125
出版年: 2013
卷: 40, 期: 21 起始页码: 5735
结束页码: 5739
语种: 英语
英文关键词: AABW
; cross-shelf exchange
; HSSW
; Ross Sea
; tides
; warm water intrusion
Scopus关键词: AABW
; Cross-shelf exchange
; HSSW
; Ross Sea
; Warm water
; Ocean currents
; Tides
; circumpolar current
; climate modeling
; numerical model
; open ocean
; salinity
; tidal current
; tidal cycle
; Antarctica
; Ross Sea
; Southern Ocean
英文摘要: The western Ross Sea is one of the key sites for cross-shelf water exchange around Antarctica. The mechanism through which tides affect the cross-shelf exchange in the northwestern Ross Sea is investigated using numerical simulations. Tides are found to increase the high-salinity shelf water (HSSW) outflow through the impact on the warm water intrusion of open ocean origin. The residual tidal currents are onshore along the Modified Circumpolar Deep Water pathway and therefore enhance its intrusion. Lighter ambient water adjacent to the HSSW increases the cross-flow density gradient, thus strengthening the HSSW export. At the same time, the onshore residual current and increased dilution of the HSSW have the potential to reduce the export rate. Owing to the existence of opposite tidal effects, the strongest HSSW export happens at the intermediate tidal forcing strength. The amplification of tides on cross-shelf exchange indicates that the relevant dynamical processes should be simulated or parameterized in climate models in order to adequately predict the ocean. Key Points Tidal residual currents increase warm MCDW intrusion It enhances the cross-trough density gradient, thus the HSSW export Negative tidal effects exist, but the positive one dominates in reality ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84887559045&doi=10.1002%2f2013GL058207&partnerID=40&md5=fe4771f6a185990c8e2a1a0073a20838
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/5658
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作者单位: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany
Recommended Citation:
Wang Q.,Danilov S.,Hellmer H.,et al. Enhanced cross-shelf exchange by tides in the western Ross Sea[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2013-01-01,40(21).