A decadal climate variation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean from thermodynamic air-sea interactions
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The mechanics of decadal climate variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean was analyzed in an ocean-atmosphere model. The hybrid coupled general ocean-atmosphere feedback model can be utilized to predict the atmosphere's response to variations in sea surface temperature. Furthermore, the empirical atmospheric feedback model can provide data on the dipole-like variability of atmospheric-ocean interactions in the tropical Atlantic which is vital for long-term weather forecasting.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Decadal variability in the outflow from the Nordic seas to the deep Atlantic Ocean
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Previous studies of the Nordic seas have found no significant or long-term variation in the outflow of water to the Atlantic Ocean. New research uses flows from hydrographic data to reveal that the outflow has approximately doubled before returning to accepted values over the past 40 years. It is suggested that the variability is caused by variations in polar air temperature, itself connected to Arctic warming.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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