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	What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?
	Qu, Tangdong1; Gao, Shan2; Fukumori, Ichiro3
刊名	GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
	2011-04-07
卷号	38页码:L07602
ISSN号	0094-8276
DOI	10.1029/2011GL046757
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Taking advantage of the rapid advance in ocean modeling, this study investigates the sea surface salinity maximum in the North Atlantic, using results from a model of the Consortium for Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO). Salinity budget terms were computed at the model's integration time step and archived as monthly averages. The simulated mixed layer salinity budget provides the first quantitative evidence for the ocean's role in governing the sea surface salinity maximum in the North Atlantic. Our analysis reveals that ocean dynamics explains about half of the sea surface salinity variance, being of equal importance as surface forcing. The sea surface salinity maximum varies both seasonally and interannually, as a consequence of interplay among surface flux, advection, and vertical entrainment. Contribution from eddies and small-scale processes is relatively weak but not negligible. These results may provide useful hints for the design and interpretation of future observations in the region. Citation: Qu, T., S. Gao, and I. Fukumori (2011), What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L07602, doi:10.1029/2011GL046757.; Taking advantage of the rapid advance in ocean modeling, this study investigates the sea surface salinity maximum in the North Atlantic, using results from a model of the Consortium for Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO). Salinity budget terms were computed at the model's integration time step and archived as monthly averages. The simulated mixed layer salinity budget provides the first quantitative evidence for the ocean's role in governing the sea surface salinity maximum in the North Atlantic. Our analysis reveals that ocean dynamics explains about half of the sea surface salinity variance, being of equal importance as surface forcing. The sea surface salinity maximum varies both seasonally and interannually, as a consequence of interplay among surface flux, advection, and vertical entrainment. Contribution from eddies and small-scale processes is relatively weak but not negligible. These results may provide useful hints for the design and interpretation of future observations in the region. Citation: Qu, T., S. Gao, and I. Fukumori (2011), What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L07602, doi:10.1029/2011GL046757.
学科主题	Geology
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语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000289357000001
公开日期	2012-07-03
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/11624]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋环流与波动重点实验室
作者单位	1.Univ Hawaii Manoa, SOEST, Int Pacific Res Ctr, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China 3.CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Qu, Tangdong,Gao, Shan,Fukumori, Ichiro. What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2011,38:L07602.
APA	Qu, Tangdong,Gao, Shan,&Fukumori, Ichiro.(2011).What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,38,L07602.
MLA	Qu, Tangdong,et al."What governs the North Atlantic salinity maximum in a global GCM?".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 38(2011):L07602.

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