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Southward Eddy Heat Transport Occurring along Southern Flanks of the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream in a 1/10° Global Ocean General Circulation Model
| Title: | Southward Eddy Heat Transport Occurring along Southern Flanks of the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream in a 1/10° Global Ocean General Circulation Model |
| Authors: | Aoki, Kunihiro Browse this author | | Minobe, Shoshiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Tanimoto, Youichi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Sasai, Yoshikazu Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Eddies | | Fluxes | | Mesoscale processes |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2013 |
| Publisher: | American Meteorological Society |
| Journal Title: | Journal of physical oceanography |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Issue: | 9 |
| Start Page: | 1899 |
| End Page: | 1910 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0223.1 |
| Abstract: | The present study investigates meridional heat transport induced by oceanic mesoscale variability in the World Ocean using a 1/10°global ocean general circulation model (OGCM) running on the Earth Simulator. The results indicate prominent poleward eddy heat transport around the western boundary currents and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, and equatorward eddy heat transport in the equatorial region, consistent with the previous studies using coarse-resolution OGCMs. Such poleward eddy heat transport in midlatitude oceans suggests that the eddies act to reduce meridional background temperature gradients across the currents, as would be expected based on baroclinic instability. Interestingly, however, along the southern flanks of the eastward jets of the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream, southward eddy heat transport occurs in subsurface layers. This is likely due to the southward migration of warm water cores originating from southern areas adjacent to these currents. Southward movement of these cores is caused by interactions with unsteady meanders and cold eddies detaching from the meanders. The potential impact on biological production in the subtropical surface layers of these southward-traveling warm water cores is also discussed. |
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| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54765 |
| Appears in Collections: | 環境科学院・地球環境科学研究院 (Graduate School of Environmental Science / Faculty of Environmental Earth Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 青木 邦弘
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