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| Titel |
Energetics of Multidecadal Atlantic Ocean Variability |
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H. A. Dijkstra, J. Saénz, A. Hogg, L. M. Frankcombe |
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EGU General Assembly 2012
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Artikel
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Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 14 (2012) |
| Datensatznummer |
250064208
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Oscillatory behavior of the North Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation is thought to cause Atlantic multidecadal climate
variability. In this paper we study the energy conversion processes
associated with this variability in an idealized North Atlantic
ocean model. The term representing the conversion of available
potential energy to kinetic energy is shown to play a crucial role
in the oscillatory behavior. The analysis of the different terms in
the available potential energy balance precisely shows how
the magnitude and phase of the conversion term is determined
by the changes in stratification in the flow. |
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