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South Atlantic meridional transports from NEMO-based simulations and reanalyses
Davi Mignac
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Postgraduate Program in Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
David Ferreira
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Keith Haines
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
Four ocean reanalyses and two free-running models are compared to study the meridional transports in the South Atlantic. We analyse the underlying causes of the product differences in an attempt to understand the potential impact (and limitations) of the data assimilation (DA) in improving the simulated ocean states. The DA schemes can consistently constrain the basin interior transports, but not the overturning circulation dominated by the narrow South Atlantic western boundary currents.
Four ocean reanalyses and two free-running models are compared to study the meridional...
