Surface predictor of overturning circulation and heat content change in the subpolar North Atlantic

Desbruyères, Damien G.; Mercier, Herlé; Maze, Guillaume; Daniault, Nathalie

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-809-2019

Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-809-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-809-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 3

Research article

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21 Jun 2019

Research article |

| 21 Jun 2019

Surface predictor of overturning circulation and heat content change in the subpolar North Atlantic

Damien G. Desbruyères, Herlé Mercier, Guillaume Maze, and Nathalie Daniault

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RC1: 'Review of ‘Surface predictor of overturning circulation and heat content change in the subpolar North Atlantic’ by Desbruyères et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Answer to Referee#1', Damien Desbruyeres, 21 May 2019
RC2: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 May 2019
- AC2: 'Answer to Referee#2', Damien Desbruyeres, 21 May 2019

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AR by Damien Desbruyeres on behalf of the Authors (21 May 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Jun 2019) by David Stevens

AR by Damien Desbruyeres on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

In the North Atlantic, ocean currents transport warm waters northward in the upper water column, and cold waters southwards at depth. This circulation is here reconstructed from surface data and thermodynamics theory. Its driving role in recent temperature changes (1993–2017) in the North Atlantic is evidenced, and predictions of near-future variability (5 years) are provided and discussed.