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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-451-2020
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Research article
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20 Apr 2020
Research article |
| 20 Apr 2020
| 20 Apr 2020
Barotropic vorticity balance of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre in an eddy-resolving model
Mathieu Le Corre
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Jonathan Gula
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
Anne-Marie Tréguier
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Univ. Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, IUEM, Brest, France
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Short summary
The ocean circulation is crucial for the climate, and the North Atlantic subpolar gyre is a key component of the meridional heat transport. In this study we use a high-resolution simulation with bottom-following coordinates to investigate the gyre dynamics. We show that nonlinear processes, underestimated in most climate models, control the circulation in the gyre interior. This result contrasts with the classical theory putting forward wind effects on the large-scale circulation.
The ocean circulation is crucial for the climate, and the North Atlantic subpolar gyre is a key...
