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An ocean model's response to North Atlantic Oscillation‐like wind forcing
Author(s) -
Visbeck Martin,
Cullen Heidi,
Krahmann Gerd,
Naik Naomi
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1998gl900162
Subject(s) - ocean gyre , forcing (mathematics) , climatology , anomaly (physics) , geology , north atlantic oscillation , general circulation model , oscillation (cell signaling) , ocean current , ocean general circulation model , series (stratigraphy) , environmental science , mixed layer , oceanography , atmospheric sciences , climate change , physics , paleontology , subtropics , genetics , condensed matter physics , fishery , biology
The response of the Atlantic Ocean to North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)‐like wind forcing was investigated using an ocean‐only general circulation model coupled to an atmospheric boundary layer model. A series of idealized experiments was performed to investigate the interannual to multi‐decadal frequency response of the ocean to a winter wind anomaly pattern. Overall, the strength of the SST response increased slightly with longer forcing periods. In the subpolar gyre, however, the model showed a broad response maximum in the decadal band (12–16 years).
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