TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocean science
T2 - Influence of the atlantic subpolar gyre on the thermohaline circulation
AU - Hátún, H.
AU - Sandø, Anne Britt
AU - Drange, Helge
AU - Hansen, B.
AU - Valdimarsson, Heðinn
PY - 2005/9/16
Y1 - 2005/9/16
N2 - During the past decade, record-high salinities have been observed in the Atlantic Inflow to the Nordic Seas and the Arctic Ocean, which feeds the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC). This may counteract the observed long-term increase in freshwater supply to the area and tend to stabilize the North Atlantic THC. Here we show that the salinity of the Atlantic Inflow is tightly linked to the dynamics of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre circulation. Therefore, when assessing the future of the North Atlantic THC, it is essential that the dynamics of the subpolar gyre and its influence on the salinity are taken into account.
AB - During the past decade, record-high salinities have been observed in the Atlantic Inflow to the Nordic Seas and the Arctic Ocean, which feeds the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC). This may counteract the observed long-term increase in freshwater supply to the area and tend to stabilize the North Atlantic THC. Here we show that the salinity of the Atlantic Inflow is tightly linked to the dynamics of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre circulation. Therefore, when assessing the future of the North Atlantic THC, it is essential that the dynamics of the subpolar gyre and its influence on the salinity are taken into account.
KW - thermohaline circulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-24944433010&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1126/science.1114777
DO - 10.1126/science.1114777
M3 - Article
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 309
SP - 1841
EP - 1844
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5742
ER -
