Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.2977a&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 19, p. 2977-2980
Physics
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Oceanography: General: Descriptive And Regional Oceanography, Oceanography: General: Water Masses, Oceanography: Physical: Western Boundary Currents, Global Change: Oceans
Scientific paper
Interannual salinity variations in North Atlantic Subtropical Mode Water (STMW) are well known although the cause is less well understood. Attempts to model local salinity variation with local evaporation and precipitation have not been successful and some authors invoke advection of low salinity water as the cause. Examination of the STMW and North American river runoff data suggests that runoff may partly explain the salinity variations. It is known that low salinity water resulting from Mississippi River outflow is transported well past Cape Hatteras. Spearman Rank Correlation analysis and spectra and cross-spectra Fourier correlation analysis both show that river flow is significantly inversely correlated with STMW salinity. This result suggests that North American river flow may have an influence on the salinity of STMW.
Atkinson Larry P.
Grosch Chester E.
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