Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3214617s&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 14, CiteID L14617
Physics
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Global Change: Global Climate Models (3337, 4928), Global Change: Regional Climate Change, Atmospheric Processes: Climate Change And Variability (1616, 1635, 3309, 4215, 4513), Oceanography: Physical: Fronts And Jets, Oceanography: Physical: Western Boundary Currents
Scientific paper
Using a high-resolution atmosphere-ocean coupled climate model, responses of the Kuroshio and the Kuroshio Extension (KE) to global warming are investigated. In a climate change experiment with atmospheric CO2 concentration ideally increased by 1% year-1, the current velocity of the Kuroshio and KE increases, while the latitude of the Kuroshio separation to the east of Japan does not change significantly. The increase of the current velocity is up to 0.3 m s-1 at 150°E. This acceleration of the Kuroshio and KE is due to changes in wind stress over the North Pacific and consequent spin-up of the Kuroshio recirculation gyre. The acceleration of the currents may affect sea level along the southern coast of Japan and northward heat transport under global warming.
Emori Seita
Hasumi Hiroyasu
Ishii Masayoshi
Nishimura Teruyuki
Sakamoto Takashi T.
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