Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001georl..28..539l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 3, p. 539-542
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Air/Sea Constituent Fluxes, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Climatology, Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions
Scientific paper
Analysis of sea surface temperature (SST) observations suggests a pan-oceanic interaction between the tropical Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean at multidecadal time scales, such that periods of anomalously high SSTs in the tropical Pacific are followed by a basin-wide SST dipole in the Atlantic Ocean with a time delay of a few decades. The SST anomaly structure in the Atlantic Ocean is reminscent of variations in the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. The two ocean basins are linked through an ``atmospheric bridge'' involving anomalous fresh water fluxes. Based on the observational findings, the Atlantic thermohaline circulation may strengthen during the next decades in response to the strong decades-long increase in tropical Pacific SST, which will have strong impacts on the climates of North America and Europe through changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).
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