Understanding the structure of changes in the Southern Ocean eddy field

Meredith, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-7756. 2016 Understanding the structure of changes in the Southern Ocean eddy field. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (11). 5829-5832. 10.1002/2016GL069677

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Abstract/Summary

The Southern Ocean is riddled with mesoscale eddies. Although just a few km in size, these loops and vortices are key parts of the climate system, and are important in controlling how ocean circulation responds to changes in forcing. Observations reveal that changes in the intensity of these eddies vary significantly around the Southern Ocean. This contrasts with the nature of the atmospheric forcing, which is more zonally symmetric. Recent progress using high-resolution modeling has pinpointed where intrinsic variability dominates over wind-driven variability, and hence the areas where future responses to climatic changes in forcing are likely to be clearest.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1002/2016GL069677
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > BAS Programmes 2015 > Polar Oceans
ISSN:	0094-8276
Additional Keywords:	Southern Ocean, mesoscale eddies, atmospheric forcing, ocean dynamics, ocean circulation
Date made live:	01 Jun 2016 08:37 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513681

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