Nutrient variability in Subantarctic Mode Waters forced by the Southern Annular Mode and ENSO

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作者
Ayers, Jennifer M. [1 ]
Strutton, Peter G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tasmania, Inst Marine & Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW); meridional overturning circulation (MOC; Southern Annular Mode (SAM; El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO); nutrients; carbon cycling; OCEAN; CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERE; LATITUDE; PACIFIC; IMPACT; ICE; SI;
D O I
10.1002/grl.50638
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
As the primary source of nutrients to the global thermocline, Subantarctic Mode Waters (SAMWs) play a key role in primary production and climate. Here we use repeat hydrographic World Ocean Circulation Experiment/Climate Variability and Predictability data to quantify interannual SAMW nutrient variability and its forcing. Pacific sector SAMW nutrients were significantly correlated with the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and wind stress curl anomalies associated with a faster meridional overturning circulation (MOC). A stronger MOC results in greater upwelling of nutrients at high latitudes, increased Ekman transport of nutrients equatorward, and subduction of higher preformed nutrient loads in SAMWs. Australian sector SAMWs were significantly correlated with El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), likely due to its modulation of transport in the East Australian Current extension. Interannual variability in SAMW nutrients impacts downstream tropical export production by as much as 5-12% of the annual mean.
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页码:3419 / 3423
页数:5
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