Impacts of wind stress on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fronts and associated subduction

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作者
Downes, S. M. [1 ]
Budnick, A. S. [1 ]
Sarmiento, J. L. [1 ]
Farneti, R. [2 ]
机构
[1] Princeton Univ, Program Atmospher & Ocean Sci, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Abdus Salaam Int Ctr Theoret Phys, Earth Syst Phys Sect, I-34151 Trieste, Italy
关键词
SOUTHERN-OCEAN; MESOSCALE EDDIES; VARIABILITY; TRANSPORT; ZONE;
D O I
10.1029/2011GL047668
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Recent studies suggest that the overturning circulation in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) region shows a weak sensitivity to overlying wind stress changes, due to balancing of changes in the eddy-induced and Eulerian mean transports. Using an eddy-permitting coupled climate model, we analyze the response of the ACC transport, and associated water mass subduction rates, in response to an idealized poleward shift and intensification of the westerlies. As in previous studies, we find a small increase in the net ACC transport, and a poleward shift in the mean position of the ACC flow. However, the ACC is restructured, with the Subantarctic Front (SAF) and Polar Front (PF) branches shifting poleward by between 0.9 degrees and 2.5 degrees of latitude, resulting in a weaker ACC flow in both the SAF and PF zones. The wind stress anomaly drives a stronger northward Ekman transport of cool surface waters, deepening the winter mixed layer and causing a 12.7 Sv increase in the subduction of Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) north of the SAF zone and a 6.5 Sv increase in the subduction of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) within the SAF and PF zones. Our results suggest that changes in the wind stress restructure the Southern Ocean large-scale circulation, including the flow of the ACC in its primary jets, and that this affects the formation rates of SAMW and AAIW in this complex region. Citation: Downes, S. M., A. S. Budnick, J. L. Sarmiento, and R. Farneti (2011), Impacts of wind stress on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fronts and associated subduction, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L11605, doi:10.1029/2011GL047668.
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