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| Blanke, Bruno; Arhan, Michel; Lazar, A; Prevost, Gwenaelle. |
| The origins and fates of the Atlantic salinity maximum water (SMW), formed through excess evaporation in the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres, are studied using monthly mean outputs of a numerical simulation of the world ocean climatological circulation. After defining formation domains from the surface salinity field and the vertical stratification, a Lagrangian technique is used to estimate the formation rates and main pathways in each hemisphere and the role of this water in the framework of the warm water return flow of the meridional overturning cell. Formation rates around 9 and 11 Sv are found in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, respectively. While the export of the southern SMW from its formation area is realized by the western... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Atlantic ocean; Lagrangian method; Numerical simulation; Salinity; Sea water. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2002/publication-769.pdf |
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