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| Keppler, Lydia; Cravatte, Sophie; Chaigneau, Alexis; Pegliasco, Cori; Gourdeau, Lionel; Singh, Awnesh. |
| In the Southwest Pacific Ocean, waters transit from the subtropical gyre before being redistributed equatorward and poleward. While the mean pathways are known, the contribution to the mixing and transport of the water from mesoscale eddies has not been comprehensively investigated. In this research, satellite altimetry data, combined with an eddy detection and tracking algorithm is used to investigate the distribution and surface characteristics of mesoscale eddies in this region of complex bathymetry (10 degrees S-30 degrees S, 140 degrees E-190 degrees E). Detected eddies are then colocalized with in situ data from Argo floats to determine their vertical structure and the effect of eddies on the water masses. The numerous islands affect the eddy... |
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Palavras-chave: Mesoscale eddies; Southwest Pacific; Argo floats; Satellite altimetry. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00489/60039/63314.pdf |
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| Keppler, Lydia; Landschuetzer, Peter. |
| The Southern Ocean south of 35 degrees S accounts for approximately half of the annual oceanic carbon uptake, thereby substantially mitigating the effects of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The intensity of this important carbon sink varies considerably on inter-annual to decadal timescales. However, the drivers of this variability are still debated, challenging our ability to accurately predict the future role of the Southern Ocean in absorbing atmospheric carbon. Analysing mapped sea-air CO2 fluxes, estimated from upscaled surface ocean CO2 measurements, we find that the overall Southern Ocean carbon sink has weakened since similar to 2011, reversing the trend of the reinvigoration period of the 2000s. Although we find significant regional... |
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| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00675/78731/80980.pdf |
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