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| Alvarez, M.; Tanhua, T.; Brix, H.; Lo Monaco, C.; Metzl, N.; Mcdonagh, E. L.; Bryden, H. L.. |
| Within the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) density level, we study temporal changes in salinity, nutrients, oxygen and TTD (Transit Time Distribution) ages in the western (W) and eastern (E) subtropical gyre of the Indian Ocean (IO) from 1987 to 2002. Additionally, changes in Total Alkalinity (TA) and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) are evaluated between 1995 and 2002. The mechanisms behind the detected changes are discussed along with the results from a hindcast model run (Community Climate System Model). The increasing salinity and decreasing oxygen trends from 1960 to 1987 reversed from 1987 to 2002 along the gyre. In the W-IO a decreasing trend in TTD ages points to a faster delivery of SAMW, thus less biogenic matter remineralization, explaining the... |
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Palavras-chave: Indian Ocean; Subantarctic Mode Water; Biogeochemistry. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00253/36400/34942.pdf |
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| Herraiz-borreguero, Laura; Rintoul, Stephen R.. |
| Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) is formed by deep mixing on the equatorward side of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The subduction and export of SAMW from the Southern Ocean play an important role in global heat, freshwater, carbon, and nutrient budgets. However, the formation process and variability of SAMW remain poorly understood, largely because of a lack of observations. To determine the temporal variability of SAMW in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean, we used a 15 year time series of repeat expendable bathythermograph sections from 1993 to 2007, seven repeat conductivity-temperature-depth sections from 1991 to 2001, and sea surface height maps. The mean temperature of the SAMW lies between 8.5 degrees C and 9.5 degrees C (mean of 8.8... |
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Palavras-chave: Subantarctic Mode Water; Subantarctic Front; Mesoscale features; Water mass variability; Southern Ocean. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00253/36385/34926.pdf |
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