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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 42, 期 18, 页码 7615-7622出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL065254
关键词
western boundary circulation
资金
- Deutsche Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) [03F0651B, 03G0835A]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [FOR1740]
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
The western boundary current system off Brazil is a key region for diagnosing variations of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the southern subtropical cell. In July 2013 a mooring array was installed off the coast at 11 degrees S similar to an array installed between 2000 and 2004 at the same location. Here we present results from two research cruises and the first 10.5months of moored observations in comparison to the observations a decade ago. Average transports of the North Brazil Undercurrent and the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) have not changed between the observational periods. DWBC eddies that are predicted to disappear with a weakening AMOC are still present. Upper layer changes in salinity and oxygen within the last decade are consistent with an increased Agulhas leakage, while at depths water mass changes are likely related to changes in the North Atlantic as well as tropical circulation changes.
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