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Anomalous chlorofluorocarbon uptake by mesoscale eddies in the Drake Passage region
Description: The role of mesoscale eddies in the uptake of anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon-11 (CFC-11) gas is investigated with a 1/20° eddy-resolving numerical ocean model of a region of the Southern Ocean. With a relatively fast air-sea equilibrium time scale (about a month), the air-sea CFC-11 flux quickly responds to the changes in the mixed layer CFC-11 partial pressure (pCFC-11). At the mesoscale, significant correlations are observed between pCFC-11 anomaly, anomalies in sea surface temperature (SST), net heat flux, and mixed layer depth. [Source: Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010292
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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
Publish Date: 2/1/2015
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