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Impacts of Wind Stress Changes on the Global Heat Transport, Baroclinic Instability, and the Thermohaline Circulation
Description: The results of this study show that the intensification of equatorial wind stress causes a decrease in sea surface temperature in the tropical region due to increased upwelling and evaporative cooling. On the other hand, the intensification of wind stress over the Southern Ocean induces a regional increase in the air and sea surface temperatures which in turn leads to a reduction in Antarctic sea ice thickness. Changes in the Southern Hemisphere thermal gradient lead to modified atmospheric and oceanic heat transports reducing the storm tracks and baroclinic activity. [Source: Advances in Meteorology]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2089418
Availability: Summary
Source: Advances in Meteorology
Publish Date: 1/1/2016
Reading Level: Expert
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