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Influence of the Gulf Stream on the troposphere
Description: The Gulf Stream transports large amounts of heat from the tropics to middle and high latitudes, and thereby affects weather phenomena such as cyclogenesis and low cloud formation. But its climatic influence, on monthly and longer timescales, remains poorly understood. In particular, it is unclear how the warm current affects the free atmosphere above the marine atmospheric boundary layer. Here we consider the Gulf Stream's influence on the troposphere, using a combination of operational weather analyses, satellite observations and an atmospheric general circulation model. [Source: Nature]
URL: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v452/n7184/abs/nature06690.html
Availability: Summary
Source: Nature
Publish Date: 3/13/2008
Reading Level: Expert
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