Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.2172/1060008 |
报告编号 | DOE/ER/64467-Final |
来源ID | OSTI ID: 1060008 |
Do Coupled Climate Models Correctly SImulate the Upward Branch of the Deept Ocean Global Conveyor? | |
Sarmiento, Jorge L; Downes, Stephanie; Bianchi, Daniele | |
2013-01-17 | |
出版年 | 2013 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 地球科学 |
英文摘要 | The large-scale meridional overturning circulation (MOC) connects the deep ocean, a major reservoir of carbon, to the other components of the climate system and must therefore be accurately represented in Earth System Models. Our project aims to address the specific question of the pathways and mechanisms controlling the upwelling branch of the MOC, a subject of significant disagreement between models and observational syntheses, and among general circulation models. Observations of these pathways are limited, particularly in regions of complex hydrography such as the Southern Ocean. As such, we rely on models to examine theories of the overturning circulation, both physically and biogeochemically. This grant focused on a particular aspect of the meridional overturning circulation (MOC) where there is currently significant disagreement between models and observationally based analyses of the MOC, and amongst general circulation models. In particular, the research focused on addressing the following questions: 1. Where does the deep water that sinks in the polar regions rise to the surface? 2. What processes are responsible for this rise? 3. Do state-of-the-art coupled GCMs capture these processes? Our research had three key components: observational synthesis, model development and model analysis. In this final report we outline the key results from these areas of research for the 2007 to 2012 grant period. The research described here was carried out primarily by graduate student, Daniele Bianchi (now a Postdoc at McGill University, Canada), and Postdoc Stephanie Downes (now a Research Fellow at The Australian national University, Australia). Additional support was provided for programmers Jennifer Simeon as well as Rick Slater. |
英文关键词 | Southern Ocean Upwelling 3He data Synthesis spatially varying mixing |
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来源平台 | US Department of Energy (DOE) |
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文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/6080 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sarmiento, Jorge L,Downes, Stephanie,Bianchi, Daniele. Do Coupled Climate Models Correctly SImulate the Upward Branch of the Deept Ocean Global Conveyor?,2013. |
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