Eddy Heat Flux in the Southern Ocean: Response to Variable Wind Forcing From: Journal of Climate | Date: February 15, 2008| Author: Hogg, Andrew McC; Meredith, Michael P; Blundell, Jeffrey R; Wilson, Chris | Copyright American Meteorological Society Feb 15, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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The authors assess the role of time-dependent eddy variability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) in influencing warming of the Southern Ocean. For this, an eddy-resolving quasigeostrophic model of the wind-driven circulation is used, and the response of circumpolar transport, eddy kinetic energy, and eddy heat transport to changes in winds is quantified. On interannual time scales, the model exhibits the behavior of an "eddy saturated" ocean state, where increases in ...

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