Meridional heat transport variability induced by mesoscale processes in the subpolar North Atlantic

The oceanic heat transport is traditionally believed to be determined by the large-scale ocean circulation. New findings suggest that the energetic mesoscale processes in the Iceland Basin profoundly modulate the oceanic heat transport variability on time scales from intra-seasonal to interannual.

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Main Authors: Jian Zhao, Amy Bower, Jiayan Yang, Xiaopei Lin, N. Penny Holliday
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f17d2acb3edc441dbf0ff1b5aaf529c1
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Summary:The oceanic heat transport is traditionally believed to be determined by the large-scale ocean circulation. New findings suggest that the energetic mesoscale processes in the Iceland Basin profoundly modulate the oceanic heat transport variability on time scales from intra-seasonal to interannual.