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DOI	10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0283.1
	On the emergence of the Atlantic multidecadal SST signal: A key role of the mixed layer depth variability driven by North Atlantic oscillation
	Yamamoto A.; Tatebe H.; Nonaka M.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0894-8755
起始页码	3511
结束页码	3531
卷号	33 期号:9
英文摘要	Despite its wide-ranging potential impacts, the exact cause of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation/ variability (AMO/AMV) is far from settled. While the emergence of the AMO sea surface temperature (SST) pattern has been conventionally attributed to the ocean heat transport, a recent study showed that the atmospheric stochastic forcing is sufficient. In this study, we resolve this conundrum by partitioning the multidecadal SST tendency into a part caused by surface heat fluxes and another by ocean dynamics, using a preindustrial control simulation of a state-of-the-art coupled climate model. In the model, horizontal ocean heat advection primarily acts to warm the subpolar SST as in previous studies; however, when the vertical component is also considered, the ocean dynamics overall acts to cool the region. Alternatively, the heat flux term is primarily responsible for the subpolar North Atlantic SST warming, although the associated surface heat flux anomalies are upward as observed. Further decomposition of the heat flux term reveals that it is the mixed layer depth (MLD) deepening that makes the ocean less susceptible for cooling, thus leading to relative warming by increasing the ocean heat capacity. This role of the MLD variability in the AMO signature had not been addressed in previous studies. The MLD variability is primarily induced by the anomalous salinity transport by the Gulf Stream modulated by the multidecadal North Atlantic Oscillation, with turbulent fluxes playing a secondary role. Thus, depending on how we interpret the MLD variability, our results support the two previously suggested frameworks, yet slightly modifying the previous notions. © 2020 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy
英文关键词	Atmospheric movements; Atmospheric pressure; Climate models; Ocean currents; Specific heat; Stochastic systems; Surface waters; Atlantic multidecadal oscillations; Control simulation; Coupled climate model; North Atlantic oscillations; Ocean heat transport; Sea surface temperature (SST); Subpolar North Atlantic; Surface heat fluxes; Heat flux; advection; Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; atmospheric forcing; climate modeling; heat flux; mixed layer; North Atlantic Oscillation; sea surface temperature; turbulent flow; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean (North); Gulf Stream
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Climate
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/171330
作者单位	Japan Agency for Marine–Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yamamoto A.,Tatebe H.,Nonaka M.. On the emergence of the Atlantic multidecadal SST signal: A key role of the mixed layer depth variability driven by North Atlantic oscillation[J],2020,33(9).
APA	Yamamoto A.,Tatebe H.,&Nonaka M..(2020).On the emergence of the Atlantic multidecadal SST signal: A key role of the mixed layer depth variability driven by North Atlantic oscillation.Journal of Climate,33(9).
MLA	Yamamoto A.,et al."On the emergence of the Atlantic multidecadal SST signal: A key role of the mixed layer depth variability driven by North Atlantic oscillation".Journal of Climate 33.9(2020).