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Nonnormal thermohaline circulation dynamics in a coupled ocean-atmosphere GCM

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Using the GFDL coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model CM2.1, the transient amplification of thermohaline circulation (THC) anomalies due to its nonnormal dynamics is studied. A reduced space based on empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) of temperature and salinity anomaly fields in the North Atlantic is constructed. Under the assumption that the dynamics of this reduced space is linear, the propagator of the system is then evaluated and the transient growth of THC anomalies analy...

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Publisher copy:
10.1175/2007JPO3769.1
Journal:
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Volume:
38
Issue:
3
Pages:
588-604
Publication date:
2008-03-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1520-0485
ISSN:
0022-3670
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:165042
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uuid:cc981a14-7adf-4d96-ac6d-bcf0559d422d
Local pid:
pubs:165042
Source identifiers:
165042
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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