PL44A:
Advances in Our Understanding of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the South Atlantic I Posters
PL44A:
Advances in Our Understanding of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the South Atlantic I Posters
Advances in Our Understanding of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the South Atlantic I Posters
Session ID#: 27827
Session Description:
The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) is a key component of the climate system because of its role in redistributing heat, salt and carbon around the globe. The tremendous growth of the MOC observing system over the past ~15 years has led to new discoveries about the spatial and temporal variability of the MOC and how it influences coastal sea level, weather, and climate. Models and observations have shown that the water masses formed in remote regions are significantly altered as they transit the South Atlantic by processes such as mixing, advection, and local air-sea interactions. These modifications may lead to changes of the MOC strength and variability, and thus of the meridional heat and freshwater transport changes. In this session, we focus on recent results gleaned from observing systems in the South Atlantic, including moored, satellite, shipboard, and Lagrangian measurements. Recent model results on the MOC in the region, are also welcome. Together these observations and modeling results can provide a comprehensive view on South Atlantic MOC (SAMOC) variability. We encourage abstract submissions on new MOC-related findings in the South Atlantic, as well as on recommendation and/or design studies for the future evolution of the SAMOC observing system.
Primary Chair: Renellys C Perez, UM/CIMAS, Miami, FL, United States
Co-chairs: Maria Paz Chidichimo, Argentine Scientific Research Council (CONICET); Hydrographic Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rebecca Marie Hummels, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany and Tarron Lamont, Department of Environmental Affairs, Oceans & Coasts Research Branch, Cape Town 8012, South Africa
Moderators: Tarron Lamont, Department of Environmental Affairs, Oceans & Coasts Research Branch, Cape Town 8012, South Africa, Maria Paz Chidichimo, Argentine Scientific Research Council (CONICET); Hydrographic Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Renellys C Perez, UM/CIMAS & NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison: Renellys C Perez, UM/CIMAS & NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL, United States
Index Terms:
4215 Climate and interannual variability [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4283 Water masses [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4516 Eastern boundary currents [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4576 Western boundary currents [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Cross-Topics:
- CD - Coastal Dynamics
- OM - Ocean Modeling
- PS - Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Smaller
- RS - Regional Studies
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
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