Arctic-subarctic ocean fluxes: defining the role of northern seas in climate

The two-way oceanic exchanges that connect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans through subarctic seas are of fundamental importance to climate. Change may certainly be imposed on the Arctic Ocean from subarctic seas, including a changing poleward ocean heat flux that is central to determining the present state and future fate of the perennial sea-ice. And the signal of Arctic change is expected to have its major climatic impact by reaching south through subarctic seas, either side of Greenland, to modulate the Atlantic thermohaline ‘conveyor’. Developing the predictive skills of climate models is seen to be the most direct way of extending the ability of society to mitigate for or adapt to 'globalchange' and is the main justification for continuing an intense observationaleffort in these waters. As records have lengthened, they have shown that important aspects of oceanic exchange through subarctic seas are currently at a long-term extreme state, providing further motivation for their study. New and unpublished results from the ASOF project. First attempt to describe the changing Subarctic Seas as a complete unit. Benchmark for the International Polar Year (IPY) and the efforts in understanding Arctic rapid change. Editors and leading authors are world experts in the field INDICE: From the contents A. The Subarctic seas as a source of Arctic change.- B. The freshwater flux from Northern seas as a moderator of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.- C. The dense water overflows from Northern Seas as drivers of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.- D. The 'receiving volume' of the northern North Atlantic.- E. Invited lectures.- F. Conclusions.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-6773-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 610
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés