On the Variability of Wind Power Input to the Oceans with a Focus on the Subpolar North Atlantic

Variations in power input to the ocean using a recent global "reanalysis" extending back to 1871 show a strong trend in the net power input since then, a trend dominated by the Southern Ocean region. This trend is interpreted as a spurious result of the changing observational system. Focus...

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Main Authors: Zhai, Xiaoming (Author), Wunsch, Carl (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Meteorological Society, 2014-02-24T17:11:36Z.
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