An ocean memory perspective: Disentangling atmospheric control of decadal variability in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Hemant Khatri
, - Richard G Williams,
- Tim Woollings,
- Doug M Smith
Hemant Khatri
Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool
Corresponding Author:[email protected]
Author ProfileRichard G Williams
Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool
Tim Woollings
Department of Physics, University of Oxford
Doug M Smith
Met Office, Hadley Centre
Abstract
An ocean memory framework is proposed to reveal the atmosphere's influence on ocean temperatures. Anomalous atmospheric forcing alters the ocean state through two mechanisms: short-term, local effects involving air−sea heat fluxes and Ekman circulation, and long-term, far-field effects involving changes from overturning and gyre circulations.27 Aug 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive 30 Aug 2024Published in ESS Open Archive
