Interannual variability of wind power input to near-inertial motions in the North Atlantic

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Tina Dippe, Xiaoming Zhai, Richard Greatbatch, Willi Rath]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Ocean Dynamics, 65/6(2015-06-01), 859-875
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a Near-inertial oscillations are ubiquitous in the ocean and are believed to play an important role in the global climate system. Studies on wind power input to near-inertial motions (WPI) have so far focused primarily on estimating the time-mean WPI, with little attention being paid to its temporal variability. In this study, a combination of atmospheric reanalysis products, a high-resolution ocean model and linear regression models are used to investigate for the first time the relationship between interannual variability of WPI in the North Atlantic and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), motivated by the idea that the NAO serves as a good indicator for storminess over the North Atlantic and that storms account for the majority of WPI. It is found that WPI at low and high latitudes of the North Atlantic is significantly correlated to the NAO, owing to its influence on the configuration of the storm track. Positive (negative) NAO conditions are associated with increased WPI in the subpolar (subtropical) ocean. Basin-wide WPI is found to be significantly enhanced under negative NAO conditions, but is not significantly different from the climatological average under positive NAO conditions. This indicates a weak inverse relationship between basin-wide WPI and the NAO, contradicting intuitive expectations. The asymmetric impact of the NAO on basin-wide WPI results from greater sensitivity of WPI to near-inertial wind forcing at lower latitudes due to the variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 
690 7 |a Near-inertial currents  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a North Atlantic Oscillation  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Wind power input  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Interannual variability  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Ocean modelling  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Statistical modelling  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Dippe  |D Tina  |u GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Zhai  |D Xiaoming  |u Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Greatbatch  |D Richard  |u GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Rath  |D Willi  |u GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Zhai  |D Xiaoming  |u Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Greatbatch  |D Richard  |u GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany  |4 aut 
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