Interhemispheric water exchange in the Atlantic Ocean /
edited by G.J. Goni and P. Malanotte-Rizzoli.
- 1st ed.
- Amsterdam ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier, 2003.
- 1 online resource (xv, 506 pages) : illustrations (some color) : digital, HTML and PDF files.
- Elsevier oceanography series, 68 0422-9894 ; .
- Elsevier oceanography series ; 68. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Circulation, variability and near-equatorial meridional flow in the central tropical Atlantic -- Comparison of hydrographic and altimeter based estimates of sea level height variability in the Atlantic Ocean -- Estimation of the tropical Atlantic circulation from altimetry data using a reduced-rank stationary Kalman filter -- A synthetic float analysis of upper-limb meridional overturning circulation interior ocean pathways in the tropical/subtropical Atlantic -- A seasonal and interannual study of the western equatorial Atlantic upper thermocline circulation variability -- Fate of the equatorial undercurrent in the Atlantic -- The flow of AAIW along the equator -- Planetary equatorial trapped waves in the Atlantic ocean from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeetry -- Pathways and variability at intermediate depths in the tropical Atlantic -- A comparison of kinematic evidence for tropical cells in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans -- Subtropical cells in the Atlantic ocean: An observational summary -- Spectral, formal, and nonlinear stability in a layered quasigeostrophic model with application to the Atlantic North Equatorial current -- Shynoptic study of warm rings in the North Brazil Current retroflection region using satellite altimetry -- North Brazil Current rings and the variability in the latitude of retroflection -- North Brazil Current rings and transport of southern waters in a high resolution numerical simulation of the North Atlantic -- Cross-gyre transport by North Brazil Current rings -- Impact of North Brazil Current rings on local circulation and coral reef fish recruitment to Barbados, West Indies -- Wind bursts and enhances evaporation in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic ocean -- Spatial-temporal evolution of the low frequency climate variability in the tropical Atlantic.
Recent results from modeling and observational studies demonstrate that the tropical Atlantic is a critical region for processes that maintain the meridional overturning circulation, such as cross-equatorial exchanges, and for sea surface temperature variability that impacts on climate variability of the coupled tropical ocean/atmosphere system. The theme of this book is the inter-hemispheric and inter-gyre exchanges of heat, salt and fresh water, while its goal is to improve the knowledge of the tropical Atlantic dynamics and how it affects the global ocean.