Historical reconstruction of subpolar North Atlantic overturning and its relationship to density
Historical reconstruction of subpolar North Atlantic overturning and its relationship to density
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10.1029/2021jc017732
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2022-05
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V. Roussenov;Richard G. Williams;M. Lozier;N. P. Holliday;Doug M. Smith
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V. Roussenov;Richard G. Williams;M. Lozier;N. P. Holliday;Doug M. Smith
The connections between the overturning of the subpolar North Atlantic and regional density changes are assessed on interannual and decadal timescales using historical, data-based reconstructions of the overturning over the last 60 years and forward model integrations with buoyancy and wind forcing. The data-based reconstructions reveal a dominant eastern basin contribution to the subpolar overturning in density space and changes in the overturning reaching ±2.5 Sv, which are both in accord with the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP). The zonally integrated geostrophic velocity across the basin is connected to boundary contrasts in Montgomery potential in density space. The overturning for the eastern side of the basin is strongly correlated with density changes in the Irminger and Labrador Seas, while the overturning for the western side is correlated with boundary density changes in the Labrador Sea. These boundary density