Collaborative Research: U.S. Crossroads—Connectivity of the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current through the Subpolar-Subtropical Transition Zone

合作研究:美国十字路口——北大西洋深西边界流通过副极地-副热带过渡区的连通性

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    2318948
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2023
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2023-10-01 至 2028-09-30
  • 项目状态:
    未结题

项目摘要

The subpolar-subtropical transition zone in the western North Atlantic has been identified as potentially key to Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) variability on decadal time scales. At this crossroads of the AMOC, the southbound Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) meets the northbound North Atlantic Current (NAC), and their interaction sets the properties of the deep waters exported to the rest of the Atlantic Ocean and beyond. The global overturning circulation—of which the AMOC is an important component—has proven to be a far more complex system than perhaps imagined when it was first likened to a great ocean conveyer in the 1980s. Progress in developing a mechanistic understanding of the response of the AMOC to various forcings is accelerating as direct continuous observations of its structure and variability are being sustained at a few latitudes for multiple years and even decades. Of interest here is the southward progression of water mass anomalies, generated at high North Atlantic latitudes, along the western boundary, particularly for overflow waters crossing the subpolar-subtropical transition zone. Recent observations of a decline in AMOC strength at 26°N have been attributed in part to overflow water density anomalies at the western boundary. Tracking down the upstream origin and pathways of these anomalies, and having them realistically represented in models, is key to being able to predict future AMOC changes. This project will measure the pathways of overflow waters with the deployment of 80 acoustically tracked floats and virtual floats in a high-resolution model. The float measurements will fill a critical gap in observations needed for model evaluation and contribute new understanding of the pathways and processes impacting the properties of overflow waters as they transit from the subpolar to subtropical North Atlantic. AMOC variability has been associated with a long list of climate impacts with societal relevance. U.S. Crossroads is focused on a region that has been proposed to "set the variability of the AMOC on decadal time scales," and therefore has implications beyond a regional process study. U.S. Crossroads is highly synergistic with two concurrent European-led programs with similar aims and complementary tools, namely "Explaining and Predicting the Overturning Circulation" (EPOC) and "French Crossroads." The partnerships with European programs will foster international resource sharing as well as exchange of ideas. The project will also support training and career development for a post-doc, who will spend time at both WHOI and FSU to gain experience in the analysis of both observations and model output. The project will also extend OceanInsight, a long-standing outreach program for blind and visually impaired students, with support for development of an accessible "remote field trip kit" to help foster interest and excitement in ocean science for a group underrepresented in STEM.Most attention has to date been focused on Labrador Sea Water (LSW) export and its impact on AMOC variability, revealing weak connectivity across the subpolar-subtropical boundary. Modeled particle trajectories suggest a greater connectivity for the deeper overflow waters (lower NADW) passing through the transition zone via the DWBC compared to LSW, but equivalent Lagrangian observations in overflow waters are lacking. This project will build on previous observational and modeling work with new float observations of overflow water pathways and new particle simulations using state-of-the-art, high-resolution, multi-decade North Atlantic simulations. A total of 80 acoustically tracked floats will be released in overflow waters in the DWBC to measure their pathways through the transition zone and identify processes that lead to boundary-interior exchange. Orders of magnitude more modeled particle trajectories will be generated using 1/12° (6 km) and 1/50° (1.5 km) configurations of HYCOM (Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model) North Atlantic simulations to amplify the necessarily limited float observations, test the sensitivity of overflow water pathways to model resolution and investigate decadal variability in those pathways related to NAC and AMOC variability.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
北大西洋西部的副极地-副热带过渡区被认为是大西洋经向翻转环流(AMOC)年代际变化的潜在关键。在AMOC的这个十字路口,南行的西部深层边界流(DWBC)与北行的北大西洋海流(NAC)相遇,它们的相互作用决定了出口到大西洋其他地区和更远地区的深层沃茨的性质。全球翻转环流(AMOC是其中的一个重要组成部分)已经被证明是一个比20世纪80年代首次将其比作一个巨大的海洋输送带时所想象的要复杂得多的系统。在发展对AMOC对各种强迫的反应的机械理解方面的进展正在加速,因为对其结构和可变性的直接连续观测正在几个纬度持续多年甚至几十年。这里感兴趣的是水团异常的向南进展,产生于北大西洋高纬度地区,沿着西部边界,特别是对于穿过亚极地-亚热带过渡带的溢出沃茨。最近在26°N观测到AMOC强度下降,部分原因是西部边界的溢流水密度异常。追踪这些异常的上游起源和路径,并在模型中真实地表示它们,是能够预测未来AMOC变化的关键。该项目将在高分辨率模型中部署80个声学跟踪浮子和虚拟浮子,测量溢出沃茨的路径。浮子测量将填补模型评估所需观测的关键空白,并有助于对影响溢出沃茨特性的路径和过程有新的了解,因为它们从副极地过渡到亚热带北大西洋。AMOC变异性与一长串具有社会相关性的气候影响有关。美国的十字路口是集中在一个地区,已被提议“设置的变化AMOC的十年时间尺度”,因此有超出区域过程研究的影响。美国的十字路口是高度协同与两个并行的欧洲领导的计划,具有类似的目标和互补的工具,即“解释和预测翻转循环”(EPOC)和“法国的十字路口。“与欧洲项目的伙伴关系将促进国际资源共享和思想交流。该项目还将支持博士后的培训和职业发展,博士后将在WHOI和FSU工作,以获得观测和模型输出分析方面的经验。该项目还将扩展OceanInsight,这是一个针对盲人和视障学生的长期外展计划,支持开发一个可访问的“远程实地考察工具包”,以帮助培养STEM中代表性不足的群体对海洋科学的兴趣和兴奋。迄今为止,大多数注意力都集中在拉布拉多海水(LSW)出口及其对AMOC变化的影响上,揭示了亚极地-亚热带边界的弱连通性。模拟的粒子轨迹表明,更深的溢流沃茨(较低NADW)通过DWBC的过渡区相比,LSW更大的连通性,但在溢流沃茨等效拉格朗日观测缺乏。该项目将建立在以前的观测和建模工作的基础上,采用最先进的高分辨率、数十年的北大西洋模拟,对溢流水道进行新的浮子观测和新的粒子模拟。 总共80个声学跟踪浮子将被释放到DWBC的溢流沃茨水中,以测量它们通过过渡区的路径并识别导致边界-内部交换的过程。使用1/12°(6 km)和1/50°将生成数量级更多的模拟粒子轨迹(1.5公里)HYCOM配置(混合坐标海洋模式)北大西洋模拟,以扩大必要的有限浮子观测,测试溢流水通道对模式分辨率的敏感性,并研究与NAC和AMOC变化相关的通道的年代际变化。基金会的使命是履行其法定使命,并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估,被认为值得支持。

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Xiaobiao Xu其他文献

Structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in Three Generations of Climate Models
三代气候模式中大西洋经向翻转环流的结构
  • DOI:
    10.1029/2023ea002887
  • 发表时间:
    2023
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.1
  • 作者:
    Fuchang Wang;Xiaobiao Xu;Feng Zhang;Leiming Ma
  • 通讯作者:
    Leiming Ma
Variability of the Iceland‐Scotland Overflow Water Transport Through the Charlie‐Gibbs Fracture Zone: Results From an Eddying Simulation and Observations
通过查理-吉布斯断裂带的冰岛-苏格兰溢流水输送的变化:涡流模拟和观测的结果
Impact of Vertical Resolution on Representing Baroclinic Modes and Water Mass Distribution in the North Atlantic
垂直分辨率对代表北大西洋斜压模式和水团分布的影响
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102261
  • 发表时间:
    2023
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.2
  • 作者:
    Xiaobiao Xu;E. Chassignet;A. Wallcraft
  • 通讯作者:
    A. Wallcraft
Parameterization of gravity current entrainment for ocean circulation models using a high-order 3D nonhydrostatic spectral element model
使用高阶 3D 非静水力谱元模型对海洋环流模型的重力流夹带进行参数化
  • DOI:
  • 发表时间:
    2006
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    0
  • 作者:
    Xiaobiao Xu;Yeon S. Chang;H. Peters;T. Özgökmen;E. Chassignet
  • 通讯作者:
    E. Chassignet
Spatial and Temporal Variability of North Atlantic Eddy Field at Scale less than 100km.
100公里以内北大西洋涡场的时空变化。
  • DOI:
    10.1002/essoar.10501076.1
  • 发表时间:
    2019
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    3.7
  • 作者:
    A. Ajayi;J. Le Sommer;E. Chassignet;J. Molines;Xiaobiao Xu;A. Albert;E. Cosme
  • 通讯作者:
    E. Cosme

Xiaobiao Xu的其他文献

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{{ truncateString('Xiaobiao Xu', 18)}}的其他基金

Collaborative Research: The impact of irregular small-scale topography on large-scale circulation patterns
合作研究:不规则小尺度地形对大尺度环流格局的影响
  • 批准号:
    2241626
  • 财政年份:
    2023
  • 资助金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Ocean Dynamics Impacting Shelf Sea Level in Eastern Atlantic (ODISSEA)
影响东大西洋陆架海平面的海洋动力学 (ODISSEA)
  • 批准号:
    2349841
  • 财政年份:
    2023
  • 资助金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Collaborative Research: Eddy fluxes across the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front near Southeast Indian Ridge
合作研究:东南印度洋脊附近南极南部绕极流锋的涡流
  • 批准号:
    2023210
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: Subpolar North Atlantic Processes - Dynamics and pRedictability of vAriability in Gyre and OverturNing (SNAP-DRAGON)
NSFGEO-NERC:合作研究:北大西洋次极过程 - 环流和翻转变化的动力学和可预测性 (SNAP-DRAGON)
  • 批准号:
    2038449
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Subpolar-Subtropical Connectivity of the North Atlantic Circulation
北大西洋环流的副极地-副热带连通性
  • 批准号:
    1537136
  • 财政年份:
    2015
  • 资助金额:
    $ 46.96万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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