Robust intensification of global ocean Eddy Kinetic Energy from three decades of satellite altimetry observations
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| author | Barceló-Llull, Bàrbara Rosselló, Pere Combes, Vincent Sánchez-Román, Antonio Pujol, M. Isabelle Pascual, Ananda |
| author_facet | Barceló-Llull, Bàrbara Rosselló, Pere Combes, Vincent Sánchez-Román, Antonio Pujol, M. Isabelle Pascual, Ananda |
| contents | Ocean mesoscale variability, a key component of the climate system, influences ocean circulation and heat, gas, carbon and nutrient distribution. Trends on Eddy Kinetic Energy (EKE), a metric measuring its intensity, are investigated using two products constructed from 30 years of altimetric observations. Statistically significant positive trends in globally-averaged EKE reveal a strengthening of 1-3% per decade. Regions of intense mesoscale activity become more energetic than other areas. Robust positive EKE trends are observed in the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream, with remarkable EKE increases of ~50% and ~20%, respectively, over the last decade. Our study opens a new question into how the observed Gulf Stream strengthening impacts the AMOC, and challenges existing climate models emphasizing the necessity for improved small-scale ocean process representation. |
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| spellingShingle | Robust intensification of global ocean Eddy Kinetic Energy from three decades of satellite altimetry observations Barceló-Llull, Bàrbara Rosselló, Pere Combes, Vincent Sánchez-Román, Antonio Pujol, M. Isabelle Pascual, Ananda Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Ocean mesoscale variability, a key component of the climate system, influences ocean circulation and heat, gas, carbon and nutrient distribution. Trends on Eddy Kinetic Energy (EKE), a metric measuring its intensity, are investigated using two products constructed from 30 years of altimetric observations. Statistically significant positive trends in globally-averaged EKE reveal a strengthening of 1-3% per decade. Regions of intense mesoscale activity become more energetic than other areas. Robust positive EKE trends are observed in the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream, with remarkable EKE increases of ~50% and ~20%, respectively, over the last decade. Our study opens a new question into how the observed Gulf Stream strengthening impacts the AMOC, and challenges existing climate models emphasizing the necessity for improved small-scale ocean process representation. |
| title | Robust intensification of global ocean Eddy Kinetic Energy from three decades of satellite altimetry observations |
| topic | Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.08014 |