Trends in the climate of the North Atlantic Ocean over the past century

Nature ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 263 (5578) ◽  
pp. 576-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. COLEBROOK
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Changes in the probability of larvae crossing the North Atlantic during the 20th century

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Rodríguez-Díaz ◽  
Inés Álvarez ◽  
Moncho Gómez-Gesteira ◽  
Fran Santos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Gulf Stream ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Straits Of Florida ◽  
The North ◽  
Ocean Data Assimilation ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Passive Tracers

Lagrangian trajectories of passive particles were simulated using velocity fields provided by the Simple Ocean Data Assimilation model to determine changes in their probability of crossing the North Atlantic Ocean during the period 1899–2010. Particles were released in the Straits of Florida, where the Gulf Stream is the main driving force. The results showed that eddy kinetic energy increased along the Gulf Stream path, which enhanced connectivity across the Atlantic. The time for water parcels (passive tracers) to cross the North Atlantic Ocean has shortened in the past century, with a minimum crossing period of 6–7 months and a decreasing trend ranging from –0.15 to –0.40 months per decade.

Abrupt wind regime changes in the North Atlantic Ocean during the past 30,000-60,000 years

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Constancia López-Martínez ◽  
Joan O. Grimalt ◽  
Babette Hoogakker ◽  
Jens Gruetzner ◽  
Maryline J. Vautravers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Wind Regime ◽  
Regime Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Heightened tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic: natural variability or climate trend?

2007 ◽  
Vol 365 (1860) ◽  
pp. 2695-2716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg J Holland ◽  
Peter J Webster
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Climate Trend ◽  
The North ◽  
Major Hurricane ◽  
The North Atlantic

We find that long-period variations in tropical cyclone and hurricane frequency over the past century in the North Atlantic Ocean have occurred as three relatively stable regimes separated by sharp transitions. Each regime has seen 50% more cyclones and hurricanes than the previous regime and is associated with a distinct range of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Overall, there appears to have been a substantial 100-year trend leading to related increases of over 0.7°C in SST and over 100% in tropical cyclone and hurricane numbers. It is concluded that the overall trend in SSTs, and tropical cyclone and hurricane numbers is substantially influenced by greenhouse warming. Superimposed on the evolving tropical cyclone and hurricane climatology is a completely independent oscillation manifested in the proportions of tropical cyclones that become major and minor hurricanes. This characteristic has no distinguishable net trend and appears to be associated with concomitant variations in the proportion of equatorial and higher latitude hurricane developments, perhaps arising from internal oscillations of the climate system. The period of enhanced major hurricane activity during 1945–1964 is consistent with a peak period in major hurricane proportions.

scholarly journals Hydrological relationship between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea during the past 15-75 kyr

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 626-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martine Paterne ◽  
Nejib Kallel ◽  
Laurent Labeyrie ◽  
Maryline Vautravers ◽  
Jean-Claude Duplessy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Mediterranean
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