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Influence of El Nino on the upper-ocean circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Lohmann, K.; Latif, M.

Journal of Climate 20(19): 5012-5018

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 0894-8755
Accession: 018497426

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This study investigates the influence of El Nino on the upper-ocean circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean (via changes in the Atlantic trade winds) by analyzing observed sea surface temperature (SST) together with an ocean general circulation model integration forced by the NCEP-NCAR reanalysis. During periods with anomalously warm (cold) eastern equatorial Pacific SST, the southern Atlantic tropical cell is strengthened (weakened).

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