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Influence of the Gulf Stream on the troposphere

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  • Shoshiro Minobe

    (Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)

  • Akira Kuwano-Yoshida

    (Earth Simulator Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

  • Nobumasa Komori

    (Earth Simulator Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

  • Shang-Ping Xie

    (International Pacific Research Center,
    University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA)

  • Richard Justin Small

    (International Pacific Research Center,)

Abstract

Rising heat The Gulf Stream is a warm Atlantic current that transports heat northward, keeping Western Europe significantly warmer than North America in winter. It is known to influence short-term weather phenomena such as surface winds and cyclone formation, but its effects on longer-term climate and at higher levels in the atmosphere are poorly understood. Now a combination of weather analyses, satellite data and an atmospheric general circulation model reveals that the Gulf Stream's influence is felt well above the near-surface portion of the atmosphere. The current anchors a tall wall of atmospheric upward motion that penetrates into the upper troposphere and supports deep raining clouds. This provides a pathway by which the Gulf Stream can affect local climate, and possibly climate in remote regions via an effect on planetary wave propagation. The cover graphic represents surface current speeds in blue-white colours (white is the fastest) and upward wind velocities in yellow-red colours (red for stronger winds), along with land-surface topography in eastern North America.

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  • Shoshiro Minobe & Akira Kuwano-Yoshida & Nobumasa Komori & Shang-Ping Xie & Richard Justin Small, 2008. "Influence of the Gulf Stream on the troposphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 452(7184), pages 206-209, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:452:y:2008:i:7184:d:10.1038_nature06690
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06690
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