Journal article
The influence of the Bering Strait on the circulation in a coarse resolution global ocean model
Climate Dynamics, Vol.9(7), pp.363-369
1994
Abstract
An ocean general circulation model of global domain, full continental geometry and bottom topography, is used to study the influence of the Bering Strait on the general circulation by comparing equilibrium solutions obtained with and without a land-bridge between Siberia and Alaska. The model is integrated with restoring boundary conditions (BC) on temperature and salinity, and later, with mixed BC in which a restoring BC on temperature is maintained but a specified flux condition on salinity is imposed. In both cases, the effect of the Bering Strait is to allow a flow of about 1.25-1.5 Sv from the North Pacific to the Arctic Ocean and, ultimately, back to the North Pacific along the western boundary current regions of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. When a restoring BC on salinity is used, the overturning associated with North Atlantic Deep Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water formation are increased if the Bering Strait is present in the model geometry. The result of switching to a specified flux BC on salinity is to cause a transition in the THC in which the overturning associated with North Atlantic Deep Water formation increases from about 12 Sv to about 22 Sv. This transition occurs in an essentially smooth fashion with no significant variability and is about 12% smaller in magnitude if the Bering Strait is present in the model geometry. Because the Bering Strait appears to exert some influence on the general circulation and the formation of deep water masses, it is recommended that this Strait be included in the geometry of similar resolution models designed to study the deep ocean and potential changes in climate.
Details
- Title
- The influence of the Bering Strait on the circulation in a coarse resolution global ocean model
- Authors/Creators
- C.J.C. Reason (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS.B. Power (Author/Creator) - Bureau of Meteorology
- Publication Details
- Climate Dynamics, Vol.9(7), pp.363-369
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Identifiers
- 991005541813707891
- Copyright
- © 1994 Springer-Verlag.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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