Sentences with phrase «oceanic poleward heat transport»
Changes here have a long term effect, affecting the strength of the north - ward horizontal flow of the Atlantic's upper warm layer, thereby altering the oceanic poleward heat transport and the distribution of sea surface temperature (SST — AMO), the presumed source of the (climate) natural variability.
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More recently hurricanes have been implicated as heat pumps responsible for up to 15 % of poleward oceanic heat transport.
RE # 11 The role of hurricanes in the poleward heat transport immediately leads to the question, how is the poleward heat transport divided between atmospheric and oceanic routes?
In which case, half of the global warming in the last three decades is due to the negative feedback of increased poleward oceanic heat transport as a result of weaker solar activity.
The Arctic responds strongly through teleconnections controlling the rates of poleward oceanic and atmospheric heat transport.