Impact of the latitudinal distribution of tropical cyclones on ocean heat transport

The heavy winds associated with tropical cyclones generate strong upper ocean mixing. Recent studies suggest that this enhanced mixing significantly contributes to the ocean poleward heat transport, mainly due to a strengthening of the subtropical cells. A general circulation model is used here to s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jansen, Malte Friedrich, Ferrari, Raffaele
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Geophysical Union 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64633
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-1956