Understanding Sea Temperature-atmospheric Pressure Links In North Atlantic
Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 16:14
in Earth & Climate
Feedback effects between the ocean and atmosphere are important to understanding the mechanisms affecting climate variations. Previous studies have found that atmospheric anomalies associated with a variation in atmospheric pressure above the North Atlantic Ocean called the North Atlantic Oscillation produce a three-part pattern (tripole) of sea surface temperature anomalies at midlatitudes.