Rapid coastal deoxygenation due to ocean circulation shift in the northwest Atlantic
Claret Cortes, Mariona ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and the Ocean)
Galbraith, Eric ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Palter, Jaime B. ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(University of Rhode Island. Graduate School of Oceanography)
Bianchi, Daniele ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(University of California. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)
Fennel, Katja (Dalhousie University. Department of Oceanography)
Gilbert, Denis ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Maurice Lamontagne Institute)
Dunne, Johan
(NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)
Data: |
2018 |
Resum: |
Global observations show that the ocean lost approximately 2% of its oxygen inventory over the past five decades1,2,3, with important implications for marine ecosystems4,5. The rate of change varies regionally, with northwest Atlantic coastal waters showing a long-term drop6,7 that vastly outpaces the global and North Atlantic basin mean deoxygenation rates5,8. However, past work has been unable to differentiate the role of large-scale climate forcing from that of local processes. Here, we use hydrographic evidence to show that a Labrador Current retreat is playing a key role in the deoxygenation on the northwest Atlantic shelf. A high-resolution global coupled climate-biogeochemistry model9 reproduces the observed decline of saturation oxygen concentrations in the region, driven by a retreat of the equatorward-flowing Labrador Current and an associated shift towards more oxygen-poor subtropical waters on the shelf. The dynamical changes underlying the shift in shelf water properties are correlated with a slowdown in the simulated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)10. Our results provide strong evidence that a major, centennial-scale change of the Labrador Current is underway, and highlight the potential for ocean dynamics to impact coastal deoxygenation over the coming century. |
Ajuts: |
European Commission 682602 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM-2015-0552
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Nota: |
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552 |
Drets: |
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Llengua: |
Anglès |
Document: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
Publicat a: |
Nature climate change, Vol. 8 (September 2018) , p. 868-872, ISSN 1758-6798 |
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0263-1
PMID: 30416585
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