Influence of Antarctic Intermediate Water on the deoxygenation of the Atlantic Ocean
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- 作者：Guilherme Cordova Santos
- 关键词：Oxygen minimum zones ; Dissolved oxygen ; Antarctic intermediate water ; Optimum multiparameter analysis
- 刊名：Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：76
- 期：part_P1
- 页码：72-82
- 全文大小：2234 K
文摘
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- <p id="par0005">A continuous vertical expansion of OMZs in the Atlantic Ocean is observed between 1960 and 2015.p>
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- <p id="par0010">Temperature-driven changes in oxygen solubility explain only 31% of the oxygen decline in the AAIW source region.p>
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- <p id="par0015">Changes in AAIW contribution likely explain oxygen decreasing and vertical thicknesses of the OMZs in the Atlantic Ocean.p>
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- <p id="par0020">The largest oxygen decrease and the highest vertical expansion rates occurred in the AAIW layer of the ETNA region.p>