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Transient Response of the Gulf Stream to Multiple Hurricanes in 2017
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2018
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Source: Geophysical Research Letters, 45(19)
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Journal Title:Geophysical Research Letters
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Description:Autonomousunderwatergliderobservationscollectedduringandafter2017HurricanesIrma, Jose,andMariashowtwotypesoftransientresponsewithintheGulfStream.First,anomalouslyfreshwater observednearthesurfaceandwithinthecoreoftheGulfStreamoffshoreoftheCarolinaslikelyresulted fromIrma’srainfallbeingentrainedintotheLoopCurrent-GulfStreamsystem.Second,GulfStreamvolumetransport was reduced by as much as 40% for about 2 weeks following Jose and Maria. The transport reduction had both barotropic and depth-dependent characteristics. Correlations between transport throughtheFloridaStraitsandreanalysiswindssuggestthatbothlocalwindsintheFloridaStraitsandwinds over the Gulf Stream farther downstream may have contributed to the transport reduction. To clarifytheunderlyingdynamics,additionalanalysesusingnumericalmodelsthatcapturetheGulfStream’s
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Source:Geophysical Research Letters, 45(19)
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ISSN:0094-8276;1944-8007;
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