Transient Response of the Gulf Stream to Multiple Hurricanes in 2017

Todd, Robert E.; Asher, Taylor G.; Heiderich, Joleen; Bane, John M.; Luettich, Richard A.

doi:10.1029/2018gl079180

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Transient Response of the Gulf Stream to Multiple Hurricanes in 2017

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2018
By Todd, Robert E. ; Asher, Taylor G. ; Heiderich, Joleen ; ...

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Geophysical Research Letters
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Todd, Robert E. ; Asher, Taylor G. ; Heiderich, Joleen ; Bane, John M. ; Luettich, Richard A.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
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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General Earth And Planetary Sciences Geophysics General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences
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Geophysical Research Letters, 45(19)
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl079180
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0094-8276 ; 1944-8007
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Grant no. NA14OAR4320158
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