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 Atlantic Ocean  

Atlantic Ocean
...Physical GeographyExtent and Seas The Atlantic Ocean extends in an S shape from the...The shortest distance across the Atlantic Ocean (c.1,600 mi/2,575 km) is between...America. The principal arms of the Atlantic Ocean are Hudson and Baffin bays, the...
November 12, 2008; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Influence of El NiƱo on the Upper-Ocean Circulation in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean
...upper-ocean circulation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean (via changes in the Atlantic trade...ENSO) phenomenon on the tropical Atlantic Ocean, especially its sea surface temperature...affect the trade winds over the Atlantic Ocean (e.g., Enfield and Mayer 1997...
October 1, 2007; Journal of Climate

Dominant patterns of climate variability in the Atlantic Ocean during the last 136 years
...of Climate Variability in the Atlantic Ocean during the Last 136 Years* ABSTRACT...pressure (SLP) variability in the Atlantic Ocean are identified using a multivariate...and are associated with tropical Atlantic Ocean warming (cooling) with different...
August 1, 1999; Journal of Climate

Intrinsic Ocean-Atmosphere Variability of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean
...from air-sea coupling within the Atlantic Ocean or by the oceanic responses to...anomalous forcing external to the Atlantic Ocean. The effect of the Pacific El...anomalies (SSTAs) of the tropical Atlantic Ocean to climate fluctuations in the...
June 1, 2004; Journal of Climate

Ocean Dynamics and the Nature of Air-Sea Interactions over the North Atlantic at Decadal Time Scales
...air-sea interactions over the North Atlantic on the ocean dynamics is explored by analyzing...dynamics. 1. Introduction The North Atlantic Ocean exhibits variability of its surface...surface temperature (SST) of the Atlantic Ocean has been reported and linked...
April 1, 2005; Journal of Climate

Climate Response to External Sources of Freshwater: North Atlantic versus the Southern Ocean
...perturbation is located in the Atlantic Ocean from 50 to 70N. In the second...the high latitudes of the North Atlantic Ocean, it hinders the sinking of the...water flowing southward in the Atlantic Ocean, a large amount of heat is transported...
February 1, 2007; Journal of Climate

tlantic to Develop Westbury, a 4,000-unit Residential and Golf Community in Southwest Suburban Chicago.
...private real estate developer Ocean Atlantic announced it has begun developing...Construction began last fall. Ocean Atlantic is eager to continue expanding...founder and managing director of Ocean Atlantic. We welcome the opportunity to...
March 15, 2006; Business Wire

The Lagrangian View of South Atlantic Interocean Exchange in a Global Ocean Model Compared with Inverse Model Results
...intermediate waters in the South Atlantic Ocean. To resolve the pathways between...interoecan exchange in the South Atlantic Ocean. To facilitate the comparison...The main currents in the South Atlantic Ocean are shown in Fig. 1. The upper...
May 1, 2004; Journal of Physical Oceanography

Looking for the role of the ocean in tropical Atlantic decadal climate variability
...SST variability in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 1165...climate variation in the tropical Atlantic Ocean from thermodynamic air-sea interations...Caribbean rainfall, ENSO and the Atlantic Ocean. J. Climate, 13, 297-311. Hastenrath...
March 1, 2001; Journal of Climate

an interaction in the North Atlantic: Near-surface climate variability
Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction in the North Atlantic: Near-Surface Climate...variable depth mixed layer ocean model of the North Atlantic (between 200 and 60N...coupling. In the North Atlantic sector, surface air and ocean temperature anomalies...
July 1, 1998; Journal of Climate



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