• Atmospheric Sciences

    • Observational evidence for an ocean heat pump induced by tropical cyclones

      • Ryan L. Sriver, Matthew Huber,
      • Original article citation: Nature 447," (2007).
      • Categories: Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Impacts, and Ocean Sciences
      • Recommended by: Olive Heffernan on 06/06/2007 09:18PM GMT
      • Reasons for recommending:
        Ryan Sriver and Matthew Huber of Purdue University, Indiana, present substantive evidence in this Nature paper that tropical cyclones play a critial role in mixing the upper layers of the ocean. Ocean mixing transports heat from the tropics to cooler regions, so this has climate implications. The concept isn't new, but it's a solid piece of work as they have more data and longer sampling periods than previous studies. They also auggest that climate change could increase cyclone-induced mixing and heat transport in the future.

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