A Climatic Freshening of the Deep Atlantic North of 50° N over the past 20 Years

Observations made in summer 1981 show a significant and widespread decrease in salinity, averaging 0.02 per mil, in deep waters of the subpolar North Atlantic over the past two decades. This implies a relatively rapid response of deep water formation to climatic perturbation.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1983-12, Vol.222 (4629), p.1237-1239
Main Authors: Brewer, P. G., Broecker, W. S., Jenkins, W. J., Rhines, P. B., Rooth, C. G., Swift, J. H., Takahashi, T., Williams, R. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric circulation
Climate change
Cruises
Deep water
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Ice
Oceans
Physics of the oceans
Salinity
Sea water
Sea-air exchange processes
Seas
Surface water
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Summary:Observations made in summer 1981 show a significant and widespread decrease in salinity, averaging 0.02 per mil, in deep waters of the subpolar North Atlantic over the past two decades. This implies a relatively rapid response of deep water formation to climatic perturbation.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.222.4629.1237