@inbook{4deb1237f1ad4223892d411dbbeaba66,
title = "The effects of vertical mixing on the circulation of the AABW in the atlantic",
abstract = "We study the dependence of the volume and transport of the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) in the Atlantic Ocean on vertical mixing. Numerical results from a set of OGCM runs show that, while the vertical extent of the AABW cell decreases with intensifying vertical mixing, the cell's transport increases. An analytical model of the deep boundary layers is then used to interpret the results. The decrease in the AABW thickness is explained by the downward expansion of the upper, North Atlantic Deep Water cell. The intensification of the AABW transport is attributed to the increase in the deep meridional pressure gradient, which drives the flow. An estimate of the AABW transport is then derived from the density balance in the deep western boundary layer and compared with the OGCM results.",
author = "Kamenkovich, {Igor V.} and Goodman, {Paul J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments. We are thankful to the two anonymous reviewers for their comments on improving the manuscript. One of the reviewers suggested additional experiments, which helped to clarify main assumptions. We thank Dr. Seidov for his advice on improving the discussion of the results in the context of other studies. This publication was supported by the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) under NOAA Cooperative Agreement #NA67RJ0155, Contribution #785.",
year = "2001",
doi = "10.1029/GM126p0217",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780875909851",
series = "Geophysical Monograph Series",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
pages = "217--226",
editor = "Dan Seidov and Haupt, {Bernd J.} and Mark Maslin",
booktitle = "The Oceans and Rapid Climate Change",
}