Latitudinal displacements of the Gulf Stream (1966-1977) and their relation to changes in temperature and zooplankton abundance in the NE Atlantic
Taylor, A.H.; Stephens, J.A. (1980). Latitudinal displacements of the Gulf Stream (1966-1977) and their relation to changes in temperature and zooplankton abundance in the NE Atlantic. Oceanol. Acta 3(2): 145-150
In: Oceanologica Acta. Elsevier/Gauthier-Villars: Montreuil. ISSN 0399-1784; e-ISSN 1878-4143, more
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Annual variations
Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
Climate
Hydrography
Motion > Water motion > Circulation > Water circulation > Ocean circulation
Ocean-atmosphere system
Sea surface temperature
Water currents
AN, Gulf Stream [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Taylor, A.H.
- Stephens, J.A.
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| Abstract |
It is shown that the north wall of the Gulf Stream was displaced southward during 1966 to 1971 and returned northward after 1973. While there was no clear relation with any of several relevant wind and pressure indices, there were similar trends in sea-surface temperature, salinity and abundance of zooplankton in the NE Atlantic. The displacements of the Gulf Stream are therefore part of a large-scale change encompassing most of the North Atlantic. These changes are either separate manifestations of variations in the global atmospheric circulation, or the changes in the NE Atlantic are the indirect result of variations in the Gulf Stream. |
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