지구온난화 환경에서 해양 혼합층 두께 변화에 관한 연구

Abstract

The mixed layer is the ocean surface zone that responds most quickly and directly to atmospheric fluxes, and it is through the mixed layer that heat and momentum fluxes are transmitted to the deeper ocean and generate longer timescales of variability. Therefore, the ocean's mixed layer depth (hereafter referred to as MLD) is one of the most important quantities in the upper ocean, and is closely associated with physical, chemical and biological systems. In spite of a large number of studies on the influence of climate change using Coupled General Circulation Models (CGCMs) (see http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/subproject_publications.php), there has been little investigation of changes in MLD under climate change projections. The intent of this paper is to examine changes in MLD under atmospheric CO2 doubling, focusing on changes in MLD in the tropical Pacific.