1. Interdecadal change in the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave during 1951-2010.
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Bian, Lingen and Lin, Xiang
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ATMOSPHERE , *OCEAN , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences - Abstract
In this study, we defined an index of the Antarctic Circumploar Wave (ACW) and analyzed its variability for the period 1951-2010. A regime shift of the circumpolar westerly in the Southern Ocean and an interdecadal change of the ACW, which occurred around the mid-1970s, were identified. Associated with these changes, the variations of the ACW show three distinct sub-periods: 1951-1973, 1974-1980, and 1981-2010. They are characterized by different speeds, amplitudes, and wave structures. We briefly investigated possible mechanisms responsible for the different behaviors of the ACW during the three periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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