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Both can be right. The heat budget of the NE Pacific ocean, without an equivalent to the Gulf Stream, may well explain the milder winters in Seattle, but the NE
by kayo_20211030 3y ago
Both can be right. The heat budget of the NE Pacific ocean, without an equivalent to the Gulf Stream, may well explain the milder winters in Seattle, but the NE Atlantic's heat budget is still "goosed" by the Gulf Stream and mixing. The paper's argument doesn't engage that argument. It deals with atmospheric changes postulated as a consequence of freshwater anomalies caused by arctic melting.
- defrost 3y agoSure. The main point of interest here is that for a very long time the gulf stream alone has been the accepted common wisdom for a warm Europe. It's interesting that there's other credible factors, particularly with talk of potential gulf stream collapse.