The North Atlantic Subtropical Surface Salinity Maximum as Observed by Aquarius Frederick Bingham UNC Wilmington Collaborators: Julius Busecke, Arnold.

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The North Atlantic Subtropical Surface Salinity Maximum as Observed by Aquarius Frederick Bingham UNC Wilmington Collaborators: Julius Busecke, Arnold Gordon and Claudia Giulivi (LDEO), Zhijin Li (JPL) Also thanks to J. D’Addezio! Work funded by NASA Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans doi: /2014JC009825

The SPURS Experiment Surface salinity maximum and formation site of subtropical underwater (STUW) O’Connor et al., (2005)

Formation of STUW Gordon and Giulivi, 2014

Mean SSS in SPURS region from Aquarius Aquarius L2 V3.0 data averaged into 0.5° along- track bins. Aug – Sept. 2013

Seasonal SSS in SPURS Region

Harmonic Analysis of SSS AmplitudePhase ~5 cm/s

Seasonal migration of maximum SSS Change in maximum SSS E-P for SPURS Region from ERAI (blue) S 0 (E-P)/h for the SPURS region (green) Courtesy: J. D’Addezio Surface area of SSS>37.4

Along-track variability Probability of finding fronts Along-track standard deviation

SSS change ( )-( ) psu

Mean ( ) current speed (cm/s) from OSCAR SSS-max Mean E (red), P (blue), E-P (green) and moisture flux divergence (black) Observed E-P plus observed surface current gives SSS change of ~0.6 between 15 and 25°N vs. observed of about 1.5* *D’Addezio and Bingham, Data are from ERAI, averaged over

The SSS-max as a negative feedback loop Higher surface salinity in SSS-max -> higher salinity subducted STUW -> greater stratification between surface and STUW -> decreased detrainment of freshwater from the surface as it flows poleward -> decreased surface salinity in SSS-max

ITCZ SSS Max Seasonal migration and modulation Subduction/detrainment Ekman Transport / Convergence Trade Winds Evaporation Density front and intrusion Interior Flow Rainfall 30N 10N

Motion of Barycenter of SSS-max Latitude Longitude Position SPURS Central Mooring

South Pacific SSS-max Interannual longitude Seasonal longitude South Pacific SSS-max has similar seasonality to N. Atlantic, but with larger amplitude South Pacific SSS-max position is correlated with ENSO. What about the N. Atlantic?

Summary Documented mean structure and variability of the SSS-max using Aquarius data The SSS-max has low variability and a small seasonal cycle Parts of the SPURS region have gotten fresher at a rate of ~ psu/yr Propagation of seasonal phase is consistent with northward transport by Ekman flow and the classic view of SSS-max formation The SSS-max shows evidence of frontal structures and fresh intrusions, either advective or from rainfall There was a rapid decrease in SSS in the second half of 2012 and a decrease in surface area covered by the SSS-max, possibly related to low E-P (heavy seasonal rainfall) Future work will gain insight from comparison with other ocean basins and by elucidating the links between the SSS-max areas and global phenomena such as ENSO and the NAO

A Subtropical North Atlantic Regional Atmospheric Moisture Budget* E-P (mm/day) plus Ekman Transport Mean E (red), P (blue), E-P (green) and moisture flux divergence (black) *D’Addezio and Bingham, Data are from ERAI, averaged over Observed E-P plus Ekman transport gives SSS change of ~0.6 between 15 and 25°N vs. observed of about 1.5