Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-159-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-159-2018
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10 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 10 Jan 2018

Intensification and deepening of the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone in response to increase in Indian monsoon wind intensity

Zouhair Lachkar, Marina Lévy, and Shafer Smith

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This study provides a new contribution to our understanding of the coupling between the oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) and climate. It explores how idealized changes in summer and winter Indian monsoon winds affect the productivity of the Arabian Sea and the size and intensity of its OMZ. We find that intensification of Indian monsoon winds can amplify climate warming on decadal to centennial timescales.
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