Extended Data Figure 5: Mean flow and eddy response to OME-A feedback in the Gulf Stream simulated by CESM.
From: Western boundary currents regulated by interaction between ocean eddies and the atmosphere
a–c, Composite of winter season mean U velocity (colour scale and contours in metres per second) along 60° W based on 11-year CESM simulations. The composite was taken according to the axis of the winter mean Gulf Stream current along 60° W defined by the latitude of maximum U velocity. The x axis is the distance from the Gulf Stream current. d, Ratio of EKE spectra between MEFS and CTRL in the Gulf Stream Extension region (35° N–42° N, 70° W–55° W) based on 11-year CESM simulations. e, As for d, but for eddy enstrophy (ENS) spectra. The grey shading indicates the geometric standard deviation of EKE and enstrophy ratio in individual years of the CESM simulations (d and e).
