@article{fdi:010066715, title = {{F}uture changes to the {I}ndonesian {T}hroughflow and {P}acific circulation : the differing role of wind and deep circulation changes}, author = {{S}en {G}upta, {A}. and {M}c{G}regor, {S}. and van {S}ebille, {E}. and {G}anachaud, {A}lexandre and {B}rown, {J}. {N}. and {S}antoso, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}limate models consistently project a substantial decrease in the {I}ndonesian {T}hroughflow ({ITF}) in response to enhanced greenhouse warming. {O}n interannual timescales {ITF} changes are largely related to tropical {P}acific wind variability. {H}owever, on the multidecadal timescales investigated here we demonstrate that regional winds and associated changes in the upper ocean circulation cannot explain the projected {ITF} decrease. {I}nstead, the decrease is related to a weakening in the northward flow of deep waters entering the {P}acific basin at similar to 40 degrees {S} and an associated reduction in the net basin-wide upwelling to the north of the southern tip of {A}ustralia. {T}his can be traced back to consistent changes in the {A}ntarctic {C}ircumpolar {C}urrent and {S}outhern {O}cean overturning, although questions still remain as to the ultimate drivers. {I}n contrast to the {ITF} decrease, substantial projected changes to the upper ocean circulation of the {P}acific basin are well explained by robust changes in the surface winds.}, keywords = {{OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {INDONESIE} ; {AUSTRAL} {OCEAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {43}, numero = {4}, pages = {1669--1678}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1002/2016gl067757}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066715}, }