Intraseasonal SST Variability and Air–Sea Interaction over the Kuroshio Extension Region during Boreal Summer*
Intraseasonal SST Variability and Air–Sea Interaction over the Kuroshio Extension Region during Boreal Summer*
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DOI:
10.1175/jcli-d-11-00109.1
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发表时间:
2012-03
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Lu Wang;Tim Li;Tianjun Zhou
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作者:
Lu Wang;Tim Li;Tianjun Zhou
AbstractThe structure and evolution characteristics of intraseasonal (20–100 day) variations of sea surface temperature (SST) and associated atmospheric and oceanic circulations over the Kuroshio Extension (KE) region during boreal summer are investigated, using satellite-based daily SST, observed precipitation data, and reanalysis data. The intraseasonal SST warming in the KE region is associated with an anomalous anticyclone in the overlying atmosphere, reduced precipitation, and northward and downward currents in the upper ocean. The corresponding atmospheric and oceanic fields during the SST cooling phase exhibit a mirror image with an opposite sign. A mixed layer heat budget analysis shows that the intraseasonal SST warming is primarily attributed to anomalous shortwave radiation and latent heat fluxes at the surface. The anomalous sensible heat flux and oceanic advection also have contributions, but with a much smaller magnitude.The SST warming caused by the atmospheric forcing further exerts a sign...