Atlantic impacts on subdecadal warming over the tropical Pacific in the 2000s
IntroductionA subdecadal (i.e. , three-year running mean) variation over the tropical Pacific is very distinctively observed in the 2000s.Results and methodsHere, we have demonstrated that sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the tropical Atlantic contribute to forming high ocean-temperature a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1668a3f09a0c48b3813ed7396fc8b128 2023-05-15T17:33:09+02:00 Atlantic impacts on subdecadal warming over the tropical Pacific in the 2000s Takashi Mochizuki Masahiro Watanabe 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1040352 https://doaj.org/article/1668a3f09a0c48b3813ed7396fc8b128 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.1040352/full https://doaj.org/toc/2624-9553 2624-9553 doi:10.3389/fclim.2022.1040352 https://doaj.org/article/1668a3f09a0c48b3813ed7396fc8b128 Frontiers in Climate, Vol 4 (2022) subdecadal variability interbasin connection walker circulation ocean thermocline tropical climate partial data assimilation Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1040352 2022-12-30T21:15:41Z IntroductionA subdecadal (i.e. , three-year running mean) variation over the tropical Pacific is very distinctively observed in the 2000s.Results and methodsHere, we have demonstrated that sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the tropical Atlantic contribute to forming high ocean-temperature anomalies in the tropical Pacific in the early 2000s by performing partial data assimilation of a global climate model. Low SSTs over the equatorial Atlantic change the Walker circulation, and the associated weakening of the Pacific trade winds raises the equatorial SST on subdecadal timescales. At the same time, a high SST anomaly is also generated in the off-equatorial North Pacific through deepening of the upper ocean thermocline due to an accompanying anticyclonic surface wind anomaly aloft. While the subtropical North Atlantic SSTs may help the subdecadal warming in the equatorial Pacific, the resultant SST anomalies show a one-year delay in the phase transition and are modestly accompanied by ocean thermocline deepening.DiscussionIt roughly follows the IMRaD format. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Frontiers in Climate 4 |
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IntroductionA subdecadal (i.e. , three-year running mean) variation over the tropical Pacific is very distinctively observed in the 2000s.Results and methodsHere, we have demonstrated that sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the tropical Atlantic contribute to forming high ocean-temperature anomalies in the tropical Pacific in the early 2000s by performing partial data assimilation of a global climate model. Low SSTs over the equatorial Atlantic change the Walker circulation, and the associated weakening of the Pacific trade winds raises the equatorial SST on subdecadal timescales. At the same time, a high SST anomaly is also generated in the off-equatorial North Pacific through deepening of the upper ocean thermocline due to an accompanying anticyclonic surface wind anomaly aloft. While the subtropical North Atlantic SSTs may help the subdecadal warming in the equatorial Pacific, the resultant SST anomalies show a one-year delay in the phase transition and are modestly accompanied by ocean thermocline deepening.DiscussionIt roughly follows the IMRaD format. |
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Atlantic impacts on subdecadal warming over the tropical Pacific in the 2000s |
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Atlantic impacts on subdecadal warming over the tropical Pacific in the 2000s |
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Atlantic impacts on subdecadal warming over the tropical Pacific in the 2000s |
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