Thermocline spiciness variations in the tropical Indian Ocean observed during 2003-2014

doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2014.12.004

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	Thermocline spiciness variations in the tropical Indian Ocean observed during 2003-2014
	Li, Yuanlong 1,2; Wang, Fan2
	2015-03-01
发表期刊	DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
卷号	97 页码:52-66
文章类型	Article
摘要	Spiciness variability in the thermocline is believed to be an important subsurface ocean process affecting sea surface temperature (SST) and climate variability over the tropical oceans. Analysis of in-situ observations during 2003-2014 reveals pronounced spiciness variations at interannual-to-decadal timescale within the thermocline of the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO). Isopycnal potential temperature and salinity anomalies between sigma(theta)=24.0-25.0 kg m(-3) have typical magnitudes of 0.2 degrees C and 0.08 psu in the southeastern Arabian Sea and the southern TIO, comparable with those observed in the Pacific basin. In the southeastern Arabian Sea, spiciness variations are dominated by a decadal trend, showing positive (warm, salty) anomalies in 2003-2006 and negative (cold, fresh) anomalies in 2009-2013. The major cause is the mixed-layer property change in the northern Arabian Sea, which induces variation in both spiciness and amount of water detrained down to the thermocline. In the southern TIO, largest variations occur at two zonal spiciness fronts where different thermocline water masses converge. These signals are primarily produced by wind-driven geostrophic advection. Anomalies at the northern front (11-6 degrees S) exhibit westward spreading tendency and quick diffusion, which reflect mainly the signatures of the 1st baroclinic mode Rossby waves. Anomalies at the southern front (18-13 degrees S) move westward to the western TIO via the advection of the South Equatorial Current (SEC). These low-frequency subsurface spiciness variations can alter the background vertical thermal gradient in the thermocline ridge region (55-85 degrees E, 12-4 degrees S), although such impact on the SST variability is generally small. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
关键词	Spiciness Indian Ocean Circulation
DOI	10.1016/j.dsr.2014.12.004
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000350088800006
引用统计	被引频次：24[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/25375
专题	海洋环流与波动重点实验室
作者单位	1.Univ Colorado, Dept Atmospher & Ocean Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	海洋环流与波动重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Yuanlong,Wang, Fan. Thermocline spiciness variations in the tropical Indian Ocean observed during 2003-2014[J]. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS,2015,97:52-66.
APA	Li, Yuanlong,&Wang, Fan.(2015).Thermocline spiciness variations in the tropical Indian Ocean observed during 2003-2014.DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS,97,52-66.
MLA	Li, Yuanlong,et al."Thermocline spiciness variations in the tropical Indian Ocean observed during 2003-2014".DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS 97(2015):52-66.

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