Effects of Interannual Salinity Variability on the Barrier Layer in the Western-Central Equatorial Pacific:A Diagnostic Analysis from Argo
文献类型：CNKI期刊论文
| 作者 | ZHENG Fei; ZHANG Rong-Hua ; ZHU Jiang
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| 发表日期 | 2014-05-10 |
| 出处 | Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
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| 关键词 | barrier layer,salinity effect,ENSO,Argo |
| 英文摘要 | In this paper, interannual variations in the barrier layer thickness(BLT) are analyzed using Argo three-dimensional temperature and salinity data, with a focus on the effects of interannually varying salinity on the evolution of the El Nino–Southern Oscillation(ENSO). The interannually varying BLT exhibits a zonal seesaw pattern across the equatorial Pacific during ENSO cycles. This phenomenon has been attributed to two different physical processes. During El Nino(La Nina),the barrier layer(BL) is anomalously thin(thick) west of about 160°E, and thick(thin) to the east. In the western equatorial Pacific(the western part: 130°–160°E), interannual variations of the BLT indicate a lead of one year relative to those of the ENSO onset. The interannual variations of the BLT can be largely attributed to the interannual temperature variability, through its dominant effect on the isothermal layer depth(ILD). However, in the central equatorial Pacific(the eastern part: 160°E–170°W), interannual variations of the BL almost synchronously vary with ENSO, with a lead of about two months relative to those of the local SST. In this region, the interannual variations of the BL are significantly affected by the interannually varying salinity, mainly through its modulation effect on the mixed layer depth(MLD). As evaluated by a one-dimensional boundary layer ocean model, the BL around the dateline induced by interannual salinity anomalies can significantly affect the temperature fields in the upper ocean, indicating a positive feedback that acts to enhance ENSO. |
| 文献子类 | CNKI期刊论文 |
| 资助机构 | supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.2012CB955202) ; the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.41176014) |
| 卷 | v.31期:03页:30-40 |
| 语种 | 英文; |
| 分类号 | P731.12 |
| ISSN号 | 0256-1530 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/190478]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院海洋研究所 |
| 作者单位 | 1.InternationalCenterforClimateandEnvironmentScienceInstituteofAtmosphericPhysics,ChineseAcademyofSciences 2.EarthSystemScienceInterdisciplinaryCenter,UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,Maryland20740,USA 3.KeyLaboratoryofOceanCirculationandWavesInstituteofOceanology,ChineseAcademyofSciences |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | ZHENG Fei,ZHANG Rong-Hua,ZHU Jiang. Effects of Interannual Salinity Variability on the Barrier Layer in the Western-Central Equatorial Pacific:A Diagnostic Analysis from Argo. 2014. |
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