| Autor: |
Youngji Joh, Thomas L. Delworth, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Xiaosong Yang, Anthony Rosati, Nathaniel C. Johnson, Liwei Jia |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2397-3722 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41612-023-00453-9 |
| Popis: |
Abstract The Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE) is the North Pacific oceanic frontal zone where air-sea heat and moisture exchanges allow strong communication between the ocean and atmosphere. Using satellite observations and reanalysis datasets, we show that the KOE surface heat flux variations are very closely linked to Kuroshio Extension (KE) sea surface height (SSH) variability on both seasonal and decadal time scales. We investigate seasonal oceanic and atmospheric anomalies associated with anomalous KE upper ocean temperature, as reflected in SSH anomalies (SSHa). We show that the ocean-induced seasonal changes in air-sea coupled processes, which are accompanied by KE upper-ocean temperature anomalies, lead to significant ocean-to-atmosphere heat transfer during November-December-January (i.e., NDJ). This anomalous NDJ KOE upward heat transfer has recently grown stronger in the observational record, which also appears to be associated with the enhanced KE decadal variability. Highlighting the role of KOE heat fluxes as a communicator between the upper-ocean and the overlying atmosphere, our findings suggest that NDJ KOE heat flux variations could be a useful North Pacific climate indicator. |
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