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Zou, S. ; Lozier, M.S. ; Xu, X.
Title
Latitudinal Structure of the Meridional Overturning Circulation Variability on Interannual to Decadal Time Scales in the North Atlantic Ocean
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2020
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Journal of Climate
Abbreviated Journal
J. Climate
Volume
33
Issue
9
Pages
3845-3862
Keywords
Deep convection ; Ocean circulation ; Thermocline circulation
Abstract
The latitudinal structure of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) variability in the North Atlantic is investigated using numerical results from three ocean circulation simulations over the past four to five decades. We show that AMOC variability south of the Labrador Sea (53°N) to 25°N can be decomposed into a latitudinally coherent component and a gyre-opposing component. The latitudinally coherent component contains both decadal and interannual variabilities. The coherent decadal AMOC variability originates in the subpolar region and is reflected by the zonal density gradient in that basin. It is further shown to be linked to persistent North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) conditions in all three models. The interannual AMOC variability contained in the latitudinally coherent component is shown to be driven by westerlies in the transition region between the subpolar and the subtropical gyre (40°–50°N), through significant responses in Ekman transport. Finally, the gyre-opposing component principally varies on interannual time scales and responds to local wind variability related to the annual NAO. The contribution of these components to the total AMOC variability is latitude-dependent: 1) in the subpolar region, all models show that the latitudinally coherent component dominates AMOC variability on interannual to decadal time scales, with little contribution from the gyre-opposing component, and 2) in the subtropical region, the gyre-opposing component explains a majority of the interannual AMOC variability in two models, while in the other model, the contributions from the coherent and the gyre-opposing components are comparable. These results provide a quantitative decomposition of AMOC variability across latitudes and shed light on the linkage between different AMOC variability components and atmospheric forcing mechanisms.
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0894-8755
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COAPS @ user @
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1106
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Wu, Z. ; Chassignet, E.P. ; Ji, F. ; Huang, J.
Title
Reply to 'Spatiotemporal patterns of warming'
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2014
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Nature Climate Change
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Nature Climate change
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4
Issue
10
Pages
846-848
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1758-678X
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$loc['no']
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COAPS @ mfield @
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151
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Ji, F. ; Wu, Z. ; Huang, J. ; Chassignet, E.P.
Title
Evolution of land surface air temperature trend
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2014
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Nature Climate Change
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Nature Climate change
Volume
4
Issue
6
Pages
462-466
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1758-678X
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COAPS @ mfield @
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131
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Ali, M. ; Singh, N. ; Kumar, M. ; Zheng, Y. ; Bourassa, M. ; Kishtawal, C. ; Rao, C.
Title
Dominant Modes of Upper Ocean Heat Content in the North Indian Ocean
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2018
Publication
Climate
Abbreviated Journal
Climate
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
71
Keywords
ocean heat content ; tropical cyclone heat potential ; dominant modes ; North Indian Ocean ; SUMMER MONSOON ; INTENSIFICATION ; INTENSITY ; PACIFIC
Abstract
The thermal energy needed for the development of hurricanes and monsoons as well as any prolonged marine weather event comes from layers in the upper oceans, not just from the thin layer represented by sea surface temperature alone. Ocean layers have different modes of thermal energy variability because of the different time scales of ocean-atmosphere interaction. Although many previous studies have focused on the influence of upper ocean heat content (OHC) on tropical cyclones and monsoons, no study thus farparticularly in the North Indian Ocean (NIO)has specifically concluded the types of dominant modes in different layers of the ocean. In this study, we examined the dominant modes of variability of OHC of seven layers in the NIO during 1998-2014. We conclude that the thermal variability in the top 50 m of the ocean had statistically significant semiannual and annual modes of variability, while the deeper layers had the annual mode alone. Time series of OHC for the top four layers were analyzed separately for the NIO, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. For the surface to 50 m layer, the lowest and the highest values of OHC were present in January and May every year, respectively, which was mainly caused by the solar radiation cycle.
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2225-1154
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COAPS @ rl18 @
Serial
986
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Ali, M. ; Singh, N. ; Kumar, M. ; Zheng, Y. ; Bourassa, M. ; Kishtawal, C. ; Rao, C.
Title
Dominant Modes of Upper Ocean Heat Content in the North Indian Ocean
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
Year
2019
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Climate
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Climate
Volume
6
Issue
71
Pages
1 – 8
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The thermal energy needed for the development of hurricanes and monsoons as well as any prolonged marine weather event comes from layers in the upper oceans, not just from the thin layer represented by sea surface temperature alone. Ocean layers have different modes of thermal energy variability because of the different time scales of ocean–atmosphere interaction. Although many previous studies have focused on the influence of upper ocean heat content (OHC) on tropical cyclones and monsoons, no study thus far—particularly in the North Indian Ocean (NIO)—has specifically concluded the types of dominant modes in different layers of the ocean. In this study, we examined the dominant modes of variability of OHC of seven layers in the NIO during 1998–2014. We conclude that the thermal variability in the top 50 m of the ocean had statistically significant semiannual and annual modes of variability, while the deeper layers had the annual mode alone. Time series of OHC for the top four layers were analyzed separately for the NIO, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. For the surface to 50 m layer, the lowest and the highest values of OHC were present in January and May every year, respectively, which was mainly caused by the solar radiation cycle.
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2225-1154
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COAPS @ user @
Serial
1030
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Author
Lim, Y.-K. ; Kim, K.-Y.
Title
ENSO Impact on the Space-Time Evolution of the Regional Asian Summer Monsoons
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2007
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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20
Issue
11
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2397-2415
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0894-8755
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COAPS @ mfield @
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424
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Smith, S.R. ; Brolley, J. ; O'Brien, J.J. ; Tartaglione, C.A.
Title
ENSO's Impact on Regional U.S. Hurricane Activity
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2007
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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20
Issue
7
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1404-1414
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0894-8755
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NOAA, NASA, USDA
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COAPS @ mfield @
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429
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Lim, Y.-K. ; Kim, K.-Y.
Title
A New Perspective on the Climate Prediction of Asian Summer Monsoon Precipitation
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2006
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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19
Issue
19
Pages
4840-4853
Keywords
Monsoons ; Asia ; Intraseasonal variability ; Precipitation
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COAPS @ mfield @
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708
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Kara, A.B. ; Hurlburt, H.E. ; Wallcraft, A.J. ; Bourassa, M.A.
Title
Black Sea Mixed Layer Sensitivity to Various Wind and Thermal Forcing Products on Climatological Time Scales
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2005
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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18
Issue
24
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5266-5293
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0894-8755
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DOD, NRL
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COAPS @ mfield @
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446
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Author
Bourassa, M.A. ; Romero, R. ; Smith, S.R. ; O'Brien, J.J.
Title
A New FSU Winds Climatology
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$loc['typeJournal Article']
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2005
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Journal of Climate
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J. Climate
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18
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17
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3686-3698
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NASA, NOAA, NSF, ONR
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COAPS @ mfield @
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449
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