Observed Triple Mode of Salinity Variability in the Thermocline of Tropical Pacific Ocean

Hu, Shijian; Sprintall, Janet; Guan, Cong; Hu, Dunxin; Wang, Fan; Lu, Xi; Li, Shihan

doi:10.1029/2020JC016210

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Observed Triple Mode of Salinity Variability in the Thermocline of Tropical Pacific Ocean

2020
By Hu, Shijian ; Sprintall, Janet ; Guan, Cong ; ...
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, e2020JC016210

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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A well-defined Triple MOde of Salinity (TMOS) variability in the tropical Pacific thermocline layer (24–25.5 σθ isopycnal surfaces) is revealed from the Argo observations during 2004–2018. Thermocline salinity in the tropical northern and southwestern Pacific Ocean varies out of phase on interannual to near-decadal time scales with that in the tropical southeastern Pacific Ocean. The TMOS is attributed to anomalous advection of mean salinity as well as advection of anomalous salinity by the mean oceanic current on isopycnal surfaces. While the TMOS pattern is quite different from the thermal patterns associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) or the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), it is significantly associated with the ENSO and PDO indices with a time lag of 10 months. Isopycnal propagation of salinity anomalies and anomalous freshwater input in the outcropping region, also both associated with ENSO and PDO, are important in the formation of TMOS. The propagation speed of isopycnal salinity anomalies is close to documented phase speeds of baroclinic Rossby waves and velocities of zonal currents. The TMOS acts to shape the basin-scale Pacific water masses and potentially plays an important role in climate.
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ENSO Isopycnal Ocean Currents PDO Salinity TMOS
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, e2020JC016210
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016210
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