Basin-Wide Connections of Upper-Ocean Temperature Variability in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

Song, Ge; Huang, Bohua; Ren, Rongcai; Hu, Zeng-Zhen

doi:10.1175/jcli-d-20-0419.1

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Basin-Wide Connections of Upper-Ocean Temperature Variability in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

2021
By Song, Ge ; Huang, Bohua ; Ren, Rongcai ; ...
Source: Journal of Climate (2021)

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Song, Ge ; Huang, Bohua ; Ren, Rongcai ; Hu, Zeng-Zhen

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In this paper, the interannual variability of upper-ocean temperature in the equatorial Indian Ocean (IO) and its basin-wide connections are investigated using 58-year (1958-2015) comprehensive monthly mean ocean reanalysis data. Three leading modes of an empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis dominate the variability of upper-ocean temperature in the equatorial IO in a wide range of timescales. A coherent interannual band within the first two EOF modes identifies an oscillation between the zonally tilting thermocline across the equatorial IO in its peak phases and basin-wide displacement of the equatorial thermocline in its transitional phases. Consistent with the recharge oscillation paradigm, this oscillation is inherent of the equatorial IO with a quasi-periodicity around 15 months, in which the wind-induced off-equatorial Rossby waves near 5°S-10°S provide the phase-transition mechanism. This intrinsic IO oscillation provides the biennial component in the observed IOD variations. The third leading mode shows a nonlinear long-term trend of the upper-ocean temperature, including the near-surface warming along the equatorial Indian Ocean, accompanied by cooling trend in the lower thermocline originating further south. Such vertical contrary trends may lead to an enhanced stratification in the equatorial IO.
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Grant no. NA14OAR4310160 ; Grant no. NA17OAR4310144

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