Remote reemergence areas of winter sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Pacific
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Taking account of water movement, we detect pairs of ‘formation’ and ‘reemergence’ areas of winter sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the North Pacific, by analyzing various kinds of data sets. Two pairs of formation and reemergence areas are detected. One pair is located in the northern subtropical gyre, and water properties in both the formation and reemergence areas well correspond to those of North Pacific central mode water (NPCMW). Another pair is found in the western to central part of the subtropical gyre. The formation area corresponds well to that of North Pacific subtropical water (NPSTMW), but the reemergence area is remote from the formation area. Examinations on upper ocean current field, trace of temperature anomalies in the subsurface, and change of water properties from the formation area to the reemergence area, clearly indicate that waters with winter SST anomalies move from the formation area to the reemergence area in a year.
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Winter-to-winter re-emergence is typically characterised by a time lag that can be variable, ranging from 7-13 months, and is usually seen in the mid-latitudes.
“This is typically characterised as winter-to-winter re-emergence although the time lag can be variable, ranging from 7–13 months15, and is usually seen in the mid-latitudes12,15–19.”
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- Sugimoto, S., & Hanawa, K.
- Affiliations
- Tohoku University (JP)
- ORCID
- Sugimoto, Shusaku
- Venue
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-8007
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- W1997938759
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- FWCI
- 2.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Keywords
- sea surface temperature anomalies, re-emergence, North Pacific, subtropical gyre, North Pacific subtropical mode water, water mass formation, upper ocean currents, water mass transport
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