Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-26047-7

	Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific
	Song, Lina 1,2; Li, Yuanlong 1,3; Wang, Jianing 1,3; Wang, Fan 1,3; Hu, Shijian 1,3; Liu, Chuanyu 1,3; Diao, Xinyuan 1; Guan, Cong 1,2
刊名	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
	2018-05-16
卷号	8
ISSN号	2045-2322
DOI	10.1038/s41598-018-26047-7
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Meridional ocean current in the northwestern Pacific was documented by seven subsurface moorings deployed at 142 degrees E during August 2014-October 2015. A sandwich structure of the tropical meridional overturning circulation (TMOC) was revealed between 0-6 degrees N that consists of a surface northward flow (0-80 m), a thermocline southward flow (80-260 m; 22.6- 26.5 sigma(0)), and a subthermocline northward flow (260-500 m; 26.5-26.9 sigma(theta)). Based on mooring data, along with satellite and reanalysis data, prominent seasonal-to-interannual variations were observed in all three layers, and the equatorial zonal winds were found to be a dominant cause of the variations. The TMOC is generally stronger in boreal winter and weaker in summer. During 2014-2015, the TMOC was greatly weakened by westerly wind anomalies associated with the El Nino condition. Further analysis suggests that the TMOC can affect equatorial surface temperature in the western Pacific through anomalous upwelling/downwelling and likely plays a vital role in the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
WOS关键词	EQUATORIAL PACIFIC ; SURFACE CURRENTS ; ANNUAL CYCLE ; COLD-TONGUE ; OCEAN ; CELLS ; UNDERCURRENT ; VELOCITY ; COUNTERCURRENTS ; REANALYSIS
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
WOS记录号	WOS:000432271400003
资助机构	Scientific and Technological Innovation Project(2016ASKJ12) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41706018 ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA11010201) ; National Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction(GASI-IPOVAI-01-01) ; Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(2017ASTCP-ES03 ; 41776001 ; 2015ASTP) ; 41776022 ; 41730534 ; 41421005 ; 41330963 ; U1406401)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qibebt.ac.cn/handle/337004/11539]
专题	中国科学院青岛生物能源与过程研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Fan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao, Peoples R China 2.Shandong Acad Sci, Inst Oceanog Instrumentat, Qingdao, Peoples R China 3.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Funct Lab Ocean Dynam & Climate, Qingdao, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Song, Lina,Li, Yuanlong,Wang, Jianing,et al. Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2018,8.
APA	Song, Lina.,Li, Yuanlong.,Wang, Jianing.,Wang, Fan.,Hu, Shijian.,...&Guan, Cong.(2018).Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,8.
MLA	Song, Lina,et al."Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 8(2018).