Coastal upwelling events along the southern coast of Java during the 2008 positive Indian Ocean Dipole |
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| Authors: | T Horii I Ueki K Ando |
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| Institution: | 1.Research and Development Center for Global Change (RCGC),Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC),Yokosuka,Japan |
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| Abstract: | To understand the coastal upwelling system along the southern coast of Java, we investigated ocean temperature and salinity obtained from an Argo float. In 2008, a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event began to develop in early May and anomalously cool SST developed around south of Java from May to September. During the peak of the IOD, an Argo float successfully observed vertical structure of temperature and salinity within 90 km from Java. The float observed two intraseasonal-scale temperature cooling events in July and August, with significant upward movements of the thermocline more than 90 m. Concurrent with the signals, anomalous southeasterly alongshore winds, lowering of local SST and sea level, and upward expansion of high-salinity water were also observed. During the event in August, vertical velocity estimated by the anomalous wind stress agreed well with the observations. These results indicate that the Argo float observed the coastal upwelling, which was enhanced by the 2008 positive IOD, along the southern coast of Java. |
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