Seasonal heat budget in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean in a global GCM II. In five subregions |
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| Authors: | Qu Tang-dong |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071 Qingdao |
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| Abstract: | The general features of the seasonal surface heat budget in the tropical western Pacific Ocean, 20° S–20°N, western boundary
−160°E, were documented by Qu (1995) using a high-resolution general circulation model (GCM, Semtner & Chervin, 1992) and
existing observations. Close inspection of the smaller areas, with the whole region further partitioned into six parts, showed
different mechanisms balance the seasonal surface heat budget in different parts of the region. The results of study on five
subregions are detailed in this article. In the equatorial (3°S–3°N) and North Equatorial Countercurrent (3°N–9°N) region,
the surface heat flux does not change significantly throughout the year, so the surface heat content is determined largely
by vertical motion near the equator and roughly half due to horizontal and half due to vertical circulation in the region
of the North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC). In the other subrigions (9°N–20°N, 20°S–11°S and 11°S–3°S), however, in addition
to ocean dynamics, surface heat flux can also play a major role in the seasonal variation of sea surface temperature (SST).
The remotely forced baroclinic waves and their effect on the surface heat storage in the model are also investigated. Comparison
with observations indicates that the model wave activities are reasonably realistic.
Contribution No. 2396 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This study was supported by the Australian CSIRO Division of Oceanography and the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(No. 49176255) |
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| Keywords: | general circulation model (GCM) seasonal heat budget surface heat flux ocean dynamics subregion |
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