On the cause of eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean T-S variations associated with El Nino

被引：7

作者：

Wang, O ^{[1
]}

Fukumori, I ^{[1
]}

Lee, T ^{[1
]}

Cheng, B ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2004年 / 31卷 / 15期

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D O I：

10.1029/2004GL020188

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

The nature of observed variations in temperature-salinity (T-S) relationship between El Nino and non-El Nino years in the pycnocline of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (NINO3 region, 5degreesS-5degreesN, 150degreesW-90degreesW) is investigated using an ocean general circulation model. The origin of the subject water mass is identified using the adjoint of a simulated passive tracer. The higher salinity during El Nino is attributed to larger convergence of saltier water from the Southern Hemisphere and smaller convergence of fresher water from the Northern Hemisphere.

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页码：L153091 / 5

页数：5

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