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Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific
Meridional ocean current in the northwestern Pacific was documented by seven subsurface moorings deployed at 142°E during August 2014-October 2015. A sandwich structure of the tropical meridional overturning circulation (TMOC) was revealed between 0–6°N that consists of a surface northward flow (0–8...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26047-7 |
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author | Song, Lina Li, Yuanlong Wang, Jianing Wang, Fan Hu, Shijian Liu, Chuanyu Diao, Xinyuan Guan, Cong |
author_facet | Song, Lina Li, Yuanlong Wang, Jianing Wang, Fan Hu, Shijian Liu, Chuanyu Diao, Xinyuan Guan, Cong |
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description | Meridional ocean current in the northwestern Pacific was documented by seven subsurface moorings deployed at 142°E during August 2014-October 2015. A sandwich structure of the tropical meridional overturning circulation (TMOC) was revealed between 0–6°N that consists of a surface northward flow (0–80 m), a thermocline southward flow (80–260 m; 22.6–26.5 σ(θ)), and a subthermocline northward flow (260–500 m; 26.5–26.9 σ(θ)). 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 Niño 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 Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). |
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spelling | pubmed-59559922018-05-21 Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific Song, Lina Li, Yuanlong Wang, Jianing Wang, Fan Hu, Shijian Liu, Chuanyu Diao, Xinyuan Guan, Cong Sci Rep Article Meridional ocean current in the northwestern Pacific was documented by seven subsurface moorings deployed at 142°E during August 2014-October 2015. A sandwich structure of the tropical meridional overturning circulation (TMOC) was revealed between 0–6°N that consists of a surface northward flow (0–80 m), a thermocline southward flow (80–260 m; 22.6–26.5 σ(θ)), and a subthermocline northward flow (260–500 m; 26.5–26.9 σ(θ)). 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 Niño 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 Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Nature Publishing Group UK 2018-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5955992/ /pubmed/29769741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26047-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Song, Lina Li, Yuanlong Wang, Jianing Wang, Fan Hu, Shijian Liu, Chuanyu Diao, Xinyuan Guan, Cong Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title | Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title_full | Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title_fullStr | Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title_full_unstemmed | Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title_short | Tropical Meridional Overturning Circulation Observed by Subsurface Moorings in the Western Pacific |
title_sort | tropical meridional overturning circulation observed by subsurface moorings in the western pacific |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26047-7 |
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