Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1103-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1103-2021
Research article
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20 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 20 Aug 2021

Contribution of buoyancy fluxes to tropical Pacific sea level variability

Patrick Wagner, Markus Scheinert, and Claus W. Böning

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • AC1: 'Comment on os-2021-31', Patrick Wagner, 13 Apr 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-31', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 May 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Patrick Wagner, 25 Jun 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-31', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jun 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Patrick Wagner, 25 Jun 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Patrick Wagner on behalf of the Authors (25 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jun 2021) by A.J. George Nurser
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Jul 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (11 Jul 2021)
ED: Publish as is (11 Jul 2021) by A.J. George Nurser
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Short summary
We analyse the importance of local heat and freshwater fluxes for sea level variability in the tropical Pacific on interannual to decadal timescales by using a global ocean model. Our results suggest that they amplify sea level variability in the eastern part of the basin and dampen it in the central and western part of the domain. We demonstrate that the oceanic response allows local sea level anomalies to propagate zonally which enables remote effects of local heat and freshwater fluxes.