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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1437-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Intraseasonal and interannual variability of sea temperature in the Arabian Sea Warm Pool
Na Li
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
Xueming Zhu
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
Hui Wang
Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, Beijing, China
Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
Xidong Wang
Key Laboratory of Marine Hazards Forecasting, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
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Short summary
Observations of the sea surface temperature in the Arabian Sea show exceptional warming before the onset of the Indian Ocean summer monsoon. The sea surface temperature change is mainly caused by sea surface heat flux forcing, horizontal advection, and vertical entrainment. Here, we quantify the contribution of those factors to the Arabian Sea warm pool using heat budget analysis and highlight how large-scale ocean modes control its change.
Observations of the sea surface temperature in the Arabian Sea show exceptional warming before...