Eastern Indian Ocean warming associated with the negative Indian Ocean dipole: A case study of the 2010 event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 536-549

  Horii, Takanori ^a   Ueki, Iwao ^a   Ando, Kentaro ^a   Mizuno, Keisuke ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC REANALYSIS DATA; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; HEAT BALANCE ANALYSIS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLES; MIXED LAYER TEMPERATURE; SOUTHEASTERN TROPICAL INDIAN OCEANS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADVECTION; BUOY SYSTEM; HEAT BALANCE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EAST); INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84878945021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20071     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Akima, H. (1970), A new method of interpolation and smooth curve fitting based on local procedures. J. Assoc. Comput. Mach., 17, 589-602.
2. Ashok, K., Z. Guan, and T. Yamagata (2003), Influence of the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Australian winter rainfall, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1821, doi:10.1029/2003GL017926.
3. Baquero-Bernal, A., M. Latif, and S. Legutke (2002), On dipole-like variability of sea surface temperature in the tropical Indian Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 15, 1358-1368. (Pubitemid 34689988)
4. Behera, S. K., J.-J. Luo, S. Masson, P. Delecluse, S. Gualdi, A. Navarra, and T. Yamagata (2005), Paramount impact of the Indian Ocean dipole on the East African short rains: A CGCM study, J. Clim., 18, 4514-4530. (Pubitemid 41805486)
5. Bjerknes, J. (1969), Atmospheric teleconnections from the equatorial Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 97, 163-172.
6. Black, E., J. Slingo, and K. R. Sperber (2003), An observational study of the relationship between excessively strong short rains in coastal East Africa and Indian Ocean SST, Mon. Weather Rev., 131, 74-94. (Pubitemid 36906215)
7. Bonjean F., and G. S. E. Lagerloef (2002), Diagnostic model and analysis of the surface currents in the tropical Pacific Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 2938-2954. (Pubitemid 35381494)
8. Cai, W., and Y. Qiu (2012), An observation-based assessment of nonlinear feedback processes associated with the Indian Ocean Dipole, J. Clim., doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00483.1, in press.
9. Cai, W., T. Cowan, and M. Raupach (2009), Positive Indian Ocean Dipole events precondition southeast Australia bushfires, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L19710, doi:10.1029/2009GL039902.
10. Cai, W., P. van Rensch, T. Cowan and H. H. Hendon (2011) Teleconnection pathways of ENSO and the IOD and the mechanisms for impacts on Australian rainfall. J. Climate, 24, 3910-3923.
11. Cai, W., P. van Rensch, T. Cowan and H. H. Hendon (2012), An asymmetry in the IOD and ENSO teleconnection pathway and its impact on Australian climate, J. Climate, 25, 6318-6329.
12. Chambers, D. P., B. D. Tapley, and R. H. Stewart (1999), Anomalous warming in the Indian Ocean coincident with El Niño, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 3035-3047. (Pubitemid 29317117)
13. Clark, C. O., P. J. Webster, and J. E. Cole (2003), Interdecadal variability of the relationship between the Indian Ocean zonal mode and East African coastal rainfall anomalies, J. Clim., 16, 548-554. (Pubitemid 37164439)
14. Clark, N. E., L. Eber, R. M. Laurs, J. A. Renner, and J. F. T. Saur (1974), Heat exchange between ocean and atmosphere in the eastern North Pacific for 1961-71, NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-682, 108 pp., Natl. Oceanic and Atmos. Admin., U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
15. Cronin, M. F., and M. J. McPhaden (1997), The upper ocean heat balance in the western equatorial Pacific warm pool during September-December 1992, J. Geophys. Res., 102(C4), 8533-8553. (Pubitemid 27411636)
16. Du, Y., and S.-P. Xie (2008), Role of atmospheric adjustments in the tropical Indian Ocean warming during the 20th century in climate models, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08712, doi:10.1029/2008GL033631.
17. Du, Y., T. Qu, G. Meyers, Y. Masumoto, and H. Sasaki (2005), Seasonal heat budget in the mixed layer of the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean in a high resolution general circulation model, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C04012, doi:10.1029/2004JC002845. (Pubitemid 40899834)
18. Du, Y., T. Qu, and G. Meyers (2008), Interannual variability of sea surface temperature off Java and Sumatra in a global GCM, J. Clim., 21(11), 2451-2465.
19. Du, Y., S.-P. Xie, G. Huang, and K. Hu (2009), Role of air-sea interaction in the long persistence of El Nino-induced North Indian Ocean warming, J. Clim., 22, 2023-2038.
20. Emery, W. J., and R. E. Thomson, 1998, Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography, 634 pp., Pergamon Press, Oxford.
21. Fairall, C. W., E. F. Bradley, D. P. Rogers, J. B. Edson, and G. S. Young (1996), Bulk parameterization of air-sea fluxes for tropical ocean-global atmosphere coupled-ocean atmosphere response experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 101(C2), 3747-3764.
22. Guan, Z., and T. Yamagata (2003), The unusual summer of 1994 in East Asia: IOD teleconnections, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(10), 1544, doi:10.1029/2002GL016831.
23. Halkides, D. J., and T. Lee (2009), Mechanisms controlling seasonal-to-interannual mixed layer temperature variability in the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C02012, doi:10.1029/2008JC004949.
24. Hamada, J.-I., S. Mori, H. Kubota, M. D. Yamanaka, U. Haryoko, S. Restari, R. Sulistyowati, and F. Syamsudin (2012), Interannual rainfall variability over northwestern Jawa and its relation to the Indian Ocean Dipole and El Niño-Southern Oscillation events, SOLA, 8, 69-72.
25. Horii, T., H. Hase, I. Ueki, and Y. Masumoto (2008), Oceanic precondition and evolution of the 2006 Indian Ocean dipole, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L03607, doi:10.1029/2007GL032464. (Pubitemid 351492924)
26. Horii, T., Y. Masumoto, I. Ueki, H. Hase, and K. Mizuno (2009), Mixed layer temperature balance in the eastern Indian Ocean during the 2006 Indian Ocean dipole, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C07011, doi:10.1029/2008JC005180.
27. Hong, C.-C., and T. Li (2010), Independence of SST skewness from thermocline feedback in the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L11702, doi:10.1029/2010GL043380.
28. Hong, C.-C., T. Li, L. Ho, and J.-S. Kug (2008a), Asymmetry of Indian Ocean dipole. Part I: Observational analysis, J. Climate, 21, 4834-4848, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2222.1.
29. Hong, C.-C., T. Li, and J.-J. Luo (2008b), Asymmetry of Indian Ocean Dipole. Part II: Model diagnosis, J. Climate, 21, 4849-4858, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2223.1.
30. Hong, C.-C., M.-M. Lu, and M. Kanamitsu (2008c), Temporal and spatial characteristics of positive and negative Indian Ocean Dipole with and without ENSO, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D08107, doi:10.1029/2007JD009151.
31. Hosoda, S., T. Ohira, T. Nakamura (2008), A monthly mean dataset of global oceanic temperature and salinity derived from Argo float observations, JAMSTEC Rep. Res. Dev., 8, 47-59.
32. Iizuka, S., T. Matsuura, and T. Yamagata (2000), The Indian Ocean SST dipole simulated in a coupled general circulation model, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3369-3372. (Pubitemid 32043165)
33. Izumo, T., J. Vialard, M. Lengaigne, C. Boyer Montegut, S. K. Behera, J.-J. Luo, S. Cravatte, S. Masson, and T. Yamagata (2010), Influence of the state of the Indian Ocean Dipole on the following year's El Niño, Nat. Geosci., 3, 168-172, doi:10.1038/NGEO760.
34. Kalnay, E., and et al. (1996), The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project, Bull. Ame. Meteor. Soc., 77, 437-471.
35. Kuroda, Y. (2002), TRITON: Present status and future plan, TOCS Rep. 5, 77 pp., Jpn. Agency for Mar.-Earth Sci. and Technol., Kanagawa, Japan. (Available at www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec/TRITON/future/index.html)
36. Li, T., Y. Zhang, E. Lu, and D. Wang (2002), Relative role of dynamic and thermodynamic processes in the development of the Indian Ocean dipole: An OGCM diagnosis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(23), 2110, doi:10.1029/2002GL015789.
37. Li, T., B. Wang, C.-P. Chang, and Y. Zhang (2003), A theory for the Indian Ocean dipole-zonal mode, J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2119-2135. (Pubitemid 37196067)
38. Liebmann, B., and C. A. Smith (1996), Description of a complete (interpolated) outgoing longwave radiation dataset, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 1275-1277.
39. Lukas, R., and E. Lindstrom (1991), The mixed layer of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 3343-3357.
40. Madden, R. A., and P. R. Julian (1972), Description of global scale circulation cell in the tropics with a 40-50 day period, J. Atmos. Sci., 29, 1109-1123.
41. McPhaden, M. J., G. Meyers, K. Ando, Y. Masumoto, V. S. N. Murty, M. Ravichandran, F. Syamsudin, J. Vialard, L. Yu, and W. Yu (2009), RAMA: The research moored array for African-Asian-Australian monsoon analysis and prediction, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 90(4), 459-480.
42. Murtugudde, R., J. P. McCreary, and A. J. Busalacchi (2000), Oceanic processes associated with anomalous events in the Indian Ocean with relevance to 1997-1998, J. Geophys. Res., 105(C2), 3295-3306.
43. Paulson, C. A., and J. J. Simpson (1977), Irradiance measurements in the upper ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 7, 952-956.
44. Qiu, Y., W. Cai, L. Li, and X. Guo (2012), Argo profiles variability of barrier layer in the tropical Indian Ocean and its relationship with the Indian Ocean Dipole, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L08605, doi:10.1029/2012GL051441.
45. Reason, C. J. C. (2002), Sensitivity of the Southern African circulation to dipole sea-surface temperature patterns in the south Indian Ocean, Int. J. Climatol. 22, 377-393. (Pubitemid 34476054)
46. Saji, N. H., B. H. Goswami, P. N. Vinayachandran, and T. Yamagata (1999), A dipole mode in the tropical Indian Ocean, Nature, 401, 360-363. (Pubitemid 29454955)
47. Saji, N. H., and T. Yamagata (2003), Possible impacts of Indian Ocean Dipole mode events on global climate, Clim. Res., 25, 151-169. (Pubitemid 38078472)
48. Santoso, A., A. S. Gupta, and M. H. England (2010), Genesis of Indian Ocean mixed layer temperature anomalies: A heat budget analysis, J. Climate, 23, 5375-5403. doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3072.1.
49. Sato, K., T. Suga, and K. Hanawa (2006), Barrier layers in the subtropical gyres of the world's oceans, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08603, doi:10.1029/2005GL025631. (Pubitemid 43950140)
50. Shinoda, T., H. H. Hendon, and J. Glick (1998), Intraseasonal variability of surface fluxes and sea surface temperature in the tropical western Pacific and Indian Oceans, J. Climate, 11, 1685-1702. (Pubitemid 128500342)
51. Sikka, D. R., and S. Gadgil (1980), On the maximum cloud zone and the ITCZ over Indian longitudes during southwest monsoon, Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 1840-1853.
52. Sprintall, J., and M. Tomczak (1992), Evidence of the barrier layer in the surface layer of the tropics, J. Geophys. Res., 97(C5), 7305-7316.
53. Tokinaga, H., and Y. Tanimoto (2004), Seasonal transition of SST anomalies in the tropical Indian Ocean during El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole years, J. Meteor. Soc. Jpn., 82, 1007-1018. (Pubitemid 39437655)
54. Ueki, I., N. Fujii, Y. Masumoto, and K. Mizuno (2010), Data evaluation for a newly developed slack-line mooring buoy deployed in the eastern Indian Ocean, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 27, 1195-1214. doi: 10.1175/2010JTECHO735.1.
55. Ummenhofer, C. C., M. H. England, P. C. McIntosh, G. A. Meyers, M. J. Pook, J. S. Risbey, A. S. Gupta, and A. S. Taschetto (2009), What causes southeast Australia's worst droughts?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L04706, doi:10.1029/2008GL036801.
56. Vinayachandran, P. N., S. Iizuka, and T. Yamagata (2002), Indian Ocean Dipole mode events in an ocean general circulation model, Deep-Sea Res. Part (II), 49, 1573-1596. (Pubitemid 34294451)
57. Vinayachandran, P. N., J. Kurian, and C. P. Neema (2007), Indian Ocean response to anomalous conditions in 2006, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L15602, doi:10.1029/2007GL030194. (Pubitemid 47521287)
58. Wang, W., and M. McPhaden (1999), The surface-layer heat balance in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Part I: Mean seasonal cycle, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 1812-1831. (Pubitemid 30061300)
59. Wang, W., and M. McPhaden (2000), The surface-layer heat balance in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Part II: Interannual variability, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 2989-3008. (Pubitemid 32109076)
60. Webster, P. J., A. M. Moore, J. P. Loschnigg, and R. R. Leben (1999), Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics in the Indian Ocean during 1997-98, Nature, 401, 356-360. (Pubitemid 29454954)
61. Wentz, F. J. (1997), A well-calibrated ocean algorithm for special sensor micro-wave/imager, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 8703-8718, doi:10.1029/96JC01751. (Pubitemid 27445078)
62. Wheeler, M. C., and H. H. Hendon (2004), An all-season real-time multivariate MJO Index: Development of an index for monitoring and prediction, Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 1917-1932. (Pubitemid 39174485)
63. Xie, S.-P., and S. G. H. Philander (1994), A coupled ocean-atmosphere model of relevance to the ITCZ in the eastern Pacific, Tellus, 46A, 340-350.
64. Yu, L. S., and R. A. Weller (2007), Objectively analyzed air-sea heat fluxes for the global ice-free oceans (1981-2005), Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 527-539. (Pubitemid 46784458)
65. Yu, L., X. Jin, and R. A. Weller (2007), Annual, seasonal, and interannual variability of air-sea heat fluxes in the Indian Ocean, J. Climate, 20, 3190-3209. (Pubitemid 47099286)
66. Yu, W., B. Xiang, L. Liu, and N. Liu (2005), Understanding the origins of interannual thermocline variations in the tropical Indian Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L24706, doi:10.1029/2005GL024327. (Pubitemid 43239979)
67. Zhang, Y., W. B. Rossow, A. A. Lacis, V. Oinas, and M. I. Mishchenko (2004), Calculation of radiative fluxes from the surface to top of atmosphere based on ISCCP and other global data sets: Refinements of the radiative transfer model and the input data, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D19105, doi:10.1029/ 2003JD004457. (Pubitemid 40005275)
68. Zheng, X.-T., S.-P. Xie, G. A. Vecchi, Q. Liu, and J. Hafner (2010), Indian Ocean dipole response to global warming: Analysis of ocean-atmospheric feedbacks in a coupled model. J. Climate, 23(5), 1240-1253.
69. Zubair, L., S. A. Rao, and T. Yamagata (2003), Modulation of Sri Lankan Maha rainfall by the Indian Ocean Dipole, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(2), 1063, doi:10.1029/2002GL015639.