Spatial and temporal variations of the seasonal sea level cycle in the northwest Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 7091-7112

  Feng, Xiangbo ^a,b,c   Tsimplis, Michael N ^b   Marcos, Marta ^d   Calafat, Francisco M ^b   Zheng, Jinhai ^c   Jordà, Gabriel ^d   Cipollini, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

IB effect; northwest Pacific; ocean currents; sea level seasonality; steric height; wind stress

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; ANNUAL VARIATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIDE GAUGE; WIND STRESS;

EAST CHINA SEA; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84949467052     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JC011154     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Amiruddin, A. M., I. D. Haigh, M. N. Tsimplis, F. M. Calafat, and, S. Dangendorf, (2015), The seasonal cycle and variability of sea level in the South China Sea, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120, 5490-5513, doi: 10.1002/2015JC010923.
2. Anderson, C. J., and, B. G. Lockaby, (2012), Seasonal patterns of river connectivity and saltwater intrusion in tidal freshwater forested wetlands, River Res. Appl., 28, 814-826, doi: 10.1002/rra.1489.
3. Barbosa, S. M., M. E Silva, and, M. J. Fernandes, (2008), Changing seasonality in North Atlantic coastal sea level from the analysis of long tide gauge records, Tellus Ser. A, 60, 165-177, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00280.x.
4. Bingham, R. J., and, C. W. Hughes, (2012), Local diagnostics to estimate density-induced sea level variations over topography and along coastlines, J. Geophys. Res., 117, C01013, doi: 10.1029/2011JC007276.
5. Boyer, T. P., et al., (2009), World Ocean Database 2009, NOAA Atlas NESDIS 66, edited S. Levitus, 216 pp., U.S. Gov. Print. Off., Washington, D. C.
6. Carrère, L., and, F. Lyard, (2003), Modeling the barotropic response of the global ocean to atmospheric wind and pressure forcing: Comparisons with observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30 (6), 1275, doi: 10.1029/2002GL016473.
7. Carton, J. A., and, B. S. Giese, (2008), A reanalysis of ocean climate using Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA), Mon. Weather Rev., 136 (8), 2999-3017, doi: 10.1175/2007MWR1978.1.
8. Carton, J. A., G., Chepurin, X., Cao, and, B., Giese, (2000), A simple ocean data assimilation analysis of the global upper ocean 1950-95. Part I: Methodology, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30 (2), 294-309, doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0294:ASODAA>2.0.CO;2.
9. Chelton, D. B., M. G. Schlax, and, R. M. Samelson, (2011), Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies, Progr. Oceanogr., 91, 167-216.
10. Chen, J. L., C. K. Shum, C. R. Wilson, D. P. Chambers, and, B. D. Tapley, (2000), Seasonal sea level change from TOPEX/Poseidon observation and thermal contribution, J. Geod., 73 (12), 638-647, doi: 10.1007/s001900050002.
11. Compo, G., et al., (2011), The twentieth century reanalysis project, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 137 (654), 1-28, doi: 10.1002/qj.776.
12. Dangendorf, S., C. Mudersbach, J. Jensen, G. Anette, and, H. Heinrich, (2013a), Seasonal to decadal forcing of high water level percentiles in the German Bight throughout the last century, Ocean Dyn., 63 (5), 533-548, doi: 10.1007/s10236-013-0614-4.
13. Dangendorf, S., T. Wahl, C. Mudersbach, and, J. Jensen, (2013b), The Seasonal mean sea level cycle in the Southeastern North Sea, J. Coastal Res., Special Issue No. 65, 1915-1920.
14. Feng, X., and, M. N. Tsimplis, (2014), Sea level extremes at the coasts of China, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 119, 1593-1608, doi: 10.1002/2013JC009607.
15. Feng, X., M. N. Tsimplis, and, P. L. Woodworth, (2015), Nodal variations and long-term changes in the main tides on the coasts of China, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120, 1215-1232, doi: 10.1002/2014JC010312.
16. Gabler, R., J., Petersen, L., Trapasso, and, D., Sack, (2008), Physical Geography, 9th ed., 672 pp., Cengage Learning, Belmont, USA.
17. Giese, B. S., and, S. Ray, (2011), El Niño variability in simple ocean data assimilation (SODA), 1871-2008, J. Geophys. Res., 116, C02024, doi: 10.1029/2010JC006695.
18. Gill, A. E., (1982), Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics, vol. 30, Academic Press, London, U. K.
19. Good, S. A., M. J. Martin, and, N. A. Rayner, (2013), EN4: Quality controlled ocean temperature and salinity profiles and monthly objective analyses with uncertainty estimates, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 118, 6704-6716, doi: 10.1002/2013JC009067.
20. Haines, K., M. Valdivieso, H. Zuo, and, V. N. Stepanov, (2012), Transports and budgets in a 1/4 global ocean reanalysis 1989-2010, Ocean Sci., 8, 333-344, doi: 10.5194/os-8-333-2012
21. Hamlington, B. D., R. R. Leben, R. S. Nerem, W. Han, and, K.-Y. Kim, (2011), Reconstructing sea level using cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 116, C12015, doi: 10.1029/2011JC007529.
22. Hamlington, B. D., R. R. Leben, L. A. Wright, and, K.-Y. Kim, (2012), Regional sea level reconstruction in the Pacific ocean, Mar. Geod., 35 (sup1), 98-117, doi: 10.1080/01490419.2012.718210.
23. Han, G., and, W. Huang, (2008), Pacific decadal oscillation and sea level variability in the Bohai, Yellow, and East China seas, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38 (12), 2772-2783, doi: 10.1175/2008JPO3885.1.
24. Holgate, S. J., et al., (2013), New data systems and products at the permanent service for mean sea level, J. Coastal Res., 29 (3), 493-504, doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00175.1.
25. Hünicke, B., and, E. Zorita, (2008), Trends in the amplitude of Baltic Sea level annual cycle, Tellus Ser. A, 60, 154-164, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00277.x.
26. Hurlburt, H. E., A. J. Wallcraft, W. J. Schmitz Jr., P. J. Hogan, and, E. J. Metzger, (1996), Dynamics of the Kuroshio/Oyashio current system using eddy-resolving models of the North Pacific Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 101 (C1), 941-976, doi: 10.1029/95JC01674.
27. 2 tide, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (C3), 3020, doi: 10.1029/2001JC000838.
28. Marcos, M., and, M. N. Tsimplis, (2007), Variations of the seasonal sea level cycle in southern Europe, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C12011, doi: 10.1029/2006JC004049.
29. Marcos, M., M. N. Tsimplis, and, F. M. Calafat, (2012), Inter-annual and decadal sea level variations in the north-western Pacific marginal seas, Progr. Oceanogr., 105, 4-21, doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2012.04.010.
30. Michael, H. A., A. E. Mulligan, and, C. F. Harvey, (2005), Seasonal oscillations in water exchange between aquifers and the coastal ocean, Nature, 436 (7054), 1145-1148, doi: 10.1038/nature03935.
31. Müller, M., J. Cherniawsky, M. Foreman, and, J.-S. von Storch, (2014), Seasonal variation of the M2 tide, Ocean Dyn., 64 (2), 159-177, doi: 10.1007/s10236-013-0679-0.
32. Parkinson, C. L., D. J. Cavalieri, P. Gloersen, H. J. Zwally, and, J. C. Comiso, (1999), Arctic sea ice extents, areas, and trends, 1978-1996, J. Geophys. Res., 104 (C9), 20,837-20, 856, doi: 10.1029/1999JC900082.
33. Pascual, A., M. Marcos, and, D. Gomis, (2008), Comparing the sea level response to pressure and wind forcing of two barotropic models: Validation with tide gauge and altimetry data, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C07011, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004459.
34. Passaro, M., P. Cipollini, and, J. Benveniste, (2015), Annual sea level variability of the coastal ocean: The Baltic Sea-North Sea transition zone, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120, 3061-3078, doi: 10.1002/2014JC010510.
35. Plag, H.-P., and, M. N. Tsimplis, (1999), Temporal variability of the seasonal sea-level cycle in the North Sea and Baltic Sea in relation to climate variability, Global Planet. Change, 20, 173-203, doi: 10.1016/S0921-8181(98)00069-1.
36. Ponte, R. M., (2006), Low-frequency sea level variability and the inverted barometer effect, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23 (4), 619-629, doi: 10.1175/JTECH1864.1.
37. Pugh, D., and, P. Woodworth, (2014), Sea-Level Science: Understanding Tides, Surges, Tsunamis and Mean Sea-Level Changes, 395 pp., Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U. K.
38. Segar, D. A., (2007), Introduction to Ocean Sciences, 720 pp., W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., N. Y.
39. Smith, R. D., J. K., Dukowicz, and, R. C. Malone, (1992), Parallel ocean general circulation modeling, Physica D, 60 (1), 38-61, doi: 10.1016/0167-2789(92)90225-C.
40. Tabata, S., B., Thomas, and, D., Ramsden, (1986), Annual and interannual variability of steric sea level along line P in the northeast Pacific Ocean, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 16 (8), 1378-1398. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1986)016<1378:AAIVOS>2.0.CO;2.
41. Tamisiea, M. E., E. M. Hill, R. M. Ponte, J. L. Davis, I. Velicogna, and, N. T. Vinogradova, (2010), Impact of self-attraction and loading on the annual cycle in sea level, J. Geophys. Res., 115, C07004, doi: 10.1029/2009JC005687.
42. Torres, R. R., and, M. N. Tsimplis, (2012), Seasonal sea level cycle in the Caribbean Sea, J. Geophys. Res., 117, C07011, doi: 10.1029/2012JC008159.
43. Torres, R. R., and, M. N. Tsimplis, (2014), Sea level extremes in the Caribbean Sea, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 119, 4714-4731, doi: 10.1002/2014JC009929.
44. Tsimplis, M. N., and, A. G. P. Shaw, (2010), Seasonal sea level extremes in the Mediterranean Sea and at the Atlantic European coasts, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 1457-1475, doi: 10.5194/nhess-10-1457-2010.
45. Tsimplis, M. N., and, P. L. Woodworth, (1994), The global distribution of the seasonal sea level cycle calculated from coastal tide gauge data, J. Geophys. Res., 99 (C8), 16,031-16, 039, doi: 10.1029/94JC01115.
46. UNESCO (1981), Tenth Report of the International oceanographic Tables, UNESCO Tech. Pap. Mar. Sci., 36, 25 pp., Paris, France.
47. Vignudelli S., A. G. Kostianoy, P. Cipollini, and, J. Benveniste, (Eds.) (2011), Coastal Altimetry, 578 pp., Springer, Berlin, doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-12796-0.
48. Vinogradov, S. V., and, R. M. Ponte, (2010), Annual cycle in coastal sea level from tide gauges and altimetry, J. Geophys. Res., 115, C04021, doi: 10.1029/2009JC005767.
49. Vinogradov, S. V., R. M. Ponte, P. Heimbach, and, C. Wunsch, (2008), The mean seasonal cycle in sea level estimated from a data-constrained general circulation model, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C03032, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004496.
50. Wahl, T., F. M. Calafat, and, M. E. Luther, (2014), Rapid changes in the seasonal sea level cycle along the US Gulf coast from the late 20th century, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 491-498, doi: 10.1002/2013GL058777.
51. Wang, W., H. Liu, Y. Li, and, J. Su, (2014), Development and management of land reclamation in China, Ocean Coastal Manage., 102, 415-425, doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.03.009.
52. Woodruff, S. D., et al., (2011), ICOADS Release 2.5: Extensions and enhancements to the surface marine meteorological archive, Int. J. Climatol., 31, 951-967. doi: 10.1002/joc.2103.
53. Wu, Z., E. K. Schneider, B. P. Kirtman, E. S. Sarachik, N. E. Huang, and, C. J. Tucker, (2008), The modulated annual cycle: an alternative reference frame for climate anomalies, Clim. Dyn., 31 (7-8), 823-841, doi: 10.1007/s00382-008-0437-z.
54. Wunsch, C., and, D. Stammer, (1997), Atmospheric loading and the oceanic "inverted barometer" effect, Rev. Geophys., 35 (1), 79-107, doi: 10.1029/96RG03037.
55. Xue, H., F. Chai, N. Pettigrew, D. Xu, M. Shi, and, J. Xu, (2004), Kuroshio intrusion and the circulation in the South China Sea, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C02017, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001724.
56. Yashayaev, I. M., and, I. I. Zveryaev, (2001), Climate of the seasonal cycle in the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, Int. J. Climatol., 21, 401-417, doi: 10.1002/joc.585.