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Impact of the AVHRR sea surface temperature on atmospheric forcing in the Japan/East Sea
Author(s) -
Chen Shuyi S.,
Zhao Wei,
Tenerelli Joseph E.,
Evans Robert H.,
Halliwell Vicki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2001gl013511
Subject(s) - sea surface temperature , climatology , mesoscale meteorology , advanced very high resolution radiometer , environmental science , forcing (mathematics) , atmospheric model , atmosphere (unit) , front (military) , pathfinder , atmospheric circulation , atmospheric sciences , geology , oceanography , meteorology , satellite , geography , library science , computer science , engineering , aerospace engineering
The impact of high resolution sea surface temperature (SST) data on the atmospheric forcing in the Japan/East Sea (JES) is investigated using a high‐resolution mesoscale atmospheric model. We use the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Pathfinder SST (PFSST) and the operational NCEP (National Center for Environmental Prediction) global SST analysis (NCEPSST) as the lower boundary conditions for two numerical experiments. A sharp SST gradient associated with the subpolar front in JES, well‐resolved by PFSST, has a significant influence on both synoptic scale and monthly mean surface winds and heat fluxes in JES. These results have an important implication for research related to coastal atmosphere and ocean circulation and air‐sea interactions.
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