Open AccessImpacts of the Oyashio Temperature Front on the Regional Climate
Author(s) -
Mototaka Nakamura,
Toru Miyama
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of climate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.315
H-Index - 287
eISSN - 1520-0442
pISSN - 0894-8755
DOI - 10.1175/jcli-d-13-00609.1
Subject(s) - climatology , zonal and meridional , atmospheric circulation , environmental science , front (military) , troposphere , sea surface temperature , climate model , atmospheric sciences , climate change , geology , oceanography
Impacts of a sea surface temperature front (SSTF) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean on the large-scale summer atmospheric state in the region are examined with a regional atmospheric circulation model developed at the International Pacific Research Center. Ensemble simulation experiments with various SSTF strengths and positions show that an SSTF does have strong impacts on the summer atmospheric circulation in the region. A meridional shift in the position of the SSTF generally shifts the tropospheric jet and brings temperature anomalies in the area affected by the shift.