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Article: Upper-Ocean Mixed Layer and Wintertime Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the North Pacific
- Article from:
- Journal of Climate
- Article date:
- January 15, 2006
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ABSTRACT
In the North Pacific, the wintertime sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA), which is represented by March (SSTA^sub Mar^), when the upper-ocean mixed layer depth (h^sub Mar^) reaches its maximum, is formed by the anomalous surface forcing from fall to winter (S'). As a parameter of volume, h^sub Mar^ has a potential to modify the impact of S' on SSTA^sub Mar^. Introducing an upper-ocean heat budget equation, the present study identifies the physical relationship among the spatial distributions of h^sub Mar^, S', and SSTA^sub Mar^.
The long-term mean of h^sub Mar^ adjusts the spatial distribution of SSTA^sub Mar^. Without the adjustment, the impact of S' on SSTA^sub Mar^ is ...