Precipitation efficiency of trade wind clouds over the north central tropical Pacific Ocean

1996 ◽  
Vol 101 (D21) ◽  
pp. 26247-26253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Rauber ◽  
Neil F. Laird ◽  
Harry T. Ochs
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Trade Wind ◽  
Tropical Pacific Ocean ◽  
North Central ◽  
Precipitation Efficiency ◽  
The North

The bottom currents in the area of abyssal hills in the north-east tropical Pacific Ocean

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Demidova ◽  
E. A. Kontar' ◽  
A. V. Sokov ◽  
A. M. Belyaev
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Tropical Pacific Ocean ◽  
Bottom Currents ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Abyssal Hills

scholarly journals Sensitivity study of the tropical Pacific precipitation anomalies

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouwen Zhang ◽  
Hua Jiang ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Ling Du ◽  
Dakui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Sea Ice ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Tropical Pacific Ocean ◽  
The North ◽  
Precipitation Anomalies ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Tropical Pacific

Abstract. Climate model results have shown that precipitation in the tropical Pacific Ocean will change up to 15 % and 25 % in one century. In this paper, both reanalysis data and climate model are used to study the response of global ocean and atmosphere to precipitation anomalies in the tropical Pacific Ocean. It shows that positive precipitation anomalies could trigger an El Nino-like SSTA response, with warmer SST in the east tropical Pacific Ocean and slightly cooler SST in the west tropical Pacific Ocean. The zonal tropical ocean currents change significantly, of which the magnitudes and directions are mainly relying on the intensity of the precipitation anomalies. Through a wave train encompassing the whole Northern Hemisphere named as the Circumglobal Waveguide Pattern (CWP), the North Atlantic atmospheric circulation responds to the freshwater anomalies in a NAO-like pattern. The anomalous atmospheric circulation transport sea ice to the North Atlantic Ocean. The sea ice melts in summer and freshen the upper ocean, which makes the ocean more stable. It thus constrains vertical heat transport and makes the upper water cooler, forming a significant positive feedback mechanism.

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