Wang You-Lin, Jin Fei-Fei, Wu Chau-Ron, Qiu Bo
Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA.
Sci Rep. 2024 May 22;14(1):11684. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62361-z.
The intricate currents of the Northwest Pacific Ocean, with strong manifestations along the westside rim, connect tropical and subtropical gyres and significantly influence East Asian and global climates. The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) originates in the tropical Pacific Ocean and disrupts this ocean circulation system. However, the spatiotemporal dependence of the impact of ENSO events has yet to be elucidated because of the complexities of both ENSO events and circulation systems, as well as the increased availability of observational data. We thus combined altimeter and drifter observations to demonstrate the distinct tropical and subtropical influences of the circulation system on ENSO diversity. During El Niño years, the North Equatorial Current, North Equatorial Countercurrent, Mindanao Current, Indonesian Throughflow, and the subtropical Kuroshio Current and its Extension region exhibit strengthening, while the tropical Kuroshio Current weakens. The tropical impact is characterized by sea level changes in the warm pool, whereas the subtropical influence is driven by variations in the wind stress curl. The tropical and subtropical influences are amplified during the Centra Pacific El Niño years compared to the Eastern Pacific El Niño years. As the globe warms, these impacts are anticipated to intensify. Thus, strengthening observation systems and refining climate models are essential for understanding and projecting the enhancing influences of ENSO on the Northwest Pacific Oceanic circulation.
西北太平洋复杂的海流在西侧边缘有强烈表现,连接热带和亚热带环流,对东亚和全球气候有显著影响。厄尔尼诺/南方涛动(ENSO)起源于热带太平洋,扰乱了这个海洋环流系统。然而,由于ENSO事件和环流系统的复杂性以及观测数据的增加,ENSO事件影响的时空依赖性尚未得到阐明。因此,我们结合高度计和漂流浮标观测数据,以证明环流系统对ENSO多样性的不同热带和亚热带影响。在厄尔尼诺年期间,北赤道流、北赤道逆流、棉兰老岛海流、印度尼西亚贯穿流以及亚热带黑潮及其延伸区域表现出增强,而热带黑潮则减弱。热带影响的特征是暖池海平面变化,而亚热带影响则由风应力旋度变化驱动。与东太平洋厄尔尼诺年相比,中太平洋厄尔尼诺年期间热带和亚热带影响会增强。随着全球变暖,预计这些影响会加剧。因此,加强观测系统和完善气候模型对于理解和预测ENSO对西北太平洋海洋环流日益增强的影响至关重要。