Asymmetric impact of the North and South Pacific on the equator in a coupled climate model

作者：Yang H^*; Jiang H; Tan B

来源：Geophysical Research Letters, 2005, 32(5): L05604.

DOI：10.1029/2004GL022195

Relative contributions of the North and South Pacific to the equatorial ocean are estimated in a coupled climate model. Idealized experiments show that the South Pacific contributes 30 - 50% more than the North Pacific to the equatorial ocean temperature change, because the warming in the North Pacific can induce an additional cold Rossby wave at around 20 degrees N that tends to block the warm effect from the central North Pacific, while the South Pacific influence can be easily convoyed to the equator through the interior pathway.

• 出版日期2005-3-3
• 单位北京大学