already the day after tomorrow? bogi hansen, svein Østerhus, detlef quadfasel,william turrell
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Already the Day After Tomorrow? Bogi Hansen, Svein Østerhus, Detlef Quadfasel,William Turrell www.sciencemag.org SCIENCE VOL 305 13 AUGUST 2004. The Indonesian Throughflow [ITF] affects the SST of the Pacific & Indian [& beyond?], and - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Already the Day After Tomorrow?Bogi Hansen, Svein Østerhus, Detlef Quadfasel,William Turrellwww.sciencemag.org SCIENCE VOL 305 13 AUGUST 2004
ITF
The Indonesian Throughflow [ITF] affects the SST of the Pacific & Indian [& beyond?], and therefore influences large scale sea-air fluxes and ENSO and the Australasian Monsoon. Climate models must “get it right”
Annual mean sea surface temperature [SST]
Warm poolMonsoon moisture
In addition, the ITF affects the properties of the Indonesian seas.
1940-m
1300-1500-m
300-m
580-m
680-m
1350-m
2800-m
Sill depths [meters] in red [Gordon et al 2003]; Seas in Green
Banda
Sulawesi
mak
assa
r
Maluku
Flores
Timor
Java
Halmahera
Seram
X-equator flow= 10, 13 Sv
Schematic of Indonesian Throughflow pathways (red numbers represent previously determined transport in Sv (106 m3/sec); the smaller black numbers refer to the literature source, see: Gordon, 2001). Inserts A-D show positions of INSTANT moorings. Insert A: 2 United States Makassar Strait Inflow moorings (red diamond) within Labani Channel. Insert C: The Netherlands mooring within the main channel of Lifamatola Passage (yellow triangle). Insert B, D: Sunda moorings in Ombai Strait, Lombok Strait, and Timor Passage: United States (red diamonds); France, (purple square); Australia (green circles). The positions of the shallow pressure gauge array (United States, green X).