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| Masson, S; Luo, Jj; Madec, G; Vialard, Jerome; Durand, F; Gualdi, S; Guilyardi, E; Behera, S; Delecluse, P; Navarra, A; Yamagata, T. |
| In the present study, we use a coupled model to evaluate the effect of shallow salinity stratification on the sea surface temperature (SST) and on the monsoon onset in the southeastern Arabian Sea (SEAS). A 100-year control experiment shows that the coupled model reproduces the main climatic features in this region in terms of SST, precipitation and barrier layer (BL). A 100-year sensitivity experiment (where BL effects have been suppressed in the SEAS) shows that BL enhances the spring SST warming by 0.5 degrees C, and leads to a statistically significant increase of precipitation in May (3 mm/day) linked to an early (10 to 15 days) monsoon onset. This suggests that the BL extent may be a useful predictor of the summer monsoon onset in the area with a... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Summer monsoon season; Surface temperature; Indian ocean; Mixed layer; Northeast monsoon; Southwest monsoon; Onset vortex; Coupled GCM; Mechanisms; Evolution. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00203/31422/29819.pdf |
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