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Decadal climate variability and predictability over the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K17768
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
Research InstitutionJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

MORIOKA Yushi  国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, アプリケーションラボ, 研究員 (90724625)

Research Collaborator DOI Takeshi  
TAGUCHI Bunmei  
Behera Swadhin Kumar  
Engelbrecht Francois  
Storto Andrea  
Iovino Dorotea  
Masina Simona  
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords気候変動予測 / 十年規模変動 / 南大西洋 / 南インド洋 / 海面水温 / 大気海洋海氷結合モデル / 予測
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Physical processes and predictability on decadal climate variability over the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans are revealed by performing data analysis and climate model experiments. Decadal variability of sea-surface temperature (SST) over the South Atlantic is found to be driven by meridional and vertical heat transport associated with the overlying atmospheric variability. The SST variations propagate eastward along the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and induce decadal SST variability over the southern Indian Ocean. It is also suggested that the atmospheric variability over the South Atlantic may be influenced by sea-ice variability over the Weddell Sea. Furthermore, a state-of-the-art climate model shows high skills in predicting decadal SST variability over the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans up to 10 years ahead. Based on these results, 6 international papers have been published and press releases on the 2 articles have been made.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海面水温の十年規模変動は直上に大気の変動を伴い、周辺域に長期の気候変動をもたらす。そのため、十年規模変動の仕組みを理解し、予測することは気候研究において重要である。北半球の海面水温に見られる十年規模変動はこれまで数多くの研究が行われてきたが、南半球の十年規模変動は観測データが乏しく、物理プロセスや予測可能性は十分に調べられてこなかった。本研究の成果により、南大西洋と南インド洋の十年規模変動に新たな知見を加えることができた。また、南大西洋と南インド洋の十年規模変動は、アフリカ南部の降水量に十年規模変動をもたらすため、十年規模変動の予測を通して降水量の長期予測に貢献することが期待される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (44 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 5 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (29 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 16 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] CMCC(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CSIR(South Africa)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CSIR(South Africa)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CSIR(South Africa)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Role of sea-ice initialization in climate predictability over the Weddell Sea2019

    • Author(s)
      Morioka Yushi、Doi Takeshi、Iovino Doroteaciro、Masina Simona、Behera Swadhin K.
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 2457-2457

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-39421-w

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Role of subsurface ocean in decadal climate predictability over the South Atlantic2018

    • Author(s)
      Morioka Yushi、Doi Takeshi、Storto Andrea、Masina Simona、Behera Swadhin K.
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 8523-8523

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-018-26899-z

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Malaria incidences in South Africa linked to a climate mode in southwestern Indian Ocean2018

    • Author(s)
      SK. Behera, Y. Morioka, T. Ikeda, T. Doi, JV. Ratnam, M. Nonaka, A. Tsuzuki, C. Imai, Y. Kim, M. Hashizume, S. Iwami, P. Kruger, R. Maharaj, N. Sweijd and N. Minakawa
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Development

      Volume: 27 Pages: 47-57

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.envdev.2018.07.002

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Response of Subtropical Highs to Climate Change2018

    • Author(s)
      Cherchi Annalisa、Ambrizzi Tercio、Behera Swadhin、Freitas Ana Carolina Vasques、Morioka Yushi、Zhou Tianjun
    • Journal Title

      Current Climate Change Reports

      Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 371-382

    • DOI

      10.1007/s40641-018-0114-1

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Decadal climate predictability in the southern Indian Ocean captured by SINTEX-F using a simple SST-nudging scheme2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 1029-1029

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-018-19349-3

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 海が鍵を握るアフリカ南部の気候変動2018

    • Author(s)
      森岡優志
    • Journal Title

      Ocean Newsletter

      Volume: 423 Pages: 2-3

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Eastward propagating decadal temperature variability in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Bunmei Taguchi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Journal Title

      JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH - Oceans

      Volume: 122 Issue: 7 Pages: 5611-5623

    • DOI

      10.1002/2017jc012706

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Role of Weddell Sea ice in South Atlantic atmospheric variability2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Journal Title

      CLIMATE RESEARCH

      Volume: 74 Issue: 2 Pages: 171-184

    • DOI

      10.3354/cr01495

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Potential Sources of Decadal Climate Variability over Southern Africa2015

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Climate

      Volume: 28 Issue: 22 Pages: 8695-8709

    • DOI

      10.1175/jcli-d-15-0201.1

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Interanual-to-decadal climate variability and predictability in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans2019

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Bunmei Taguchi, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Dorotea Iovino, Masina Simona, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      NORPAN Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Potential sources of decadal climate variability and predictability over southern Africa2019

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Takeshi Doi, Droteaciro Iovino, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      iDEWS Scientific Meeting for SATREPS Project
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate predictability in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      iDEWS workshop "Progresses in disease and climate modeling"
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Role of subsurface ocean data assimilation in decadal climate predictability over the South Atlantic2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      AOGS 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Potential impacts of sea-ice initialization on the South Atlantic climate predictability2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Droteaciro Iovino, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2018年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate variability and predictability over the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      JAMSTEC Symposium on "Climate studies and developing societal applications"
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate predictability in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2018年大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Role of subsurface ocean initialization in decadal climate predictability over the South Atlantic2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      Internation Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate predictability in the southern Indian Ocean revealed by using SST-nudging initialization scheme2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin Kumar Behera
    • Organizer
      International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal Climate Predictability in the Southern Indian Ocean Captured by SINTEX-F using a Simple SST-Nudging Scheme2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      AMOS-ICSHMO 2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate variability and its predictability in the southern Indian Ocean revealed using SINTEX-F2 coupled GCM2018

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate prediction in the southern Indian Ocean using SINTEX-F2 coupled GCM2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] SINTEX-F2 decadal climate prediction in the southern Indian Ocean2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会2017年度春季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Eastward propagation of decadal temperature variability in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Bunmei Taguchi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      The 2017 Joint IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA Assembly
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate variability and predictability in the southern Indian Ocean affecting southern African climate2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Bunmei Taguchi, Takeshi Doi, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      iDEWS Research Progress Meeting for SATREPS Project
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal climate predictability in the South Atlantic using SST-nudging and 3DVAR schemes2017

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Andrea Storto, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2017年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Role of Weddell Sea ice variability in southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      2016 Americal Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Potential impact of Weddell Sea ice variability in southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      The Seventh Symposium on Polar Science, National Institute of Polar Research
    • Place of Presentation
      National Institute of Polar Research (Tachikawa, Tokyo)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Role of Weddell Sea ice variability in southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      South African Scoiety for Atmospheric Science 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Cape Town (South Africa)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Weddell Sea ice variability and its potential impact on southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2016年度秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島大学(鹿児島県鹿児島市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Eastward propagating decadal SST variability in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Bumei Taguchi, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2016年度秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島大学(鹿児島県鹿児島市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Role of Weddell Sea ice variability in southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 2016年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県千葉市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Role of Weddell Sea ice variability in southern African climate2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会2016年春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター(東京都渋谷区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The role of mid and high latitude air-sea interactions in interannual to multiyear climate variations over southern Africa2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      World Climate Research Programme 31st Working Group on Numerical Experimentation meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Pretoria (South Africa)
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Role of Antarctic Circumpolar Current in decadal climate variability over southern Africa2016

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multidecadal variability in the southwest Indian Ocean affecting southern African climate2015

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      Dynamics of the Indian Ocean: Perspective and Retrospective International Symposium on the Indian Ocean
    • Place of Presentation
      National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] South Atlantic decadal variability affecting southern African climate2015

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2015年度秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学、愛媛県松山市
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Potential sources of multidecadal climate variability over southern Africa2015

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      26th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Prague Congress Center, Prague, Czech
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Potential sources of multidecadal climate variability over southern Africa2015

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Francois Engelbrecht, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会2015年度春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば国際会議場、茨城県つくば市
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Indo-Pacific Climate Variability and Predictability: Chapter 1: Old and New Faces of Climate Variations2016

    • Author(s)
      Toshio Yamagata, Yushi Morioka, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Total Pages
      324
    • Publisher
      World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 海氷データを用いて南極海の気候予測精度が向上 北半球にも応用可能な成果

    • URL

      http://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/press_release/20190225/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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