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Decadal Sea-Ice Variability and Predictability over the Weddell Sea

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K14800
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 17020:Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
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, 付加価値情報創生部門(アプリケーションラボ), 副主任研究員 (90724625)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywordsウェッデル海 / 海氷 / 十年規模変動 / 予測可能性 / 大気海洋結合モデル / 南極海 / 10年規模変動 / 予測 / 気候モデル
Outline of Research at the Start

南極半島の東部に位置するウェッデル海は、全球の気候に影響をもたらす南極底層水の形成域であり、海氷の変動が重要な役割をしている。ウェッデル海氷の季節および経年変動はこれまで調べられてきたが、十年規模変動のメカニズムは明らかではない。そこで、過去の観測データや再解析プロダクトを解析し、気候モデルを用いて実験を行うことで、ウェッデル海氷の十年規模変動のメカニズムを、局所的な大気・海洋・海氷相互作用の視点と熱帯太平洋からの大気の遠隔影響の視点から明らかにする。また、気候モデルの海洋や海氷を観測データで初期化した実験を行い、過去に観測されたウェッデル海氷の十年規模変動の予測可能性を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Sea ice in the Weddell Sea, located in the Atlantic sector of Antarctic Sea, undergoes a low-frequency variability with a period of 10-20 years. This study investigates physical processes underlying the decadal sea ice variability and predictability in the Weddell Sea using an atmosphere and ocean coupled model. Results show that the decadal sea ice variability is generated via two processes: atmospheric variability associated with the Southern Annular Mode and ocean circulation variability involving the Weddell Gyre. The coupled model can skillfully predict the observed decadal sea ice variability 6-10 years in advance when the model’s sea ice concentration is initialized with the observation. Further initialization of the model’s sea ice thickness using the sea ice reanalysis product leads to improvement of sea ice prediction skills in the Weddell Sea.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地球温暖化の影響で著しく減少する北極海の海氷とは異なり、南極海の海氷は1979年から2015年まで増加し、その後、減少を続けている。南極海の海氷の十年規模変動にはウェッデル海が大きく関わっており、ウェッデル海の十年規模変動を理解することは、南極海の海氷変動を理解する上で重要である。このため、ウェッデル海の海氷に見られる十年規模変動の物理プロセスを本研究で初めて明らかにしたことは、学術的に意義がある。また、大気海洋結合モデルを用いて10年先まで高い精度でウェッデル海の海氷を予測することが可能となり、将来の海氷や気候、海水位の予測に応用されることが期待されるため、社会的に意義がある。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (42 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (8 results) Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 14 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] CMCC(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] NOAA/GFDL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CMCC/ODA(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] NOAA/GFDL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] NOAA/GFDL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CMCC(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] CSIR/University of the Witwatersrand(南アフリカ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] NOAA/GFDL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Skillful decadal prediction skill over the Southern Ocean based on GFDL SPEAR Model-Analogs2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Liping、Delworth Thomas L、Yang Xiaosong、Morioka Yushi、Zeng Fanrong、Lu Feiyu
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Research Communications

      Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1088/2515-7620/acb90e

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Decadal Sea Ice Prediction in the West Antarctic Seas with Ocean and Sea Ice Initializations2022

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

      Communications Earth & Environment

      Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.1038/s43247-022-00529-z

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The relative role of the subsurface Southern Ocean in driving negative Antarctic Sea ice extent anomalies in 2016-20212022

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Liping、Delworth Thomas L.、Yang Xiaosong、Zeng Fanrong、Lu Feiyu、Morioka Yushi、Bushuk Mitchell
    • Journal Title

      Communications Earth & Environment

      Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-9

    • DOI

      10.1038/s43247-022-00624-1

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Roles of Meridional Overturning in Subpolar Southern Ocean SST Trends: Insights from Ensemble Simulations2022

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Liping、Delworth Thomas L.、Kapnick Sarah、He Jie、Cooke William、Wittenberg Andrew T.、Johnson Nathaniel C.、Rosati Anthony、Yang Xiaosong、Lu Feiyu、Bushuk Mitchell、McHugh Colleen、Murakami Hiroyuki、Zeng Fanrong、Jia Liwei、Tseng Kai-Chih、Morioka Yushi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Climate

      Volume: 35 Issue: 5 Pages: 1577-1596

    • DOI

      10.1175/jcli-d-21-0466.1

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Summertime sea-ice prediction in the Weddell Sea improved by sea-ice thickness initialization2021

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

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-91042-4

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Remote and Local Processes Controlling Decadal Sea Ice Variability in the Weddell Sea2021

    • Author(s)
      Morioka Yushi、Behera Swadhin K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

      Volume: 126 Issue: 8 Pages: 1-20

    • DOI

      10.1029/2020jc017036

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Dependence of Internal Multidecadal Variability in the Southern Ocean on the Ocean Background Mean State2021

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Liping、Delworth Thomas L.、Cooke William、Goosse Hugues、Bushuk Mitchell、Morioka Yushi、Yang Xiaosong
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Climate

      Volume: 34 Issue: 3 Pages: 1061-1080

    • DOI

      10.1175/jcli-d-20-0049.1

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Interannual-decadal sea-surface temperature variability in the southern hemisphere2020

    • Author(s)
      Morioka Yushi
    • Journal Title

      Oceanography in Japan

      Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-17

    • DOI

      10.5928/kaiyou.29.1_1

    • NAID

      130007801267

    • ISSN
      0916-8362, 2186-3105
    • Year and Date
      2020-01-15
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Examining the impact of multiple climate forcings on simulated Southern Hemisphere climate variability2020

    • Author(s)
      Beraki Asmerom F.、Morioka Yushi、Engelbrecht Francois A.、Nonaka Masami、Thatcher Marcus、Kobo Nomkwezane、Behera Swadhin
    • Journal Title

      Climate Dynamics

      Volume: 54 Issue: 11-12 Pages: 4775-4792

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00382-020-05253-y

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multidecadal Variability and Predictability of Antarctic Sea Ice in GFDL SPEAR_LO Model2023

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Liping Zhang, Thomas L. Delworth, Xiaosong Yang, Fanrong Zeng, Masami Nonaka, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      AMS 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal Sea Ice Variability and Predictability in the West Antarctic Seas2023

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Dorotea Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      SCAR AntClimNow Program Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Skillful Prediction of Decadal Sea Ice Variability in the Antarctic Seas2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      EGU 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Role of Ocean and Sea Ice Initializations in the Antarctic Decadal Sea Ice Predictability2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Antarctic Sea Ice Multidecadal Variability and Predictability in GFDL SPEAR_LO Coupled Model2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Liping Zhang, Thomas L. Delworth, Xiaosong Yang, Fanrong Zeng, Masami Nonaka, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Antarctic Sea Ice Multidecadal Variability and Predictability in GFDL SPEAR_LO Model2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Liping Zhang, Thomas L. Delworth, Xiaosong Yang, Fanrong Zeng, Masami Nonaka, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      CLIVAR CDP 2022 annual workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Seasonal-decadal sea ice variability and predictability in the West Antarctic Seas2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      SCAR TATE Symposium 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Summertime sea ice prediction in the Weddell Sea improved by sea ice thickness initialization2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin K. Behera
    • Organizer
      ICSHMO 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Skillful sea ice prediction with sea ice cover and thickness initializations in the Weddell Sea2022

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Dorotea Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Improved sea-ice prediction in the Weddell Sea using sea-ice thickness initialization2021

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Summertime sea-ice prediction in the Weddell Sea improved by sea-ice thickness initialization2021

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Doroteaciro Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal sea ice predictability in Antarctic seas using ocean and sea ice initializations2021

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Dorotea Iovino, Andrea Cipollone, Simona Masina, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2021年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Remote and local processes controlling decadal sea-ice variability in the Weddell Sea2021

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      AMOS 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Remote and local processes controlling decadal sea-ice variability over the Weddell Sea2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      FIO-JAMSTEC 2nd Workshop on Southern Hemisphere Ocean and Climate Variability
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Skillful sea-ice prediction in the Weddell Sea using sea-ice initialization schemes2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, D. Iovino, A. Cipollone, S. Masina, S. K. Behera
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2020年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Remote and local processes controlling decadal sea-ice variability in the Weddell Sea2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interannual-decadal sea ice variability and predictability in the Weddell Sea2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      SOOS Weddell Sea-Dronning Maud Land Working Group workshop
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interannual-decadal sea-ice variability and predictability over the Weddell Sea2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal sea-ice variability over the Weddell Sea simulated in a coupled GCM2020

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Liping Zhang, Thomas Delworth, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Decadal sea-ice variability in the Weddell Sea simulated in the SINTEX-F22019

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Thomas Delworth, Liping Zhang, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      2019年度日本海洋学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 南半球の海面水温に見られる経年から十年規模変動に関する研究2019

    • Author(s)
      森岡優志
    • Organizer
      2019年度日本海洋学会秋季大会 岡田賞受賞記念講演
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Role of sea-ice initialization in climate predictability over the Weddell Sea2019

    • Author(s)
      Yushi Morioka, Takeshi Doi, Dorotea Iovino, Simona Masina, Swadhin Behera
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 2019年大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Tropical and Extratropical Air-Sea Interactions2020

    • Author(s)
      Morioka Yushi、Engelbrecht Francois、Behera Swadhin Kumar
    • Total Pages
      326
    • Publisher
      Elsevier
    • ISBN
      9780128181560
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 南極海の夏の海氷を半年前から予測することに成功

    • URL

      https://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/press_release/20210609/

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ウェッデル海の海氷に見られる10年規模変動のメカニズムを解明

    • URL

      https://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/press_release/20210823/

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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