Sea Surface Temperature variability in the Indonesian Seas

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21840066
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
• Research Institution: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: KIDA Shinichiro Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 地球シミュレータセンター, 研究員 (50543229)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: 海洋物理学 / 気候変動

Research Abstract

The underlying mechanism for the seasonal Sea Surface Temperature (SST) variability in the Indonesian Seas is investigated using a regional numerical model. We find the monsoonal winds, the main driving force of the variability. The impact of the Indonesian Throughflow is limited to summer (southern hemisphere) and along the Nusa Tenggara. The impact of localized tidal mixing is found to spread basin wide during summer because of the wind-driven circulation.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The mechanism controlling seasonal mixed layer temperature of the Indonesian Seas in an ECCO assimilation product (2011)
  • Author(s): D.J.Halkides, T.Lee, S.Kida
  • Journal Title: Ocean Dynamics Volume 61, Issue 4 Pages: 481 doi:10.1007/s10236-010-0374-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Potential Impact of the Tropical Indian Ocean-Indonesian Seas on El Nino Characteristics (2010)
  • Author(s): Annamalai, H., S.Kida, J. Hafner
  • Journal Title: J.Climate, 23 Pages: 3933-3952 doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3396.1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] インドネシア海における海面水温の季節変動メカニズム (2011)
  • Author(s): 木田新一郎
  • Organizer: 2010年度日本海洋学会春季大会((地震により誌面発表)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-23
• [Presentation] Seasonal Sea Surface Temperature Variability in the Indonesian Seas (2010)
  • Author(s): 木田新一郎
  • Organizer: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Oregon Convention Center, ポートランド、アメリカ
  • Year and Date: 2010-02-23