Heat content of the Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool is increasing

Sea surface temperature in the Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool has been suggested to be one of the factors that affects the Indian summer monsoon. In this paper, we analyze the annual ocean heat content (OHC) of this region during 1993–2010, using in situ data, satellite observations, and a model simulat...

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Published in:Atmospheric science letters 2016-01, Vol.17 (1), p.39-42
Main Authors: Nagamani, P. V., Ali, M. M., Goni, G. J., Udaya Bhaskar, T. V. S., McCreary, J. P., Weller, R. A., Rajeevan, M., Gopala Krishna, V. V., Pezzullo, J. C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
all India monsoon rainfall
Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool
Atmospheric sciences
Computer simulation
Enthalpy
Heat
Heat content
Monsoon rainfall
Monsoons
ocean heat content
Oceans
Rain
Rainfall
Remote sensing systems
satellite altimetry
Satellite observation
Sea surface
Sea surface temperature
Studies
Summer
Summer monsoon
Surface temperature
Trends
tropical cyclone heat potential
Wind
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Summary:Sea surface temperature in the Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool has been suggested to be one of the factors that affects the Indian summer monsoon. In this paper, we analyze the annual ocean heat content (OHC) of this region during 1993–2010, using in situ data, satellite observations, and a model simulation. We find that OHC increases significantly in the region during this period relative to the north Indian Ocean, and propose that this increase could have caused the decrease in Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall that occurred at the same time.
ISSN:1530-261X
1530-261X
DOI:10.1002/asl.596