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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 35,
L12803,
4 PP., 2008
doi:10.1029/2008GL033987
Meridional SST gradient in the western North Pacific warm pool associated with typhoon generation
Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
Institute of Observational Research for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
We examined the sea surface temperature (SST) distribution in the western North Pacific warm pool when a typhoon is generated in northern summer. Analyzing satellite observation data revealed higher (lower) SST north (south) of the typhoon. As a result, the meridional SST gradient became especially steep, and the SST was not homogeneously high, when a typhoon is generated. In-situ observation data in the oceanic surface layer suggested that the low SST was caused by vertical mixing related to the strong southwesterly monsoon. In contrast, the hot spots north of the typhoon were associated with weak sea surface wind and vertical mixing. According to satellite observation, the maxima of surface heat flux and water vapor shifted northward corresponding to the high SST. They may produce an asymmetry of the thermodynamic structure of a typhoon.
Received 14 March 2008; accepted 14 May 2008; published 19 June 2008.
Citation: (2008), Meridional SST gradient in the western North Pacific warm pool associated with typhoon generation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12803, doi:10.1029/2008GL033987.
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