Decreasing trend of tropical cyclone-induced ocean warming in recent decades
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547856 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruizi Shi (0000-0002-0546-9348, Tsinghua University), Qinya Zhang (0000-0001-5119-3656, Tsinghua University), Fanghua Xu (0000-0003-4057-8387, Tsinghua University, corresponding author), Xueyang Zhang (0000-0003-3625-219X, Tsinghua University), Yanluan Lin (0000-0002-0865-0580, Tsinghua University), Jishi Zhang (0000-0003-2356-5074, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 064013-064013 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/acd2ed |
| OpenAlex | W4372211587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 65 |
Tropical cyclones (TCs) can influence climate by pumping heat into the ocean, yet little is known about how the TC-induced ocean heat uptake (OHU) has changed in recent decades. Based on ocean reanalysis, we calculated OHU and found a significant decline of TC-induced OHU from 1982 to 2018. If all the ocean heat gain is balanced by poleward heat transport, approximately 15% of peak ocean heat transport would have been reduced during the study period. The decreasing trend of OHU is consistent with the enhanced ocean stratification, the shallowed mixed layer depth and the reduced cold wake size. The reduction of OHU primarily occurs in the Northwest Pacific, where the shortened TC lifespan contributes as well. Furthermore, the decline of OHU might offset about 28% of the upper ocean warming in the subtropical Northwest Pacific
Atmospheric sciences · Climate change · Climatology · Effects of global warming on oceans · Global warming · Ocean current · Ocean heat content · Pacific ocean · Stratification (seeds · Subtropics · Tropical cyclone · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |