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Ocean Heat Content Estimates In The Eastern Pacific Ocean For SHIPS: Progress
Lynn “Nick” Shay and Jodi Brewster
RSMAS, University of Miami
Goal: To assess the impact of the upper ocean thermal structure on hurricane intensity in
EPAC.
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Progress To Date:
Ocean Heat Content (OHC) has been found to improve intensity forecasting in Atlantic Ocean Basin in SHIPS (DeMaria et al. 2005; Mainelli et al. 2007).
Extending the approach to the EPAC given the significant ocean variability.
1. Data Synthesis from EPIC, TAO Moorings, Satellite Radar Altimetry (Topex, Jason-1, GFO and Envisat), XBT transects (to do).
2. Data Comparisons and Integration with GDEM.
3. Monitoring Phase (Equivalent OHCE).4. Estimates for SHIPS.
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NSF/NOAA Aircraft and TAO Buoys Sample Strategy
NOAA WP-3D
NCAR- C130
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EPAC Paradox
Strong vertical temperature, salinity and density gradients at base of OML in EPAC…
Implications for mixing…and ocean (SST) cooling.
N~20 cph
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Blended Altimetry Derived Fields and Warm Eddy Pathway.
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NOAA R/V Brown Versus WP-3D CTDs -10N
Airborne Oceanography Works!
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Sept (left) and Oct (right) OHC of Warm Core Eddy
10oN TAO Mooring OHC and D20oC.
The shallow isotherm depths may be an
indication of the Costa Rica Dome.
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Approach: Empirical Approach
• Reduced gravity (g’), H20, h (ocean mixed layer depth) GDEM V3.
• Blend and objectively map SHA from Jason-1, GFO, and Envisat (9.9, 17 and 35-d repeat track).
• Infer H20 using mapped SHA and seasonal climatology.
• Estimate H26 relative to H20 (via ratio).
• Estimate OHC relative to 26oC using H26, h, and SST.
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SSTs at 10oN,95oW:
SST Product Choice.
TMI/AMSR-E Courtesy of
Remote Sensing Systems.
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95oW Ocean
Structure: EPIC
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10oN,95oW:Seasonal
Variations T(z), S(z), ρ(z)
V2.1 (Top)
V3 (Bottom)
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Depth of the Climatological Ocean Mixed Layer (m) GDEM V3.
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Mean Isotherm Depths (left) & Reduced Gravity and Ratio (right)
Costa Rica Dome.
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Time Series (left) and Scatter (right) of a) SST, b) H26 & c) OHC from TAO (blue), Sat (red) and R/V Ron Brown
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Summary: NOAA/NSF EPIC, XBT transects and NOAA TAO data providing insights into the
formation and propagation of warm eddies in the EPAC and the OHC variability.
Not all SST products are equal……Vary by as much as 0.6oC
OHC estimates are significantly less (<60 kJ cm-2) than warm features in the western Atlantic Ocean Basin (>100 kJ cm-2)-L&V-16 kJ cm-2.
Strong stratification (Nmax~ 20 cph) underneath the ocean mixed layer precludes strong mixing during TC passage over the warm pool (low latitudes).
Comparing time evolution at several TAO moorings in EPAC to establish error bars.
Jason-1, GFO, and Envisat SHA fields for daily values using GDEMV3.