Simulated Interannual Modulation of Intraseasonal Kelvin Waves in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

Authors

  • Iskhaq Iskandar Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sriwijaya, Kampus Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir, Sumatra Selatan, 30662, Indonesia Center for Geo-hazard and Climate Change Study, University of Sriwijaya, Kampus Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir, Sumatra Selatan, 30662, Indonesia
  • Dedi Setiabudidaya Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sriwijaya, Kampus Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir, Sumatra Selatan, 30662, Indonesia
  • Wijaya Mardiansyah Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sriwijaya, Kampus Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir, Sumatra Selatan, 30662, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Irfan Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sriwijaya, Kampus Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir, Sumatra Selatan, 30662, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5614/j.math.fund.sci.2016.48.3.3

Keywords:

Indian Ocean Dipole, interannual modulation, intraseasonal Kelvin waves, ocean general circulation model, vertical baroclinic mode.

Abstract

Outputs from a high-resolution ocean general circulation model (OGCM) for the period of 1990-2003 indicate an interannual modulation of intraseasonal Kelvin waves along the equatorial Indian Ocean. During normal conditions without IOD event, the first mode explains about 30-40% of the total variance in the western (60-65E) and central (75-80E) basin, while the second mode contributes up to 45% to the total variance in the central basin around the longitude of 82E. In contrast, during the 1997/98 IOD event, the fourth mode caused about 40% of the total variance in the central and eastern basin. During the 1994 IOD event, the contribution from the fourth baroclinic mode in the eastern basin caused 45% of the total variance. In the central basin, the second and the fourth baroclinic mode caused almost the same variance (~40%). The variations in the characteristics of the intraseasonal Kelvin waves are related to variations in the vertical stratification. During the IOD event, the pycnocline in the eastern basin was raised by about 50 m and the stratification at the upper level is strengthened, while it is weakened at lower levels. These changes lead to an increase in the contribution of higher-order baroclinic modes.

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