Abstract
The authors estimated daily sea surface temperature (SST) amplitude over the western Pacific using satellite-derived data only, and revealed that in coastal areas around Japan, large SST warming occurred with particularly high frequency in summer. The authors then investigated air-sea interaction related with the SST warming in Mutsu Bay using a mesoscale air-sea coupled model. The daily SST amplitude can exceed 5 K under a clear and calm condition. Such sea surface warming weakens land-sea temperature contrast. As a result, horizontal negative heat transfer by sea breeze is weakened and air temperature above land near the coast becomes higher by about 1 K than that without air-sea coupling. This result indicates that the large diurnal SST warming can have a non-negligible impact on air temperature prediction in coastal regions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 2257-2259 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | 2003 IGARSS: Learning From Earth's Shapes and Colours - Toulouse, France Duration: 2003 Jul 21 → 2003 Jul 25 |
Other
| Other | 2003 IGARSS: Learning From Earth's Shapes and Colours |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Toulouse |
| Period | 03/7/21 → 03/7/25 |
Keywords
- Air-sea coupled model
- Diurnal warming
- Mesoscaleatmospheric circulation
- SST
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)