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Response of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a to Typhoon Lekima (2019)
by
Yaowei Shi
Yaowei Shi 1,
Biyun Guo
Biyun Guo 1,2,*
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Yuqian Niu
Yuqian Niu 3,4,
Venkata Subrahmanyam Mantravadi
Venkata Subrahmanyam Mantravadi 5,*
,
Jushang Wang
Jushang Wang 1,
Zhaokang Ji
Zhaokang Ji 1,
Yingliang Che
Yingliang Che 1 and
Menglu Ye
Menglu Ye 1
1
Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
2
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
3
Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316022, China
4
State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
5
School of Marine Science and Technology, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, China
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Atmosphere 2024, 15(8), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15080919 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 11 May 2024
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Revised: 23 June 2024
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Accepted: 29 July 2024
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Published: 31 July 2024
Abstract
Typhoon (hurricane) is the most influential process of ocean–air interaction on the synoptic scale; it has a great influence on the heat exchange, mixing and ecological processes in the upper ocean, which in turn affect sea surface temperature (SST), leading to chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration variation. SST is also an important factor affecting marine fishery resources. Chl-a is closely related to the marine ecosystem and primary productivity. In this study, we analyzed the response of SST and Chl-a to Typhoon Lekima (2019) process. The result indicates that the response of temperature to typhoon decreases from the center to the outer edge, which has a good correlation with the location, path and influence area of the typhoon center. The mean SST in the study area (14°~40° N, 116°~136° E) decreased during the typhoon’s passage, from 28.97 °C at the beginning (5 August) to 28.22 °C (15 August). The concentration of Chl-a was high in the northwest and coastal areas; its mean value in the study area decreased from 2 to 8 August (on 2 and 8 August, the concentration was 0.484 mg/m3 and 0.405 mg/m3, respectively). From 8 to 14 August, Chl-a decreased with the increase in SST, and 10 and 14 August were the two peak values of Chl-a (while SST was low). Chl-a concentration increased after the typhoon’s landfall (from 15 to 31 August); the Chl-a trend was the same as that of SST. The stronger the typhoon and the longer the residence time, the greater the contribution to the increase in Chl-a concentration at sea surface. Typhoon-induced rainfall over the ocean surface, increased evaporation of seawater, enhanced mixing within the mixed layer and upwelling of the pycnocline resulted in an increase in Chl-a quantity. This study describes the spatial response of the upper ocean to typhoons. It provides a general method for the comprehensive assessment of typhoons in marginal seas and upper open oceans, which has wide applicability and good scientific application prospects.
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Shi, Y.; Guo, B.; Niu, Y.; Mantravadi, V.S.; Wang, J.; Ji, Z.; Che, Y.; Ye, M.
Response of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a to Typhoon Lekima (2019). Atmosphere 2024, 15, 919.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15080919
AMA Style
Shi Y, Guo B, Niu Y, Mantravadi VS, Wang J, Ji Z, Che Y, Ye M.
Response of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a to Typhoon Lekima (2019). Atmosphere. 2024; 15(8):919.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15080919
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Shi, Yaowei, Biyun Guo, Yuqian Niu, Venkata Subrahmanyam Mantravadi, Jushang Wang, Zhaokang Ji, Yingliang Che, and Menglu Ye.
2024. "Response of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a to Typhoon Lekima (2019)" Atmosphere 15, no. 8: 919.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15080919
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