Interannual Variability (Indian Ocean Dipole) P. N. Vinayachandran Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore Summer School on Dynamics of North Indian Ocean June-July 2010
Outline What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics IOD Impacts
The Unique Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Dipole Figure Courtesy : FRCGC, Tokyo 1961, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1994 and 1997 [Yamagata et al., 2002]
Measure of IOD : Dipole Mode Index DMI=SSTA West -SSTA East West = 50°E-70°E;10°S-10°N East = 90°E-110°E;10° S-0° Vinayachandran et al., 2009
Positive IOD
Negative Dipole
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics IOD Impacts
Seasonal Evolution: Ocean
Seasonal Evolution: Atmosphere
October 2006 Anomalies SST (shaded) winds (vectors) winds (vectors) and OLR (contour) and OLR (contour) Indian Ocean Dipole Events
QSCAT Wind Anomalies for 2006 APR MAY JUNSEP OCTDEC
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics IOD Impacts
SSTA : Model – GISST Comparison Vinayachandran et al., DSRII, 2002
Base code GFDL MOM4, 30S-30N; 30E – 120EBase code GFDL MOM4, 30S-30N; 30E – 120E Horizontal resolution: 0.25º X 0.25ºHorizontal resolution: 0.25º X 0.25º 40 Vertical Levels, 5m resolution in the top 60m40 Vertical Levels, 5m resolution in the top 60m Horizontal mixing: Chassignet and Garaffo (2001)Horizontal mixing: Chassignet and Garaffo (2001) Vertical mixing: KPP (Large et al., 1994)Vertical mixing: KPP (Large et al., 1994) Forced by daily dataForced by daily data High Resolution Indian Ocean Model Wind stress Wind speed, air temperature, humidity Incoming shortwave and longwave radiation, Chlorophyll Rainfall and river discharge
1.Climatology: 7years, forced by OMIP (based on ERA-15 reanalysis), SeaWiFS chl, CMAP Rainfall and SAGE river discharge. 2. QSCAT RUN: QSCAT Winds, SeaWiFS Chl, TRMM Rain and NCEP (Radiation, Ta, q), 19 July 1999 onwards. Model Experiments Vinayachandran et al., GRL, 2007
Dipole Mode Index Standard deviation of DMI:Model = 0.42; TMI = 0.53
SSTA : Model – TMI ComparisonJuly September October
MSLA : Model – Altimetry ComparisonJuly September October
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics IOD Impacts
Mixed Layer Heat Balance (East) : Heat flux Entrainment Advection
Mixed Layer Heat Balance (West) : Heat flux Entrainment Advection
Murtugudde et al., 2000, JGR 75-85E, 5S-5N E,10S-Eq. Mixed Layer Heat Balance (anomalies) :
Upper Ocean (50m) Heat Budget: 2006 EAST WEST
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics 1. Equatorial Jets IOD Impacts
Equatorial Jets Winds and SST May October Vinayachandran et al., GRL, 1999 Anomalies: winds and SST
Equatorial Zonal Winds Francis et al., Tellus, 2007
Equatorial Jets during IOD events
Impact of Equatorial Jets Hastenrath et al., 1993, JGR
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics 2. Thermocline anomalies, Kelvin waves and Rossby Waves IOD Impacts
Subsurface anomalies
Thermocline Anomalies & Wave Propagations
Observational Evidence
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics 3. Upwelling IOD Impacts
Upwelling off Sumatra Upwelling off Sumatra
What is Indian Ocean Dipole? Seasonal Evolution Modeling IOD Mixed Layer Processes Ocean Dynamics 3. Upwelling IOD Impacts
Murtugudde et al., 2000, JGR; Vinayachandran and Mathew, 2003, GRL Impact of IOD on Ocean Biology
Indian Ocean Dipole andMonsoon
Extremes of the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall, IOD & ENSO (period: ) Gadgil et al., 2003
Salinity Variations
Fluxes Advection Entrainment September November Processes
SSS Anomaly non-IOD Composite
Summary Indian Ocean Dipole :Dominant signal in the inter- annual variability. Coupled ocean – atmospheric phenomenon in the Indian Ocean. SST, thermocline, winds convection all take part in an IOD event. OGCMs reproduce IOD events well and illustrate the role of ocean dynamics in the evolution of SST anomalies. Unresolved issues: Triggering, dependence on ENSO, intraseasonal oscillations, impact on monsoons.
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