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dc.contributor.authorChandra, Ashneel
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sushil
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T09:57:47Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T09:57:47Z
dc.date.created2020-09-25T12:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0027-0644
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2753454
dc.description.abstractThe sea surface temperature (SST) and upper ocean heat content (OHC) have been explored along the track of two tropical cyclones (TCs), TC Pam (2015) and TC Winston (2016). These TCs severely affected the islands of Vanuatu and Fiji, in the South Pacific Region (8°–30°S, 140°E– 170°W). The SST decreased by as much as 5.4°C along the tracks of the TCs with most cooling occurring to the left of the TCs tracks relative to TCs motion. SST cooling of 1-5°C has generally been observed during both the forced and relaxation stages of TC passage. The Argo profiles near the TC revealed observable mixed layer deepening. Subsurface warming was also observed post-TC passage from the temperature profile of one of the floats after the passage of both TCs. The OHC and heat fluxes are seen to play an important part in TC intensification as both these TCs intensified after passing over the regions of high OHC and enhanced heat fluxes. Apart from the traditionally used OHC obtained up to the depth of the 26°C isotherm (QH), the OHC was also determined up to the depth of the 20°C isotherm (QH,20). The QH and QH,20 values decreased in the majority of cases post TC passage while QH,20 increased in one instance post-TC passage for both the TCs. QH,20 has also been used to identify heat energy changes at deeper levels and correlated well with the traditionally used OHC during the weaker stages of the TCs.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAMSen_US
dc.titleSea Surface Temperature and Ocean Heat Content during Tropical Cyclones Pam (2015) and Winston (2016) in the Southwest Pacific Regionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 American Meteorological Societyen_US
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cristin.fulltextpostprint
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0025.1
dc.identifier.cristin1833404
dc.source.journalMonthly Weather Reviewen_US
dc.source.pagenumber1173–1187en_US
dc.identifier.citationMonthly Weather Review. 2021, 149(4), 1173–1187en_US
dc.source.volume149en_US
dc.source.issue4en_US


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