Effects of the Changjiang river discharge on sea surface warming in the Yellow 
and East China Seas in summer

Park, T.; Jang, C. J.; Jungclaus, J. H.; Haak, H.; Part, W.; Sang Oh, I.

doi:10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.012

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Effects of the Changjiang river discharge on sea surface warming in the Yellow and East China Seas in summer

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Jungclaus, J. H.
Director’s Research Group OES, The Ocean in the Earth System, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society;

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Haak, H.
Director’s Research Group OES, The Ocean in the Earth System, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society;

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Park, T., Jang, C. J., Jungclaus, J. H., Haak, H., Part, W., & Sang Oh, I. (2011). Effects of the Changjiang river discharge on sea surface warming in the Yellow and East China Seas in summer. Continental Shelf Research, 31, 15-22. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.012.

Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0011-F4F8-9

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This study explores the effects of the Changjiang (also called the Yangtze River) river discharge (CRD) on the density stratifications and associated sea surface temperature (SST) changes using a global ocean general circulation model with regional focus on the Yellow and East China Seas (YECS). It is found that CRD increases the SST in summer through a barrier layer (BL) formation that tends to enhance stratification at the mixed layer base, and thus reduces both vertical mixing and entrainment. This process is effective, particularly in August, after the CRD reaches its maximum in July. The SST difference between the composites of flood and drought years confirms that the surface warming is related to surface freshening by the CRD. This result suggests that the BL induced by the CRD is an important contributor to the surface heat budget in the YECS. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.