naa a22 4500 510753787 CHVBK 20180411083115.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s13131-013-0348-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s13131-013-0348-7 The influence of ENSO on sea surface temperature variations in the China seas [Elektronische Daten] [Na Liu, Hui Wang, Tiejun Ling, Licheng Feng] Positive SST anomalies usually appear in remote ocean such as the China seas during an ENSO event. By analyzing the monthly data of HadISST from 1950 to 2007, it shows that the interannual component of SST anomalies peak approximately 10 months after SST anomalies peak in the eastern equatorial Pacific. As the ENSO event progresses, the positive SST anomalies spread throughout the China seas and eastward along the Kuroshio extension. Atmospheric reanalysis data demonstrate that changes in the net surface heat flux entering into the China seas are responsible for the SST variability. During El Niño, the western north Pacific anticyclone is generated, with anomalous southwester lies prevailing along the East Asian coast. This anticyclone reduces the mean surface wind speed which decreases the surface heat flux and then increases the SST. The delays between the developing of this anticyclone and the south Indian Ocean anticyclone with approximately 3-6 months cause the 2-3 months lag of the surface heat flux between the China seas and the Indian Ocean. The northwestern Pacific anticyclone is the key process bridging the warming in the eastern equatorial Pacific and that in the China seas. The Chinese Society of Oceanography and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 sea surface temperature nationallicence China seas nationallicence ENSO nationallicence anticyclone nationallicence Liu Na Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut Wang Hui Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut Ling Tiejun Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut Feng Licheng National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut Acta Oceanologica Sinica Springer Berlin Heidelberg 32/9(2013-09-01), 21-29 0253-505X 32:9<21 2013 32 13131 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-013-0348-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-013-0348-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liu Na Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wang Hui Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ling Tiejun Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Feng Licheng National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, 100081, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Oceanologica Sinica Springer Berlin Heidelberg 32/9(2013-09-01), 21-29 0253-505X 32:9<21 2013 32 13131 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer