ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES

This study uses nine years of daily 9-km Pathfinder AVHRR/NOAA Sea Surface Temperature (SST) images to estimate the SST temporal variability of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean on time-scales ranging from sub-seasonal to inter-annual. First, we evaluated the annual and semi-annual deterministic signa...

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Autores: Teixeira, Carlos E. P., Mata, Mauricio M., Lentini, Carlos A. D., Garcia, Carlos A. E., Campos, Edmo J. D.
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Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Repositorio:Revista brasileira de cartografia - RBC (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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Palabra clave:Southwestern Atlantic
SST
Brazil Current
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence
AVHRR-Pathfinder
Zapiola Drift.
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spelling ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGESSouthwestern AtlanticSSTBrazil CurrentBrazil-Malvinas ConfluenceAVHRR-PathfinderZapiola Drift.This study uses nine years of daily 9-km Pathfinder AVHRR/NOAA Sea Surface Temperature (SST) images to estimate the SST temporal variability of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean on time-scales ranging from sub-seasonal to inter-annual. First, we evaluated the annual and semi-annual deterministic signals in the total variability of the SST fields using a least-squares fit. We then removed the annual and semi-annual components from the original data and used a low-pass filter to estimate the contribution of the inter-annual component of total variability. Finally, the inter-annual signal was removed and the variance associated to the remaining residuals was calculated to address the intra-annual component. The annual signal was found to dominate over the area with a coefficient of determination higher than 85%, with amplitudes ranging from 1° to 13°C. The largest amplitudes were found on the continental shelf, with the highest values near the La Plata River estuary as a consequence of the river runoff. The semi-annual signal was significant near the Brazil/Malvinas Confluence (BMC), due to mesoscale activity with same periods. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) appeared to be related to the high values of semi-annual amplitudes found close to 50º S, 65º W. The results for the oceanic area north of BMC showed that the region between 24°S and 32°S had semi-annual amplitudes close to 1.5°C. We suggested that this high amplitude was related to the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. The domain, as a whole, experienced weak inter-annual variations, except in the vicinity of the BMC where higher values (~1.2º C) were found. The Argentine shelf and the South Brazil Bight also presented significant inter-annual variability related to the inter-annual variations in the La Plata river discharge forced by ENSO events. The region close to the BMC and the South Atlantic Current were associated with high intra-annual variances due to intense mesoscale activity normally observed in these areas. Low intra-annual variance found in the Zapiola Drift was related to the anticyclone flow in this region which tended to isolate the circulation in the center of the drift. This gyre was forced by the meso-scale events of the BMC and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that appeared as high values of intra-annual variance around the Zapiola Drift. The higher resolution SST data set, the longer time series and the larger domain permitted to identify new and important oceanographic features and to extend the results already reported in the southwestern Atlantic.Universidade Federal de Uberlândia2009-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/article/view/4364310.14393/rbcv61n3-43643Brazilian Journal of Cartography; Vol. 61 No. 3 (2009): OctoberRevista Brasileira de Cartografia; v. 61 n. 3 (2009): Outubro1808-09360560-4613reponame:Revista brasileira de cartografia - RBC (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)instacron:UFUporhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/article/view/43643/22907Copyright (c) 2018 Carlos E. P. Teixeira, Mauricio M. Mata, Carlos A. D. Lentini, Carlos A. E. Garcia, Edmo J. D. Camposhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTeixeira, Carlos E. P.Mata, Mauricio M.Lentini, Carlos A. D.Garcia, Carlos A. E.Campos, Edmo J. D.2022-11-21T19:50:04Zoai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/43643Revistahttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/indexPUBhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/oairevbrcartografia@gmail.com1808-09360560-4613opendoar:2022-11-21T19:50:04Revista brasileira de cartografia - RBC (Online) - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
title ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
spellingShingle ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
Teixeira, Carlos E. P.
Southwestern Atlantic
SST
Brazil Current
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence
AVHRR-Pathfinder
Zapiola Drift.
title_short ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
title_full ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
title_fullStr ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
title_full_unstemmed ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
title_sort ON THE TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF "PATHFINDER AVHRR/NOAA" IMAGES
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Teixeira, Carlos E. P.
Mata, Mauricio M.
Lentini, Carlos A. D.
Garcia, Carlos A. E.
Campos, Edmo J. D.
author Teixeira, Carlos E. P.
author_facet Teixeira, Carlos E. P.
Mata, Mauricio M.
Lentini, Carlos A. D.
Garcia, Carlos A. E.
Campos, Edmo J. D.
author_role author
author2 Mata, Mauricio M.
Lentini, Carlos A. D.
Garcia, Carlos A. E.
Campos, Edmo J. D.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Southwestern Atlantic
SST
Brazil Current
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence
AVHRR-Pathfinder
Zapiola Drift.
topic Southwestern Atlantic
SST
Brazil Current
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence
AVHRR-Pathfinder
Zapiola Drift.
description This study uses nine years of daily 9-km Pathfinder AVHRR/NOAA Sea Surface Temperature (SST) images to estimate the SST temporal variability of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean on time-scales ranging from sub-seasonal to inter-annual. First, we evaluated the annual and semi-annual deterministic signals in the total variability of the SST fields using a least-squares fit. We then removed the annual and semi-annual components from the original data and used a low-pass filter to estimate the contribution of the inter-annual component of total variability. Finally, the inter-annual signal was removed and the variance associated to the remaining residuals was calculated to address the intra-annual component. The annual signal was found to dominate over the area with a coefficient of determination higher than 85%, with amplitudes ranging from 1° to 13°C. The largest amplitudes were found on the continental shelf, with the highest values near the La Plata River estuary as a consequence of the river runoff. The semi-annual signal was significant near the Brazil/Malvinas Confluence (BMC), due to mesoscale activity with same periods. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) appeared to be related to the high values of semi-annual amplitudes found close to 50º S, 65º W. The results for the oceanic area north of BMC showed that the region between 24°S and 32°S had semi-annual amplitudes close to 1.5°C. We suggested that this high amplitude was related to the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. The domain, as a whole, experienced weak inter-annual variations, except in the vicinity of the BMC where higher values (~1.2º C) were found. The Argentine shelf and the South Brazil Bight also presented significant inter-annual variability related to the inter-annual variations in the La Plata river discharge forced by ENSO events. The region close to the BMC and the South Atlantic Current were associated with high intra-annual variances due to intense mesoscale activity normally observed in these areas. Low intra-annual variance found in the Zapiola Drift was related to the anticyclone flow in this region which tended to isolate the circulation in the center of the drift. This gyre was forced by the meso-scale events of the BMC and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that appeared as high values of intra-annual variance around the Zapiola Drift. The higher resolution SST data set, the longer time series and the larger domain permitted to identify new and important oceanographic features and to extend the results already reported in the southwestern Atlantic.
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