2013GL057828R

Biophysical Responses near Equatorial Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean during El Ni–o/La Ni–a Transitions

Michelle M. Gierach1, Monique MessiŽ2, Tong Lee1, Kristopher B. Karnauskas3, Marie-HŽl�ne Radenac4
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
2Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
3Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
4Laboratoire dÕEtudes en GŽophysique et OcŽanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Toulouse, France

Fig. 1. 2¡N-2¡S averaged (a) SeaWiFS chl-a (mg m^-3), (b) SST (¡C), (c) CCMP zonal wind stress(N m^-2), (d) OSCAR zonal currents (m s^-1), (f) SLA (cm), (g) TAO array 20¡ isotherm depth (m), and (h) SODA-derived BLT (m) from 158¡-178¡E for the 2007 El Ni–o/La Ni–a transition. (e) Subsurface zonal currents (cm s-1) and temperature (¡C; green contours) from the TAO array at 0¡N, 165¡E. White regions or discontinuous lines in (e) illustrate a lack of available data. The vertical white lines denote the approximate location of the Gilbert Islands.