2013GL057828R

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

Michelle M. Gierach1, Monique Messi�2, Tong Lee1, Kristopher B. Karnauskas3, Marie-H�l�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 d�Etudes en G�ophysique et Oc�anographie 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.