Surface Salinity Changes of the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans Since 1970 and Their Relationship With Surface Freshwater Fluxes

doi:10.1029/2023JC020207

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	Surface Salinity Changes of the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans Since 1970 and Their Relationship With Surface Freshwater Fluxes
	Ge, Kai 2,4; Li, Yuanlong 1,4; Lyu, Yilong 1,4; Lin, Pengfei 5; Cheng, Lijing 3; Wang, Fan 1,4
刊名	JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
	2023-12-01
卷号	128 期号:12 页码:21
关键词	sea surface salinity freshwater fluxes long-term change
ISSN号	2169-9275
DOI	10.1029/2023JC020207
通讯作者	Li, Yuanlong(liyuanlong@qdio.ac.cn) ; Lyu, Yilong(lyuyilong@qdio.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Sea surface salinity (SSS) has shown a broad-scale trend pattern of "salty gets saltier, fresh gets fresher" during the past decades, in line with changes in surface freshwater fluxes (FWFs). Yet, regional SSS changes and their relationship with FWFs are more complex and less appreciated, causing uncertainties in understanding the link between ocean salinity and the global water cycle. Based on the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model, we simulated the observed trends of tropical freshening and subtropical salinification since 1970 and gained insight into underlying processes through sensitivity experiments. Albeit with regional differences, changes in precipitation rate are the leading driver for SSS trends in most parts of the tropical and subtropical oceans, with a contribution of typically >60% in six selected regions. The roles of wind-driven ocean dynamics and evaporation are secondary, contributing by <20% and <30%, respectively. Our results also suggest notable regional contrasts in the SSS-FWF relationship. Particularly, many regions within the 10 degrees-20 degrees bands show opposite trends in SSS and FWF. Both the climatological and perturbed circulations are essential in this regionality. Specifically, the poleward Ekman transports driven by tropical trade winds act to broaden the SSS-freshening regions generated by increased tropical rainfall; wind-driven alterations in the geostrophic circulation cause SSS advection across zonal salinity gradients. These processes drive SSS changes that are opposite in sign to local FWF changes and complicate the regional SSS-FWF relationship in the long-term change since 1970.
资助项目	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB40000000] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS[ZR2020JQ17] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS[LSKJ202202601] ; Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ; PACIFIC ; VARIABILITY ; MODEL ; INTENSIFICATION ; MECHANISMS ; TRANSPORT ; IMPACTS ; TRENDS
WOS研究方向	Oceanography
语种	英语
出版者	AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
WOS记录号	WOS:001126765200001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/184191]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋环流与波动重点实验室
通讯作者	Li, Yuanlong; Lyu, Yilong
作者单位	1.Laoshan Lab, Qingdao, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Atmospher Phys, Int Ctr Climate & Environm Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, LASG, Inst Atmospher Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ge, Kai,Li, Yuanlong,Lyu, Yilong,et al. Surface Salinity Changes of the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans Since 1970 and Their Relationship With Surface Freshwater Fluxes[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS,2023,128(12):21.
APA	Ge, Kai,Li, Yuanlong,Lyu, Yilong,Lin, Pengfei,Cheng, Lijing,&Wang, Fan.(2023).Surface Salinity Changes of the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans Since 1970 and Their Relationship With Surface Freshwater Fluxes.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS,128(12),21.
MLA	Ge, Kai,et al."Surface Salinity Changes of the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans Since 1970 and Their Relationship With Surface Freshwater Fluxes".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS 128.12(2023):21.