scholarly journals The Relationship of the North American Monsoon to Tropical and North Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures as Revealed by Observational Analyses

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 4449-4473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Castro ◽  
Thomas B. McKee ◽  
Roger A. Pielke
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
North American Monsoon ◽  
Sea Surface Temperatures ◽  
The North ◽  
Surface Temperatures ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Gulf of California Sea Surface Temperatures and the North American Monsoon: Mechanistic Implications from Observations

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (17) ◽  
pp. 2261-2281 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Mitchell ◽  
Dorothea Ivanova ◽  
Robert Rabin ◽  
Timothy J. Brown ◽  
Kelly Redmond
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
North American Monsoon ◽  
Sea Surface Temperatures ◽  
The North ◽  
Surface Temperatures

scholarly journals Relationships between Sea Surface Temperatures in the Gulf of California and Surge Events

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (17) ◽  
pp. 4312-4325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingtse Mo ◽  
R. W. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Shortwave Radiation ◽  
North American Monsoon ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Sea Surface Temperatures ◽  
The North ◽  
Surface Temperatures ◽  
Pass Through

Abstract Relationships between sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Gulf of California (GoC) and moisture surge events during the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) were examined using the multiplatform-merged daily SST data and the final NCEP North American Regional Reanalysis. When tropical storms pass through the southern end of the gulf, they often trigger moisture surge events. When surge events pass through the gulf, SSTs in the GoC decrease. Evidence indicates that changes in SSTs in the GoC are caused by the surge events associated with tropical storms. The intensification of surface winds and changes in humidity and temperature near the surface associated with surge events increase evaporation and decrease the latent heat entering the gulf. Rainfall originating from the peaks and foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental (SMO) propagates westward into the GoC. Cloudiness increases over the GoC during the surge events, preventing shortwave radiation from reaching the oceanic surface. The net radiation entering the ocean reduces, and less heat into the ocean leads to the cooling of SSTs in the gulf.

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