scholarly journals Wavelet Analysis on the Variability, Teleconnectivity, and Predictability of the Seasonal Rainfall of Taiwan

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chao Kuo ◽  
Thian Yew Gan ◽  
Pao-Shan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Seasonal Rainfall ◽  
Summary Statistics ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Western Pacific

Abstract Using wavelet analysis, the variability and oscillations of November–January (NDJ) and January–March (JFM) rainfall (1974–2006) of Taiwan and seasonal sea surface temperature (SST) of the Pacific Ocean were analyzed. From the scale-average wavelet power (SAWP) computed for the seasonal rainfall, it seems that the data exhibit interannual oscillations at a 2–4-yr period. On the basis of correlation fields between decadal component removed wavelet PC (DCR-WPC1) of seasonal rainfall and decadal component removed scale-averaged wavelet power (DCR-SAWP) of SST of Pacific Ocean at one-season lead time, SST of some domains of the western Pacific Ocean (July–September SST around 0°–30°N, 120°–160°E; October–December SST around 0°–60°N, 125°E–160°W) were selected as predictors to predict seasonal NDJ and JFM rainfall of Taiwan at one-season lead time, respectively, using an Artificial Neural Network calibrated by the Genetic Algorithm (ANN-GA). The ANN-GA was first calibrated using the 1975–99 data and independently validated using 2000–06 data. In terms of summary statistics such as the correlation coefficient, root-mean-square error (RMSE), and Hanssen–Kuipers (HK) scores, the prediction of seasonal rainfall of northern and western Taiwan using ANN-GA are generally good for both calibration and validation stages, but not so for southeastern Taiwan because the seasonal rainfall of the former are much more significantly correlated to the SST of selected sectors of the Pacific Ocean than the latter.

scholarly journals The Regional Hadley Cells Response to the Sea Surface Temperature Distribution Across the Indo-Pacific Ocean

2021 ◽  
Vol 893 (1) ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
D Fatmasari
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Enso Event ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Meridional Temperature Gradient ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Hadley Cells ◽  
The Western Pacific

Abstract Hadley Cells are thermally driven cell in the tropics. On its occurrence, these cells are strongly influenced by the sea surface temperature (SST) distribution across the tropical ocean or the Pacific Ocean as the investigated location in this study. The SST shifting in the Pacific Ocean is mainly due to the ENSO. An opposite SST polarity between the western and eastern Pacific Ocean are captured during ENSO events. This means that ENSO could trigger an anomalous regional Hadley Cells that behave oppositely between Indonesia or the western Pacific and the eastern Pacific. This study examines the strength of the regional Hadley Cells related to the ENSO event across the Indonesian region and the Pacific Ocean. A significant correlation between the Hadley Cells and ENSO as the tropical climate variability in the Pacific Oceans are found. The strength of the Hadley Cells associated with ENSO event is examined by using the zonally average vertical velocity across the Pacific Ocean. During La Nina, the regional Hadley Cells over Indonesia or the western Pacific strengthened, whereas the regional cells over the eastern Pacific weakened. In contrast, during El Nino where the warm pool shifted to the eastern Pacific, the regional cell in the eastern Pacific strengthened, while the cell over the western Pacific weakened. These anomalous conditions clearly show that the meridional temperature gradient is strongly affecting the regional Hadley Cells strength. The stronger the meridional temperature gradient, the stronger the regional Hadley Cells.

Redescription of Mugil setosus Gilbert 1892 with comments on the occurrence of Mugil curema Valenciennes 1836 in the Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mugilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4671 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-406
Author(s):  
RICARDO BRITZKE ◽  
NAÉRCIO A. MENEZES ◽  
MAURO NIRCHIO
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The Third ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Pectoral Fin Rays ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Mugil setosus Gilbert 1892 was originally described by Gilbert based on specimens from Clarion Island, in the western and most remote of the Revillagigedo Islands, about 1,000 km off the western Pacific coast of Mexico. Examination of the type of material and recently collected specimens from Ecuador and Peru, resulted in the redescription provided herein. Diagnostic characters of the species were mainly: tip of the pelvic fin reaching beyond the vertical through the base of the third dorsal-fin spine, the pectoral-fin rays with ii+13–14 rays, the anterodorsal tip of second (soft) dorsal fin uniformly dark, and an external row of larger teeth, and more internally a patch of scattered smaller teeth, visible mainly in adults 150 mm SL. The expansion of geographic distribution of Mugil setosus and occurrence of Mugil curema Valenciennes 1836 in the Pacific Ocean are discussed. 

Past Sea Surface Temperature of the Pacific Ocean of South America a Reference for Environmental Archeology

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector Luis D’Antoni ◽  
Lidia Susana Burry ◽  
Patricia Irene Palacio ◽  
Matilde Elena Trivi ◽  
Mariano Somoza
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
South America ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

The reconstruction of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean of 18,000 B.P.

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 215-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.C. Moore ◽  
L.H. Burckle ◽  
K. Geitzenauer ◽  
B. Luz ◽  
A. Molina-Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Sea Surface Temperatures ◽  
Surface Temperatures ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

scholarly journals Genetic structure of the crown-of-thorns seastar in the Pacific Ocean, with focus on Guam

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Tusso ◽  
Kerstin Morcinek ◽  
Catherine Vogler ◽  
Peter J. Schupp ◽  
Ciemon F. Caballes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Tropical Coral ◽  
Population Outbreaks ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Western Pacific

Population outbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastar (COTS),Acanthaster ‘planci’ L., are among the most important biological disturbances of tropical coral reefs. Over the past 50 years, several devastating outbreaks have been documented around Guam, an island in the western Pacific Ocean. Previous analyses have shown that in the Pacific Ocean, COTS larval dispersal may be geographically restricted to certain regions. Here, we assess the genetic structure of Pacific COTS populations and compared samples from around Guam with a number of distant localities in the Pacific Ocean, and focused on determining the degree of genetic structure among populations previously considered to be isolated. Using microsatellites, we document substantial genetic structure between 14 localities from different geographical regions in the Pacific Ocean. Populations from the 14 locations sampled were found to be structured in three significantly differentiated groups: (1) all locations immediately around Guam, as well as Kingman Reef and Swains Island; (2) Japan, Philippines, GBR and Vanuatu; and (3) Johnston Atoll, which was significantly different from all other localities. The lack of genetic differentiation between Guam and extremely distant populations from Kingman Reef and Swains Island suggests potential long-distance dispersal of COTS in the Pacific.

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