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Jing-Jia Luo1, Wataru Sasaki, Yukio Masumoto

  • 1Research Institute for Global Change and Application Laboratory, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan. j.luo@bom.gov.au

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Tropical Pacific trade winds have unexpectedly strengthened recently, contrary to prior beliefs. Enhanced Indian Ocean warming is a likely driver, influencing Pacific climate shifts and La Niña-like conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Climate Science
  • Oceanography
  • Atmospheric Science

Background:

  • Prevailing belief: tropical Pacific trade winds weakened over the last century and would decrease further with climate warming.
  • Contradictory observations: recent data indicate a strengthening of tropical Pacific winds over the past two decades.
  • Uncertainty: precise causes for this recent Pacific climate shift remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the drivers behind the recent strengthening of tropical Pacific trade winds.
  • To explore the role of enhanced tropical Indian Ocean warming in this climate shift.
  • To understand the implications for Pacific ocean-atmosphere interactions and climate patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of recent high-quality observational data on tropical winds.
  • Atmospheric modeling to link Indian Ocean warming to Pacific trade wind changes.
  • Utilizing 163 climate model simulations covering historical and projected radiative forcing.

Main Results:

  • Enhanced tropical Indian Ocean warming is identified as a key factor favoring stronger western Pacific trade winds.
  • This warming is linked to a La Niña-like state through Pacific ocean-atmosphere interactions.
  • Indian Ocean warming relative to Pacific warming significantly modulates 20th and 21st-century Pacific climate changes.

Conclusions:

  • The recent strengthening of Pacific trade winds is likely driven by Indian Ocean warming.
  • This mechanism contributes to a La Niña-like state via altered Walker circulation.
  • Relative Indian Ocean warming is a crucial factor in future Pacific climate projections.