Review of the Tropical Gyre in the Indian Ocean with Its Impact on Heat and Salt Transport and Regional Climate Modes

doi:10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2019.03.0243

Advances in Earth Science ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 243-254. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2019.03.0243

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Review of the Tropical Gyre in the Indian Ocean with Its Impact on Heat and Salt Transport and Regional Climate Modes

Yan Du ^1, ²( ),Lianyi Zhang ^1, ²,Yuhong Zhang ¹

1. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301，China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049，China

Received:2018-12-27 Revised:2019-01-26 Online:2019-03-10 Published:2019-04-28
About author: Du Yan (1975-), male, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Professor. Research areas include ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere interaction. E-mail： duyan@scsio.ac.cn | Du Yan (1975-), male, Linyi City, Shandong Province, Professor. Research areas include ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere interaction. E-mail： duyan@scsio.ac.cn
Supported by:
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China “The low-frequency variability of southern tropical Indian Ocean circulation and its impact on heat and salt transport and climate modes”(No. 41830538);The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars "Physical Oceanography"(No. 41525019)

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Yan Du,Lianyi Zhang,Yuhong Zhang. Review of the Tropical Gyre in the Indian Ocean with Its Impact on Heat and Salt Transport and Regional Climate Modes[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2019, 34(3): 243-254.

Due to the IO monsoon impact, the tropical IO circulation has significant seasonal variation, especially in the northern IO. However, in mean-state, a relatively closed current loop is established by eastward current along the equator and westward current south of equator, which is regarded as Tropical Gyre in the Indian Ocean. Based on this circulation system, relevant studies were reviewed. Its impact on heat and salt transports and regional climate changes were discussed.

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