Spatiotemporal Variation of Cold Eddies in the Upwelling Zone off Northeastern Taiwan Revealed by the Geostationary Satellite Imagery of Ocean Color and Sea Surface Temperature

Hsiao-Wei Chung and Cheng-Chien Liu
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Hsiao-Wei Chung: Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
Cheng-Chien Liu: Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 24, 1-21

Abstract: The upwelling zone off northeastern Taiwan (UZONT) is one of the hot spots with mesoscale ocean eddies (MOEs) and eddy-induced transports in the north Pacific Ocean. We start from the temporal and spatial variations in MOEs in the UZONT, based on the Himawari-8 SST product and the GOCI chlorophyll- a product time series, respectively. Their relationship with three major factors, including the Kuroshio, typhoon, and El Niño/La Niña events, are then investigated. The spatiotemporal variations in MOEs serve as ideal indicators by which to understand the influences on the UZONT due to interannual environmental factors and climate change.

Keywords: mesoscale ocean eddy; sea surface temperature; chlorophyll- a; Himawari-8; GOCI; Kuroshio; Typhoon; El Niño/La Niña events (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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