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Climatology and variability of the Indonesian Throughflow in an eddy-permitting oceanic GCM

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A quasi-global eddy permitting oceanic GCM, LICOM1.0, is run with the forcing of ERA40 daily wind stress from 1958 to 2001. The modelled Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) is reasonable in the aspects of both its water source and major pathways. Compared with the observation, the simulated annual mean and seasonal cycle of the ITF transport are fairly realistic. The interannual variation of the tropical Pacific Ocean plays a more important role in the interannual variability of the ITF transport. The relationship between the ITF and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) also reflects the influence of ENSO. However, the relationship between the ITF transport and the interannual anomalies in the Pacific and Indian Oceans vary with time. During some years, (e.g., 1994), the effect of a strong IOD on the ITF transport is more than that from ENSO.

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Hailong, L., Wei, L. & Xuehong, Z. Climatology and variability of the Indonesian Throughflow in an eddy-permitting oceanic GCM. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 22, 496–508 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918483

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