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Previous work has demonstrated the strong ocean response to atmospheric rivers (ARs) in the northeast Pacific including coastal currents along the west coast of North America, because of strong surface winds associated with ARs. A recent study on the global distribution of ARs also suggests that the southeast Indian Ocean is one of the areas of relatively strong AR activity. This study investigates the influence of ARs on the Leeuwin Current system, which is one of the major boundary currents in the Indian Ocean. It is demonstrated that winds associated with typical ARs in the southeast Indian Ocean can generate strong poleward coastal currents and sea level rise along the west coast of Australia using a high-resolution ocean reanalysis (0.08° HYCOM). The composite of upper ocean currents and sea surface height (SSH) associated with landfalling ARs along the west coast of Australia is constructed using the HYCOM reanalysis, long-term AR data set, and tide gauge data. The enhancement of the poleward currents generated by ARs is found in the composite, and the magnitude of the enhancement is comparable to the strength of the Leeuwin Current itself. The results also indicate that the

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Author

Shinoda, Toshiaki; Han, Weiqing; Zamudio, Luis; Feng, Xue

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0930-7575)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)