Abstract
AbstractA time series analysis of the sea surface height anomaly (SSHa) was conducted in the Kuril Basin of the Sea of Okhotsk. The mapping of the satellite-derived SSHa data was optimized to mitigate the effects of sea ice on the SSHa field during winter and early spring. Complex empirical orthogonal functions (CEOFs) were then used to analyze the SSHa field, revealing that the first three modes account for 55% of the signal variance. Mode 1 mainly represents the coherent variability trapped over the shelves all along the coastal regions and the Kuril Islands. Both seasonal and interannual variations are strongly correlated with the alongshore wind stress and can be well explained by an arrested topographic wave. Mode 3 is a propagating mode that exhibits trains of southwestward-propagating, high-amplitude anomalies. One possible mechanism for this is first-mode baroclinic Rossby waves, whose energy propagates from the Kuril Straits toward the Kuril Basin. However, mode 3 can be better interpreted as barotropic Rossby normal modes generated in the deep Kuril Basin. Mode 2 is a standing mode that may encompass the baroclinic variability in the basin. The monthly mean of the SSHa in the Kuril Basin is primarily governed by variability in mode 1, with mode 2 contributing to a lesser extent, and mode 3 being insignificant.
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