THE VARIATION OF HEAT STATUS IN THE WEST PACIFIC WARM POOL AND ITS EASTWARD PROPAGATION
西太平洋暖池热状况变化特征及其东传过程

Based on the reanalysis of JEDAC datasets and the assimilation of SODA, the authors studied the variation of the heat status in the West Pacific Warm pool (WPWP) and discussed the ocean temperature variety in the heat content at different depths, the inherent relations between ocean temperatures at surface and subsurface, the eastward propagation of anomalous ocean temperature and the thermocline variation, and the influence of equatorial undercurrent (EUC) on the eastward propagation. The result indicates ...