Co-Convenors:
Zexun Wei (China)
Wang Dongxiao (China)
Dezheng Sun (USA)
R. Dwi Susanto (USA)
Invited Speakers:
Jianping Gan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR China)
Xiaopei Lin (China)
Tangdong Qu (University of Hawaii, USA)
The ocean circulation system of the Western Pacific is complex. The Mindanao Current and the Kuroshio originate from the North Equatorial Current, and the Indonesia Throughflow connects the Pacific and Indian Ocean. The region is characterized by the strongest atmospheric convection and greatest frequency of typhoons anywhere in the world. The ocean circulation of the Western Pacific carries heat from low latitude to high latitude areas where it is released to the atmosphere, adjusting the global air temperature. Meanwhile, processes in this region play a key role in the formation and evolution of the Western Pacific Warm Pool, and have an important effect on the global climate system. The ocean circulation and Warm Pool in the Western Pacific play an important role in regulating the ENSO cycle, the East Asian Monsoon and Subtropical High, and have a significant effect on the marine environment and regional climate in East Asian marginal seas. This session will focus on the North Equatorial Current bifurcation, Mindanao Current, the Indonesian Throughflow, and the Kuroshio and its interaction with the coastal circulation, and will focus on their response to climate change, feedback process and its mechanism.
