Interannual variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) around the western Drake Passage

Yu Chen Hsu, Chau Ron Wu, Chung Pan Lee

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Abstract

An empirical mode decomposition (EMD) was applied to 20-year (1992-2012) time series of Maps of Absolute Dynamic Topography (MADT) distributed by the AVISO. The Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) uses the EMD method to decompose a complicated dataset into a finite number of components, the so-called intrinsic mode functions (IMFs). As a result, low frequency and higher relationships have been found in the vicinity of the Western Drake Passage. Lee (2005) has provided a hypothesis that vortex shedding in the eastern South America might trigger El Niño in the tropical Pacific. It could provide a mechanism to explain that there exists a mechanism to trigger both phenomena simultaneously.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014
EditorsPatrick Lynett
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ISBN (Electronic)9780989661126
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2014 Jun 152014 Jun 20

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
Volume2014-January
ISSN (Print)0161-3782

Other

Other34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period2014/06/152014/06/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Oceanography

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