A Study of Wave-Induced Effects on Sea Surface Temperature Simulations during Typhoon Events

In this work, we investigate sea surface temperature (SST) cooling under binary typhoon conditions. We particularly focus on parallel- and cross-type paths during four events: Tembin Bolaven in 2012, Typhoon Chan-hom Linfa 2015. Wave-induced effects were simulated using a third-generation numeric model, WAVEWATCH III (WW3), subsequently included SST simulations the Stony Brook Parallel Ocean Model (sbPOM). Four wave-induced analyzed: breaking waves, nonbreaking radiation stress, Stokes drift. Comparison of WW3-simulated significant wave height (SWH) data with measurements from Jason-2 altimeter showed that root mean square error (RMSE) was less than 0.6 m correlation (COR) 0.9. When typhoon-wave-induced sbPOM simulations, SSTs had an RMSE 1 °C COR 0.99 as compared to Argos data. This better recovered between measured SSTs, which 1.4 0.96, respectively, when terms not included. particular, our results show drift, well important factor reduction typhoons. The horizontal profile sbPOM-simulated for parallel-type (Typhoons Bolaven) suggested observed finger pattern (up 2 °C) probably caused by drag Tembin. reduced up 4 Linfa). general, mixing significantly increased vertical indicated disturbance depth 100 m) because intensity greater typhoons