| Session Details | |
| Section | OS - Ocean Sciences |
| Session Title | Ocean Circulation and Climate Variability in the Eastern Indian Ocean |
| Main Convener | Dr. Ming Feng (CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Raleigh Hood (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, United States) Dr. Yukio Masumoto (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Dr. Tim Moltmann (Integrated Marine Observing System, University of Tasmania, Australia) Dr. Weidong Yu (Thailand-China Joint Laboratory for Climate and Marine Ecosystem, Thailand) |
| Session Description | Ocean circulation in the eastern Indian Ocean is important for regional and basin scale climate variability and marine ecosystems in the region. The heat and freshwater transports of the Indonesian Throughflow influence global climate. Coastal upwelling processes off Sumatra-Java coast and mesoscale eddies in the South Equatorial Current are important for the evolution of the Indian Ocean Dipole. The interannual and decadal variations of the Leeuwin Current and regional air-sea coupling instigate the Ningaloo Niño that have great influence on regional climate and the marine ecosystem. Understanding of the monsoon-ocean interaction in the region is also important for regional climate variations over a wide spectrum of time scales from intra-seasonal to inter-decadal, with global relevance. This session invites presentations on recent research progresses of ocean circulation in the eastern Indian Ocean, regional influence of interannual and decadal climate variability, coastal and open ocean upwelling processes and ecosystem responses in the region, as well as broader Indian Ocean research that are relevant to the eastern Indian Ocean. Interdisciplinary upwelling research in the eastern Indian Ocean has been attracting the great international attention in recent years and this session intends to facilitate the engagement of international research community in the Eastern Indian Ocean Upwelling Research Initiative (EIOURI), as part of the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) programme. |