Abstract:
The monthly means of SST (1951-1972) in four ocean-current areas in the Northern Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, and the monthly means of geo-potential height of 500 hPa in the Northern Hemisphere (1951-1973) were analyzed in this paper. The spectrum analysis results show that the SST variation is characterized by the pronounced differences in seasonal dependency and permanence, and periodicity among these marine areas which are in close relationship. Furthermore, the correlativity between SST and the geopotential heights of 500hPa is very pronounced, not only simultaneously but also with some time lags, generally in lower and middle latitudes. The geopotential heights over the western Pacific Ocean and the Northern Indian Ocean are very sensitive to the variation of SST.