Auxiliary Material for
Uncertainty of Aquarius sea surface salinity retrieved under rainy
conditions and its implication on the water cycle study
Wenqing Tang, Simon H. Yueh, Alexander G. Fore, Akiko Hayashi, Tong Lee,
and Gary Lagerloef*
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
*Earth and Space Research, Seattle, WA, USA
Journal of Geophysical Research, Oceans
Vertical profiles of salinity and temperature in the upper oceans based on ARGO OI
maps obtained from JAMSTEC (http://www.jamstec.go.jp/ARGO).
Figure S1. Vertical section of salinity and temperature for the upper layer from
surface to 180 m depth, averaged in the Equatorial Pacific between (a) 5N-10N,
and (b) 100W-105W, as indicated by dashed line in Fig. 9 for the same eight
months. Contour plots overlain on S/T sections are for salinity at 33.8 (solid) and
34.8 (dotted) PSU; temperature at 25C (solid) and 29C (dotted).
Figure S2. Similar to Fig.S1, for vertical sections averaged North Atlantic Ocean
between (a) 10N-12N, and (b) 15N-17N, as indicated by dashed lines in Fig.10.
Contour plots are for salinity at 35.5 (solid) and 36.5 (dotted) PSU; temperature at
25C (solid) and 29C (dotted).
Figure S3. Similar to Fig.S1, for vertical sections averaged in Indian Ocean between
(a) 8S-10S, and (b) Eq.-2S, as indicated by dashed lines in Fig.11. Contour plots
are for salinity at 34.3 (solid) and 35.3 (dotted) PSU; temperature at 24C (solid)
and 28C (dotted).