The data plotted in Fig. 6 show that
the temperature at 100m depth is about 27 C for both of
the initial profiles. However, comparing the temperature at
100m to the SST in each case we find a 2.4 C difference for
the pre-Hagupit profile and 1.6 C for the pre-Jangmi profile.
The bigger temperature differences (less stable conditions)
suggest that a higher cooling potential may exist in the
Hagupit case. A shallower initial MLD causes a bigger cooling
in the ocean for pre-Hagupit case in comparison to the
pre-Jangmi case. In addition, presence of the barrier layer in
pre-Jangmi profile is influencing the results: the pre-Jangmi
salinity profile (squares at middle plot in Fig. 5) shows that,
within the 80m deep ML, there exists a shallower layer of
fresher ( 0.1 psu) water, and such a structure may reduce
the amount of cooling associated with the typhoon passage
(Wang et al., 2011).