Vertical nitrate fluxes associated with turbulent mixing and upwelling around a small reef in
the Kuroshio are quantified by continuously deploying a turbulence microstructure profiler …

Sardine species are known for multi-decadal-scale stock fluctuations. The Japanese sardine
Sardinops melanostictus is one such species that is distributed near the Kuroshio western …

Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) billows can facilitate microscale turbulent mixing around seamounts
in the Kuroshio. This study sought to describe the influence of billow intensity (ie,“intermittent …

While the Kuroshio is known to be a nutrient stream, as these nutrients are in dark
subsurface layers, they are not immediately available for photosynthesis unless they are …

Turbulent mixing in the ocean interior is mainly attributed to internal wave breaking;
however, the mixing properties and the modulation effects of mesoscale environmental …

Dynamics of ocean current-induced island wake has been an important issue in global
oceanography. Green Island, a small island located off southeast of Taiwan on the Kuroshio …

Sea straits are known for important sites to modify water-mass properties and transport
nutrients through vigorous vertical mixing. The first microstructure measurements ever taken …

Abstract The Izu Ridge off the southern coast of Japan is composed of many seamounts and
knolls and is an important fishery ground and hatchery for commercially important fish. As …

Vertical turbulent nitrate fluxes were estimated in the western North Pacific from direct
measurements of vertical turbulent mixing and vertically continuous nitrate profiles during …

Observations on the lee of a topographic ridge show that the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE)
dissipation rate due to shear instabilities is three orders of magnitude higher than the typical …