Progress of North Pacific mode water research in the past decade

E Oka, B Qiu - Journal of Oceanography, 2012 - Springer
This article reviews the progress in research on North Pacific mode waters of the past
decade from the physical oceanographic perspective. The accumulation of satellite altimeter …

Three subtropical fronts in the North Pacific: Observational evidence for mode water‐induced subsurface frontogenesis

F Kobashi, H Mitsudera, SP Xie - Journal of Geophysical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Subsurface fronts in the subtropical North Pacific were investigated by constructing a high‐
resolution temperature climatology. Three distinct subtropical fronts (STFs) are identified …

Review on North Pacific subtropical countercurrents and subtropical fronts: Role of mode waters in ocean circulation and climate

F Kobashi, A Kubokawa - Journal of oceanography, 2012 - Springer
Abstract A Subtropical Countercurrent (STCC) is a narrow eastward jet on the equator side
of a subtropical gyre, flowing against the broad westward Sverdrup flow. Together with …

The mode‐water‐induced interannual variation of the North Pacific subtropical countercurrent and the corresponding winter atmospheric anomalies

H Hu, W Chen, XQ Yang, Y Zhao… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Combining several reanalysis and in situ data sets, the low potential vorticity (PV) water
masses are Lagrangian tracked in the subsurface ocean southwestwardly from the …

[HTML][HTML] Formation and subduction of central mode water based on profiling float data, 2003–08

E Oka, S Kouketsu, K Toyama… - Journal of Physical …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Formation and Subduction of Central Mode Water Based on Profiling Float Data, 2003–08 in:
Journal of Physical Oceanography Volume 41 Issue 1 (2011) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamical role of mode water ventilation in decadal variability in the central subtropical gyre of the North Pacific

SP Xie, L Xu, Q Liu, F Kobashi - Journal of Climate, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Dynamical Role of Mode Water Ventilation in Decadal Variability in the Central Subtropical
Gyre of the North Pacific in: Journal of Climate Volume 24 Issue 4 (2011) Jump to Content …

[HTML][HTML] Response of the Kuroshio Extension to Rossby waves associated with the 1970s climate regime shift in a high-resolution ocean model

B Taguchi, SP Xie, H Mitsudera… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
Response of the Kuroshio Extension to Rossby Waves Associated with the 1970s Climate
Regime Shift in a High-Resolution Ocean Model in: Journal of Climate Volume 18 Issue 15 (2005) …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigations of seasonal and interannual variability of North Pacific subtropical mode water and its implications for Pacific climate variability

XJ Davis, LM Rothstein, WK Dewar… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Numerical Investigations of Seasonal and Interannual Variability of North Pacific
Subtropical Mode Water and Its Implications for Pacific Climate Variability in: Journal of …

Spiciness anomalies in the upper North Pacific based on Argo observations

T Wang, T Suga, S Kouketsu - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The density-compensated salinity anomalies (spiciness anomalies) in the upper North
Pacific were investigated using Argo float profiles during 2004–2018. The freshening of the …

Decadal variability of North Pacific eastern subtropical mode water

Y Guo, X Lin, M Wei, C Liu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A significant decadal variability of the North Pacific Eastern Subtropical Mode Water
(NPESTMW), related to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, is identified from the gridded Argo …