Subsurface water masses in the Central North Pacific transition region: The repeat section along the 180° meridian

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 435-444

  Suga, Toshio ^a   Motoki, Kazunori ^a   Hanawa, Kimio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate regime shift; Dichothermal water; North Pacific Central Mode Water; Subsurface temperature minimum; Western subarctic gyre

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; MODE WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142218463     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025536531583     Document Type: Article

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