New type of pycnostad in the western subtropical-subarctic transition region of the North Pacific: Transition Region Mode Water

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 589-600

  Saito, Hiroko ^a   Suga, Toshio ^a,b   Hanawa, Kimio ^a   Watanabe, Tomowo ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isopycnal intrusion; Kuroshio Bifurcation front; Mixed layer; Mode water; Pycnostad; Subarctic front; Transition region

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CURRENT VELOCITY; DENSITY FRONT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXED LAYER; MODE WATER; TRANSITION ZONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 58149183439     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0052-3     Document Type: Article

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