Further evidence for non-reemergence of winter SST anomalies in the North Pacific eastern subtropical mode water area

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 625-635

  Sugimoto, Shusaku ^a   Hanawa, Kimio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argo float; Mode water; North Pacific; Reemergence; WOCE

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MODE WATER; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 68149181054     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0055-0     Document Type: Article

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