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1.
A repeat hydrographic section has been maintained over two decades along the 180° meridian across the subarctic-subtropical
transition region. The section is naturally divided into at least three distinct zones. In the Subarctic Zone north of 46°N,
the permanent halocline dominates the density stratification, supporting a subsurface temperature minimum (STM). The Subarctic
Frontal Zone (SFZ) between 42°–46°N is the region where the subarctic halocline outcrops. To the south is the Subtropical
Zone, where the permanent thermocline dominates the density stratification, containing a pycnostad of North Pacific Central
Mode Water (CMW). The STM water colder than 4°C in the Subarctic Zone is originated in the winter mixed layer of the Bering
Sea. The temporal variation of its core temperature lags 12–16 months behind the variations of both the winter sea surface
temperature (SST) and the summer STM temperature in the Bering Sea, suggesting that the thermal anomalies imposed on the STM
water by wintertime air-sea interaction in the Bering Sea spread over the western subarctic gyre, reaching the 180° meridian
within a year or so. The CMW in this section originates in the winter mixed layer near the northern edge of the Subtropical
Zone between 160°E and 180°. The CMW properties changed abruptly from 1988 to 1989; its temperature and salinity increased
and its potential density decreased. It is argued that these changes were caused by the climate regime shift in 1988/1989
characterized by weakening of the Aleutian Low and the westerlies and increase in the SST in the subarctic-subtropical transition
region.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
2.
In order to examine the formation, distribution and transport of North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW), repeated hydrographic
observations along several lines in the western North Pacific were carried out in the period from 1996 to 2001. NPIW formation
can be described as follows: (1) Oyashio water extends south of the Subarctic Boundary and meets Kuroshio water in intermediate
layers; (2) active mixing between Oyashio and Kuroshio waters occurs in intermediate layers; (3) the mixing of Oyashio and
Kuroshio waters and salinity minimum formation around the potential density of 26.8σθ proceed to the east. It is found that Kuroshio water flows eastward even in the region north of 40°N across the 165°E line,
showing that Kuroshio water extends north of the Subarctic Boundary. Volume transports of Oyashio and Kuroshio components
(relative to 2000 dbar) integrated in the potential density range of 26.6–27.4σθ along the Kuroshio Extension across 152°E–165°E
are estimated to be 7–8 Sv (106 m3s−1) and 9–10 Sv, respectively, which is consistent with recent work.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
3.
Takanori Iwao Masahiro Endoh Nobuyuki Shikama Toshiya Nakano 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):893-904
In order to examine the formation, distribution and synoptic scale circulation structure of North Pacific Intermediate Water
(NPIW), 21 subsurface floats were deployed in the sea east of Japan. A Eulerian image of the intermediate layer (density range:
26.6–27.0σθ) circulation in the northwestern North Pacific was obtained by the combined analysis of the movements of the subsurface floats
in the period from May 1998 to November 2002 and historical hydrographic observations. The intermediate flow field derived
from the floats showed stronger flow speeds in general than that of geostrophic flow field calculated from historical hydrographic
observations. In the intermediate layer, 8 Sv (1 Sv ≡ 106 m3s−1) Oyashio and Kuroshio waters are found flowing into the sea east of Japan. Three strong eastward flows are seen in the region
from 150°E to 170°E, the first two flows are considered as the Subarctic Current and the Kuroshio Extension or the North Pacific
Current. Both volume transports are estimated as 5.5 Sv. The third one flows along the Subarctic Boundary with a volume transport
of 5 Sv. Water mass analysis indicates that the intermediate flow of the Subarctic Current consists of 4 Sv Oyashio water
and 1.5 Sv Kuroshio water. The intermediate North Pacific Current consists of 2 Sv Oyashio water and 3.5 Sv Kuroshio water.
The intermediate flow along the Subarctic Boundary contains 2 Sv Oyashio water and 3 Sv Kuroshio water.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
4.
Fei Chai Mingshun Jiang Richard T. Barber Richard C. Dugdale Yi Chao 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(4):461-475
The interdecadal climate variability affects marine ecosystems in both the subtropical and subarctic gyres, consequently the
position of the Transition Zone Chlorophyll Front (TZCF). A three-dimensional physical-biological model has been used to study
interdecadal variation of the TZCF using a retrospective analysis of a 30-year (1960–1990) model simulation. The physical-biological
model is forced with the monthly mean heat flux and surface wind stress from the COADS. The modeled winter mixed layer depth
(MLD) shows the largest increase between 30°N and 40°N in the central North Pacific, with a value of 40–60% higher during
1979–90 relative to 1964–75 values. The winter Ekman pumping velocity difference between 1979–90 and 1964–75 shows the largest
increase located between 30°N and 45°N in the central and eastern North Pacific. The modeled winter surface nitrate difference
between 1979–90 and 1964–75 shows increase in the latitudinal band between 30°N and 45°N from the west to the east (135°E–135°W),
the modeled nitrate concentration is about 10 to 50% higher during the period of 1979–90 relative to 1964–75 values depending
upon locations. The increase in the winter surface nitrate concentration during 1979-90 is caused by a combination of the
winter MLD increase and the winter Ekman pumping enhancement. The modeled nitrate concentration increase after 1976–77 enhances
primary productivity in the central North Pacific. Enhanced primary productivity after the 1976–77 climatic shift contributes
higher phytoplankton biomass and therefore elevates chlorophyll level in the central North Pacific. Increase in the modeled
chlorophyll expand the chlorophyll transitional zone and push the TZCF equatorward.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
5.
Masachika Masujima Ichiro Yasuda Yutaka Hiroe Tomowo Watanabe 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):855-869
Oyashio water flowing into the Mixed Water Region (MWR) and the Kuroshio Extension region that forms North Pacific Intermediate
Water (NPIW) has been examined, based on four Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler (CTD)/Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current
Profiler (L-ADCP) surveys of water masses and ocean currents. There are two processes by which the Oyashio water intrudes
across the Subarctic Front (SAF): one is a direct cross-nearshore-SAF transport near Hokkaido along the western boundary,
and the other is a cross-offshore-SAF process. Seasonal variations were observed in the former process, and the transport
of the Oyashio water across SAF near Hokkaido in the density range of 26.6–27.4σθ was 5–10 Sv in spring 1998 and 2001, and 0–4 Sv in autumn 2000, mainly corresponding to the change of the southwestward Oyashio
transport. Through the latter process, 5–6 Sv of the Oyashio water was entrained across the offshore SAF from south of Hokkaido
to 150° in both spring 2001 and autumn 2000. The total cross-SAF Oyashio water transport contributing to NPIW formation is
more than 10 Sv, which is larger than previously reported values. Most of the Oyashio water formed through the former process
was transported southeastward through the Kuroshio Extension. It is suggested that the Oyashio intrusion via the latter process
feeds NPIW in the northern part of the MWR, mainly along the Subarctic Boundary and SAF.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
6.
A pycnostad on the bottom of the ventilated portion in the central subtropical North Pacific: Its distribution and formation 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Hirohiko Nakamura 《Journal of Oceanography》1996,52(2):171-188
A water mass characterized by the pycnostad on the bottom of the ventilated portion in the central subtropical North Pacific is described through the comparison with the Subtropical Mode Wate (STMW). In this paper, this water mass is called the North Pacific Central Mode Water (CMW), because of its vertical homogeneity. The distribution of CMW is examined based on the climatological maps of annual mean potential vorticity. On the other hand, its formation area is examined based on the climatological winter temperature data set and the STD sections across the Kuroshio Extension in early spring of individual years. The main results are summarized as follows: 1) STMW is formed in the deep winter mixed layer south of the main path of the Kuroshio Extension (termed 12°C Front in this paper). On the other hand, CMW is formed in the deep winter mixed layer in the east-west band surrounded by a branch of the Kuroshio Extension (termed 9°C Front in this paper) and the boundary of two water masses representing the subtropical and subpolar gyres. 2) The winter mixed layer between the 12°C Front and the 9°C Front is shallower than that in the CMW and STMW formation areas. 3) These geographical features of the winter mixed layer depths near the subarcticsubtropical transition zone result in two pycnostads (STMW and CMW) in the main thermocline of the subtropical North Pacific through the advection caused by the subtropical gyre. 相似文献
7.
The circulation of intermediate and deep waters in the Philippine Sea west of the Izu-Ogasawara-Mariana-Yap Ridge is estimated
with use of an inverse model applied to the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Hydrographic Program data set. Above
1500 m depth, the subtropical gyre is dominant, but the circulation is split in small cells below the thermocline, causing
multiple zonal inflows of intermediate waters toward the western boundary. The inflows along 20°N and 26°N carry the North
Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) of 11 × 109 kg s−1 in total, at the density range of 26.5σθ–36.7σ2 (approximately 500–1500 m depths), 8 × 109 kg s−1 of the NPIW circulate within the subtropical gyre, whereas the rest is conveyed to the tropics and the South China Sea. The
inflow south of 15°N carries the Tropical Salinity Minimum water of 35 × 109 kg s−1, nearly half of which return to the east through a narrow undercurrent at 15–17°N, and the rest is transported into the lower
part of the North Equatorial Countercurrent. Below 1500 m depth, the deep circulation regime is anti-cyclonic. At the density
range of 36.7σ2, – 45.845σ4 (approximately 1500–3500 m depths), deep waters of 17 × 109 kg s−1 flow northward, and three quarters of them return to the east at 16–24°N. The remainder flows further north of 24°N, then
turns eastward out of the Philippine Sea, together with a small amount of subarctic-origin North Pacific Deep Water (NPDW)
which enters the Philippine Sea through the gap between the Izu Ridge and Ogasawara Ridge. The full-depth structure and transportation
of the Kuroshio in total and net are also examined. It is suggested that low potential vorticity of the Subtropical Mode Water
is useful for distinguishing the net Kuroshio flow from recirculation flows.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
8.
The data of meteorological and oceanographic observations on the northwest shelf of the Black Sea for 1973–2000 are used to
compute the characteristics of the entire area in the presence of hypoxia of waters under the pycnocline in the summer–autumn
period and the area of surface waters with a level of salinity lower than 17.5‰ in May. The time of onset of the spring warming
of air (stable transition through a temperature of 5°) is determined. A statistically significant positive trend of the air
temperature (0.8° per 100 yr) is revealed in Odessa. The process of warming was observed mainly for the winter (1.5° per 100
yr) and spring (0.8° per 100 yr) periods and became especially intense since the beginning of the 1990s. On the basis of the
data of correlation analyses, we establish a statistically significant relationship between the large-scale atmospheric processes
[the index of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the wind conditions], the area of surface waters whose salinity is lower
than 17.5‰, and the total area with hypoxia in the summer–autumn periods. For positive mean values of the NAO index (in January–March),
we most often observe early spring with elevated repetition of the south and west winds with subsequent development of hypoxia
in large areas of the northwest shelf. We propose an empirical regression model for the prediction of the total area of summer–autumn
hypoxia of waters with predictors: the onset of the spring warming of air and the area of propagation of waters whose salinity
is lower than 17.5‰ in May. The maximum error of prediction of the area with hypoxia does not exceed 5.5 ⋅ 103 km2, i.e., less than 2% of the total area of the northwest shelf in the Black Sea (to the north of 45°N). 相似文献
9.
Temporal variability of winter mixed layer in the mid-to high-latitude North Pacific 总被引:1,自引:2,他引:1
Temperature and salinity data from 2001 through 2005 from Argo profiling floats have been analyzed to examine the time evolution
of the mixed layer depth (MLD) and density in the late fall to early spring in mid to high latitudes of the North Pacific.
To examine MLD variations on various time scales from several days to seasonal, relatively small criteria (0.03 kg m−3 in density and 0.2°C in temperature) are used to determine MLD. Our analysis emphasizes that maximum MLD in some regions
occurs much earlier than expected. We also observe systematic differences in timing between maximum mixed layer depth and
density. Specifically, in the formation regions of the Subtropical and Central Mode Waters and in the Bering Sea, where the
winter mixed layer is deep, MLD reaches its maximum in late winter (February and March), as expected. In the eastern subarctic
North Pacific, however, the shallow, strong, permanent halocline prevents the mixed layer from deepening after early January,
resulting in a range of timings of maximum MLD between January and April. In the southern subtropics from 20° to 30°N, where
the winter mixed layer is relatively shallow, MLD reaches a maximum even earlier in December–January. In each region, MLD
fluctuates on short time scales as it increases from late fall through early winter. Corresponding to this short-term variation,
maximum MLD almost always occurs 0 to 100 days earlier than maximum mixed layer density in all regions. 相似文献
10.
Eitarou Oka 《Journal of Oceanography》2009,65(2):151-164
Temperature and salinity data from 2003 through 2006 from Argo profiling floats have been analyzed to examine the formation
and circulation of the North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water (STMW) and the interannual variation of its properties over the
entire distribution region. STMW is formed in late winter in the zonally-elongated recirculation gyre south of the Kuroshio
and its extension, which extends north of ∼28°N, from 135°E to near the date line. The recirculation gyre consists of several
anticyclonic circulations, in each of which thick STMW with a characteristic temperature is formed. After spring, the thick
STMW tends to be continually trapped in the respective circulations, remaining in the formation region. From this stagnant
pool of thick STMW, some portion seeps little by little into the southern region, where southwestward subsurface currents
advect relatively thin STMW as far as 20°N to the south and just east of Taiwan to the west. The STMW formed in the recirculation
gyre becomes colder, less saline, and denser to the east, with an abrupt change of properties across 140°E and a gradual change
east of 140°E. The STMW formed east of 140°E exhibits coherent interannual variations, increasing its temperature by ∼1°C
from 2003 through 2006 and also increasing its salinity by ∼0.05 from 2003 through 2005. These property changes are clearly
detected in the southern region as far downstream as just east of Taiwan, with reasonable time lags. 相似文献