We measured dissolved and particulate Cd isotopic composition in the water column of a meridional transect across the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension region in a Japanese GEOTRACES cruise to investigate the relative influence of physical and biogeochemical processes on Cd cycling in the Northwestern Pacific ...
These findings indicate that the ocean can force the overlying atmosphere in the KOC region. The KOC region is one of the regions of highest eddy kinetic energy in the world’s oceans9,10, due to (1) perturbations of the Kuroshio Extension (KE) (i.e., meanders of the KE)11,12; (2...
This study investigates the seasonal variations of the mixed-layer salinity anomalies (MLSAs) under the decadal variability of the Kuroshio Extension (KE) in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence Region (KOCR: 35–40°N, 140–150°E). Our analysis reveals that the seasonal variation trend of the MLS...
By the inspection to the satellite altimetry-derived sea surface height (SSH) dataset of 19932006, it is inferred that the SST variations in the KOC region result from activities of anticyclonic (warm) eddies which are detached from the Kuroshio Extension: the SST anomaly tends to be higher ...
the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extensionthe Northwest PacificThe Northwest Pacific (NWP) is not only the region with the highest fishery production in the world, but also the location of the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE). Regular monitoring and assessment of marine ecosystem are essential for maintaining ...
Impacts of Oceanic Fronts and Eddies in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension Region on the Atmospheric General Circulation and Storm Trackatmospheric responsestorm trackoceanic frontmesoscale eddysubmesoscaleKuroshio-Oyashio ExtensionThis paper reviews the progress in our understanding of the atmospheric response to ...
In this study, the rectified eff ect of SSTmeso on local climatological precipitation in the Kuroshio- Oyashio Extension (KOE) region is investigated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model;two runs are performed, one forced by low-resolution SST fields (almost no mesoscale signals...
The Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE) is a region of energetic oceanic mesoscale eddies and vigorous air-sea interaction that can influence climate variability over the northwest Pacific and East Asia. General circulation models (GCMs) exhibit considerable differences in their simulated climatology around ...
Variability in the chlorophyll a concentration (Chl) in relation to fluctuations in the mixed layer (ML) was investigated together with turbidity (Tur) in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension region, using profiling floats. A particular focus was the validity of two hypotheses concerning the spring bloom...
In this study, the rectified effect of SSTmeso on local climatological precipitation in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE) region is investigated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model; two runs are performed, one forced by low-resolution SST fields (almost no mesoscale signals)...