May 06,2020

Seasonality and Formation of Barrier Layers and Associated Temperature Inversions in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific

Published in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, MAR 2020Seasonality and formation of barrier layers (BLs) and associated temperature inversions (TIs) in the eastern tropical North Pacific Ocean were investigated using raw...

Apr 26,2020

Marked coastal warming off Tokai attributable to Kuroshio large meander

Published in Journal of Oceanography, 29 October 2019The Kuroshio takes a large meander (LM) path since summerof 2017 for the first time since the 2004–2005 event and is the sixth LM eventsince 1965. It has been commonly...

Apr 24,2020

Intermediate intraseasonal variability in the western tropical Pacific Ocean: meridional distribution of equatorial Rossby waves influenced by a tilted boundary

Published in Journal of Physical Oceanography 2020Intermediate-depth intraseasonal variability (ISV) at 20-90-day period, as detected in velocity measurements from seven subsurface moorings in the tropical western Pacif...

Mar 26,2020

Moored Observations of Transport and Variability of Halmahera Sea Currents

Published in Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2020The ocean currents in the Halmahera Sea are studied using a subsurface mooring deployed in the Jailolo Strait from November 2015 to October 2017. The sub-tidal...

Feb 21,2020

Response of Near-Inertial Shear to Wind Stress Curl and Sea Level

Published in Scientific Reports, 31 December 2019Near-inertial waves (NIWs) contain a pronounced portion of shear energy in the internal wave field and is of great importance to deep ocean mixing. However, accurate simul...

Feb 13,2020

Deep-reaching acceleration of global mean ocean circulation over the past two decades

Published in Science Advances, 5 February 2020Ocean circulation redistributes Earth’s energy and water masses and influences global climate Under historical greenhouse warming, regional ocean currents show diverse tenden...

Feb 03,2020

Dynamics of the Carbonate System in the Western Indonesian Seas during the Southeast Monsoon

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 04 January 2020The Indonesian Seas are the only low-latitudeinterbasin pathway; known as the Indonesian throughflow (ITF),they are an essential component of the earth’...

Jan 30,2020

Surface Heat Flux Induced by Mesoscale Eddies Cools the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension Region

Published in Geophysical Research Letter, 03 January 2020 Sea surface temperature (SST) is a key player in the air‐sea interaction, influencing storm tracks, atmospheric circulation, and climate modes. Although prevailin...