Decadal variability in the Kuroshio–Oyashio Extension simulated in an eddy-resolving OGCM

M Nonaka, H Nakamura, Y Tanimoto… - Journal of …, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
Through analysis of a hindcast integration of an eddy-resolving quasi-global ocean general
circulation model, decadal variability in the Kuroshio–Oyashio Extension region is …

Atmosphere‐ocean relationship in the midlatitude North Pacific: Seasonal dependence and east‐west contrast

R Wu, JL Kinter III - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The present study documents the relationship between the surface heat flux and sea surface
temperature (SST) and estimates the contribution of different processes to SST changes in …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of upper ocean processes and air–sea fluxes on seasonal SST biases over the tropical Indian Ocean in the NCEP Climate Forecasting System

JS Chowdary, A Parekh, S Ojha… - International Journal of …, 2016 - academia.edu
The present study aims to examine the role of air–sea interactions and upper ocean
processes in determining the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) seasonal sea surface temperature …

Contributions of surface heat fluxes and oceanic processes to tropical SST changes: Seasonal and regional dependence

Z He, R Wu, W Wang, Z Wen, D Wang - Journal of Climate, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
The present study employs six surface heat flux datasets and three ocean assimilation
products to assess the relative contributions of surface heat fluxes and oceanic processes to …

[PDF][PDF] Delineation of homogeneous temperature regions: a two-stage clustering approach

R Bharath, VV Srinivas, B Basu - Int J Climatol, 2016 - academia.edu
Homogeneous temperature regions are necessary for use in hydrometeorological studies.
The regions are often delineated by analysing statistics derived from time series of …

Impact of downward heat penetration below the shallow seasonal thermocline on the sea surface temperature

S Hosoda, M Nonaka, T Tomita, B Taguchi… - “Hot Spots” in the …, 2016 - Springer
Observational data are used to investigate summer heat penetration into the subsurface
ocean in order to quantify the heat capacity of the upper ocean with respect to surface heat …

Processes that influence the mixed layer deepening during winter in the North Pacific

YJ Kang, Y Noh, SW Yeh - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The contribution of various forcing sources to the mixed layer depth (MLD) growth during
winter in the North Pacific was investigated by analyzing the Simple Ocean Data …

Interdecadal variability of the early summer surface heat flux in the Kuroshio region and its impact on the Baiu frontal activity

T Tomita, H Sato, M Nonaka… - Geophysical research …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In the Kuroshio region (KR), the early summer surface heat flux (SHF) exhibits a rapid
increase around 1990 as a climate shift, which is rooted in the oceanic interdecadal …

Ocean mixed layer processes in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in coupled general circulation models

BY Yim, Y Noh, SW Yeh, JS Kug, HS Min, B Qiu - Climate dynamics, 2013 - Springer
It is investigated how the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is simulated differently among
various coupled general circulation models (CGCMs), and how it is related to the heat …

Interannual variability in the subseasonal northward excursion of the Baiu front

T Tomita, M Nonaka, T Yamaura - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Baiu front, a quasi‐stationary front that appears in early boreal summer near the
northwestern rim of the subtropical Pacific high, shows interannual variability characterised …