Pacific Ocean circulation based on observation

M Kawabe, S Fujio - Journal of oceanography, 2010 - Springer
A thorough understanding of the Pacific Ocean circulation is a necessity to solve global
climate and environmental problems. Here we present a new picture of the circulation by …

Climatic and tectonic constraints on the Plio–Pleistocene evolution of the Indonesian Throughflow intermediate water recorded by benthic δ18O from IODP site U1482

Y Chen, J Xu, J Liu, T Li, Z **ong, P Zhang… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) is the unique low-latitude connector between the
Pacific and Indian oceans. During the Plio–Pleistocene, the ITF may have played a …

Dissolved rare earth elements in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre: Lithogenic sources and water mass mixing control

A Cao, Q Liu, J Zhang, AM Shiller, Y Cai… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, which is one of the largest oligotrophic
regions, there is a lack of information regarding the sources and transport of trace metals …

Characterising the intermediate depth waters of the Pacific Ocean using δ13C and other geochemical tracers

HC Bostock, BN Opdyke, MJM Williams - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2010 - Elsevier
Evidence from geochemical tracers (salinity, oxygen, silicate, nutrients, alkalinity, dissolved
inorganic carbon (DIC), carbon isotopes (δ13CDIC) and radiocarbon (Δ14C)) collected …

From the subtropics to the central equatorial Pacific Ocean: Neodymium isotopic composition and rare earth element concentration variations

M Grenier, C Jeandel, F Lacan, D Vance… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Neodymium isotopic compositions (εNd) and rare earth element (REE) concentrations were
measured for filtered surface to deep waters (112 samples) in the Southern Tropical Pacific …

Reviewing the circulation and mixing of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Pacific using evidence from geochemical tracers and Argo float trajectories

HC Bostock, PJ Sutton, MJM Williams… - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2013 - Elsevier
Evidence from physical and geochemical tracers measured during the World Ocean
Circulation Experiment (WOCE) shows that there are four sub-types of Antarctic Intermediate …

Pacific Ocean heat content during the past 10,000 years

Y Rosenthal, BK Linsley, DW Oppo - Science, 2013 - science.org
Observed increases in ocean heat content (OHC) and temperature are robust indicators of
global warming during the past several decades. We used high-resolution proxy records …

Stable oxygen isotopes and Mg/Ca in planktic foraminifera from modern surface sediments of the Western Pacific Warm Pool: Implications for thermocline …

M Hollstein, M Mohtadi, Y Rosenthal… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mg/Ca and stable oxygen isotope compositions (δ18O) of planktic foraminifera tests are
commonly used as proxies to reconstruct past ocean conditions including variations in the …

A paleo-perspective on ocean heat content: Lessons from the Holocene and Common Era

Y Rosenthal, J Kalansky, A Morley, B Linsley - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ocean constitutes the largest heat reservoir in the Earth's energy budget and thus exerts
a major influence on its climate. Instrumental observations show an increase in ocean heat …

Intermediate zonal jets in the tropical Pacific Ocean observed by Argo floats

S Cravatte, WS Kessler, F Marin - Journal of Physical …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Argo float data in the tropical Pacific Ocean during January 2003–August 2011 are analyzed
to obtain Lagrangian subsurface velocities at their parking depths. Maps of mean zonal …