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Global Distribution and Interannual Variation in the Winter Halocline
Title: | Global Distribution and Interannual Variation in the Winter Halocline |
Authors: | Ueno, Hiromichi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | Oda, Masato Browse this author | Yasui, Katsura Browse this author | Dobashi, Ryo Browse this author | Mitsudera, Humio Browse this author |
Keywords: | Ocean | Salinity | Interannual variability |
Issue Date: | Apr-2022 |
Publisher: | American Meteorological Society |
Journal Title: | Journal of physical oceanography |
Volume: | 52 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page: | 665 |
End Page: | 676 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1175/JPO-D-21-0056.1 |
Abstract: | The distribution and interannual variation in the winter halocline in the upper layers of the World Ocean were investigated via analyses of hydrographic data from the World Ocean Database 2013 using a simple definition of the halocline. A halocline was generally observed in the tropics, equatorward portions of subtropical regions, subarctic North Pacific, and Southern Ocean. A strong halocline tended to occur in areas where the sea surface salinity (SSS) was low. The interannual variation in halocline strength was correlated with variation in SSS. The correlation coefficients were usually negative: the halocline was strong when the SSS was low. However, in the Gulf of Alaska in the northeastern North Pacific, the correlation coefficient was positive. There, halocline strength was influenced by interannual variation in Ekman pumping. |
Rights: | © Copyright April 2022 American Meteorological Society (AMS). |
Type: | article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/87781 |
Appears in Collections: | 水産科学院・水産科学研究院 (Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences / Faculty of Fisheries Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 上野 洋路
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