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1.
In order to examine the formation, distribution and transport of North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW), repeated hydrographic
observations along several lines in the western North Pacific were carried out in the period from 1996 to 2001. NPIW formation
can be described as follows: (1) Oyashio water extends south of the Subarctic Boundary and meets Kuroshio water in intermediate
layers; (2) active mixing between Oyashio and Kuroshio waters occurs in intermediate layers; (3) the mixing of Oyashio and
Kuroshio waters and salinity minimum formation around the potential density of 26.8σθ proceed to the east. It is found that Kuroshio water flows eastward even in the region north of 40°N across the 165°E line,
showing that Kuroshio water extends north of the Subarctic Boundary. Volume transports of Oyashio and Kuroshio components
(relative to 2000 dbar) integrated in the potential density range of 26.6–27.4σθ along the Kuroshio Extension across 152°E–165°E
are estimated to be 7–8 Sv (106 m3s−1) and 9–10 Sv, respectively, which is consistent with recent work.
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2.
Yugo Shimizu Takanori Iwao Ichiro Yasuda Shin-Ichi Ito Tomowo Watanabe Kazuyuki Uehara Nobuyuki Shikama Toshiya Nakano 《Journal of Oceanography》2004,60(2):453-462
Six newly developed floats, which were set to drift on the 26.7 σθ isopycnal surface and to profile temperature, salinity and pressure above 1000 dbar once a week, were deployed in the Oyashio
and Kuroshio Extension (KE) in order to examine the circulation, formation site and time scale of newly formed North Pacific
Intermediate Water (NPIW). The floats were deployed in February or May 2001, and the data from their deployments to December
2002 are analyzed here. Four of the six floats were deployed near the KE axis at around the first meander crest, and they
moved eastward to 157°E–176°W at latitudes of 30°N–45°N. The other two floats deployed in the Oyashio water with low-potential
vorticity near the south coast of Hokkaido moved southward to reach the KE front and then moved eastward to the same region
as the first four floats. The temperature and salinity at 26.7 σθ measured by the profiling floats indicate that the source waters of NPIW, Oyashio and Kuroshio waters are drastically mixed
and modified in the mixed water region west of 160°E. The floats were separated into the three paths east of 160°E between
the Kuroshio Extension front and the north of Water-Mass front (nearly subarctic front). New NPIW is judged to be formed along
these three paths since the vertical profiles of temperature and salinity are quite smooth, having a salinity minimum at about
26.7σθ along each path. Kuroshio-Oyashio isopycnal mixing ratios of the new NPIW are 7:3, 6:4 and 5:5 at 26.7σθ along the southern, middle and northern paths, respectively. Potential vorticity converges to about 14–15 × 10−11 m−1s−1 along these paths. The time scale of new NPIW formation is estimated to be 1–1.5 years from the merger of Oyashio and Kuroshio
waters to the formation of the new NPIW.
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3.
Masachika Masujima Ichiro Yasuda Yutaka Hiroe Tomowo Watanabe 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):855-869
Oyashio water flowing into the Mixed Water Region (MWR) and the Kuroshio Extension region that forms North Pacific Intermediate
Water (NPIW) has been examined, based on four Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler (CTD)/Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current
Profiler (L-ADCP) surveys of water masses and ocean currents. There are two processes by which the Oyashio water intrudes
across the Subarctic Front (SAF): one is a direct cross-nearshore-SAF transport near Hokkaido along the western boundary,
and the other is a cross-offshore-SAF process. Seasonal variations were observed in the former process, and the transport
of the Oyashio water across SAF near Hokkaido in the density range of 26.6–27.4σθ was 5–10 Sv in spring 1998 and 2001, and 0–4 Sv in autumn 2000, mainly corresponding to the change of the southwestward Oyashio
transport. Through the latter process, 5–6 Sv of the Oyashio water was entrained across the offshore SAF from south of Hokkaido
to 150° in both spring 2001 and autumn 2000. The total cross-SAF Oyashio water transport contributing to NPIW formation is
more than 10 Sv, which is larger than previously reported values. Most of the Oyashio water formed through the former process
was transported southeastward through the Kuroshio Extension. It is suggested that the Oyashio intrusion via the latter process
feeds NPIW in the northern part of the MWR, mainly along the Subarctic Boundary and SAF.
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4.
Ryuichiro Inoue Jiro Yoshida Yutaka Hiroe Kousei Komatsu Kiyoshi Kawasaki Ichiro Yasuda 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(2):211-224
The mixing processes in the Mixed Water Region (MWR) that lead to changes in the properties of North Pacific Intermediate
Water (NPIW) have been studied using observational data sets obtained in May–June 1998. Neutral surfaces, the equation of
water mass conversion rate on neutral surfaces and the equation of vertical velocity across neutral surfaces have been used
to distinguish dominant processes by assuming the horizontal scale to be the streamer scale (under 100 km). The possibility
of double diffusive convection is also discussed in relation to the density ratio. These results may be summarized as follows:
(1) the difference between the potential density surface and the neutral surface may rise to −0.04 kg/m3 around the source water of NPIW; (2) horizontal diffusion causes strong modifications of the source water of NPIW; (3) the
density range within which strong modification of the source water of NPIW occurs becomes dense from the northern part of
MWR near the Oyashio Front to the southern part near the Kuroshio Front, and to the eastern part. Our modeling of these processes
shows that cabbeling has effects on the density increment of the source water of NPIW in the northern and southern part of
MWR. Double diffusive convection has effects on the density increment of the source water of NPIW, mainly in the northern
part of MWR. The possible density increment due to cabbeling in these areas is estimated to be 0.01≈0.03 kg/m3. The possible density increment due to double diffusive convection is 0.01≈0.03 kg/m3. The total density increment due to cabbeling and double diffusive convection amounts to 0.06 kg/m3.
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5.
Hydrographic Structure and Transport of Intermediate Water in the Kuroshio Region off the Boso Peninsula, Japan 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:1
Kosei Komatsu Yutaka Hiroe Ichiro Yasuda Kiyoshi Kawasaki Terrence M. Joyce Frank Bahr 《Journal of Oceanography》2004,60(2):487-503
Hydrographic structure and transport of intermediate water were observed in the Kuroshio region south of Japan, focusing on
the 26.6–27.5σθ density in six cruises from May 1998 through September 2001. In the section off the Boso Peninsula where the Kuroshio exfoliates
eastward, the intermediate water was clearly clustered into three groups meridionally composed of the coastal water, the Kuroshio
water and the offshore water. Compared with the Kuroshio water characterized by warm, salty water transported by the Kuroshio,
the coastal and offshore waters significantly degenerated due to mixing with cold, fresh waters originated from the subarctic
region: the former was affected by alongshore spread of the coastal Oyashio and the latter by direct intrusion of the new
North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) into the southern side of the Kuroshio current axis. Particularly the offshore water
showed higher apparent oxygen utilization (AOU) in layers deeper than 26.9σθ while it showed lower AOU in layers shallower than 26.9σθ, which indicated that colder, fresher and higher AOU water was distributed on the southeastern side of the Kuroshio in deeper
layers. In May 1998, the Oyashio-Kuroshio mixing ratio was estimated to be typically 2:8 for the offshore water on the assumption
of isopycnal mixing. Moreover, northeastward volume transport of the Kuroshio water was obtained from geostrophic velocity
fields adjusted to lowered acoustic Doppler current profiler (LADCP) data to yield 6.1 Sv at 26.6–26.9σθ and 11.8 Sv at 26.9–27.5 σθ.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
6.
Hydrographic observations in Hidaka Bay, south of Hokkaido, Japan were carried out in late winter 1996 and 1997 to examine
the spatial distributions and circulation features of two different water masses, i.e., Coastal Oyashio Water (COW) and Tsugaru
Warm Water (TWW), and their modifications. It is known that COW is mostly composed of cold and low-salinity water of the melted
drift ice coming from the Okhotsk Sea and flows into Hidaka Bay from winter to spring and TWW with high-salinity continuously
supplies from the Tsugaru Strait to the North Pacific. Cold surface mixed layers (<26.2σθ, 0–100 m depth) were found mainly over the shelf slope, confirming that anti-clockwise flow of COW was formed. TWW was relatively
high in salinity and low in potential vorticity, and had some patch-like water masses with a temperature and salinity maximum
in the limited area in the further offshore at the deeper density levels of 26.6–26.8σθ. The fine structure of vertical temperature and salinity profiles appeared between TWW and COW is an indication of enhanced
vertical mixing (double-diffusive mixing), as inferred from the estimated Turner angles. At a mouth of the Tsugaru Strait
in late winter 1997, a significant thermohaline front between TWW and the modified COW was formed and a main path of TWW spreaded
south along the Sanriku coast, probably as the bottom controlled flow. Hence, the patch-like TWW observed in late winter is
isolated from the Tsugaru Warm Current and then rapidly modified due to a diapycnal mixing.
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7.
Kazuya Ono Kay I. Ohshima Tokihiro Kono Motoyo Itoh Katsuro Katsumata Yuri N. Volkov Masaaki Wakatsuchi 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(2):281-291
Intensive CTD observations that resolve the mean and tidal components were done with a total of 129 casts in summer of 2001
at Bussol’ Strait. Based on these data and all the available historical data, we have revealed the outflow from Bussol’ Strait
to the Pacific and the significant diapycnal mixing in the strait. In the range 27.0−27.3σ
θ
, the water property in Bussol’ Strait is almost identical to that of the Kuril Basin Water (KBW). The KBW out of Bussol’
Strait forms a water mass front with the East Kamchatka Current Water (EKCW). This front also corresponds to the front of
the Oyashio Current. In the lower part of the intermediate layer (27.3−27.6σ
θ
), part of the water in the strait is characterized by lower temperature, lower salinity, and higher dissolved oxygen than
that of KBW and EKCW, which can be explained only by the diapycnal mixing. The strong diapycnal mixing in the strait can also
be shown by the density inversion, occurrence frequency of which corresponds well to the amplitude distribution of the diurnal
current. In the density range 26.7−26.8σ
θ
, the water in Bussol’ Strait has the lowest potential vorticity, suggesting that it is a source region of the low potential
vorticity water. Seasonal change of the water can reach up to a density of 26.8σ
θ
around Bussol’ Strait. This leads us to propose that the combination of winter convection and local tidal mixing leads to
effective ventilation of the intermediate layer. 相似文献
8.
Hydrographic data collected from Gulf of Aden since 1920 have been compiled to identify and refine the definitions of water
masses in the Gulf of Aden (GA) and to describe their spatio-temporal variability. Four water masses have been identified
based on their θ-S characteristics. The Red Sea Water (RSW) that flows from the Red Sea is the most prominent water in the GA; this occupies
about 37% of the total volume of Gulf of Aden. The Gulf of Aden Surface Water (∼3%) forms as a mixture of local water and
the water from western Arabian Sea during winter and Red Sea surface water during summer. The intermediate water, identified
as Gulf of Aden Intermediate Water (GAIW), occupies about 9% of the total volume of GA; a characteristic salinity minimum
is associated with it at σθ=26.50 kg m−3. The northward spread of sub-tropical subsurface water from the south appears to be the major source of GAIW. The bottom
water, named Gulf of Aden Bottom Water, showed the least variability. It was formed due to the mixing of Red Sea Water and
water of southern origin. Mixing triangles have been used to analyze the composition of water in the GA. 相似文献
9.
The salinity minimum frequently occurring in the Mixed Water Region between the Oyashio and Kuroshio Fronts seems to originate from the salinity minimum at the density of 26.8σθ called the North Pacific Intermediate Water. We examined water exchange of this region with the Oyashio and the Kuroshio Extension using mixing ratio RK defined as (θ - θOY)/(θK - θOY) × 100, where θOY, θK, and θ represent potential temperature of the Oyashio and Kuroshio Waters and their mixture on the isopycnal surfaces, respectively. CTD data were obtained by repeated observation from January 1990 to May 1991. RK increases southward from the Oyashio Front to the Kuroshio Front with the range of −20 to 120%. The gradient of RK on the isopycnal surfaces is large around the Oyashio Front above the 26.8σθ surface, while it is large around the Kuroshio Front below it. This agrees with the average RK in the Mixed Water Region decreasing greatly with the increase of density at densities less dense than 26.8σθ. We calculated thickness and volume transport of the Oyashio between the isopycnal surfaces near the coast of Hokkaido. They increase largely with density at densities less dense than 26.8σθ. It is supposed that the salinity minimum in the Mixed Water Region is the upper limit of the water largely influenced by the Oyashio Water. Its density could depend only on the density structure of the Oyashio. 相似文献
10.
Masashi Kusakabe Andrey Andreev Vyacheslav Lobanov Igor Zhabin Yuichiro Kumamoto Akihiro Murata 《Journal of Oceanography》2002,58(5):691-701
Data from the R/V Mirai cruise (May–June 2000) have been examined to discover how mesoscale processes associated with eddy dynamics direct affect
the water masses, the distributions and the vertical fluxes of the dissolved oxygen, nutrients and dissolved inorganic carbon
in the western subarctic Pacific. Using maps of the temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll and sea-air
pCO2 difference we show that the boundaries of the anticyclone eddies in the study region were composed of high productivity coastal
Oyashio water. The coastal waters were wrapped around the anticyclone eddies (thus creating a high productivity belt) and
intruded inside of them. Using SeaWifs data we demonstrate that temporal variations in the position and the strength of anticyclone
eddies advected the Kuril island coastal high productivity waters to the pelagic part, resulting in temporal variations of
the chlorophyll in the Oyashio region. Computed vertical fluxes of the dissolved oxygen (DO), inorganic carbon (DIC) and silicate
show that the anticylonic eddies in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Zone are characterized by enhanced vertical fluxes of the DO and
DIC between the upper (σθ = 26.7–27.0) and lower (σθ = 27.1–27.5) intermediate layer, probably due to the intrusions of the Oyashio waters into the eddies.
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11.
The temperature minimum layer, called “dichothermal water”, is a characteristic feature of the North Pacific subarctic gyre.
In particular, dichothermal water having a density of approximately 26.6 sigma-theta (σθ), which corresponds to the densest water outcropping in winter in the North Pacific, is seen in the Bering Sea. In order
to clarify the water properties, and the area in which and the process by which the dichothermal water is formed, a new seasonal
mean gridded climatological dataset with a fine resolution for the Bering Sea and adjacent seas has been prepared using historically
accumulated hydrographic data. Although the waters of the Alaskan Stream have temperature minimum layers, their temperature
inversions are very weak in climatologies and the core densities of the temperature minimum layers are much lighter than 26.6σθ. On the other hand, in the Bering Sea one can see the robust structure of temperature minimum layers, the core density of
the dichothermal water being around 26.6σθ. In addition, it has been found that the properties of the dichothermal water observed in the warming season are almost the
same as those in the winter mixed layer. That is, the dichothermal waters are formed in the winter mixed layer in the Bering
Sea. Since these waters are found in the Kamchatka Strait, i.e., the main exit of the Bering Sea waters, it can be supposed
that the dichothermal waters are exported from the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean by the Kamchatka Current.
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12.
Vertical distribution of anthropogenic carbon content of the water (exDIC) in the Oyashio area just outside of the Kuroshio/Oyashio Interfrontal Zone (K/O Zone) was estimated by the simple 1-D advection-diffusion model calibrated by the distribution of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The average concentration of exDIC for = 26.60–27.00 is multiplied by the volume transport of Oyashio water into the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) to estimate the annual transport of exDIC into NPIW through K/O Zone. The estimated transport of exDIC was 0.018–0.020 GtC/y, which corresponds to 15% of the whole total exDIC accumulation in the temperate North Pacific. A simple assessment using the NPIW 1-box model indicates that the current study explains at least 70% of the total annual transport of exDIC into NPIW, and that small exDIC sources for NPIW still exists in addition to K/O Zone. 相似文献
13.
Takanori Iwao Masahiro Endoh Nobuyuki Shikama Toshiya Nakano 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):893-904
In order to examine the formation, distribution and synoptic scale circulation structure of North Pacific Intermediate Water
(NPIW), 21 subsurface floats were deployed in the sea east of Japan. A Eulerian image of the intermediate layer (density range:
26.6–27.0σθ) circulation in the northwestern North Pacific was obtained by the combined analysis of the movements of the subsurface floats
in the period from May 1998 to November 2002 and historical hydrographic observations. The intermediate flow field derived
from the floats showed stronger flow speeds in general than that of geostrophic flow field calculated from historical hydrographic
observations. In the intermediate layer, 8 Sv (1 Sv ≡ 106 m3s−1) Oyashio and Kuroshio waters are found flowing into the sea east of Japan. Three strong eastward flows are seen in the region
from 150°E to 170°E, the first two flows are considered as the Subarctic Current and the Kuroshio Extension or the North Pacific
Current. Both volume transports are estimated as 5.5 Sv. The third one flows along the Subarctic Boundary with a volume transport
of 5 Sv. Water mass analysis indicates that the intermediate flow of the Subarctic Current consists of 4 Sv Oyashio water
and 1.5 Sv Kuroshio water. The intermediate North Pacific Current consists of 2 Sv Oyashio water and 3.5 Sv Kuroshio water.
The intermediate flow along the Subarctic Boundary contains 2 Sv Oyashio water and 3 Sv Kuroshio water.
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14.
This study investigated temporal variations in the vertical structure and water properties of a warm-core ring that migrated
into the western subarctic gyre of the North Pacific, based on analyses of temperature and salinity data derived from two
profiling floats, together with shipboard and satellite observation data. The floats were initially deployed into cold and
fresh Oyashio water in September 2003, and were entrained into a warm-core ring in October 2003, remaining within the ring
until detrainment in December 2004. Drastic cooling and freshening of the upper core water of the ring were observed during
the above entrainment of the floats with cold and fresh water into the ring, whereas moderate variations in structure and
water properties were observed during a quasi-isolated phase from November 2003 to November 2004 when the ring did not experience
major interactions with ambient hydrographic features. The upper part of the core water (upper core), with relatively warm/saline
water above 26.6 σ
θ
, was under the influence of the atmosphere in winter via the formation of a deep mixed layer exceeding 300 dB, and had a
prominent pycnostad below the seasonal pycnocline from spring to autumn. In contrast, the lower core, with relatively cold
and fresh water below 26.6 σ
θ
, was not ventilated throughout the observation period. Isopycnal surfaces showed a shoaling trend of about 50 dB/year during
the quasi-isolated phase, suggesting viscous decay over a timescale of several years. Markedly cold and thick water was also
frequently observed within the ring, indicating the intrusion of water from the Sea of Okhotsk. 相似文献
15.
The topographic effect of the Izu Ridge on the horizontal distribution of the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) south of Japan has been studied using observational data obtained by the Seisui-Maru of Mie University (Mie Univ. data) and those compiled by Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC data). Both data sets show that water of salinity less than 34.1 psu on potential density () surface of 26.8 is confined to the eastern side of the Izu Ridge, while water of salinity less than 34.2 psu is confined to the southern area over the Izu Ridge at a depth greater than 2000 m and to the southeastern area in the Shikoku Basin. It is also shown by T-S analysis of Mie Univ. data over the Izu Ridge that water of salinity less than 34.2 psu dominates south of 30°N, where the depth of the Izu Ridge is deeper than 2000 m and NPIW can intrude westward over the Izu Ridge. JODC data reveal that relatively large standard deviations of the salinity on surface of 26.7, 26.8 and 26.9 are detected along the mean current path of the Kuroshio and the Kuroshio Extension. Almost all of the standard deviations are less than 0.05 psu in other area with the NPIW, which shows that the time variation in the salinity can be neglected. This observational evidence shows that the topographic effect of the Izu Ridge on the horizontal distribution of the NPIW, which is formed east of 145°E by the mixing of the Kuroshio water and the Oyashio water, is prominent north of 30°N with a depth shallower than 2000 m. 相似文献
16.
Assessment was made of residual ratio of North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) produced in subpolar region of the North Pacific using chlorofluorocarbons, CFC-11 and CFC-12 (CCl3F and CCl2F2), along 175°E. NPIW on density horizons less than 26.80 remained more than 80% north of 30°N. It was suggested that new NPIW laterally spreads over the northern North Pacific without hardly being diluted by the surroundings. For density horizons greater than 26.80 north of 30°N, NPIW remained less than 60%. The difference in the residual ratio between <26.80 and >26.80 north of 30°N suggests that NPIW is produced on density horizons less than 26.80, which contacts the atmosphere in the subpolar region, and that NPIW is diluted by upwelling deep water on density horizons greater than 26.80 in high latitude of the North Pacific. NPIW on a density horizon of 26.80 remained about 50% south of 30°N. The decrease in the horizontal distribution of the residual ratio of NPIW suggests that half the new NPIW produced in the subpolar region is laterally spread over the North Pacific with the southward movement of NPIW. 相似文献
17.
In order to understand the actual formation process of the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW), structure of subsurface intrusions of the Oyashio water and the mixing of the Oyashio and the Kuroshio waters in and around the Kuroshio Extension (KE) were examined on the basis of a synoptic CTD observation carried out in May-June 1992. The fresh Oyashio water in the south of Hokkaido was transported into KE region through the Mixed Water Region (MWR) in the form of subsurface intrusions along two main paths. The one was along the east coast of northern Japan through the First Branch of the Oyashio (FBO) and the other along the eastern face of a warm streamer which connected KE with a warm core ring through the Second Branch of the Oyashio (SBO). The fresh Oyashio water extended southward through FBO strongly mixed with the saline NPIW transported by the Kuroshio in the south of Japan (old NPIW) in and around the warm streamer. On the other hand, the one through SBO well preserved its original properties and extended eastward beyond 150°E along KE with a form of rather narrow band. The intrusion ejected Oyashio water lens with a diameter of 50–60 km southward across KE axis and split northward into the MWR involved in the interaction of KE and a warm core ring, which were supposed to be primary processes of new NPIW formation. 相似文献
18.
Variations of water properties in surface and intermediate layers along 32°S in the southern Indian Ocean were examined using
a 50-year (1960–2010) time series reproduced from historical hydrographic and Argo data by using optimum interpolation. Salinity
in the 26.7–27.3σθ density layer decreased significantly over the whole section, at a maximum rate of 0.02 decade−1 at 26.8–26.9σθ, for the 50-year average. Three deoxygenating cores were identified east of 75°E, and the increasing rate of apparent oxygen
utilization in the most prominent core (26.9–27.0σθ) exceeded 0.05 ml l−1 decade−1. The pycnostad core of Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and the salinity minimum of Antarctic Intermediate Water shifted slightly
toward the lighter layers. Comparisons with trans-Indian Ocean survey data from 1936 suggest that the tendencies found in
the time series began before 1960. Interestingly, cores of many prominent trends were located just offshore of Australia at
26.7–27.0σθ, which is in the SAMW density range. Spectrum analysis revealed that two oscillation components with time scales of about
40 and 10 years were dominant in the subsurface layers. Our results are fairly consistent with, and thus support, the oceanic
responses in the southern Indian Ocean to anthropogenic climate change predicted by model studies. 相似文献
19.
Takashi Midorikawa Sonoki Iwano Kazuhiro Saito Hiroyuki Takano Hitomi Kamiya Masao Ishii Hisayuki Y. Inoue 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):871-882
We observed the partial pressure of oceanic CO2, pCO2
sea, and related surface properties in the westernmost region of the subarctic North Pacific, seasonally from 1998 to 2001. The
pCO2
sea in the Oyashio region showed a large decrease from winter to spring. In winter, pCO2
sea was higher than 400 μatm in the Oyashio region and this region was a source of atmospheric CO2. In spring, pCO2
sea decreased to extremely low values, less than 200 μatm (minimum, 139 μatm in 2001), around the Oyashio region with low surface
salinity and this region turned out to be a strong sink. The spatial variations of pCO2
sea were especially large in spring in this region. The typical Oyashio water with minimal mixing with subtropical warm water
was extracted based on the criterion of potential alkalinity. The contribution of main oceanic processes to the changes in
pCO2
sea from winter to spring was estimated from the changes in the concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon and nutrients, total
alkalinity, temperature and salinity observed in surface waters in respective years. These quantifications indicated that
photosynthesis made the largest contribution to the observed pCO2
sea decreases in all years and its magnitude was variable year by year. These year-to-year differences in spring biological contribution
could be linked to those in the development of the density stratification due to the decrease in surface salinity. Thus, the
changes in the surface physical structure could induce those in pCO2
sea in the Oyashio region in spring. Furthermore, it is suggested that the direction and magnitude of the air-sea CO2 flux during this season could be controlled significantly by the onset time of the spring bloom.
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20.
An intensive survey has been conducted of the distributions of some chemical properties (dissolved oxygen, nutrients and carbonate
properties) in the Kuroshio/Oyashio Interfrontal Zone. Many low-salinity water patches were found down to depths of 640 m.
Each chemical property also showed anomalies in these patches, but the degree of variation showed a low correlation with salinity.
This may be due to the high variability of biological processes in the surface waters where these patches are formed. Vertical
profiles of the chemical properties were also observed along the Kuroshio extension axis from 140.50°E to 146.75°E. The concentrations
of nutrients and total carbonate (TC) in the water having densities greater than σθ=26.60 can be regarded as being formed by the isopycnal mixing of the Kuroshio component water and Oyashio component water
and biological degradation within the density surfaces. This implies that the transport of chemical properties by the diapycnal
mixing is negligible in these density layers in the K/O zone. 相似文献