Formation of Central Mode Water based on two zonal hydrographic sections in spring 2013 and 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s10872-020-00551-9
Abstract: Two zonal high-density hydrographic sections along 41° N and 37.5° N east of Japan were occupied in April 2013 and June 2016 to examine the formation of Central Mode Water (CMW) and Transition Region Mode Water (TRMW)… read more here.
Keywords: cmw; water; cmw cmw; mode water ... See more keywords
Variability of the Subantarctic Mode Water Volume in the South Indian Ocean During 2004–2018
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl087830
Abstract: An analysis of Argo data reveals that the subantarctic mode water (SAMW) in the South Indian Ocean (SIO), characterized by a vertical potential vorticity (PV) minimum, decreases by 10% in volume from 2004 to 2018.… read more here.
Keywords: indian ocean; 2004 2018; volume; south indian ... See more keywords
Enhanced warming of the subtropical mode water in the North Pacific and North Atlantic
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3371
Abstract: Warming of surface ocean waters is well known, but how the subsurface waters are changing is less clear. This study shows that subtropical mode water in the North Atlantic and North Pacific is warming at… read more here.
Keywords: north atlantic; subtropical mode; mode; north pacific ... See more keywords
Recent wind-driven change in Subantarctic Mode Water and its impact on ocean heat storage
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-017-0022-8
Abstract: The subduction and export of Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) supplies the upper limb of the overturning circulation and makes an important contribution to global heat, freshwater, carbon and nutrient budgets1–5. Upper ocean heat content has… read more here.
Keywords: water; ocean heat; subantarctic mode; mode water ... See more keywords