Northward shift of the Kuroshio Extension during 1993-2021.

ABSTRACT: The Kuroshio Extension (KE) flows eastward at the northern boundary of the North Pacific subtropical gyre. By transporting large amounts of seawater with heat, the KE contributes significantly to the formation of sea surface temperature (SST) fields. Recently, poleward shifts of major ocean gyres in the world ocean, including the North Pacific subtropical gyre, have been highlighted based on basin-scale changes in SST and sea surface height (SSH) distributions. However, a detailed investigation of the long-term meridional KE movement has not been presented. Investigation of KE path changes helps provide insights into long-term changes in the physical fields in the western North Pacific. In this study, we identified the KE path from satellite-derived SSH and surface current velocity data us

SUBMITTER: Kawakami Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature