NDLI: A quasi-synoptic interpretation of water mass distribution and circulation in the western North Pacific: I. Water mass distribution

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Author	Xie, Lingling Tian, Jiwei Hu, Dunxin Wang, Fan
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	With high-resolution conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) observations conducted in Oct.–Nov. 2005, this study provides a detailed quasi-synoptic description of the North Pacific Tropic Water (NPTW), North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) in the western North Pacific. Some novel features are found. NPTW enters the western ocean with highest-salinity core off shore at 15°–18°N, and then splits to flow northward and southward along the western boundary. Its salinity decreases and density increases outside the core region. NPIW spreads westward north of 15°N with lowest salinity off shore at 21°N, but mainly hugs the Mindanao coast south of 12°N. It shoals and thins toward the south, with salinity increasing and density decreasing. AAIW extends to higher latitude off shore than that in shore, and it is traced as a salinity minimum to only 10°N at 130°E. Most of the South Pacific waters turn northeastward rather than directly flow northward upon reaching to the Mindanao coast, indicating the eastward shift of the Mindanao Undercurrent (MUC).
Starting Page	630
Ending Page	639
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02544059
Journal	Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19935005
Language	English
Publisher	SP Science Press
Publisher Date	2009-11-07
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) North Pacific Tropic Water (NPTW) Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) Oceanography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Water Science and Technology Oceanography

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