Warming and oxygen decrease of intermediate water in the northwestern North Pacific, originating from the Sea of Okhotsk, 1955-2004

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Nakanowatari, Takuya, Ohshima, Kay I., Wakatsuchi, Masaaki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: intermediate; warming; North Pacific; 452; Okhotsk; Oyashio; Pacific; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/20028; https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL028243

On the basis of all available data, it is found that intermediate water temperature on the 26.8–27.4σθ isopycnals in the northwestern North Pacific has significantly increased during the past 50 years. The largest warming area exists in the western part of the Sea of Okhotsk with a 0.68°C/50-yr temp...