Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 2186-3113
Print ISSN : 0029-8131
ISSN-L : 0029-8131
Western Boundary Currents and Vertical Motions in the Subarctic North Pacific Ocean
Jotaro MASUZAWA
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1960 Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages 69-73

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From the water budget in the subarctic North Pacific Ocean, it can be pointed out that there exists a western boundary northward current in deep depths below the southward flowing Oyashio, and on an average, sinking occurs in the upper layer above 1100 m depth and upwelling occurs in the lower layer below 1100 m depth in the whole region of the Subarctic North Pacific.

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