Program studies the Kuroshio extension

Authors

Kathleen Donohue, University of Rhode Island
D. Randolph Watts, University of Rhode Island
Karen Tracey, University of Rhode Island
Mark Wimbush, University of Rhode Island
Jae Hun Park, University of Rhode Island
Nicholas Bond, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Meghan Cronin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Shuiming Chen, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bo Qiu, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peter Hacker, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nelson Hogg, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steven Jayne, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Julie MCClean, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Luc Rainville, University of Washington
Humio Mitsudera, Hokkaido University
Youichi Tanimoto, Hokkaido University
Shang Ping Xie, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

4-22-2008

Abstract

The Kuroshio Extension system links to North Pacific climate through its role in subtropical-subpolar exchange, the formation and distribution of mode waters, and the intensification of the extratropical storm track across the North Pacific. The Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS) offers a window into these processes through integrated measurements of the ocean and atmosphere and through modeling efforts (Figure 1).

The northward flowing waters of the Kuroshio western boundary current leave the Japanese coast to flow eastward as a free jet—the Kuroshio Extension. The Extension forms a vigorously meandering boundary between the warm subtropical and cold northern waters.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Eos

Volume

89

Issue

17

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Donohue, Kathleen, D. R. Watts, Karen Tracey, Mark Wimbush, Jae Hun Park, Nicholas Bond, Meghan Cronin, Shuiming Chen, Bo Qiu, Peter Hacker, Nelson Hogg, Steven Jayne, Julie MCClean, Luc Rainville, Humio Mitsudera, Youichi Tanimoto, and Shang Ping Xie. "Program studies the Kuroshio extension." Eos 89, 17 (2008). doi: 10.1029/2008EO170002.