Instability processes of mesoscale features in the Kuroshio Extension reproduced through assimilation of altimeter data into a quasi-geostrophic model using the variational method Yosuke NishihamaMotoyoshi Ikeda Original Article 11 January 2013 Pages: 135 - 146
Distribution of nitrous oxide dissolved in water masses in the eastern subtropical North Pacific and its origin inferred from isotopomer analysis Ayako FujiiSakae ToyodaNaohiro Yoshida Original Article 05 January 2013 Pages: 147 - 157
Pathway and variability of deep circulation around 40°N in the northwest Pacific Ocean Kojiro AndoMasaki KawabeShinzou Fujio Original Article 17 January 2013 Pages: 159 - 174
Simultaneous assimilation of surface drifter data, satellite and in situ observations for improved estimates of meso-scale variability in the Kuroshio Extension Region Kei NishinaYoichi IshikawaToshiyuki Awaji Original Article 18 January 2013 Pages: 175 - 190
Interannual variations in the Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent Hiroto AbeKimio HanawaNaoto Ebuchi Original Article 11 January 2013 Pages: 191 - 202
A modified method for estimating vertical profiles of turbulent dissipation rate using density inversions in the Kuril Straits Masahiro YagiIchiro Yasuda Original Article 19 January 2013 Pages: 203 - 214
Dual-polarized ratio algorithm for retrieving Arctic sea ice concentration from passive microwave brightness temperature Shugang ZhangJinping ZhaoJie Su Original Article 24 January 2013 Pages: 215 - 227
Impact of atmospheric and physical forcings on biogeochemical cycling of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the coastal Bay of Bengal V. V. S. S. SarmaB. SrideviT. V. R. Murty Original Article 24 January 2013 Pages: 229 - 243
Characteristics of outer shelf water in the East China Sea Shigefumi YanaoTakeshi Matsuno Original Article 29 January 2013 Pages: 245 - 258
Large ageostrophic currents in the abyssal layer southeast of Kyushu, Japan, by direct measurement of LADCP Akira NaganoKaoru IchikawaKiyoshi Murakami Short Contribution 29 January 2013 Pages: 259 - 268
High nutrients in the coastal area after heavy rain observed in the central Seto Inland Sea in July 2012 Kazuo AbeNorihisa NakagawaMutsumi Tsujino Short Contribution 05 February 2013 Pages: 269 - 275
Decadal variation of temperature inversions along Line P Hiromichi Ueno Short Contribution 09 February 2013 Pages: 277 - 283