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Mode Waters

Mode Waters is a water mass category in physical oceanography characterized by its uniform temperature and salinity properties resulting from deep convective mixing, distinguishing it from other water masses by its formation mechanism and role in subsurface ventilation of the Southern Ocean.

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2017–2026

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110

The Subpolar Mode Water of the North Atlantic Ocean

Michael S. McCartney, Lynne D. Talley · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1982 · 405 citations · Full text

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The western equatorial Pacific: A water mass crossroads

Rana A. Fine, Roger Lukas, Frederick M. Bingham et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1994 · 404 citations

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The North Pacific Climatology of Winter Mixed Layer and Mode Waters

Toshio Suga, Kazunori Motoki, Yoshikazu Aoki et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2004 · 248 citations

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Thermostad Distribution in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre: The Central Mode Water and the Subtropical Mode Water

Toshio Suga, Yukiko Takei, Kimio Hanawa · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1997 · 203 citations

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Ekman Transport Dominates Local Air–Sea Fluxes in Driving Variability of Subantarctic Mode Water

Stephen R. Rintoul, Matthew H. England · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2002 · 201 citations · Full text

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Authors

340

  1. TS
    Toshio Suga

    Tohoku University, Japan

    11 publications · 804 citations

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  2. SX
    Shang‐Ping Xie

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    9 publications · 720 citations

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  3. KH
    Kimio Hanawa

    Tohoku University, Japan

    7 publications · 634 citations

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  4. SK
    Shinya Kouketsu

    Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan

    6 publications · 301 citations

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  5. SH
    Shigeki Hosoda

    Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan

    5 publications · 331 citations

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Institutions

130

  1. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

    Yokosuka, Japan

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    915 citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    984 citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    27 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 15 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    8 publications · 377 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    7 publications · 293 citations

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  5. Journal of Oceanography

    7 publications · 378 citations

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