Publications

Last update: 08 Feb 2012

2012

Oka, E., B. Qiu, S. Kouketsu, K. Uehara, and T. Suga: Decadal seesaw of the Central and Subtropical Mode Water formation associated with the Kuroshio Extension variability , Journal of Oceanography, in press .
Oka, E., and B. Qiu: Progress of North Pacific mode water research in the past decade , Journal of Oceanography, 68, 5-20.
Kobashi, F., and A. Kubokawa: Review on North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrents and Subtropical Fronts: role of mode waters in ocean circulation and climate, Journal of Oceanography, 68, 21-43 , DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0083-7.
Kouketsu,S., H.Tomita, E.Oka, S.Hosoda, T.Kobayashi, and K.Sato: The role of meso-scale eddies in mixed layer deepening and mode water formation in the western North Pacific , Journal of Oceanography, 68 , 63-77 , doi: 10.1007/s10872-011-0049-9 .
Toyama, K., and T. Suga: Roles of mode waters in formation and maintenance of central water in the North Pacific , Journal of Oceanography, 68, 79-92.
Sasaki, H., S.-P. Xie, B. Taguchi, M. Nonaka, S. Hosoda, and Y. Masumoto: Interannual variations of the Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent induced by potential vorticity vorticity in the subsurface, Journal of Oceanography, 68, 93-111.
Kobashi, F., and S.-P. Xie: Interannual variability of the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent: role of local ocean-atmosphere interaction, Journal of Oceanography, 68, 113-126, doi:10.1007/s10872-011-0048-x.
Xu, L., S.-P. Xie, Q. Liu, and F. Kobashi: Response of the North Pacific subtropical countercurrent and its variability to Global warming, Journal of Oceanography, 68, 127-137, DOI 10.1007/s10872-011-0031-6 .

2011

Tomita, H. and M. Kubota: Sampling error of daily mean surface wind speed and air specific humidity due to Sun-synchronous satellite sampling and its reduction by multi-satellite sampling , International Journal of Remotesensing, 22, 3389-3404, .
Matthews, J. P., H. Aiki, S. Masuda, T. Awaji and Y. Ishikawa: Monsoon Regulation of Lombok Strait internal waves , Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C05007, doi:10.1029/2010JC006403 .
Uchida, H., T. Kawano, M. Aoyama and A. Murata: Absolute salinity measurements of standard seawaters for conductivity and nutrients , La mer, , , .
Uchida, H., K. Shimada and T. Kawano : A method for data processing to obtain high quality XCTD data , Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 28 No. 6 , 816-826.
Nagura, M., and M.J. McPhaden: The dynamics of wind-driven intraseasonal variability in the equatorial Indian Ocean , Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, in press .
Kobayashi,T., K. Mizuno and T. Suga: Long-term variations of surface and intermediate waters in the southern Indian Ocean along 32°S, Journal of Oceanography, in press.
Kobayashi, T., K. Amaike, K. Watanabe, T. Ino, K. Asakawa, T. Suga, T. Kawano, and T. Hyakudome: Deep NINJA: A new float for deep ocean observation developed in Japan, Proc. International Symposium on Underwater Technology 2011 and International Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables & Related Technologies 2011, pp.in CD-ROM, , .
Asakawa, K., M. Nakamura, T. Kobayashi, Y. Watanabe, T. Hyakudome, Y. Ito and J. Kojima: Design Concept of Tsukuyomi - Underwater Glider Prototype for Virtual Mooring -, Proc. of OCEANS 2011 Santander Spain.
Saito, H., T. Suga, K. Hanawa, and N. Shikama: The Transition Region Mode Water of the North Pacific and its rapid modification, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41, 1639-1658.
Sukigara, C., T. Suga, T. Saino, K. Toyama, D. Yanagimoto, K. Hanawa, and N. Shikama : Biogeochemical evidence of large diapycnal diffusivity associated with the Subtropical Mode Water of the North Pacific, Journal of Oceanography, 67(1), 77-85.
Oka, E., T. Suga, C. Sukigara, K. Toyama, K. Shimada, and J. Yoshida: Eddy resolving observation of the North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water., Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41, 666-681.
Kashino, Y., A. Ishida, and S. Hosoda: Observed ocean variability in the Mindanao Dome region, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41, 287-302, doi:10.1175/2010JPO4329.1.
Oka, E., S. Kouketsu, K. Toyama, K. Uehara, T. Kobayashi, S. Hosoda, and T. Suga: Formation and Subduction of Central Mode Water Based on Profiling Float Data 2003-08, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41, 113-129.
Suga, T. and Co-Authors: Physical-Biogeochemical Study Using a Profiling Float: Subsurface Primary Production in the Subtropical North Pacific , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Oka, E.: Seasonal and Interannual Variation of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water in 2003-2006 , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Nonaka, M. and Co-Authors: A revisit of the reason why the properties of the Central Mode Water in the North Pacific changed in regime shifts , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Hosoda, S., T. Suga, N. Shikama, and K. Mizuno: Recent Change in Global Sea Surface Layer Salinity Detected by Argo Float Array" , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Kobayashi, T., K. Mizuno, and T. Suga: Long-term variations of Subantarctic Mode Water at 32°S in the Indian Ocean , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Kobayashi, T., T. Nakamura, N. Ogita, and H. Nakajima: Quality control of Argo surface trajectory data considering position errors fixed by Argos system , In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Freeland, H., D. Roemmich, S. Garzoli, P. LeTraon, M. Ravichandran, S. Riser, V. Thierry, S. Wijffels, M. Belbeoch, J. Gould, F. Grant, M. Ignazewski, B. King, B. Klein, K. Mork, B. Owens, S. Pouliquen, A. Sterl, T. Suga, M. Suk, P. Sutton, A. Troisi, P. Velez-Belchi , and J. Xu : Argo - A Decade of Progress, In Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison, D.E. & Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.
Gruber, N., S. C. Doney, S. R. Emerson, D. Gilbert, T. Kobayashi, A. Kortzinger, G. C. Johnson, K. S. Johnson, S. C. Riser, and O. Ulloa: Adding oxygen to Argo: Developing a global in-situ observatory for ocean deoxygenation and biogeochemistry, In Proceedings of the OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society Conference (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison D. E. and Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306.

2010

Nagura, M., and M.J. McPhaden: Dynamics of zonal current variations associated with the Indian Ocean dipole , Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 115 , 10.1029/2010JC006423.
Nagura, M., and M.J. McPhaden: Wyrtki Jet dynamics: Seasonal variability , Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 115 , 10.1029/2009JC005922.
Osafune, S. and I. Yasuda: Bidecadal variability in the Bering Sea and the relation with 18.6 year period nodal tidal cycle, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C02014, doi:10.1029/2008JC005110.
Katsumata, K. and H. Yoshinari: Uncertainties in global mapping of Argo drift data at the parking level, Journal of Oceanography, 66, 553-559.
Doi, T., T. Tozuka, and T. Yamagata: The Atlantic Meridional Mode and its coupled variability with the Guinea Dome, Journal of Climate, 23(2), 455-475.
Toyama, K. and T. Suga: Vertical structure of North Pacific mode waters, Deep Sea Research II, 57, 1152-1160, 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.12.004.
Masuda, S., T. Awaji, N. Sugiura, J. P.Matthews, T. Toyoda, Y.Kawai, T. Doi, S. Kouketsu, H. Igarashi, K. Katsumata, H. Uchida, T. Kawano, and M. Fukasawa: Simulated Rapid Warming of Abyssal North Pacific Waters, Science, 329, 319-322, 10.1126/science.1188703.
Kobayashi, T., K. Asakawa, K. Watanabe, T. Ino, K. Amaike, H. Iwamiya, M. Tachikawa, N. Shikama, and K. Mizuno: New buoyancy engine for autonomous vehicles observing deeper oceans, Proceedings of The 20th (2010) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 2, 401-405.
Hosoda, S., T. Ohira, K. Sato, and T. Suga: Improved description of global mixed-layer depth using Argo profiling floats, Journal of Oceanography, 66(6), 773-787.
Sugimoto, S. and K. Hanawa: Impact of Aleutian Low activity on the STMW formation in the Kuroshio recirculation gyre region, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L07708, doi:10.1029/2009GL041795.
Sasaki, Y. N., N. Schneider, N. Maximenko, and K. Lebedev: Observational evidence for propagation of decadal spiciness anomalies in the North Pacific, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L07708, doi:10.1029/2010GL042716.

2009

Takano, A, H. Yamazaki, T. Nagai, and O. Honda: A Method to Estimate Three-Dimensional Thermal Structure from Satellite Altimetry Data , Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 26, 2655-2664.
Sukigara, C., T. Suga, T. Saino, K. Toyama, D. Yanagimoto, K. Hanawa, and N. Shikama: Subsurface primary production in the western subtropical North Pacific as evidence of large diapycnal diffusivity associated with the Subtropical Mode Water , Ocean Science Discussion, 6, 1717-1734.
Roemmich, D., M. Belbeoch, H. J. Freeland, S. L. Garzoli, W. J. Gould, F. Grant, M. Ignaszewski, B. King, B. Klein, P.-Y. Le Traon, K. A. Mork, W. B. Owens, S. Pouliquen, M. Ravichandran, S. Riser, A. Sterl, T. Suga, M.-S. Suk, P. Sutton, V. Thierry, P. J. Velez-Belchi, S. Wijffels and J. Xu: Argo: The challenge of continuing 10 years of progress, Oceanography, 22 (3), 46-55.
Iwamaru, H., F. Kobashi, and N. Iwasaka: Temporal variations of the winter mixed layer south of the Kuroshio Extension, Journal of Oceanography, 66(1), 147-153.
Shimizu, Y., K. Takahashi, S. Ito, S. Kakehi, H. Tatebe, I. Yasuda, A. Kusaka, and T. Nakayama: Transport of subarctic large copepods from the Oyashio area to the mixed water region by the coastal Oyashio intrusion, Fisheries Oceanography, 18(5), 312-327, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2419.2009.00513.
Sato, K. and T. Suga: Structure and modification of the South Pacific Eastern Subtropical Mode Water, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 1700-1714, doi: 10.1175/2008JPO3940.1.
Hosoda, S., T. Suga, N. Shikama, and K. Mizuno: Global surface layer salinity change detected by Argo and its implication for hydrological cycle intensification, Journal of Oceanography, 65(4), 579-586.
Wada, A., K. Sato, N. Usui, and Y. Kawai : Comment on ''Importance of pre-existing oceanic conditions to upper ocean response induced by Super Typhoon Hai-Tang'' by Z.-W. Zheng, C.-R. Ho, and N.-J. Kuo., Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L09603.
Oka, E., K. Toyama, and T. Suga: Subduction of North Pacific Central Mode Water associated with subsurface mesoscale eddy, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L08607, doi:10.1029/2009GL037540.
Kobayashi, T., B. A. King, and N. Shikama : An estimation of average lifetime of the latest model of APEX floats, Journal of Oceanography, 65(1), 81-89.
Ohno, Y., N. Iwasaka, F. Kobashi, and Y. Sato : Mixed layer depth climatology of the North Pacific from Argo observations, Journal of Oceanography, 65(1), 1-16.
Oka, E. : Seasonal and interannual variation of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water in 2003-2006, Journal of Oceanography, 65(2), 151-164.
Ueno, H., H. J. Freeland, W. R. Crawford, H. Onishi, E. Oka, K. Sato, and T. Suga : Anticyclonic eddies in the Alaskan Stream, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 934-951, doi:10.1175/2008JPO3948.1.

2008

Motoki Nagura, Michael J. McPhaden : The dynamics of zonal current variations in the central equatorial Indian Ocean , Geophysical Research Letters , 35, L12803, doi:10.1029/2008GL035961.
Sato, N., R. Shirooka, M. Yoshizaki, and Y. N. Takayabu : Meridional SST gradient in the western North Pacific warm pool associated with typhoon generation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12803, doi:10.1029/2008GL033987.
Hosoda, S., T. Ohira, and T. Nakamura : A monthly mean dataset of global oceanic temperature and salinity derived from Argo float observations, JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development, 8, 47-69.
Izumo, T., C. de Boyer Montegut, J.J. Luo, et al. : The Role of the Western Arabian Sea Upwelling in Indian Monsoon Rainfall Variability, Journal of Climate, 21(21), 5603-5623, doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2158.1.
Kobayashi, T. and H. Nakajima : Variations of the surface arrival time of Park and Profile APEX floats due to their depth control scheme, JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development, 8, 5-11.
Nakamura, T., N. Ogita, and T. Kobayashi : Quality control method of Argo float position data, JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development, 7, 11-18.
Siswanto, E., J. Ishizaka, A. Morimoto, K. Tanaka, K. Okamura, A. Kristijono, and T. Saino : Ocean physical and biogeochemical responses to the passage of Typhoon Meari in the East China Sea observed from Argo float and multiplatform satellites, Geophysical Research Letters, 35(15), L15604, doi:10.1029/2008GL035040.
Suga, T., Y. Aoki, H. Saito, and K. Hanawa : Ventilation of the North Pacific subtropical pycnocline and mode water formation, Progress in Oceanography, 77(4), 285-297, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2006.12.005.
Uchida, H., T. Kawano, and M. Fukasawa : In situ calibration of moored CTDs used for monitoring abyssal water, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(9), 1695-1702, doi:10.1175/2008JTECHO581.1.
Uchida, H. and S. Imawaki : Estimation of the sea level trend south of Japan by combining satellite altimeter data with in situ hydrographic data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113(C9), C09035 , doi:10.1029/2008JC004796.

2007

Nakanowatari, T., K. I. Ohshima, and M. Wakatsuchi : Warming and oxygen decrease of intermediate water in the northwestern North Pacific, originating from the Sea of Okhotsk, 1955-2004, Geophysical Research Letter, 34.
Sato, N., K. Yoneyama, M. Katsumata, R. Shirooka, and Y. N. Takayabu: An ITCZ-like convergence zone over the Indian Ocean in boreal late autumn, Geophysical Research Letters, 34(10), L10811, doi:10.1029/2006GL028341.
Konstantin V. L., H. Yoshinari, N. A. Maximenko, and P. W. Hacker: YoMaHa'07: Velocity data assessed from trajectories of Argo floats at parking level and at the sea surface, IPRC Technical Note, No.4(2), June 12, 2007, 16p.
Achutaroa, K.M., M. Ishii, B.D. Santer, et al. : Simulated and observed variability in ocean temperature and heat content, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA , 104(26) , 10768-73, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0611375104 .
Aoki, S., M. Hariyama, H. Mitsudera, H. Sasaki, and Y. Sasai: Formation regions of Subantarctic Mode Water detected by OFES and Argo profiling floats, Geophysical Research Letters, 34(10), L10606, doi:10.1029/2007GL029828.
Kako, S. and M. Kubota : Variability of mixed layer depth in Kuroshio/Oyashio Extension region: 2005-2006, Geophysical Research Letters, 34(11) , L11612, doi:10.1029/2007GL030362.
Kikuchi, T., J. Inoue, and D. Langevin: Argo-type profiling float observations under the Arctic multiyear ice, Deep-Sea Research Part I : Oceanographic Research Papers, 54 (9) , 1675-1686, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2007.05.011.
Kobayashi, T. and G. C. Johnson : Argo Float Pressure Offset Adjustment Recommendations, In Supporting documents for the 8th meeting of the International Argo Steering Team.
Gruber, N., S. C. Doney, S. R. Emerson, D. Gilbert, T. Kobayashi, A. Kortzinger, G. C. Johnson, K. S. Johnson, S. C. Riser, and O. Ulloa: THE ARGO-OXYGEN PROGRAM ARGO-O2, A white paper to promote the addition of oxygen sensors to the international Argo float program.
Oka, E., L. D. Talley, and T. Suga: Temporal variability of winter mixed layer in the mid- to high-latitude North Pacific, Journal of Oceanography, 63(2), 293-307.
Saito, H., T. Suga, K. Hanawa, and T. Watanabe: A new type of pycnostad in the western subtropical-subarctic transition region in the North Pacific: Transition Region Mode Water, Journal of Oceanography, 63(4), 589-600.
Schneider, W., M. Fukasawa, J. Garces-Vargas, et al. : Spin-up of South Pacific subtropical gyre freshens and cools the upper layer of the eastern South Pacific Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (24) , L24606 , doi:10.1029/2007GL031933.
Suga, T.: Argo: Taking the pulse of the ocean, ARGOS forum, 64, 14-17.
Sugimoto, S. and K. Hanawa: Further evidence for non-reemergence of winter SST anomalies in the North Pacific eastern subtropical mode water area, Journal of Oceanography, 63(4), 625-635 .
Ueno, H., E. Oka, T. Suga, H. Onishi, and D. Roemmich: Formation and variation of temperature inversions in the eastern subarctic North Pacific, Geophysical Research Letters, 34(5), L05603, doi:10.1029/2006GL028715.
Yokota, M., S. Asai, S. Hosoda, M. Hirano, N. Shikama, T. Nagahama, and M. Fujisaki: Recalibration of temperature and conductivity sensors affixed on Argo floats, JAMSTEC Rep. Res. Dev., 5, 31-39.

2006

Yoshinari, H., N. A. Maximenko, and P. W. Hacker : YoMaHa'05: Velocity data assessed from trajectories of Argo floats at parking level and at the sea surface, IPRC Technical Note, No.4, February 27, 2006, 20.
Bingham, F.M. and T. Suga: Distributions of mixed layer properties in North Pacific water mass formation areas: comparison of Argo floats and World Ocean Atlas 2001, Ocean Science Discussion, 3(1), 1-24.
Bingham, F.M. and T. Suga: Distributions of mixed layer properties in North Pacific water mass formation areas: comparison of Argo floats and World Ocean Atlas 2001, Ocean Science, 2(1), 61-70.
Hosoda S., S. Minato, and N. Shikama: Seasonal Temperature Variation below the Thermocline Detected by Argo Floats, Geophysical Research Letters, 33(13), L13604, doi:10.1029/2006GL026070.
Isoguchi, O., H. Kawamura, and E. Oka: Quasi-stationary jets transporting surface warm waters across the transition zone between the subtropical and the subarctic gyres in the North Pacific, Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, C10003, doi:10.1029/2005JC003402.
Iwasaka, N., F. Kobashi, Y. Kinoshita, and Y. Ohno: Seasonal variations of the upper ocean in the western North Pacific observed by an Argo float, Journal of Oceanography, 62(4), 481-492.
Kobayashi, T. and T. Suga : The Indian Ocean HydroBase: A high-quality climatological dataset for the Indian Ocean, Progress in Oceanography, 68(1), 75-114, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2005.07.001 .
Panteleev, GG. P. Stabeno, V.A. Luchin, D.A. Nechaev, and M. Ikeda : Summer transport estimates of the Kamchatka Current derived as a variational inverse of hydrophysical and surface drifter data, Geophysical Research Letters, 33(9), L09609 , doi:10.1029/2005GL024974.
Sato, K., T.Suga, and K. Hanawa : Barrier layers in the subtropical gyres of the world's oceans, Geophysical Research Letters, 33(8), L08603, doi:10.1029/2005GL025631.
Sato, N., H. Tokinaga, R. Shirooka , and N. Suginohara : Influence of mechanical mixing on a low summertime SST in the western North Pacific ITCZ region, Geophysical Research Letters, 33(14), L14608, doi:10.1029/2006GL025997.
Yoshida, T. and M. Hoshimoto : Heat content change in the surface isothermal layer of a warm core ring in the sea east of Japan, Journal of Oceanography, 62(3), 283-287 .

2005

Fujii, Y.: Preconditioned optimizing utility for large-dimensional analyses (POpULar), Journal of Oceanography, 61(1), 167-181.
Kobayashi, T. and S. Minato: What observation scheme should we use for profiling floats to achieve the Argo goal for salinity measurement accuracy? - Suggestions from software calibration -, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 22(10), 1588-1601, doi:10.1175/JTECH1798.1.
Kobayashi, T. and S. Minato: Importance of reference dataset improvements for Argo delayed-mode quality control, Journal of Oceanography, 61(6), 995-1009.
Ohshima, K.I., S.C. Riser , and M. Wakatsuchi : Mixed layer evolution in the Sea of Okhotsk observed with profiling floats and its relation to sea ice formation, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(6), L06607 , doi:10.1029/2004GL021823.
Oka, E. : Long-term Sensor Drift Found in Recovered Argo Profiling Floats, Journal of Oceanography, 61(4), 775-781.
Oka, E. and T. Suga : Differential Formation and Circulation of North Pacific Central Mode Water, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(11), 1997-2011, doi:10.1175/JPO2811.1.
Sato, N. : Influences of intraseasonal disturbances on the oceanic mixed layer in the western North Pacific ITCZ region, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(17), L17601, doi:10.1029/2005GL023577.
Okumura, T., N. Iwasaka , and E. Oka : A simulation of Argo float distribution in the Southern Ocean, JAMSTEC Rep. Res. Dev., 1, 45-49.
Ueno, H. and I. Yasuda : Temperature inversions in the subarctic North Pacific, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(12), 2444-2456, doi:10.1175/JPO2829.1.
Ueno, H., E. Oka, T. Suga, and H. Onishi : Seasonal and interannual variability of temperature inversions in the subarctic North Pacific, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(20), L20603, doi:10.1029/2005GL023948.
Vinayachandran, P. N. , T. Kagimoto, Y. Masumoto, P. Chauhan, S. R. Nayak, and T. Yamagata : Bifurcation of the East India Coastal Current east of Sri Lanka, Geophysical Research Letters, 32(15), L15606, doi:10.1029/2005GL022864.
Zenk, W., G. Siedler, A. Ishida, E. Holfort, Y. Kashino, Y. Kuroda, T. Miyama, and T.J. Muller : Pathways and variability of the antarctic intermediate water in the western equatorial pacific ocean, Progress In Oceanography, 67(1-2), 245-281, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2005.05.003.

2004

Endoh, T., H. Mitsudera, S. P. Xie, and Qiu B. : Thermohaline Structure in the Subarctic North Pacific Simulated in a General Circulation Model, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34(2), 360-371, doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0360:TSITSN>2.0.CO;2.
Iwasaka, N.,T. Okumura, E. Oka, and K. Takeuchi: A simulation of Argo float distribution in the South Pacific, JAMSTECR (Report of Japan Marine Science and Technology Center), 49, 43-50.
Ohno, Y., T. Kobayashi, N. Iwasaka, and T. Suga : The mixed layer depth in the North Pacific as detected by the Argo floats, Geophysical Research Letters, 31(11), L11306, doi:10.1029/2004GL019576.
Ohshima, K.I. , D. Simizu , M. Itoh , G. Mizuta , Y. Fukamachi , S. C. Riser , and M. Wakatsuchi : Sverdrup balance and the cyclonic gyre in the Sea of Okhotsk, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34(2), 513-525 , doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0513:SBATCG>2.0.CO;2.
Oka, E. and K. Ando : Stability of Temperature and Conductivity Sensors of Argo Profiling Floats, Journal of Oceanography, 60(2), 253-258.
Sato, K., T. Suga, and K. Hanawa : Barrier layer in the North Pacific subtripical gyre, Geophysical Research Letters, 31(5), L05301, doi:10.1029/2003GL018590.
Shimizu, Y., T. Iwao, I. Yasuda, S. Ito, T. Watanabe, K. Uehara, N. Shikama, and T. Nakano: Formation Process of North Pacific Intermediate Water Revealed by Profiling Floats Set to Drift on 26.7σθ Isopycnal Surface, Journal of Oceanography, 60(2), 453-462.
Yang, C. S. and T. Suga : Outbreak of water mass into the east coast of Japan evident in the Kuroshio Extension in June 2001, Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, 20(5), 307-313.

2003

Ando, K., T. Kobayashi, K. Izawa, K. Mizuno, S. Hosoda, N. Shikama, and K. Takeuchi: Preliminary results on the field tests of New profiling float of Japan (NINJA), Argo Information Center (AIC) news letter.
Iwasaka, N., T. Suga, K. Takeuchi, K. Mizuno, Y. Takatsuki, K. Ando, T. Kobayashi, E. Oka, Y. Ichikawa, M. Miyazaki, H. Matsuura, K. Izawa, C. S. Yang, N. Shikama, and M. Aoshima : Pre-Japan-ARGO: Experimental observation of upper and middle layers south of the Kuroshio Extension region by using profiling floats, Journal of Oceanography, 59(1), 119-127.
Iwao, T., M. Endoh, N. Shikama, and T. Nakano : Intermediate circulation in the northwestern North Pacific derived from subsurface floats, Journal of Oceanography, 59(6), 893-904.
Oka, E. and T. Suga : Formation region of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water in the late winter of 2003, Geophysical Research Letters, 30(23), 2205, doi:10.1029/2003GL018581.
Uehara, H., T. Suga, K. Hanawa, and N. Shikama : A role of eddies in formation and transport of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water, Geophysical Research Letters, 30(13), 1705, doi:10.1029/2003GL017542.
Yanagimoto, D. and K. Taira : Current measurements of the Japan Sea proper water and the intermediate water by ALACE floats, Journal of Oceanography, 59(3), 359-368.

2002

Ichikawa, Y., Y. Takatsuki, K. Mizuno, N. Shikama, and K. Takeuchi : Estimation of drifting velocity and error at parking depth for the Argo float, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 68-77.
Inoue, A., M. Miyazaki, K. Izawa, K. Ando, Y. Takatsuki, and K. Mizuno : Stability of water temperature in the conductivity and temperature calibration system and results of calibration experiments, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 9-17.
Iwasaka, N., M. Aoshima, and T. Suga : A case study of a cyclonic eddy structure observed in the south of the Kuroshio Extension by using profiling floats, JAMSTECR (Report of Japan Marine Science and Technology Center), 46, 95-105.
Izawa, K., K. Mizuno, M. Miyazaki, A. Inoue, K. Ando, Y. Takatsuki, T. Kobayashi, and K. Takeuchi : On the weight adjustment of profiling floats, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 18-35.
Kobayashi, T., Y. Ichikawa, Y. Takatsuki, T. Suga, N. Iwasaka, K. Ando, K. Mizuno, N. Shikama, and K. Takeuchi : Quality control of Argo data based on high quality climatological dataset (HydroBase) I, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 36-48.
Kobayashi, T., Y. Ichikawa, Y. Takatsuki, T. Suga, N. Iwasaka, K. Ando, K. Mizuno, N. Shikama, and K. Takeuchi : Correcting method for Argo data based on HydroBase I - Introduction of potential conductivity -, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 49-56.
Kobayashi, T., Y. Ichikawa, Y. Takatsuki, T. Suga, K. Mizuno, N. Iwasaka, N. Shikama, and K. Takeuchi : Study of density range with seasonal variations in water-mass structure, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 57-67.
Nakajima, H., Y. Takatsuki, K. Mizuno, K. Takeuchi, and N. Shikama : Data communication status of the ARGO floats, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 78-87.
Oka, E. : A simulation for deployment of ARGO floats, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 1-8.
Takatsuki, Y., Y. Ichikawa, T. Kobayashi, K. Mizuno, and K. Takeuchi : Construction of the automated data processing and delayed-mode quality control system for profiling floats, ARGO Technical Report FY2001, JAMSTEC, 88-99.