@article{fdi:010070872,
  title = {{I}nterannual-decadal variability of wintertime mixed layer depths in the {N}orth {P}acific detected by an ensemble of ocean syntheses},
  author = {{T}oyoda, {T}. and {F}ujii, {Y}. and {K}uragano, {T}. and {K}osugi, {N}. and {S}asano, {D}. and {K}amachi, {M}. and {I}shikawa, {Y}. and {M}asuda, {S}. and {S}ato, {K}. and {A}waji, {T}. and {H}ernandez, {F}abrice and {F}erry, {N}. and {G}uinehut, {S}. and {M}artin, {M}. and {P}eterson, {K}. {A}. and {G}ood, {S}. {A}. and {V}aldivieso, {M}. and {H}aines, {K}. and {S}torto, {A}. and {M}asina, {S}. and {K}ohl, {A}. and {Y}in, {Y}. {H}. and {S}hi, {L}. and {A}lves, {O}. and {S}mith, {G}. and {C}hang, {Y}. {S}. and {V}ernieres, {G}. and {W}ang, {X}. {C}. and {F}orget, {G}. and {H}eimbach, {P}. and {W}ang, {O}. and {F}ukumori, {I}. and {L}ee, {T}. and {Z}uo, {H}. and {B}almaseda, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he interannual-decadal variability of the wintertime mixed layer depths ({MLD}s) over the {N}orth {P}acific is investigated from an empirical orthogonal function ({EOF}) analysis of an ensemble of global ocean reanalyses. {T}he first leading {EOF} mode represents the interannual {MLD} anomalies centered in the eastern part of the central mode water formation region in phase opposition with those in the eastern subtropics and the central {A}laskan {G}yre. {T}his first {EOF} mode is highly correlated with the {P}acific decadal oscillation index on both the interannual and decadal time scales. {T}he second leading {EOF} mode represents the {MLD} variability in the subtropical mode water ({STMW}) formation region and has a good correlation with the wintertime {W}est {P}acific ({WP}) index with time lag of 3 years, suggesting the importance of the oceanic dynamical response to the change in the surface wind field associated with the meridional shifts of the {A}leutian {L}ow. {T}he above {MLD} variabilities are in basic agreement with previous observational and modeling findings. {M}oreover the reanalysis ensemble provides uncertainty estimates. {T}he interannual {MLD} anomalies in the first and second {EOF} modes are consistently represented by the individual reanalyses and the amplitudes of the variabilities generally exceed the ensemble spread of the reanalyses. {B}esides, the resulting {MLD} variability indices, spanning the 1948-2012 period, should be helpful for characterizing the {N}orth {P}acific climate variability. {I}n particular, a 6-year oscillation including the {WP} teleconnection pattern in the atmosphere and the oceanic {MLD} variability in the {STMW} formation region is first detected.},
  keywords = {{O}cean reanalysis ; {M}ixed layer depth ; {N}orth {P}acific ; {M}ode water ; {P}acific ; decadal oscillation ; {W}est {P}acific teleconnection pattern ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {{O}cean estimation from an ensemble of global ocean reanalyses, consisting of papers from the {O}cean {R}eanalyses {I}ntercomparison {P}roject ({ORAIP})},
  journal = {{C}limate {D}ynamics},
  volume = {49},
  numero = {3 ({N}o sp{\'e}cial)},
  pages = {891--907},
  ISSN = {0930-7575},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00382-015-2762-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070872},
}