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Abstract Western boundary currents are generally thought to respond to global warming through basin-scale wind forcing and ocean stratification, yet the role of local winds remains unclear. Here, we investigate changes in the Kuroshio under ongoing climate warming using satellite altimetry and high-resolution reanalysis data.
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Introduction The winter mixed layer depth (MLD) in the northwestern and central Pacific Ocean shows significant seasonal variation. It reaches a maximum (approximately 200 m) in March (Figure 1A) along the Kuroshio Extension region. Separating the deep mixed layer from the shallow one in the rest of the subtropical gyre is a transition zone called the MLD front.
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