North Pacific Central Water

Japanese: 北太平洋中央水 - きたたいへいようちゅうおうすい

…Upper waters are further divided on the T - S diagram. The North Pacific Central Water occupies the widest area, mainly in the subtropics, the Pacific Equatorial Water is high-salinity water distributed east-west near the equator, and the Pacific Subarctic Water is low-salinity water found north of 40° north latitude. The North Pacific Central Water can be further divided into two, with the border at around 160° west longitude. …

*Some of the terms used to refer to the "North Pacific Central Water" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…上層水はT‐S図上でさらに細分される。亜熱帯を中心に最も広い海域を占めるのが北太平洋中央水，赤道付近で東西に分布する高塩分水が太平洋赤道水，北緯40゜以北に見られる低塩分水が太平洋亜寒帯水である。北太平洋中央水は西経160゜付近を境にさらに二つに分類可能である。…

※「北太平洋中央水」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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