Statistical analysis of Lagrangian transport of subtropical waters in the Japan Sea based on AVISO altimetry data

Prants, Sergey V.; Budyansky, Maxim V.; Uleysky, Michael Yu.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-24-89-2017

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16 Feb 2017

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| 16 Feb 2017

Statistical analysis of Lagrangian transport of subtropical waters in the Japan Sea based on AVISO altimetry data

Sergey V. Prants, Maxim V. Budyansky, and Michael Yu. Uleysky

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RC1: 'Review_Prants et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'A reply to the first referee', Sergey Prants, 23 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Report on “Statistical analysis of Lagrangian …” by S.V. Prants et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'A reply to the second referee', Sergey Prants, 23 Dec 2016
RC3: 'Review of “Statistical analysis of Lagrangian transport of subtropical waters in the Japan Sea based on AVISO altimetry data” by Prants et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Nov 2016
- AC3: 'A reply to the third referee', Sergey Prants, 23 Dec 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Sergey Prants on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2017) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (17 Jan 2017) by Antonio Turiel

AR by Sergey Prants on behalf of the Authors (20 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Jan 2017) by Antonio Turiel

AR by Sergey Prants on behalf of the Authors (30 Jan 2017)

Short summary

Transport of subtropical waters in the Japan Sea is simulated based on altimeter data. Preferred transport pathways across the Subpolar Front are found. The cross-frontal transport is shown to be inhomogeneous with gates and barriers whose locations are determined by a local velocity field. The gates open due to suitable dispositions of mesoscale eddies facilitating propagation of subtropical waters to the north. There are forbidden zones where the northward transport has not been observed.