부산대학교 도서관

We reviewed the progress of mid-latitude oceanographic research over the past decade, and identified three new research topics for the western North Pacific and proposed observational and analytical techniques to address them. These topics are as follows: (1) multiscale phenomena in western boundary currents and air–sea interaction, (2) transportation of nutrients and iron between the subarctic and subtropical gyres, and (3) biodiversity and biological hotspots of marine organisms. In the case of observational techniques, we discussed the importance of cutting-edge oceanographic measurements, such as floats equipped with microstructure, biogeochemical, and plankton sensors, sensitive chemical measurements, and metagenomic analysis, for data collection across multispatiotemporal scales. The analyses of large datasets from these observations and high-resolution modeling would increase our ability to reveal the oceanic processes at higher spatial and temporal scales than that in the past decade. These comprehensive and interdisciplinary approaches are necessary to progress the mid-latitude oceanography in the next decade.