Japan (JSPS) Postdoctoral Program: Variability of the Heat Content of the North Pacific

该奖项将提供补充支持， 斯克里普斯海洋研究所的弗雷德里克·宾厄姆博士 进行为期12个月的合作研究， 日本仙台东北大学的鸟羽义明博士说。 他们 将调查热量的年际变化， 北太平洋西部， 黑潮洋流系统的变化。 海洋储存来自大气层的热量并向大气层释放热量 取决于季节。 随着人们越来越关注 地球气候的变化，这是至关重要的了解 海洋和海洋之间的热传递机制 气氛 鸟羽教授的研究小组一直在研究 西北地区海气相互作用的动力学 太平洋多年来，他们广泛的，长期的数据 宾厄姆博士就能定量评估 热量的年际变化， 复杂的海洋区域。

This award will provide supplemental support to enable Dr. Frederick Bingham of Scripps Institute of Oceanography to conduct collaborative research for 12 months with Dr. Yoshiaki Toba of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. They will investigate interannual changes in the heat content of the western North Pacific Ocean, and the relationship of those changes to variability in the Kuroshio Current system. The oceans store heat from and release heat to the atmosphere depending on the season. With increasing concern about changes in the Earth's climate, it is critical to understand the mechanisms of heat transfer between the ocean and atmosphere. Professor Toba's research group has been studying the dynamics of air-sea interactions in the western North Pacific for many years and their extensive, long-term data sets will enable Dr. Bingham to quantitatively assess interannual variability in the heat content within that complex oceanographic region.