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  "abstract": "The deep western boundary current (DWBC) of the Pacific serves as a lower limb of the meridional overturning circulation that has been identified as a key component of the global climate system. Here, we report the results of observations from a set of full-depth subsurface moorings deployed in the Northwestern Pacific from August 2017 to May 2020. The observations reveal a southward, bottom-intensified DWBC east of the Gagua Ridge, featuring a core velocity of 4.5 cm/s and a mean southward volume transport of 1.79 ± 0.75 Sv (1 Sv = 10 ⁶ m ³ /s). Seasonally, this DWBC shows a tendency to move southward with relatively cold water in summer and northward with warm water in winter. On intraseasonal time scales, its variability is closely related to surface-detectable mesoscale eddies, suggesting that some of these eddies are deep ocean reaching and can directly modulate the bottom current as deep as ~ 5500 m east of the Gagua Ridge. These results enhance our understanding of the deep circulation and pathway of deep water in the Pacific.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Hao Xun"
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    {
      "name": "Chun Zhou"
    },
    {
      "name": "Xin Xiao"
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    {
      "name": "Tong Zou"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tangdong Qu"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zhiwei Zhang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shoude Guan"
    },
    {
      "name": "Xiaodong Huang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wei Zhao"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jiwei Tian"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8gvge06nfkbm6.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1038/s41598-026-72472-4",
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  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "pdf_url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-72472-4.pdf",
  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-10-01",
  "publisher": "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
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  "title": "Moored observations of the deep western boundary current east of the Gagua Ridge in the Northwestern Pacific",
  "title_text": "Moored observations of the deep western boundary current east of the Gagua Ridge in the Northwestern Pacific",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:19Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8gvge06nfkbm6",
  "venue": "Scientific Reports",
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