Research Interests / 研究内容 We are investigating mechanism of variability of western boundary currents, such as the Kuroshio and Oyashio flowing around Japan. 黒潮や親潮などの西岸境界流の変動のメカニズムを調べています。 Kuroshio / 黒潮   The North Pacific circulation in OGCM 海洋大循環モデルの中の北太平洋循環  Westward propagation of Rossby waves 西方伝播するロスビー波 [ Representative Papers / 論文] Tanaka, K. et al. (2004): Predictability of interannual variability in the Kuroshio transport south of Japan based on wind stress data over the North Pacific. Journal of Oceanography 60 283-292. Tanaka, K. & M. Ikeda (2004): Propagation of Rossby waves over ridges excited by interannual wind forcing in a western North Pacific model. Journal of Oceanography 60 329-340. [ Abridged Editions / 抄訳] 田中ら (2004): 日本南岸の黒潮流量の２年予測,月刊海洋号外 37 211-221 (in Japanese). 和方ら (2004): 日本南岸および東シナ海における黒潮流量の経年変化. 月刊海洋号外 37 56-82 (in Japanese).