North Pacific subtropical mode water is controlled by the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0692-5

North Pacific mode water controls extratropical-to-tropical heat and mass exchange. Analysis and model simulations show that decadal temperature variations in this subtropical North West Pacific water mass are forced remotely by Atlantic Multidecadal Variability.