Abstract
This article reviews the author's studies concerning climatology and variability of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water (NPSTMW) based on hydrographic data analysis, for which the Okada Prize for 1997 was awarded. Cited topics are (i) systematic differences in NPSTMW properties between summer and winter observed in the 137°E repeat section and their implication on the NPSTMW formation and circulation processes, (ii) the NPSTMW formation area revealed by close analysis of the wintertime mixed layer climatology, (iii) the NPSTMW circulation depicted as formation, migration and decay of the pycnostad in the hydrographic climatology, and (iv) interannual variation of the NPSTMW properties and its relation to the atmospheric forcing.
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