The quasi-stationary jet, a branch of the Kuroshio Extension, transports warm saline water in the mixed water region of the western North Pacific. Around the subarctic front between the quasi-stationary jet and Oyashio and its downstream area is a biologically productive area including small pelagic fishes. However, how nutrient is supplied to the euphotic zone in this region remains elusive, especially into the quasi-stationary jet. Using high-resolution hydrography sections across the jet, we showed that Oyashio water isopycnally intrudes under the jet around 26.5-26.8 σ and forms nutrient-rich intermediate water. Upwelling associated with ageostrophic secondary circulation across the front, caused by confluence, uplifts the intermediate water. A local nitrate maximum was also identified inside the jet by the hydrographic observation. Upwelling has been suggested as a precondition for nutrient supply from nutrient-rich intermediate water to the jet through water mixing which potentially sustains high biological production in the downstream.
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