A Non-negligible Role of Arctic Pathways for Wintertime Pacific Blocking

Ayako Yamamoto, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Patrick Martineau, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan, Masami Nonaka, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan, Young-Oh Kwon, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department, Woods Hole, United States, Hisashi Nakamura, University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Bunmei Taguchi, University of Toyama, Faculty of Sustainable Design, Toyama, Japan and Akira Yamazaki, JAMSTEC, Application Laboratory, Yokohama, Japan