Role of mixed layer depth in decadal variability of the Kuroshio Extension region in the western North Pacific

Tomoki Tozuka, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan, Takahiro Toyoda, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, Oceanography and Geochemistry Research Department, Tsukuba, Japan and Meghan F Cronin, NOAA PMEL, Seattle, WA, United States