The Journal of Oceanography is the official journal of the Oceanographic Society of Japan and open to all oceanographers in the world. The main aim of the journal is to promote understandings of ocean systems from various aspects including physical, chemical, biological, geological oceanography as well as paleoceanography, etc. The journal welcomes research focusing on the western North Pacific and Asian coastal waters, but the study region is not limited to the Asian Pacific. The journal publishes original articles, short contributions, reviews, and correspondence in oceanography and related fields.

Papers describing important new techniques, methods, and apparatuses will also be considered. Descriptive work will, however, be accepted if they contain general principles. Authors should submit their manuscripts online. Electronic submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times. Please go to http://www.springer.com/10872 for submission and for a full guide for authors.

Editor-in-Chief
Naoto Ebuchi
Hokkaido University, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Remote Sensing)
Editors
Alexander V. Babanin
The University of Melbourne, Australia
(Physical Oceanography; Surface Waves, Experiments)

James R. Christian
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
(Chemical Oceanography; Biogeochemical Modeling)

Joaquim I. Goes
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, USA
(Biological Oceanography; Ecosystem Dynamics)

Koji Hamasaki
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Biological Oceanography; Bacteria and Archaea)

Toru Hirawake
Hokkaido University, Japan
(Biological Oceanography; Satellite Remote Sensing, Marine Optics)

Naoki Hirose
Kyushu University, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Coastal and Marginal Seas, Modeling)

Shigeaki Kojima
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Biological Oceanography; Benthos)

Yoshiki Komuro
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Polar Oceans)

Kohei Mizobata
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Remote Sensing, Polar Oceans)

Yuichiro Nishibe
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Biological Oceanography; Plankton and Nekton)

Jun Nishioka
Hokkaido University, Japan
(Chemical Oceanography; Trace metals and Nutrients Biogeochemistry)

Yoshihiro Niwa
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Turbulence and Mixing)

Eitarou Oka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Midlatitude Oceans, Observation)

Shigeyoshi Otosaka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Chemical Oceanography; Biogeochemical Cycles)

Tetsutaro Takikawa
Nagasaki University, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Coastal and Marginal Seas, Observation)

Hitoshi Tamura
Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Surface Waves, Experiments)

Tomoki Tozuka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Tropical Oceans, Modeling)

Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
University of Florida, USA
(Physical Oceanography; Coastal and Marginal Seas, Observation)

Masanobu Yamamoto
Hokkaido University, Japan
(Paleoceanography, Geological Oceanography)

Yutaka Yoshikawa
Kyoto University, Japan
(Physical Oceanography; Coastal and Marginal Seas, Dynamics)

Zhiyu Liu
Xiamen University, China
(Physical Oceanography; Coastal and Marginal Seas, Dynamics, Turbulence and Mixing)