| ε | Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate |
| WPNEC | Western Pacific North Equatorial Current |
| ML | Mixed Layer |
| NEC | North Equatorial Current |
| KC | Kuroshio Current |
| MC | Mindanao Current |
| NPTW | North Pacific Tropical Water |
| BL | Barrier Layers |
| IL | Isothermal Layer |
| TL | Transition Layer |
| MSP | Microstructure Profile |
| LT | Local Time |
| LADCP | Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |
| CTD | Conductivity, Temperature, Depth |
| AE | Anticyclonic Eddy |
| TSW | Tropical Surface Water |
| ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone |