Acta Oceanologica Sinica

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

1. Interannual variability of surface Indonesian Throughflow and its relationships with Pacific and Indian Oceans derived from satellite observation

Yingyi Yang, Tengfei Xu, Zexun Wei, Dingqi Wang, Zhongrui Cai, Yunzhuo Zhang, Yongshun Ma

2025, 44(1): 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2396-6 

2. Geochemical characteristics and genesis of the elements in ferromanganese nodules from the Northwest Pacific

Jingjing Gao, Jihua Liu, Shijuan Yan, Lianhua He, Xiangwen Ren, Quanshu Yan

2025, 44(1): 86-103. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2449-x 

3. Time bias compensation model considering multi-layer sound speed perturbation for underwater acoustic positioning

Yuanxi Yang, Shengqiu Zhang, Shuqiang Xue

2025, 44(2): 104-113. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2398-4

4. Water masses in the Southern Ocean: Variability, trends, and drivers

Zhaomin Wang, Ying Li, Jiuxin Shi, Zhaoru Zhang, Chengyan Liu, Meng Zhou, Zexun Wei

2025, 44(3): 35-56. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2442-45. Paleoceanographic and paleoenvironmental changes in the high-latitude Southern Ocean during late Quaternary: progress and prospects based on the Chinese Antarctic Expeditions

Li Wu, Rujian Wang, Wenshen Xiao, Qingmiao Li, Kaitao Ni, Ran Xu, Yi Chen

2025, 44(4): 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s13131-025-2465-5

6. The sources of subducting sediments at the Middle America Trench and their implications for the material cycling in subduction zone

Renjie Zhao, Quanshu Yan, Haitao Zhang, Xuefa Shi

2025, 44(5): 25-40. doi: 10.1007/s13131-025-2484-2

7. Proportion and variability of South China Sea water joining the Indonesian Through flow in the Makassar Strait

Shuaichen Xin, Mingting Li, Jinchi Xie, Dongxiao Wang

2025, 44(6): 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2452-2