Distribution and modification of North Pacific Intermediate Water in the Kuroshio-Oyashio interfrontal zone

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 448-465

  Yasuda, Ichiro ^a,c   Okuda, Kuniaki ^b   Shimizu, Yugo ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTH PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; WATER MASSES;

PACIFIC, KUROSHIO EXTENSION;

EID: 0029902535     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0448:DAMONP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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