A numerical simulation of wind stress and topographic effects on the kuroshio current path near Taiwan

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1769-1802

  Chen, Han Tsung ^a   Yan, Xiao Hai ^a   Shaw, Ping Tung ^b   Zheng, Quanan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; JETS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC, KUROSHIO CURRENT;

EID: 0030436688     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1769:ANSOWS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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