Modification of the Oyashio Water in the Hokkaido and Tohoku areas

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 669-688

  Kono, Tokihiro ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODIFICATION; OYASHIO WATER; WATER MASSES; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

JAPAN, HOKKAIDO; PACIFIC, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0030843336     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00108-2     Document Type: Article

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