Global surface circulation and its kinetic energy distribution derived from drifting buoys

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-516

  Ishikawa, Yoichi ^a   Awaji, Toshiyuki ^a   Akitomo, Kazunori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altimeter data; Annual mean current; Drifting buoy data; Equatorial current systems; Global surface circulation; Interaction of the mean and eddy currents; Kinetic energy distribution; Numerical model; Seasonal variation; Western boundary currents

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; CURRENTS; DRIFTING DATA BUOYS; EDDIES; KINETIC ENERGY;

EID: 0031420764     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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