Intrusion events of the intermediate Oyashio Water into Sagami Bay, Japan

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-44

  Senjyu, Tomoharu ^a,b   Asano, Noriko ^a   Matsuyama, Masaji ^a   Ishimaru, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density currents; Initial phosphate; Intermediate intrusion; Isopycnal process; Low salinity water; Oyashio Water; Sagami Bay

Indexed keywords

DENSITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INTRUSION; OYASHIO WATER; SALINITY;

JAPAN, HONSHU, SAGAMI BAY;

EID: 0031843367     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02744379     Document Type: Article

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