The current structure of the Tsushima Warm Current along the Japanese coast

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-235

  Hase, Hideaki ^a   Yoon, Jong Hwan ^b   Koterayama, Wataru ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analysis of 100 m depth temperature for 27 years; Double core structure; Intensive direct measurements; Mean path; Tsushima Warm Current

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; MARGINAL SEA;

JAPAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 0032734885     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007894030095     Document Type: Article

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