Seasonal variation of heat and freshwater transports by the Kuroshio in the East China Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 119-129

  Ichikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Chaen, Masaaki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

East China Sea; Kuroshio; Seasonal change; Transport; Water mass

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; FRESHWATER; HEAT FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MASS;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0034101365     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00082-2     Document Type: Article

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