Variations of the Kuroshio axis South of Kyushu in relation to the large meander of the Kuroshio

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 487-503

  Yamashiro, Toru ^a   Kawabe, Masaki ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kuroshio axis; Kuroshio large meander; Meandering shape; Meridional position; Tokara strait; Volume transport

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; CURVATURE; SEA LEVEL; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036326095     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021265315858     Document Type: Article

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