Entrainment of coastal water into a frontal eddy of the Kuroshio and its biological significance

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 185-198

  Kasai, Akihide ^a   Kimura, Shingo ^b   Nakata, Hideaki ^c   Okazaki, Yuji ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frontal eddy; Kuroshio; Primary production; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SALINE WATER;

WATER ENTRAINMENT;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COASTAL WATER; EDDY; ENTRAINMENT; FISH; RECRUITMENT; SALINITY; SPAWNING GROUND; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

PISCES;

EID: 0037112058     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00201-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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