Structure and propagation of a large cyclonic eddy in the Western North Pacific from analysis of XBT and altimetry data and numerical simulation

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-200

  Lee, I Huan ^a   Chuang, Wen Ssn ^a   Wang, Dong Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 0141457462     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2003.14.2.183(O)     Document Type: Article

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