Three-dimensional velocity field and cross-frontal water exchange in the Kuroshio Extension

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-92

  Sainz Trápaga, Susana ^a   Sugimoto, Takashige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross frontal exchange; Isopycnal movement; Kuroshio Extension; Kuroshio front

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WATER EXCHANGE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0342313520     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011166625375     Document Type: Article

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