Dynamic structure of the Kuroshio South of Kyushu in relation to the Kuroshio path variations

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 595-608

  Oka, Eitarou ^a   Kawabe, Masaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current velocity; Kuroshio; Large and small meanders; Potential vorticity; Tokara strait

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; CURRENT VELOCITY; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0344668527     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000009589.28241.93     Document Type: Article

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