Current structure and behavior of the river plume in Suo-Nada

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 833-843

  Magome, Shinya ^a   Isobe, Atsuhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulge; Oxygen deficient water mass; River plume; Suo Nada; Upstream propagation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; FRESHWATER INPUT; RIVER PLUME; WATER MASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; SETO INLAND SEA;

EID: 0942299838     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000009574.12925.16     Document Type: Article

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