Tidal mixing in the Kuril Straits and its impact in ventilation in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 411-423

  Nakamura, Tomohiro ^a   Toyoda, Takahiro ^a   Ishikawa, Yoichi ^a   Awaji, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eddy transport; North Pacific Ocean; Okhotsk Sea; Tidal mixing; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE WATER; MASS TRANSPORT; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIDAL CURRENT; DEEP WATER VENTILATION; MESOSCALE EDDY; VERTICAL MIXING; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; KURIL ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHALIN; SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 2942602550     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038225.15056.c6     Document Type: Article

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