Characteristics of SSH anomaly based o TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry and in situ measured velocity and transport of Oyashio on OICE

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 425-437

  Ito, Shin Ichi ^a   Uehara, Kazuyuki ^b   Miyao, Takashi ^c   Miyake, Hideo ^d   Yasuda, Ichiro ^e   Watanabe, Tomowo ^f   Shimizu, Yugo ^a  

^a Fisheries Research and Education Agency   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^c Hakodate Marine Observatory   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altimeter; Oyashio; Sea surface height anomaly (SSHA); Transport; Velocity field

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MASS TRANSPORT; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON; CURRENT VELOCITY; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

OYASHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2942605691     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038059.54334.6b     Document Type: Article

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