Seasonal energy cycle of wind-driven ocean circulation with particular emphasis on the role of bottom topography

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 154-168

  Sakamoto, Toshihiro ^a   Umetsu, Isao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Kuroshio; North Pacific; Seasonal variability; Subtropical gyre; Topography; Wind driven

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

KUROSHIO; NORTH PACIFIC; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; WIND-DRIVEN;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; ENERGY BALANCE; GYRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 30144432444     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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