Altimeter measurements of wind and wave modulation by the Kuroshio in the Yellow and East China Seas

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 987-993

  Hwang, Paul A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea current interaction; Kuroshio; Modulation; Stability; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 31744452135     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0015-0     Document Type: Article

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