Formation mechanism of the cold-water belt formed off the Soya Warm Current

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-471

  Ishizu, Miho ^a   Kitade, Yujiro ^a   Matsuyama, Masaji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

The Okhostk Sea; The Soya Warm Current; Two layer model; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BELT; FLOW VELOCITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA LEVEL; UPWELLING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 33746046339     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0068-0     Document Type: Article

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