Seasonal variations of the upper ocean in the western North Pacific observed by an Argo float

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-492

  Iwasaka, Naoto ^a,b   Kobashi, Fumiaki ^b   Kinoshita, Yosuke ^b   Ohno, Yuko ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Argo float observation; Barotropic response; Heat balance; Internal tide; Oceanic mixed layer

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC TIDE; HEAT BALANCE; INTERNAL TIDE; MIXED LAYER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33746086302     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0070-6     Document Type: Article

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