Seasonal characteristics of the Tsushima Current in the Tsushima/Korea Strait obtained by a fine-resolution numerical model

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-133

  Seung, Y H ^a   Kim, Y J ^b   Yoon, J H ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barotropic instability; Japan East Sea; Numerical model; Seasonal characteristics; Separation; Tsushima current; Tsushima Korea strait; Wake

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; EDDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; TSUSHIMA CURRENT;

EID: 33845347893     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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