Intrusion of Kuroshio water onto the continental shelf of the East China Sea

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-325

  Lee, Joon Soo ^a,c   Matsuno, Takeshi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; East China Sea; Intrusion of Kuroshio water; Out flow from the Taiwan Strait

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; OUTFLOW; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STRAIT; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS;

ASIA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 33847769337     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0030-9     Document Type: Article

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