Effect of mesoscale eddies on subtropical mode water variability from the Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS)

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 982-1000

  Qiu, Bo ^a   Chen, Shuiming ^a   Hacker, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

HIGH EDDY KINETIC ENERGY STATE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SURFACE WIND FORCING;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

GYRE; JET; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODE WATER; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WIND FORCING;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34248993874     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3097.1     Document Type: Article

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