Variability of mixed layer depth in Kuroshio/Oyashio Extension region: 2005-2006

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Kako, Shin'ichiro ^a   Kubota, Masahisa ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEAT STORAGE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE MODELS;

DENSITY GRADIENT; MIXED LAYER DEPTH; MONSOON;

WIND;

COOLING; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WINTER;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; OYASHIO REGION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34547986643     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030362     Document Type: Article

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