A surface velocity spiral observed with ADCP and HF radar in the Tsushima Strait

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Yoshikawa, Y ^a   Matsuno, T ^a   Marubayashi, K ^a   Fukudome, K ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FLOW OF WATER; MARINE RADAR; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND STRESS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; CURRENT VELOCITY; EKMAN TRANSPORT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADAR; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA STRAIT; TSUSHIMA STRAIT;

EID: 34548331371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003625     Document Type: Article

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