Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 134-149

  Yuan, Dongliang ^a   Zhu, Jianrong ^b   Li, Chunyan ^c   Hu, Dunxin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bohai, Yellow, and East China Seas 118 E,130 E , 26 N, 42 N ; Coastal currents; Cross shelf circulation; Ocean color observation; Seasonal cycle; Sediment transport; Wind driven circulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DATA ACQUISITION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

COASTAL CURRENTS; CROSS SHELF CIRCULATION; OCEAN COLOR OBSERVATION; SEASONAL CYCLE; WIND DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COASTAL CURRENT; MODIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

ASIA; CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; OKINAWA TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH KOREA; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 37349064128     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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