Generation of small meanders of the Kuroshio south of Kyushu in a high-resolution ocean general circulation model

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-320

  Masumoto, Yukio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

High resolution OGCM; Kuroshio; Meso scale eddy; Small meander

Indexed keywords

EDDY; OCEANIC CURRENT; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; VORTICITY; CURRENT MEANDERING; MESOSCALE EDDY;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 4344677278     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038337.31948.b6     Document Type: Article

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