Variability of the Kuroshio current south Sagami Bay as observed using long-range coastal HF radars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Ramp, Steven R ^a   Barrick, Donald E ^b   Ito, Tomotaka ^c   Cook, Michael S ^d  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CODAR Ocean Sensors Ltd ^*  (United States)

^c Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Japan Coast Guard   (Japan)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

CURRENT MEANDERING; MAPPING METHOD; OCEANIC CURRENT; OSCILLATION; RADAR IMAGERY;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HACHIJO ISLAND; HONSHU; IZU ISLANDS; IZU RIDGE; JAPAN; KANTO; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAGAMI BAY; SHIZUOKA [CHUBU];

EID: 51449085376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004132     Document Type: Article

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