Estimating the geostrophic velocity obtained by HF radar observations in the upstream area of the Kuroshio

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 711-720

  Tokeshi, Ryoko ^a   Ichikawa, Kaoru ^b,c   Fujii, Satoshi ^d,e   Sato, Kenji ^d   Kojima, Shoichiro ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ekman current; Geostrophic velocity; High Frequency Ocean Radar; Inertial oscillation; Satellite altimetry; Upstream of the Kuroshio

Indexed keywords

EKMAN LAYER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OCEANIC CURRENT; RADAR; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 54949127516     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0062-1     Document Type: Article

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