The Kuroshio extension front from satellite sea surface temperature measurements

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-897

  Chen, Shuiming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Kuroshio Extension; Kuroshio Extension Front; Seasurface temperature

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE IMAGERY; OCEANIC FRONT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WINTER;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHATSKY RISE;

EID: 56049113258     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0073-6     Document Type: Article

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