Study of the Kuroshio/Ryukyu current system based on satellite-altimeter and in situ measurements

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 937-950

  Andres, Magdalena ^a   Park, Jae Hun ^a   Wimbush, Mark ^a   Zhu, Xiao Hua ^b   Chang, Kyung Il ^c   Ichikawa, Hiroshi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

ADCP; East China Sea; Eddies; Inverted echo sounder; Kerama Gap; Kuroshio; Ryukyu Current; Satellite altimeter; Tokara Strait; Volume transport

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 56049114443     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0077-2     Document Type: Article

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