Observation of baroclinic eddies southeast of Okinawa Island

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1802-1812

  Zhu, Xiao Hua ^a   Park, Jae Hun ^b   Huang, Da Ji ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

ADCP; Baroclinic eddy; PIES; Southeast of Okinawa Island

Indexed keywords

GAGES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; TIDE GAGES; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; WATER LEVELS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; ADCP; ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; BAROCLINIC EDDIES; BAROCLINIC EDDY; COASTAL TIDE GAUGES; ECHO SOUNDERS; EDDY ACTIVITIES; GRAVEST EMPIRICAL MODES; HYDROGRAPHIC DATUMS; NORTH PACIFIC; PIES; PROPAGATION SPEEDS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRIES; SEA LEVEL ANOMALIES; SEA SURFACES; SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA ISLAND; SUBTROPICAL COUNTERCURRENT; SURFACE DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES; VARIATIONS OF;

DOPPLER EFFECT;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; EDDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHY; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TIDE GAUGE;

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

EID: 57049104524     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-008-0146-9     Document Type: Article

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