The Kuroshio large meander formation in 2004 analyzed by an eddy-resolving ocean forecast system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Miyazawa, Yasumasa ^a   Kagimoto, Takashi ^a   Guo, Xinyu ^a,b   Sakuma, Hirofumi ^a  

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

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; INLAND WATERWAYS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

ADVECTION; ANTICYCLONE; EDDY; FORECASTING METHOD; MEANDER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KII PENINSULA; KINKI; KUROSHIO CURRENT; KYUSHU; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 57549099214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004226     Document Type: Article

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