Importance of eddy representation for modeling the intermediate salinity minimum in the North Pacific: Comparison between eddy-resolving and eddy-permitting models

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-426

  Ishikawa, Ichiro ^a   Ishizaki, Hiroshi ^b  

^a JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eddy transport of Oyashio water; Eddy permitting model; Eddy resolving model; Mixed Water Region; Mixing ratio of Oyashio water; NPIW salinity minimum; Small scale disturbance

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE WATER; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXING; MIXING RATIO; MODELING; SALINITY; WATER MASS;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; OYASHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 65149096296     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-009-0036-6     Document Type: Article

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