SAR-imaged spiral eddies in Mutsu Bay and their dynamic and kinematic models

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-539

  Yamaguchi, Satoshi ^a   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mutsu Bay; Orographically steered winds; Spiral eddy; Synthetic aperture radar

Indexed keywords

CORIOLIS FORCE; EASTERLY WAVE; EDDY; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RADAR IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VORTICITY; WIND FIELD; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

AOMORI; HONSHU; JAPAN; MUTSU BAY; TOHOKU;

EID: 72449208546     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-009-0045-5     Document Type: Article

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