Impact of Aleutian Low activity on the STMW formation in the Kuroshio recirculation gyre region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Sugimoto, Shusaku ^a   Hanawa, Kimio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEUTIAN LOW; ARCHIVED DATA; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC; HINDCASTS; KUROSHIO; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; NORTH PACIFIC; OCEAN MODEL; RECIRCULATION GYRE; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMOCLINE DEPTH; THICKNESS VARIATION;

STREAM FLOW;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC MODE; DATA SET; GYRE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXED LAYER; MODE WATER; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMOCLINE;

KUROSHIO REGION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 76349123815     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL041795     Document Type: Article

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