Three-dimensional structure of a low salinity tongue in the southern Taiwan Strait observed in the summer of 2005

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Hong, Huasheng ^a   Zheng, Quanan ^b   Jianyu, H U ^a   Chen, Zhaozhang ^a   Chunyan, L I ^c   Jiang, Yuwu ^a   Wan, Zhenwen ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruise measurement; Low salinity tongue; River diluted water; Taiwan strait

Indexed keywords

CRUISE REPORT; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MONSOON; SALINITY; SHALLOW WATER; UPWELLING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN STRAIT; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 76749095865     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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