Temporal variations of the winter mixed layer south of the Kuroshio Extension

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Iwamaru, Hikaru ^a,c   Kobashi, Fumiaki ^a   Iwasaka, Naoto ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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

^c Japan National Offshore Development and Geo Survey Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kuroshio Extension recirculation; Net surface heat flux; Vertical temperature gradient; Winter mixed layer

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77749301863     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-010-0012-1     Document Type: Article

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