Seasonal variations in the speed factor and deflection angle of the wind-driven surface flow in the Tsushima Strait

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Yoshikawa, Y ^a   Masuda, A ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COILED TUBING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FRICTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TRIBOLOGY;

DEFLECTION ANGLES; EDDY VISCOSITY; FRICTION VELOCITY; HF RADARS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE FLOW; SURFACE VELOCITY; WIND VELOCITIES;

VELOCITY;

DEFLECTION; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VISCOSITY; WIND VELOCITY;

JAPAN; KOREA STRAIT; TSUSHIMA STRAIT;

EID: 77949341720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005632     Document Type: Article

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