The formation and dynamics of the cold-dome off northeastern Taiwan

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 10-27

  Shen, Mao Lin ^a   Tseng, Yu Heng ^a   Jan, Sen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; East China Sea; Kuroshio; Upwelling; Western boundary currents

Indexed keywords

ARGO FLOAT; COLD WATERS; CYCLONIC EDDY; DEEP WATER; EAST CHINA SEA; EKMAN TRANSPORT; FORMATION MECHANISM; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; KUROSHIO; NEARSHORES; NORTH PACIFIC; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; NORTHEASTERN TAIWAN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SST ANOMALIES; SURFACE APPEARANCE; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY; DYNAMICS; ISOTHERMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SALINE WATER; TIME SERIES;

DOMES;

AIR MASS; ARGO; BUOYANCY; DOME; EKMAN TRANSPORT; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; THERMOCLINE; TYPHOON; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952449493     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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