A quasi-synoptic interpretation of water mass distribution and circulation in the western North Pacific II: Circulation

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 955-965

  Xie, Lingling ^a   Tian, Jiwei ^a   Hu, Dunxin ^b   Wang, Fan ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Luzon Undercurrent (LUC); Mindanao Undercurrent (MUC); North Equatorial Current (NEC); North Pacific; volume transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952754305     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9240-x     Document Type: Article

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