Variability of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea derived from satellite altimetry data

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-36

  Liu, Zhiqiang ^a   Gan, Jianping ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Along and across stream transport; Kuroshio; Western boundary current

Indexed keywords

ALONG- AND ACROSS-STREAM TRANSPORT; EAST CHINA SEA; GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS; KUROSHIO; KUROSHIO CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SURFACE GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS; SURFACE TRANSPORT; SURFACE VARIABILITY; VERTICAL WATER COLUMN; WATER EXCHANGE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EKMAN PUMPING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SHELF DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

EAST CHINA SEA; JAPAN; KOREA STRAIT; KUROSHIO CURRENT; KYUSHU; PACIFIC OCEAN; TSUSHIMA STRAIT;

EID: 81255143540     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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