Review on North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrents and Subtropical Fronts: Role of mode waters in ocean circulation and climate

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-43

  Kobashi, Fumiaki ^a,b   Kubokawa, Atsushi ^c  

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

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

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate; Mode water; Ocean circulation; Subtropical Countercurrent; Subtropical Front

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COUNTERCURRENT; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; MODE WATER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; VENTILATION; VORTICITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84856220372     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0083-7     Document Type: Article

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