Interannual variability of the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent: Role of local ocean-atmosphere interaction

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-126

  Kobashi, Fumiaki ^a,b   Xie, Shang Ping ^c  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Ocean atmosphere interaction; Sea surface temperature front; Subtropical countercurrent

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; COUNTERCURRENT; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84856221016     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0048-x     Document Type: Article

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