Propagation of Kuroshio Extension meanders between 143° and 149°E

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 581-601

  Tracey, Karen L ^a   Watts, D Randolph ^a   Donohue, Kathleen A ^a   Ichikawa, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Currents; Dispersion; Eddies; In situ observations; Mesoscale processes; North pacific ocean

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; CURRENT STRUCTURE; DEEP FLUCTUATIONS; DEEP OCEAN; DISPERSION RELATIONSHIP; ECHO SOUNDERS; EDDIES; GULF STREAM; HATTERAS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE PROCESS; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; PHASE SPEED; PROPAGATION SPEED; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

ECHO SOUNDING; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84861464151     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0138.1     Document Type: Article

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