Numerical study on the pattern and origins of Kuroshio branches in the bottom water of southern East China Sea in summer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Yang, Dezhou ^a,b   Yin, Baoshu ^a,b   Liu, Zhiliang ^a,b   Bai, Tao ^c   Qi, Jifeng ^a,b,d   Chen, Haiying ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; STAIRS;

BOTTOM WATER; BRANCH CURRENTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EAST CHINA SEA; INTRUSION PATTERNS; KUROSHIO; KUROSHIO WATERS; MODEL RESULTS; NEARSHORES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING SYSTEM; SUBSURFACE WATERS; ZHEJIANG PROVINCE;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BOTTOM WATER; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUMMER;

EAST CHINA SEA; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84863116025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007528     Document Type: Article

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