Kuroshio pathways in a climatologically forced model

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 625-639

  Douglass, Elizabeth M ^a   Jayne, Steven R ^a   Bryan, Frank O ^b   Peacock, Synte ^b   Maltrud, Mathew ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal variability; Interannual variability; Kuroshio; Large meander; North Pacific; Trigger meander

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; CLIMATE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEANDER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TIMESCALE; VORTICITY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84866900332     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-012-0123-y     Document Type: Article

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