Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the kuroshio extension at 1448-1488e. Part I: Mean structure

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1533-1550

  Bishop, Stuart P ^a   Watts, D Randolph ^b   Donohue, Kathleen A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; EDDY HEAT TRANSPORT; GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; MERIDIONAL HEAT TRANSPORTS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS;

HEAT FLUX;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; ECHO SOUNDER; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; THERMOCLINE; UPPER OCEAN;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84883755292     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0221.1     Document Type: Article

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