Divergent eddy heat fluxes in the kuroshio extension at 144°-148°E. Part II: Spatiotemporal variability

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2416-2431

  Bishop, Stuart P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation Dynamics; Eddies; Energy transport; Fluxes; Instability; Mesoscale processes; Ocean circulation

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EDDIES; EDDY-MEAN FLOW INTERACTION; ENERGY TRANSPORT; INFINITESIMAL PERTURBATIONS; MESOSCALE PROCESS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

FLUXES; OCEAN CURRENTS; PLASMA STABILITY;

HEAT FLUX;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; ENERGY FLOW; HEAT FLUX; INSTABILITY; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84888027321     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-13-061.1     Document Type: Article

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