Observed features of the Halmahera and Mindanao Eddies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6543-6560

  Kashino, Yuji ^a   Atmadipoera, Agus ^b   Kuroda, Yoshifumi ^a   Lukijanto, ^c  

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

^b BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c AGENCY FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY BPPT   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

gateway of the Indonesian Throughflow; Halmahera Eddy; low latitude western boundary current; Mindanao Eddy; Mindanao Undercurrent

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

HALMAHERA EDDY; INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW; MINDANAO EDDY; MINDANAO UNDERCURRENT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTICYCLONE; CRUISE REPORT; EDDY COVARIANCE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; THERMOCLINE; THROUGHFLOW; TIME SERIES; UNDERCURRENT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

HALMAHERA SEA; INDONESIAN SEAS; MINDANAO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84892948550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009207     Document Type: Article

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