Long-term variability of the Kuroshio transport east of Taiwan and the climate it conveys

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-73

  Shen, Mao Lin ^a   Tseng, Yu Heng ^b   Jan, Sen ^c   Young, Chih Chieh ^d   Chiou, Ming Da ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84895072563     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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