Synoptic Observations of the Oceanic Frontal System East of Japan.

Abstract

Seven flights were made east of Japan in October 1976. The Kuroshio and Oyashio fronts and nine eddies generated by them were studied from continuous measurements of surface temperature by airborne radiation thermometer. AXBT's, XBT's and STD's provided subsurface temperature profiles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048731

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Cheney

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cold Water
  • Deep Water
  • Geography
  • Gulf Stream
  • Isotherms
  • Life Cycles
  • Measurement
  • North America
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermoclines
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.