Kuroshio Extension Regional Experiment (KERE) 1992 Field Program

Abstract

The primary focus of the KERE oceanographic field program is the observation of the hypothetical Pacific Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC), analogous to the DWBC found in the Atlantic. The model of Stommel and Arons (1960) suggests that a Pacific DWBC should exist but that near Japan it could be northward or southward, depending on model parameters. Observations in this region are relatively sparse. This objective is being addressed with five current meter moorings (CMMs) deployed across the Japan Trench east of Honshu and by a hydrographic section conducted during the deployment cruise in July 1992.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258406

Entities

People

  • William J. Teague
  • Z. R. Hallock

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimetry
  • Boundaries
  • Deployment
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Position Finding
  • Range Finding
  • Security
  • Sonar
  • Thermoclines
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.