Satellite Observations of the Kuroshio and Kuroshio Extension Region.

Abstract

Our goal was to characterize and understand the large-scale fluctuations in the Kuroshio Extension and its recirculation gyre on times scales from seasonal to interannual. We wished to determine the relationship of the fluctuations to forcing parameters such as surface heat fluxes, wind stress, upstream condition in the Kuroshio and possibly a deep western boundary current. As part of the overall KERE program goals, we sought to understand the dynamics of the Kuroshio Extension in comparison with the Gulf Stream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310466

Entities

People

  • Bo Qiu
  • Katheryn A. Kelly

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geostrophic Currents
  • Gulf Stream
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Flux
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Observation
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space