Origins of the Kuroshio and Mindanao Currents

Abstract

The long-term goal of this project is to quantify the processes leading to the bifurcation of the NEC into the northward flowing Kuroshio and the southward Mindanao Current. As these are the dominant currents of the region, the improved dynamical understanding should lead directly to better predictions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA624417

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  • Bo Qiu

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

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  • Space

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  • Boundaries
  • Data Analysis
  • East China Sea
  • Heat Flux
  • High Resolution
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Regions
  • Rossby Waves
  • Sea Level
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Secondary Waves
  • South China Sea
  • Transport Ships
  • Waves

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