Lagrangian measurements in the Kamchatka Current and Oyashio

Current. The buoy trajectories showed a well-formed, high-speed current that originated near Shirshov Ridge, and flowed southward through Kamchatka Strait. During some years, the buoys turned eastward at ~50°N, while in other years they were transported as far south as Japan (40°N). Only one buoy en...

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Main Authors: P. J. Stabeno, R. K. Reed, J. E. Overland
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Okhotsk
Oyashio
Shirshov Ridge
Kamchatka
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.516.1883
http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/JO/pdf/5006/50060653.pdf
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Summary:Current. The buoy trajectories showed a well-formed, high-speed current that originated near Shirshov Ridge, and flowed southward through Kamchatka Strait. During some years, the buoys turned eastward at ~50°N, while in other years they were transported as far south as Japan (40°N). Only one buoy entered the Sea of Okhotsk. Eddies were evident in many of the buoy trajectories. Greatest maximum daily velocities (>100 cm s–1) were observed south of Kamchatka Strait, with 50–60 cm s–1 being more common. 1.

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