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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1994
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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 |
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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