The Wintertime Subtropical Current in the Northwestern Pacific

The strong wintertime westward current in the northwestern Pacific between 18°N and 23°N was investigated using data from satellite-tracked drifters. The decadal strengthening of the negative wind stress curl and trade wind in the subtropical area north of Hawaii and west of 150°E drives the decadal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dong-Kyu Lee, Luca Centurioni
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2013
Subjects:
drifters
Pacific currents
WSTC
Kuroshio
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Pacific
Curl
aleutian low
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8dee299f757f49a588da2b874a9f9283

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