The Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study

The Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study

A recent set of oceanographic measurements in the western equatorial Pacific has revealed the existence of previously undescribed major ocean currents and upper-ocean mixed-layer structure. Investigative expeditions, which were timed to coincide with the peaks of the south-east and north-west monsoo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1987-12, Vol.330 (6148), p.533-537
Hauptverfasser: Lindstrom, Eric, Lukas, Roger, Fine, Rana, Firing, Eric, Godfrey, Stuart, Meyers, Gary, Tsuchiya, Mizuki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Geology
Marine
Ocean circulation
Ocean currents
Oceanography
Physics of the oceans
Storms
Thermohaline structure and circulation. Turbulence and diffusion
Water circulation
Weather
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Zusammenfassung:A recent set of oceanographic measurements in the western equatorial Pacific has revealed the existence of previously undescribed major ocean currents and upper-ocean mixed-layer structure. Investigative expeditions, which were timed to coincide with the peaks of the south-east and north-west monsoons, are discussed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/330533a0