Low-frequency variability of the Kuroshio Extension

In this paper, we provide a review of recent results targeted at the understanding of the low-frequency variability of the Kuroshio Extension. We provide the background and main arguments of two views which have recently been proposed to explain this variability. In the first view, wind-induced Ross...

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Main Authors: S. Pierini, H. A. Dijkstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-12-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/16/665/2009/npg-16-665-2009.pdf