Variation of the southern Subtropical Countercurrent related to sea surface height and eddies in the northwest tropical pacific

Ocean Science Journal - Tập 49 Số 1 - Trang 35-46 - 2014
Eung Kim1, Dongchull Jeon1, Chang Wong Shin1, Dong Guk Kim1
1Ocean Circulation & Climate Research Division, KIOST, Ansan, 426-744, Korea

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