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Kuroshio

Kuroshio, ocean current: see Japan Current.

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The Kuroshio Onshore Intrusion along the Shelf Break of the East China Sea: The Origin of the Tsushima Warm Current (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

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Annual variation of the Kuroshio transport in a two-layer numerical model with a ridge (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Covariations of sea surface temperature and wind over the Kuroshio and its extension: Evidence for ocean-to-atmosphere feedback* (Journal of Climate)

A climatological view of the Kuroshio/Oyashio system east of Japan (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Kuroshio Extension Variability and Forcing of the Pacific Decadal Oscillations: Responses and Potential Feedback (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

The Kuroshio east of Taiwan: Moored transport observations from the WOCE PCM-1 array (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Blocking of the Kuroshio Large Meander by Baroclinic Interaction with the Izu Ridge (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

Unstable Frontal Waves along the Kuroshio Extension with Low-Potential Vorticity Intermediate Oyashio Water (Journal of Physical Oceanography)

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