Open AccessThe Kuroshio Current: Artery of Life
Author(s) -
Takeyoshi Nagai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo131369
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , cardiology , medicine , oceanography , geology
The waters of the Kuroshio Current in the northwestern Pacific Ocean transport heat, salt, and organic and inorganic matter from south to north, shaping the ocean ecosystem.