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Introduction to Special Section: Kuroshio Observation, State Estimation and Prediction

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  1. Kyushu University, Japan

    Shiro Imawaki & Atsuhiko Isobe

  2. Kagoshima University, Japan

    Hiroshi Ichikawa

  3. Hokkaido University, Japan

    Motoyoshi Ikeda

  4. Meteorological Research Institute, Japan

    Masafumi Kamachi

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Imawaki, S., Ichikawa, H., Ikeda, M. et al. Introduction to Special Section: Kuroshio Observation, State Estimation and Prediction. Journal of Oceanography 60, 265–268 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOCE.0000038380.50859.f2

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