Author: Su Jilan
Language: English
1994; Hardcover; 552 pages，411 figures

On the initiative of the Chinese State Oceanic Administration, the China-Japan joint Research Program on the Kuroshio (JRK) was established with the Japanese Science and Technology Agency. JRK is a 7-year programme starting from 1986 . It covers various aspects and processes of the circulation dynamics , biological productivity, marine chemistry, and air-sea interaction, as well as the thermal and kinetic energies of the Kuroshio.