KYMATOLOGY 



a core barrel (generally of 12-foot length) , core 

 cutter, core catcher, and a tripping arm if used 

 with piston. 



kuppe — The German term for dome. 



Kuroshio — (also called Japan Current). A fast 

 ocean current (2 to 4 knots) flowing northeast- 

 ward from Taiwan to Kyukyu Islands and close 

 to the coast of Japan to about 150°E. 



The Kuroshio originates from the greater part 

 of the North Equatorial Current, which 

 divides east of the Philippines. Beyond 150°E 

 it widens to form the slower moving North 

 Pacific Current. 



Kuroshio extension— A general term for the 

 warm, eastward-transitional flow that connects 

 the Kuroshio and the North Pacific Current. 



Kuroshio system — A system of ocean currents 

 which includes part of the North Equatorial 

 Current, the Tsushima Current, the Kuroshio, 

 and the Kuroshio extension. 



K value — The reciprocal of tiie diil'erence between 

 the coefficient of the thermal expansion of 

 mercury and that of the type glass used in a 

 thennometer. (67) 



kymatology — The science of waves and wave 

 motion. 



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