Spring season flow of the Tsushima Current and its separation from the Kuroshio: satellite evidence
Journal Article
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· J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)
Attempts to determine where and how separation between the Kuroshio and Tsushima Current occurs have been inconclusive. Spring season satellite data acquired over a number of years reveals two conditions important to this question: (1) an areally extensive zone of mixing between the Kuroshio and shelf waters occurring along the edge of the East China Sea shelf, and (2) plumes of warm water from the Kuroshio extending into the mixed water west of Kyushu. This mixed water is observed to form the Tsushima Current in the outer shelf of the northern East China Sea and Korea Strait. Warm plumes branching from the north wall of the Kuroshio are seen with particular clarity in imagery of April 23, 1981, and February 21, 1982. Details of the split suggest that branching was a transient event.
- Research Organization:
- Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
- OSTI ID:
- 6525219
- Journal Information:
- J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States) Vol. 87:C12; ISSN JGREA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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