Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (한국수산과학회)
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Water Mass Distribution and Seasonal Circulation Northwest of Cheju Island in 1994

  • PANG Ig-Chan (Department of Oceanography, Cheju National University) ;
  • RHO Hong-Kil (Department of Fishery, Cheju National University) ;
  • LEE Jae-Hak (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
  • LIE Heung-Jae (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
  • Published : 1996.11.01
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Abstract

The CTD data observed in the sea northwest of Cheju Island have been analyzed to figure out the seasonal circulation around Cheju Island. Warm and saline waters flow into the Yellow Sea through the middle region of the Yellow Sea in winter and along the west coast of Korean Peninsula in summer. On the other hand, cold and less saline waters flow out of the Yellow Sea through the middle region in summer and along the west coast of Korean Peninsula in winter. These flows make the seasonal circulation around Cheju Island. As dynamics, the monsoon wind and the variation of Kuroshio transport have been suggested. Comparing the observational result, the circulation driven by the variation of Kuroshio transport is strengthened by monsoon winds in the numerical model.

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