• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.97-113
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• 2020

In-situ observations were carried out in April 2015 to investigate the occurrence of water temperature inversion in a region west of Jeju Island. Analysis of in-situ in the western part of Jeju island showed that cold water moved to the southeast from the surface to the middle layer and warm water moved from the middle to the lower layer of the northwest direction. The water temperature inversion occurred at 84 stations (63.1%) out of 133 stations. At the boundary of the water temperature inversion layer, it was formed in the middle layer and disappeared. In the strongly appearing, it started from the middle layer to the lower layer. The shape of the water temperature inversion layer was different. As a result of horizontal water temperature slope analysis of the water temperature inversion zone, maximum 0.23℃/km was obtained and the mean was 0.06℃/km. The role of water temperature inversion as an indicator to determine the formation of water front. As a result of the water mass analysis, Jeju Warm Current Water and Tsushima Warm Current Water of high temperature and high salt intruded from the middle to the bottom. In the middle layer occurred as the Yellow Sea Cold Water of low water temperature and low salinity expanded.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.299-304
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• 1983

제주해협 동쪽 입구에는 주년 대마난류 수괴인 설상 난수가 존재한다. 그러므로 이 설상 난수 때문에 동 해협 서쪽에서 유입하는 해수의 유향이 이 해협내에서 변화되 한국 남해 연안쪽을 향할 수 있어 제주해협내의 중, 저층수는 한국 남해 연안수 형성에 중요한 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이 설상 난수는 동계에 강하고 하계에 약하므로 대마난류는 하계 보다 동계에 한국 남해 연안에 접근하며, 이 난류의 북쪽 경계도 거문도와 소리도 연안까지 자주 접근하고 있다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.306-316
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• 2003

We conducted a time-series analysis of temperature and salinity of sea water around Jeju Island, Korea. Monthly mean temperature and salinity was influenced by precipitation and weather conditions on Jeju as well as by oceanographic conditions of the open sea such as the Tsushima Warm Current and sea water in coastal areas. Salinity of Jeju coastal waters was the highest in April, and it was always over 34.00 psu with tiny fluctuation between December and June. Due to the effects of the Tsushima Warm Current, Jeju coastal waters maintained high salinity and stability. Low salinity and its large fluctuations during summer were closely associated with the China Coastal Water and precipitation in Jeju. The place of the lowest water temperature was the northeast coasts of Jeju (Gimneong, Hado, Jongdalri). In winter, as warmer water of the Tsushima Warm Current appeared in western area of Jeju dwindled flowing along the northern coasts of Jeju area and becoming cool, the lowest water temperature often appeared locally in Gimnyeong and its vicinitly in summer. The Tsushima Warm Current flows into the east entrance of Jeju Strait, but its influence is weak because of geometry and strong vertical mixing due to fast tidal currents.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.191-207
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• 2022

Using the results of CTD casts made in Spring from 2017 to 2021, in this study we investigated the water mass distribution and occurrence of temperature inversion in the western seas of Jeju Island in spring. The distribution of water masses was characterized by cold and fresh water in the northwest and warm and saline water in the southeast, forming a strong thermohaline front running in the southwest-to-northeast direction. Strong temperature inversion mainly occurred in the frontal boundary when the cold water intrudes beneath the warm water at depths of 30-50 m. Analysis of the mixing ratio demonstrated that Jeju Warm Water is dominantly distributed in the western seas of Jeju Island, but its ratio can be modified depending on the southward extension of Yellow Sea Cold Water (YSCW). Results of in situ measurement showed that in 2020, the YSCW largely expanded to the western seas of Jeju Island, occupying approximately 40 % of the mixing ratio. Due to the expansion of YSCW, a strong thermohaline front was formed in the study area, thereby causing thick and strong temperature inversion. On the other hand, in 2018 the mixing ratio of YSCW was minimum (~18%) during the study period of 2017-2021, and thus a relatively weak frontal boundary was formed, without the occurrence of temperature inversion. The observational results also suggest that the interannual changes of water mass distribution and the associated temperature inversion in the western seas of Jeju Island are closely related with wind-driven Yellow Sea circulation in spring, which is the summer monsoon transition period.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.27-41
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• 2008

2004년 봄철 제주해협과 동중국해 북부해역에서 식물플랑크톤의 군집 분포 특성과 해양 환경 요인의 관계를 파악하기 위해, 해양관측과 함께 HPLC를 이용한 식물플랑크톤 군집 조성과 flow cytometry를 이용한 초미소플랑크톤의 조성과 풍도를 조사하였다. 제주해협의 수온 염분 관측결과, 제주도 북부연안에 서쪽에서 동진하는 고온 고염 대마난류수와 제주해협의 표층 중앙부에 저염의 중국대륙연안수, 그리고 남해안 연안에 황해저층 냉수의 존재를 확인하였다. 제주도 연안에서 북쪽으로 약 20 km 떨어진 해역의 표층에 15 km 너비의 저염수(<33 psu)가 20 m 수심까지 분포하였고, 남북 방향으로 고온 고염수가 저온 저염수와 전선을 이루고 있었다. 동중국해 북부해역에서도 중국대륙연안수의 영향을 받은 저염수가 수심 20 m 표층에 존재하였고, 저층에는 약 33.5 psu 이상의 고염의 해수가 분포하고 있었다. Chl a는 $0.06{\sim}3.07\;{\mu}g/L$로, 중국대륙연안수의 영향을 받은 저염 수괴가 분포한 해역에서 매우 높아 봄철 증식이 있었음을 알 수 있었고, Chl a 최대층은 수심 25 m 부근의 수온약층 또는 하부에 존재하였다. 식물 플랑크톤 군집의 우점 분류군은 dinoflagellate, diatom과 prymnesiophyte, 소수 분류군은 chlorophyte, chrysophyte, cryptophyte, prasinophyte와 cyanophyte로 다양하게 이루어져 있었다. 제주해협과 동중국해 북부해역의 저염한(<33 psu) 표층수에 cyanophyte(Zea)와 prymnesiophyte (Hex-fuco)+chrysophyte (But-fuco)가 분포하고, 그 아래 수심 30 m까지 전선역에서 dinoflagellate의 지시색소인 peridinin이 최고 $1.0\;{\mu}g/L$ 이상의 농도로 Chl a 최대층에서 검출되어, 전체 식물플랑크톤의 생물량을 결정하는 주요종임을 확인하였다. 이로써 제주해협 및 동중국해 북부해역에서 2004년 5월에 dinoflagellate에 의한 적조의 발생이 확인되었다. 초미소플랑크톤 중 Synechococcus와 picoeukaryote의 풍도는 각각 $0.2{\sim}9.5{\times}10^4\;cells/mL$와 $0.43{\sim}4.3{\times}10^4\;cells/mL$로 매우 높게 측정되었으며, Prochlorococcus는 검출되지 않아 조사 해역이 쿠로시오 해류의 영향권에서 벗어나 있음을 알 수 있었다. 제주해협에서 picoeukaryote의 풍도는 쿠로시오 해수에 비해 약 $5{\sim}10$배 이상 높았고, Chl b (Pras+Viola)뿐 아니라 수온, 염분과 높은 양의 상관관계를 보여 picoeukaryote의 대부분이 prasinophyte로 이루어졌고, 고온 고염수의 기원을 가진 것을 알 수 있었다. 전체 Chl a 농도는 수온과 염분 모두 강한 음의 상관성을 보여, 제주해협 및 동중국해 북부해역의 일차생산과 식물플랑크톤의 생물량은 대부분 중국대륙연안수에 의한 영양염 공급에 크게 의존하고 있다고 판단된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2008

Long-term tide-gauge data from around the Korean Peninsula were reanalyzed. Both the coastal water and the open sea surrounding the Korean Peninsula appeared to have been influenced by global warming. The long-term change in relative sea levels obtained from tidal stations showed a general rising trend, especially near Jeju Island. It is proposed that global warming may have caused shifting of the path of the Kuroshio branch (Tsushima Warm Current) toward Jeju Island, causing a persistent increase in the water levels along the coast of the island over the last few decades.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2004

In order to understand the water masses and their distribution in the eastern Yellow Sea from winter to spring, a cluster analysis was applied to the temperature and salinity data of Korea Oceanographic Data Center from 1970 to 1990. From December to April, Yellow Sea Cold Water (YSCW) dominates the eastern Yellow Sea, whereas Eastern Yellow Sea Mixed Water (MW) and Yellow Sea Warm Water (YSWW) are found in the southern part of the eastern Yellow Sea. MW appears at the frontal region around $34^{\circ}N$ between YSCW in the north and YSWW in the south. On the other hand, Tshushima Warm Water (TWW) is found around Jeju Island and the South Sea of Korea. These water masses are relatively well-mixed throughout the water column due to the winter monsoon. However, the water column begins to be stratified in spring due to increased solar heating, the diminishing winds and fresh water discharge, and the water masses in June may be separated into surface, intermediate and bottom layers of the water column. YSWW advances northwestward from December to February and retreats southeastward from February to April. This suggests a periodic movement of water masses in the southern part of the eastern Yellow Sea from winter to spring. YSWW may continue to move eastward with the prevailing eastward current to the South Sea from April to June. Also, the front relaxes in June, but the mixed water advances to the north, increasing salinity. The salinity is also higher in the nearshore region than offshore. This indicates an influx of oceanic water to the north in the nearshore region of the eastern Yellow Sea in spring in the form of mixed water.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2010

Seogundo is a small island adjacent to the southern coast of Jeju Island and connected to it by a boulder beach at low tide Surveys of this area were conducted from 2001 to 2009 to enumerate the mollusks there and also to examine their diversity, relative abundance, and ecological relationships. Both the boulder beach itself and several large tide pools were studied, including the coarse sand substrate and several species of seaweed and coralline algae found in the tide pools. Of the 121 species obtained or observed, there were 97 gastropods, 16 bivalves, and 8 polyplacophorans. Live specimens were obtained for about half of those species. About one third were found on rocky substrate, with the most common species being Nodilittorina radiata and Nerita japonica in the upper intertidal zone, N. radiata and Littorina brevicula in the middle intertidal, and Turbo (Lunella) coronata coreensis and Acanthopleura japonica in the lower intertidal and shallow subtidal. The seaweeds and coralline algae contained about 40% of all mollusk species. The most common mollusks in two species of brown seaweed were Ittibittum parcum, Musculus nanus, and Euplica scripta. In a species of red seaweed, Komaitrochus pulcher was the most frequent, as in the coralline algae, along with M. nanus. The coarse sand in the tidepools contained about 25% of the species, with the Cerithiidae having the largest number. A sample of beach drift contained 17 species, with Bittium aleutaceum and Rissoina (Phosinella) pura being most common. Most species, about 60%, were found in a variety of habitats, especially the marine flora; few species exhibited any habitat preferences. Biographically, Jeju Island is part of the Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific Province and the East China Sea ecoregion with a strong faunal affinity with southern Japan, eastern China, and northeastern Taiwan. Zonal-geographical groupings reveal that the fauna is mainly subtropical-low boreal, preferring moderately warm water, with a somewhat smaller number of tropical-subtropical species.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.186-194
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• 2013

We compiled and analyzed long-term time-series data collected in Korea to evaluate changes in oceanographic conditions and marine ecosystems near Jeju Island ($33^{\circ}00^{\prime}-34^{\circ}00^{\prime}\;N$, $125^{\circ}30^{\prime}-127^{\circ}30^{\prime}\;E$) from 1981 to 2010. Environmental data included depth-specific time series of temperature and salinity that have been measured bimonthly since 1961 in water columns at 175 fixed stations along 22 oceanographic lines in Korean waters by the National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, and time series of estimated volume transport of the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC) and Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water (KSBCW) for the period from 1961 to 2008. We analyzed the species composition in terms of biomass of fish species caught by Korean fishing vessels in the waters near Jeju Island (1981-2010). Data were summarized and related to environmental changes using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). The CCA detected major shifts in fish community structure between 1982 and 1983 and between 1990 and 1992; the dominant species were a filefish during 1981-1992 and chub mackerel from 1992 to 2007. CCA suggested that water temperature and salinity in the mixed layer and the volume transport of the TWC and the KSBCW were significantly related to the long-term changes in the fish community in the waters off Jeju Island. Fish community shifts seemed to be related to the well-established 1989 regime shift in the North Pacific. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms driving climate change effects on the thermal windows and habitat ranges of commercial species to develop fisheries management plans based on reliable projections of long-term changes in the oceanographic conditions in waters off Jeju Island.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2016

The distribution of eggs and larvae of mackerel, Scomber japonicus was examined in the coast of Jeju island, Korea in spring from April to May in 2013 and May to June in 2014. In the monthly variations of mean abundances, as a whole, mackerel eggs were observed abundantly in April, 2013, and mackerel larvae were observed abundantly in June, 2014. Especially, high densities over $5,000ind./1,000m^3$ of mean eggs abundances were observed in the eastern part of Jeju Island where is water temperature was over $18^{\circ}C$. It can be inferred that these areas were major spawning grounds of mackerel around Jeju island, and that it may be caused by influences of the Tsushima warm current.