Abstract: A simple two-layered in/outflow model is studied to explain the peculiarity of the Kuroshio path. The geometry south of Japan with a length scale L and the characteristic velocity U of the Kuroshio give an important parameter ...

Abstract: Current structures across the Tsushima Straits are studied using results from long-term acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) observations by a ferryboat between Hakata and Pusan conducted since February 1997. Two maxima ...

Abstract: Climatological monthly mean variations of the surface heat fluxes over the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea are calculated by both a data analysis and a numerical simulation. The result of the data analysis based on the ...

Abstract: The vertical structure of meridional eddy heat transport (EHT) of the North Pacific was investigated by analyzing the results from an eddy-resolving ocean general circulation model (OGCM) with a horizontal resolution of , ...

Abstract: n the basis of a new East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) index and by analyzing the relationship between sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies and different atmospheric and oceanic factors in winter, this study investigates ...

Abstract: A patchlike structure of low-salinity water detached from the Chanjiang ?Diluted Water? (CDW) is frequently observed in the East China Sea (ECS). In this study, the offshore detachment process of CDW into the ECS is examined ...