Sea surface temperature distribution and its variability across the Tsushima Strait |
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Authors: | Satoru Tawara Tateki Fujiwara |
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Institution: | (1) Shimonoseki University of Fisheries, 1944 Yoshimi-Honmachi, 759-65 Shimonoseki, Japan;(2) The Government Industrial Research Institute, Chugoku, 15000, Hiromachi, 737-01 Kure, Japan |
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Abstract: | The sea surface temperature distribution across the Tsushima Strait was monitored over a one-year period on board the ferry Kampu which runs between Shimonoseki, Japan and Pusan, Korea. A cold water region is always observed just near the Korean Coast, and a sharp temperature front is always present in the western channel. A temperature maximum or a warm core is usually found just on the southeast side of the front. The position of the warm core exhibits large short period fluctuations, but no significant seasonal variation is found. Sudden temperature increases followed by sudden temperature decreases are frequently observed in the temporal variation curves at fixed positions during the warming season from April to August. Such events are related to temperature maxima found sporadically in the temperature distribution in the eastern channel during this season, and seem to be caused by warm water intrusion into the Tsushima Strait from the East China Sea. |
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