Local Wind Forcing of Korea/Tsushima Strait Transport
Abstract
The wind forcing and transport response in the synoptic frequency band (2-20 days) is examined through the Korea/Tsushima Strait. The lagged correlation of transport to wind stress indicates southerly wind stress across the both the Yellow Sea and Japan/East Sea is related increased transport. A linear barotropic adjoint model indicates more directly where and at what time lag the wind stress is most important in determining the strait transport. Results indicate that the southerly wind stress across the Japan/East Sea off the Korea coast is most important in forcing the transport through the strait. The wind stress across the Yellow Sea is not dynamically linked to the strait transport. The wind stress information is carried through Kelvin waves that propagate to the strait from the Japan/East Sea, but away from the strait in the Yellow Sea.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA402562
Entities
People
- Dong S. Ko
- Gregg A. Jacobs
- Hans E. Ngodock
- Ruth H. Preller
- Shelly K. Riedlinger
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory