Currents Through the Korea/Tsushima Strait: A Review of LINKS Observations

Abstract

The Korea/Tsushima, Tsugaru, Soya, and Tatar Straits connect the Japan/East Sea (JES) with adjacent seas. Of the four straits, the Korea/Tsushima Strait (KTS) provides the vast majority of inflow into the JES and plays a major role in determining its dynamics. The heat and salt balances within the JES are in large part determined by the inflow through the KTS. Understanding of the relationships and forcing mechanisms of the inflow from the Yellow and East China Seas through the KTS is important for understanding the circulation of the JES. Ultimately, flow through these Asian seas plays an important role in determining the temperature and salinity characteristics of North Pacific circulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA470716

Entities

People

  • Dong S. Ko
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Henry T. Perkins
  • Jeffrey W. Book
  • Kuh Kim
  • Kyung-il Chang
  • Moon-sik Suk
  • Sang Jin Lyu
  • Scott Smith
  • Tswen Y. Tang
  • William J. Teague

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Water
  • Continental Shelves
  • Dynamics
  • East China Sea
  • Ecology
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Salinity
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Water
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Wind Stress
  • Yellow Sea

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design