Continental Shelf Embayments of the Eastern Margin of the Philippines: Lamon Bay Stratification and Circulation

Abstract

The long-term goals of this research are to investigate the circulation, stratification, and the shelf-slope interactions within Lamon Bay on the eastern margin of the Philippines, marking the "birth" of the Kuroshio, before its encounter with the Luzon Strait. The specific objectives of the Lamon Bay program are to quantity the spatial and temporal characteristics of the ocean processes governing the stratification and circulation within Lamon Bay, including shelf/slope exchanges and their relationship to the regional marine ecosystem. We also investigate the linkage of Lamon Bay oceanography to the larger scale, such as the development of the Kuroshio. The objectives are attained using the observations obtained during the R/V Revelle May-June 2011 and April-May 2012 research cruises, time series data from moorings spanning the cruises, and satellite-derived data and other observations collected as part of the Origin of the Kuroshio and Mindanao Current (OKMC) program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598360

Entities

People

  • Arnold L. Gordon

Organizations

  • Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecosystems
  • Information Operations
  • Landforms
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Philippines
  • Seabed
  • Stratification
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space