Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Formation and Distribution of Low Salinity Water in East Sea Observed from the Aquarius Satellite

Aquarius 염분 관측 위성에 의한 동해 저염수의 형성과 유동 연구

  • Lee, Dong-Kyu (Department of Oceanography, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University)
  • 이동규 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 해양학과)
  • Received : 2018.03.26
  • Accepted : 2018.04.10
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

The monthly salinity maps from Aquarius satellite covering the entire East Sea were produced to analyze the low-salinity water appearing in fall every year. The low-salinity water in the northern East Sea began to appear in May-June, spreading southward along the coast and eastward north of the subpolar front. Low-salinity water from the East China Sea entered the East Sea through the Korea Strait from July to September and was mixed with low-salinity water from the northern East Sea in the Ulleung Basin. The strength of the low-salinity water from the East China Sea was dependent on the strength of the southerly wind of the East China Sea in July-August. The salinity reaches a minimum in September with a distribution parallel to the latitude of $37.5^{\circ}N$. In October, low salinity water is distributed along the mean current path and subpolar front and the entire East Sea is covered with the low salinity water in November. Water with salinity larger than 34 psu starts to flow into the East Sea through the Korea Strait in December and it expands gradually northward up to the subpolar front in January- February.

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