Satellite Tracking of Episodic Low Sea Surface Temperature and High Chlorophyll-a Levels off the Northeastern Coast of Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Satellite Tracking of Episodic Low Sea Surface Temperature and High Chlorophyll-a Levels off the Northeastern Coast of Korea
Author(s)
Min, Seung Hwan; Lee, Taehee; Jung, Seom Kyu; Son, Young Baek
KIOST Author(s)
Lee, Tae Hee(이태희)Jung, Seom Kyu(정섬규)Son, Young Baek(손영백)
Alternative Author(s)
민승환; 이태희; 정섬규; 손영백
Publication Year
2020-05
Abstract
The study traced episodic low sea surface temperature (SST) and high chlorophyll a (Chl-a) concentrations off the northeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, a region that is difficult to access, in 2017. For this analysis, NPP/VIIRS SST, COMS/GOCI Chl-a, and MetOp/ASCAT sea surface wind (SSW) data were used for South Hamgyeong Province, on the northeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. In winter, low SST and high Chl-a levels were continuously observed in the East Korea Bay, with northwesterly or westerly winds. In March and April, low SST and high Chl-a levels were sometimes observed near Hamheung, occasionally extending to Sinpo. From May 4 to 7, southwest winds (2.2–11.5 m/s), low SST, and high Chl-a levels were observed along the coast from Hamheung to Kimchaek. In June, these trends continued only near Kimchaek, where westerly and northerly winds converged; in July, similar but weaker trends were observed at Sinpo. From August to October, low SST and high Chl-a levels were not observed, but returned in November, when they were strongest in Hamheung and appeared continuously in Wonsan. SST and Chl-a levels were strongly negatively correlated in all seasons except summer. Low SST and high Chl-a levels seems to be associated with upwelling, convection and advection.
ISSN
0749-0208
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/20980
DOI
10.2112/si95-288.1
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Coastal Research, v.95, no.sp1, pp.1495 - 1499, 2020
Publisher
Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
Keywords
Northeast coast of Korea; low-SST; high-Chl-a; SSW; satellite imagery
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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