Double diffusion in the frontal zones of the Yellow and East China Seas in winter

Abstract

Where the cold, fresh water of the Yellow Sea (YS) and the warm, salty water of the East China Sea (ECS) meet, northern and southern fronts are formed in the southeastern YS and the northwestern ECS, respectively. Strong thermohaline fronts are formed on the northern front, and a strong thermocline and a temperature reversal phenomenon are represented in this front. To understand the water structure of this thermocline and temperature reversal zone, we examined double diffusion in the frontal zones in February 2003 using hydrographic data. are formed on the northern front, and a strong thermocline and a temperature reversal phenomenon are represented in this front. To understand the water structure of this thermocline and temperature reversal zone, we examined double diffusion in the frontal zones in February 2003 using hydrographic data.