1999년 여름과 2000년 겨울 동해 혼합층깊이

Abstract

This study investigates variability of the mixed layer depth (MLD) and biogeochemical processes-related properties in the East Sea (also called Japan Sea) based on two hydrographic surveys conducted in summer 1999 and in winter 2000. The estimated MLD reveals detailed strcutures of the mixed layer including temperature inversion and barrier layers, in addition to climatological features such as deep mixed layers in the convection area off the Vladivostok and in the Ulleung Basin, and shallow mixed layers near the subpolar front. Possible formation mechanisums for barrier layers and temperature inversion will be presented, in relation with distribution of biogeochemical properties.