Variability of the Dokdo Abyssal Current observed in the Ulleung Interplain Gap of the East/Japan Sea
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Title
- Variability of the Dokdo Abyssal Current observed in the Ulleung Interplain Gap of the East/Japan Sea
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Author(s)
- Kim, Yun-Bae; Chang, Kyung-Il; Park, Jae-Hun; Park, Jong Jin
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- Kim, Yun Bae(김윤배)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김윤배; 박재훈
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Publication Year
- 2013-01
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Abstract
- Subinertial fluctuation of a strong northward deep current, which is referred to the Dokdo Abyssal Current (DAC) by Chang et al. (2009), is investigated fromcurrent records for about 16.5 and 8.0months in the Ulleung Interplain Gap of the East/Japan Sea. The current below 300 m is bottom-intensified and has nearly depth-independent flow. Near bottom, the spectral peaks of the current were found near 10, 20, and 60 d. The DAC variability near 10 d and 20 d is reasonably consistent with the linear theory of topographic Rossby waves (TRWs) in the following aspects: (1) The motion is columnar and bottom-intensified; (2) the theoretical cutoff frequency is similar to the observation; (3) The observation-based angles of the wavenumber vector are in good agreement with the theoretical ones. The wavelengths of the TRWs with periods of near 10 d and 20 d near Dokdo are significantly shorter than those with similar timescales in the open oceans (100-250 km). It is primarily due to the weak stratification below 300 m in the East Sea. The deep current fluctuations with periods of near 10 d and 20 d were accompanied by warm events in the upper layer resulting from eddying processes and/ormeandering of the Tsushima Warm Current.
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ISSN
- 0253-505X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3286
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DOI
- 10.1007/s13131-013-0263-y
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Bibliographic Citation
- ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA, v.32, no.1, pp.12 - 23, 2013
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Publisher
- SPRINGER
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Subject
- TOPOGRAPHIC ROSSBY WAVES; GULF-OF-MEXICO; SOUTHWESTERN EAST SEA; JAPAN/EAST SEA; BOTTOM WATER; DEEP FLOW; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; CONTINENTAL RISE; ATLANTIC; BASIN
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Keywords
- East/Japan Sea; Ulleung Interplain Gap; Deep currents; Topographic Rossby waves
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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