Water mass formation variability in the intermediate layer of the East Sea
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Title
- Water mass formation variability in the intermediate layer of the East Sea
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Author(s)
- Min, H.S.; Kim, C.-H.
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- Min, Hong Sik(민홍식)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 민홍식; 김철호
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Publication Year
- 2006
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Abstract
- Long-term variability in the intermediate layer of the eastern Japan Basin has been investigated to understand the variability of water mass formation in the East Sea. The simultaneous decrease of temperature at shallower depths and oxygen increasing at deeper depths in the intermediate layer took place in the late 1960's and the mid-1980's. Records of winter sea surface temperatures and air temperatures showed that there were cold winters that persisted for several years during those periods. Therefore, it was assumed that a large amount of newly-formed water was supplied to the intermediate layer during those cold winters. Close analysis suggests that the formation of the Upper Portion of Proper Water occurred in the late 1960's and the Central Water in the mid-1980's.
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ISSN
- 1738-5261
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/4936
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DOI
- 10.1007/BF03020629
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Bibliographic Citation
- Ocean Science Journal, v.41, no.4, pp.255 - 260, 2006
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Publisher
- Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
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Subject
- air temperature; intermediate water; long-term change; oxygen; sea surface temperature; water mass; winter; Pacific Ocean; Sea of Japan
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Keywords
- East Sea; Intermediate water mass; Long-term variability; Water mass formation; Water property
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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