Role of cold water and beta-effect in the formation of the East Korean Warm Current in the East/Japan Sea: a numerical experiment
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Title
- Role of cold water and beta-effect in the formation of the East Korean Warm Current in the East/Japan Sea: a numerical experiment
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Author(s)
- Kim, Yong-Yub; Cho, Yang-Ki; Kim, Young Ho
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김영호
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Publication Year
- 2018-08
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Abstract
- The contributions of bottom cold water and planetary beta-effect to the formation of the East Korean Warm Current (EKWC), the western boundary current in the East/Japan Sea (EJS), were evaluated using an idealized three-dimensional numerical model. The model results suggest that the bottom cold water and, to a lesser extent, the planetary beta-effect both contribute to the formation of the EKWC. The cold water functions as the bottom of the upper layer, to control the EKWC via conservation of potential vorticity. It is known that cold waters, such as the North Korean Cold Water and Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water often observed during summer along the southwestern coast of the EJS, originate from the winter convection in the northern area. Observational studies consistently show that the EKWC strengthens in summer when the cold water extends further south along the western boundary.
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ISSN
- 1616-7341
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/856
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DOI
- 10.1007/s10236-018-1175-3
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Bibliographic Citation
- OCEAN DYNAMICS, v.68, no.8, pp.1013 - 1023, 2018
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Publisher
- SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
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Subject
- JAPAN SEA; WINTER 2000-2001; TSUSHIMA CURRENT; DEEP CONVECTION; CIRCULATION; STRAIT; MECHANISM; MODELS
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Keywords
- Bottom cold water; East/Japan Sea; East KoreanWarmCurrent; Planetary beta-effect; Vorticity
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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