FINER-SCALE SST FRONT OF THE SOUTHERN ECS IN WINTERTIME FROM SATELLITE AND SHIPBOARD DATA

  • Chang, Yi (Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University) ;
  • Shimada, Theruhisa (Ocean Data Bank of National Center for Ocean Research) ;
  • Sakaida, Futoki (Ocean Data Bank of National Center for Ocean Research) ;
  • Kawamura, Hiroshi (Ocean Data Bank of National Center for Ocean Research) ;
  • Chan, Jui-Wen (Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University) ;
  • Liu, Dong-Chan (Taiwan Fishery Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Ming-An (Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University)
  • 발행 : 2006.11.02

초록

We identify two distinct finer-scale frontal bands: 'Mainland China Coastal Front' (MCCF) and 'Kuroshio Front' (KF). The MCCF is along the 50-m isobath with large temperature gradient. The front is a boundary between the Mainland China Coastal Current and the offshore shelf waters. On the other hand, the KF is extending from the northeastern coast of Taiwan toward the northeast and into the shelf of south ECS. It forms a broad semicircle-shape and curving along 100-m isobath, it also deviates from eastward at around 26.5N-122E and leaves the shelf of ECS. This front should be the boundary between the Kuroshio water and the other shelf waters.

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