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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2006.11.4.136

Observations of Current in the Northeastern Gwangyang Bay  

Lee, Jae-Chul (Korea Inter-university Institute of Ocean Science, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Jeong-Chang (Korea Inter-university Institute of Ocean Science, Pukyong National University)
Park, Myug-Won (National Oceanographic Research Institute)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.11, no.4, 2006 , pp. 136-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
Current velocity data from six moorings of 1-2 months from 1994 to 1999 are used to study the circulation in the northeastern Gwangyang Bay including the narrow passage of Noryang. In the passage, a steady eastward current flows with average velocity of about 9 cm/s out of Gwangyang Bay toward Jinju Bay. There is a west-ward current of mean velocity 6-13 cm/s in the passage north of Daedo. Therefore, observations suggest a cyclonic circulation around Daedo influenced by the density distribution. This circulation is strong in summer and can be extremely weak in winter. The influence of wind on the circulation is ?too weak to be detected in the strong currents, but the significant coherence between weaker currents and alongshore wind in winter or in the shallow area suggests the effect of non-local response associated with Ekman flux off the south coast of Korea.
Keywords
Gwangyang Bay; Current; Circulation; Wind; Coherence;
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