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http://dx.doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2011.33.3.325

Observation of Water Property Variations in the Western Channel of the Korea Strait During 2006-2010  

Min, Hong-Sik (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Research Department, KORDI)
Park, Jae-Hun (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Research Department, KORDI)
Choi, A-Ra (Marine Environmental System Science, UST)
Park, Young-Gyu (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Research Department, KORDI)
Shin, Kyoung-Soon (South Sea Branch, KORDI)
Jang, Pung-Guk (South Sea Branch, KORDI)
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Ocean and Polar Research / v.33, no.spc3, 2011 , pp. 325-336 More about this Journal
Abstract
Seasonal to inter-annual variations of water properties in the western channel of the Korea Strait are investigated using quasi-monthly hydrographic observations collected during 2006-2010. Weak vertical temperature and salinity gradients are observed during the winter months and these remain until May. At the upper layer, temperature increases from March and reaches a maximum in August, while salinity decreases during the same period. Near-bottom water shows low temperatures during late winter and fall with a minimum peak in September. Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water produces thick layers (>20 m) in 2006 and 2010, while it is observed very near the bottom with relatively high temperature in 2008 and 2009.
Keywords
Korea Strait; Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water; hydrographic observation; interannual variation; western channel;
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