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http://dx.doi.org/10.7846/JKOSMEE.2012.15.2.076

Seasonal Distribution of Water Masses and Spatio-temporal Characteristics of Nutrients in the Coastal Areas of Gangwon Province of the Korean East Sea in 2009  

Choi, Mi-Yeon (Deep Ocean Water Application Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Moon, Deok-Soo (Deep Ocean Water Application Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Jung, Dong-Ho (Deep Ocean Water Application Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Kim, Hyeon-Ju (Deep Ocean Water Application Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy / v.15, no.2, 2012 , pp. 76-88 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to investigate the distribution of water masses and spatio-temporal variation of nutrients in the coastal areas of Gangwon province of the Korean East Sea, a survey of the physico-chemical parameters (temperature and salinity) and nutrients ($NO_2$-N, $NO_3$-N, $NH_4$-N, $PO_4$-P, and $SiO_2$-Si) was carried out at 5 locations (Goseong, Sokcho, Yangyang, Gangneung, and Donghae) in February, May, August, and November 2009. The water masses included in the study area were divided into 4 groups; 1) Tsushima Surface Water (TSW), 2) Tsushima Middle Water (TMW), 3) North Korean Cold Water (NKCW), and 4) East Sea Proper Water (ESPW). The distribution of water masses was affected by the change of season. In February, surface water was derived from the TMW. The TSW was not observed in May, but only observed in August. In November, as the influence of the TSW weakened, that of the NKCW strengthened. Considering the vertical profiles of nutrients, the concentrations in all the seasons were very low within the surface water, but increased rapidly near the thermocline. Most of nutrient concentrations, except for dissolved silicate, remained constant below the depth of 200 m. However, the dissolved silicate concentration increased with depth, suggesting that silicate has a delayed regenerative pattern. The ESPW had the highest nutrient concentration, followed by the NKCW, TMW, and TSW. In February, May, and November, the N/P ratio in most of the water masses was similar to or larger than the Redfield ratio, indicating that nitrogenous nutrients did not act as a limiting factor for phytoplankton growth. However, in August, the N/P ratio in the TSW was less than the Redfield ratio, and the concentration of $NO_2$-N+$NO_3$-N was 0.86 ${\mu}m$, indicating that nitrogenous nutrients did act as a limiting factor for phytoplankton growth in the study area.
Keywords
Water mass; Nutrients; N/P ratio; Redfield ratio; Gangwon Province; The Korean East Sea;
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