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http://dx.doi.org/10.5322/JES.2007.16.4.459

Characteristics of Ocean Environment in the Dry and Wet Seasons in the South Sea of Korea  

Choi, Yong-Kyu (Ocean Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Yang, Joon-Yong (Ocean Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Lee, Young-Sik (Aquaculture Environment Institute)
Yu, Jun (Marine Environment Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Kim, Dae-Kweon (East Sea Fisheries Research Institute)
Han, In-Seong (Ocean Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Go, Woo-Jin (Ocean Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
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Journal of Environmental Science International / v.16, no.4, 2007 , pp. 459-466 More about this Journal
Abstract
To analyze the water characteristics in the dry and wet seasons, the data for temperature, salinity, nutrients and $chl-{\alpha}$ were used, which were observed in the south coastal area of Korea during April to October 2000. At Yeosu in the south coast of Korea, the higher values of 35.0 psu in salinity were shown in March and April, the lower values of 23.0 psu in salinity were shown in August and September. The annual range of salinity was 12.0 psu. The total amount of precipitation in the wet season (July to October) was occupied 68% (about 846 mm) during 2000. The precipitation of the dry season (November to June) was occupied 32% (about 394 mm) in the year In the coastal area, the salinity variation is distinct in the period of July to October. Based on this result, we divided the season into two parts: the dry season during April to June and the wet season during July to October. Factor analysis was shown that temperature has strong negative relation and nutrients show positive relations in the dry season by the factor 1, which explains the total valiance of 50.6% at the surface water. In the wet season, salinity has negative relation and nutrients show positive relation by the factor 2, which explains the total variance of 33.5%. The bottom layer also showed similar to those of surface water in the results of factor analysis. These mean that nutrients become rich due to the freshwater inflow in the wet season. The low saline water is shown not only in the south coast but also in the overall region in the South Sea of Korea. It is suggested that the South Sea of Korea may call a ROFI (Region of Freshwater Influence) system in summer.
Keywords
Wet season; Dry season; Factor analysis; ROFI;
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