• Ocean and Polar Research
• /
• 제23권4호
• /
• pp.361-376
• /
• 2001

The characteristics of SST variability in the East Sea are analyzed using NOAA/AVHRR weekly SST data with about $0.18^{\circ}{\times}0.18^{\circ}$ resolution ($1981{\sim}2000$) and reconstructed historical monthly SST data with $2^{\circ}{\times}2^{\circ}$ resolution $(1950{\sim}1998)$. The distinct feature of wintertime SST is high variability in the western and eastern parts of $38^{\circ}{\sim}40^{\circ}$ latitudinal band, which are the northern boundary of warm current in the East Sea during winter. However, summertime SST exhibits variability with similar magnitude in the entire region of the East Sea. The analysis of remote correlation also shows that SST in the East Sea is closely correlated with that in the region of Kuroshio in winter, but in summer is related with that in the western and eastern regions of the same latitudes. From these results it is postulated that the SST variability in the East Sea may be related with the variations of East Korean Warm Current and Tsushima Warm Current in winter, but in summer probably with the variations of atmospheric components. In the analysis of ENSO related SST anomaly, a significant negative correlation between SST anomalies in the East Sea and SST anomalies in the tropical Pacific is found in the months of August-October (ASO). The SST in the ASO period shows more significant cooling in E1 $Ni\~{n}o$ events than warming in La $Ni\~{n}a$ events. Also, the regional analysis shows by the Student's t-test that the negative SST anomalies in the E1 $Ni\~{n}o$ events are more significant in the southwestern part of the East Sea.

• 한국지구과학회지
• /
• 제35권6호
• /
• pp.439-466
• /
• 2014

다양한 중등학교 과학교과서 동해 해류도의 통일이 최근에 완성됨에 따라 황해와 동중국해의 해류도 제작에 대한 요구가 증대되고 있다. 이 연구는 그 첫 단계로서 과학 논문과 2014년 현행 교과서의 해류도들을 분석하여 향후 황해와 동중국해의 통일된 해류도를 제작하는 과정을 촉진시키고자 하였다. 우선 교과서와 과학 논문의 아날로그 해류도들을 수치화하여 해류도의 특성을 정량적으로 조사하였고 해류도들을 상호 비교하였다. 쿠로시오해류, 대만난류, 대마난류, 황해난류, 중국연안류, 한국연안류, 양쯔강 유출류와 같이 황해와 동중국해의 해류들을 선정하고 정의하였다. 이 해류들의 경로를 조사하기 위하여 18개의 세부 항목을 만들고 이를 분석에 활용하였다. 각 세부항목에 대하여 교과서와 과학 논문 해류도들을 분석한 결과, 교과서 해류도들은 과학 논문으로부터 획득한 해류에 관한 최근의 지식과 상당한 차이를 나타내었다. 또한 황해와 동중국해 해류는 계절에 따라 크게 변화하므로 해류 전문가들의 활발한 토의를 통하여 교과서 해류도를 적어도 여름철과 겨울철로 구분하여 제시해야 할 것이다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.373-378
• /
• 2008

Long-term tide-gauge data from around the Korean Peninsula were reanalyzed. Both the coastal water and the open sea surrounding the Korean Peninsula appeared to have been influenced by global warming. The long-term change in relative sea levels obtained from tidal stations showed a general rising trend, especially near Jeju Island. It is proposed that global warming may have caused shifting of the path of the Kuroshio branch (Tsushima Warm Current) toward Jeju Island, causing a persistent increase in the water levels along the coast of the island over the last few decades.

• Ocean and Polar Research
• /
• 제28권2호
• /
• pp.153-161
• /
• 2006

To investigate inflow path of the East Sea Intermediate Water (ESIW) into the Ulleung Basin, hydrographic data surveyed in July 2005 were analyzed. The ESIW was characterized by the Salinity Minimum Layer (SML) within a depth range of 100 to 360 meters. Averaged potential temperature and salinity of the SML were $1.835^{\circ}C$ and 34.049 psu, respectively. Mean potential density $({\sigma}_{\theta})$ of the SML was 27.221 with a standard deviation of 0.0393. On isopycnal surfaces of 27.14 and 27.18 $({\sigma}_{\theta})$ which correspond to upper layers of the ESIW, the coastal low salinity water was separated from the offshore low salinity water by the relatively warm and saline water which might be affected by the Tsushima Warm Current Water. Relatively cold and fresh water, however, intruded into the Ulleung Basin from the region of Korean coast on isopycnal surfaces of 27.22 and 27.26 which was lower layer of the ESIW. The salinity distribution in the isopycnal layer of $27.14{\sim}27.26$ with acceleration potential on 27.22 up surface also showed clearly that the low salinity water flowed from the coastal area and intruded into the Ulleung Basin. This implies that the ESIW flows ken the north to the south along the east coasts of Korea and spreads into the Ulleung Basin in summer.

• 한국해양학회지
• /
• 제30권3호
• /
• pp.203-215
• /
• 1995

1983년 4월과 5월에 걸쳐 제주해협에서 부표와 해류계를 이용한 해류관측과 함께 2회에 걸쳐 수온-염분관측을 실시하였다. 관측자료로부터 고온, 고염인 흑조 의 한 지류가 제주도 서쪽을 돌아 제주해협으로 유입됨을 명확히 보였다. 제주도 서쪽을 우회하는 해류는 제주도 서쪽에서는 그 폭이 약 60 km이며 제주 해협내 에서는 20∼30 km 이내에 존재하여 제주도 서쪽에서는 5 cm/s 미만으로 유속이 작은 반면에 제주해협의 서쪽입구와 해협 내에서는 10 cm/s 이상의 큰 유속을 갖는다. 제주해협의 동쪽에는 역시 흑조로부터 기원된 대마난류의 영향이 인지 되었다. 난류수와 연안수 사이에 형성되는 수온, 염분전선의 변화는 제주 해협의 서쪽에서 황해연안수가 남하함을 제시하였다. 난류수역에서는 5월에 수온이 상승 한 반면에 다른 해역에서는 수온이 감소하였다. 5월에 제주해협 중앙부에서는 해 협의 서쪽으로부터 저온, 저염의 해수가 유입되어 4월에 비해 수온과 염분이 급격 히 감소하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
• /
• 제13권5호
• /
• pp.449-467
• /
• 2004

Interannual and decadal scale changes in body size of Pacific saury, catch and catch per unit effort were examined to investigate the environmental effects on the stock structure and abundance in the Tsushima Warm Current region. Interannual changes in thermal conditions are responsible for the different occurrence (catch) rates of sized group of the fish. Changes in body size due to environmental variables lead the stock to be homogeneous during the period of high abundance, while one of the reminder cohorts supports the stock during the period of low level of abundance. Migration circuits of two cohorts of saury stock are hypothesized on the basis of short life span and spatio-temporal changes of the stock structure in normal environmental conditions. Changes in upper ocean structure and production cycles by the decadal scale climate changes lead changes in stock structure and recruitment, resulting in the fluctuation of saury abundance. Hypothesized mechanism of the effects of climate changes on stock structure and abundance is illustrated on the basis of changes in thermal regime and production cycle.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
• /
• 제34권3호
• /
• pp.151-166
• /
• 1999

Both benthic and planktonic foraminifera from Core 97-02 obtained in the northern East China Sea are quantitatively analyzed for reconstructing the paleocenography of late Quaternary. Since the earliest time of the core sediment (last not older than 18000 yr B.P.), the paleo-water depth has changed from less than 20 m to near 100 m at present, which is reflected by the benthic foraminiferal assemblages: before 14000 yr B.P., the water depth was shallower than 20 m; from 14000 to 7500 yr B.P., water depth was 20-50 m; and after 7500 yr B.P., water depth was 50-100 m. The foraminiferal fauna also disclose the water mass history: during the last glacial maximum, the water that dominated the study area might be the coastal water; at the end of the last glacial maximum(14000-9500 yr B.P.), the Yellow Sea Cold Water mostly affected this area; then it gave way to the Yellow Sea Warm Current after 9500 yr B.P.; and finally, the warm water has dominated this area since 9500 yr B.P. because of the westward shift and enhancement of the Kuroshio Current.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
• /
• 제8권2호
• /
• pp.215-220
• /
• 1996

동한만을 중심으로 한 동해 북서해역의 계절별 및 연별 표층해황 특성을 고찰하였다. 동한만의 계절별 해황은 춘계에 동한난류수의 세력이 우세하다가 하리에 북한한류의 강화와 더불어 냉수역이 발달하는 형과, 봄부터 냉수의 세력이 탁월하다가 여름이 되면서 동한난류수의 영향을 받는 형의 두가지 유형을 보인다. 경년변동 특성도 동한난류와 북한한류간의 흐름의 상대적 세기와 유로에 따라 4가지 유형으로 분류된다. 각각의 경우, 동한만 부근에는 대ㆍ소규모의 저기압성 냉수과 혹은 고기압성 난수과가 발달하는 것이 한 특징이다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• /
• 제27권2호
• /
• pp.76-86
• /
• 2024

The bio-logging method could be a valuable approach to studying the underwater movement of marine fish. We investigated the horizontal and vertical movement patterns of two yellowtails Seriola quinqueradiata weighing 8.7 kg and 9.5 kg with a popup satellite archival tag from October 2020 to January 2021 in the East Sea of Korea. Our results showed that a yellowtail migrated northward in October and November, and then shifted southward in mid-December. The average swimming depth and temperature of the fish monitored over 82 days were 24.9 ± 9.3 m (average ± SD) and 16.5 ± 1.9℃, respectively, and the total traveled distance was 1,172.4 km. The fish swam significantly deeper during the daytime (33.70 ± 14.80 m) than at nighttime (20.65 ± 8.44 m) from November to December (p < 0.05). These results suggest that the horizontal migratory route of yellowtails in accordance with the East Korea Warm Current which is the main branch of Tsushima Warm Current in the fall and early winter seasons, and showed significant diel vertical movement patterns from November to December.

• 한국어업기술학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국어업기술학회 2000년도 춘계수산관련학회 공동학술대회발표요지집
• /
• pp.181-182
• /
• 2000

Due to the instability of the EKWC, the oceanic conditions in the East Sea are affected by the fluctuations of the moving paths of the TWC, polar fronts, and warm eddies. In particular, warm eddies play an important role in spreading the surface water of the East Sea from its southern coastal region to its interior region (Isoda, 1994). However, the fluctuation characteristics of the meandering TWC and the warm eddies in the East Sea are not yet known due to the instability of the TWC. Hideaki(1999) showed that the moving paths and features of the TWC in the coastal regions of Japan were not constant. (omitted)