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Four Species of the family Diastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from the Yellow Sea

  • Hong, Jae-Sang;Park, Mi-Ra;Choi, Kwang-Sik
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.100-112
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    • 1998
  • Four species of the family Diastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) are redescribed based on the samples collected in the Yellow Sea. They are Leptostylis hexaspinula (Liu and Liu, 1990), Dimorphostylis brevicaudata (Zimmer, 1903), Dimorphostylis asiatica Zimmer, 1920 and Dimorphostylis hirsuta Gamo, 1960. Except Dimorphostylis asiatica the three species are new to the Korean fauna.

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Numerical experiments on the Tsushima Warm Current

  • Nam, Soo-Yong;Suk, Moon-Suk;Chang, Kyung-Il;Seung, Young-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.16-19
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    • 1995
  • Effects of the changes in bottom topography and non-linearity of the western boundary current on the separation position of the Tsushima Warm Current(TWC) are investigated using a primitive equation model in a simplified model domain which consists of a deep ocean, a continental shelf and a marginal sea(Fig. 1). (omitted)

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A Simple Model of the Formation of Thermo-haline Front in the Southeastern Yellow Sea in Winter

  • Seung, Young-Ho;Shin, Sang-Ik
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 1996
  • The thermo-haline front frequently observed near the southwestern tip of Korean Peninsula is successfully modeled using a simple model. The front is formed by the wind-driven advection of local cooled water to the southern warm area which is kept warm by large heat advection of the Tsushima Current. The front thus locates north of the Tsushima Current which runs approximately along the isobaths in the east-west direction.

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Slope Sedimentation and Organic Carbon Content in the Late Quaternary West Florida Slope Sediments

  • Lee, Eun-Il;Park, Soo-Chul
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.144-150
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    • 1999
  • Slope sedimentation on the modern west Florida continental margin is controlled by pelagic carbonate accumulation and off-shelf sedimentation of neritic carbonates and terrigenous fines. Production and deposition of pelagic carbonates by planktonic foraminifera and coccoliths have played a significant role in the total slope sedimentation and are mainly promoted by sea-surface productivity. Organic carbon data reflect the relatively high biological productivity in surface waters, indicating high accumulation of biogenic calcareous sediments. The surface-water productivity in the study area is supported by the relation among microfossil assemblages, carbonate mineralogy and sedimentary organic carbon.

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Responses of Bacterial Production and Enzymatic Activities to Ocean-dumping of Organic Wastes in the Euphotic Zone of the East Sea, Korea (동해 유광대 박테리아의 효소 활동도와 생산력의 유기성 폐기물투기에 대한 반응)

  • Song, Ki-Don;Choi, Dong-Han;Lee, Yoon;Hong, Gi-Hoon;Chung, Chang-Soo;Kim, Suk-Hyun;Cho, Byung-Cheol
    • The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.275-288
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    • 1999
  • To understand the effects of ocean-dumping of organic wastes on bacteria, bacterial abundance and production, and hydrolytic activities of aminopeptidase (AMPase) and ${\beta}$-glucosidase (${\beta}$-GLCase) were measured 5 times in the euphotic zone of the dumping and non-dumping areas of the East Sea from April 1996 to September 1997. Comparing the depth-integrated values of phytoplankton biomass and bacterial parameters over the euphotic zone of dumping area with those of non-dumping area, we found that activities of ${\beta}$-GLCase in the oceanic dumping area were always higher than those in the oceanic non-dumping area. Also, thymidine-based bacterial production always correlated significantly with leucine-based bacterial production in dumping area (balanced growth), but not in non-dumping area (unbalanced growth). These results seem to be bacterial responses to continuous dumping of organic matter into the dumping area. Further, a relationship between bacterial abundance and production was significant in dumping area, but insignificant in non-dumping area, indicating that control mechanisms of bacterial abundance were different in two areas. Relationships between other bacterial parameters varied with areas and seasons, suggesting that bacteria might be regulated by different factors in spring and summer. Further studies are required to test whether these seasonal variabilities of regulating factor are associated with changes in temperature, temperature-related phenomena, or characteristics of wastes.

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