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2006, Oceanography 19(3):50–63, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.43
Currents Through the Korea/Tsushima Strait:
A Review of LINKS Observations
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Authors
William J. Teague | Meso- and Finescale Ocean Physics Section, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Dong S. Ko | Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Gregg A. Jacobs | Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Henry T. Perkins | Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Jeffrey W. Book | Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Scott R. Smith | Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Kyung-Il Chang | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Moon-Sik Suk | Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
Kuh Kim | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sang Jin Lyu | Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tswen Y. Tang | Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
First Paragraph
The Korea/Tsushima, Tsugaru, Soya, and Tatar Straits connect the Japan/East Sea (JES) with adjacent seas. Of the four straits, the Korea/Tsushima Strait (KTS) provides the vast majority of inflow into the JES and plays a major role in determining its dynamics. The heat and salt balances within the JES are in large part determined by the inflow through the KTS. Understanding of the relationships and forcing mechanisms of the inflow from the Yellow and East China Seas through the KTS is important for understanding the circulation of the JES. Ultimately, flow through these Asian seas plays an important role in determining the temperature and salinity characteristics of North Pacific circulation.
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Citation
Teague, W.J., D.S. Ko, G.A. Jacobs, H.T. Perkins, J.W. Book, S.R. Smith, K.-I. Chang, M.-S. Suk, K. Kim, S.J. Lyu, and T.Y. Tang. 2006. Currents through the Korea/Tsushima Strait: A review of LINKS observations. Oceanography 19(3):50–63, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.43.