2006, Oceanography 19(3):64–75, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.44

Currents, Eddies, and a "Fish Story" in the
Southwestern Japan/East Sea

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D. Randolph Watts | Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

Mark Wimbush | Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

Karen L. Tracey | Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

William J. Teague | Meso- and Finescale Ocean Physics Section, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

Jae-Hun Park | Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

Douglas A. Mitchell | Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX, USA

Jong-Hwan Yoon | Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Japan

Moon-Sik Suk | Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea

Kyung-Il Chang | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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As part of the Japan/East Sea (JES) initiative supported by the U.S. Office of Naval Research, we conducted an observational experiment to understand the physics of the mesoscale circulation in the Ulleung Basin, located in the southwestern corner of the JES. The current passing through the Korea Strait divides upon entering the JES, with portions of the current flowing along the Korean and Japanese coasts. The variability of these currents is especially energetic in our study region. Our objectives were to measure the time-varying currents in the upper and deep levels of the JES. We relate the population density of vertically migrating fish or squid to the time-varying locations of fronts.

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Watts, D.R., M. Wimbush, K.L. Tracey, W.J. Teague, J.-H. Park, D.A. Mitchell, J.-H. Yoon, M.-S. Suk, and K.-I. Chang. 2006. Currents, eddies, and a "fish story" in the southwestern Japan/East Sea.
Oceanography 19(3):64–75, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.44.

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