Eddy Field in the Japan Sea Derived from Satellite Altimetric Data |
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| Authors: | Akihiko Morimoto Tetsuo Yanagi Akio Kaneko |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan;(2) Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, 816-8580, Japan;(3) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The Japan Sea is one of the eddy-rich areas in the world. Many researchers have described the variability of the eddy field and its structure in the Tsushima Warm Current region. On the other hand, since there are few data covering the northern part of the Japan Sea, we are not able to understand the detailed variability of the eddy field there. The variation of the eddy field in the Japan Sea is investigated using the temporal fluctuations of sea surface height measured by altimetric data from TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS-2. Tidal signals are eliminated from the altimetric data on the basis of the results of Morimoto et al. (2000). Distributions of sea surface dynamic height are produced by using the optimal interpolation method every month. The distributions warm and cold eddies that we obtained coincide well with the observed isotherms at 100 m depth measured by the Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute and the sea surface temperature measured by satellite. There are areas with high RMS variability of temporal fluctuation of sea surface dynamic height in the Yamato Basin, the Ulleung Basin, east of North Korea, the eastern part of the Yamato Rise, the Tsushima Strait and west of Hokkaido. The characteristics of eddy propagation in the high RMS variability regions are examined using a lag correlation analysis. Seasonal variations in the number of warm and cold eddies are also examined. |
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| Keywords: | Eddy field Japan Sea altimetric data |
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