Numerical experiment on the circulation in the Japan Sea |
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| Authors: | Jong -Hwan Yoon |
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| Institution: | (1) Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyô-ku, 113 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | By using a two-dimensional barotropic model on a -plane, the effect of the bottom topography on the path of the Tsushima Current is investigated. The rectangular model ocean with continental slopes has two openings: one is located at the southern boundary and the other at the eastern boundary. In a steady state, most of the water supplied into the model ocean through the inflow opening, flows along the continental slope with the coast to the right. Continental shelf waves play an important role in the process of adjustment to a steady state. It is suggested that the nearshore branch of the Tsushima Current might be largely topographically controlled. |
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