Numerical simulation of Pacific water intrusions into Otsuchi Bay,northeast of Japan,with a nested-grid OGCM |
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| Authors: | Takashi T Sakamoto L Shogo Urakawa Hiroyasu Hasumi Miho Ishizu Sachihiko Itoh Teruhisa Komatsu Kiyoshi Tanaka |
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| Institution: | 1.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI),The University of Tokyo,Kashiwa,Japan;2.Meteorological Research Institute,Japan Meteorological Agency,Tsukuba,Japan |
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| Abstract: | A numerical simulation of Otsuchi Bay located on the northeast coast of the Honshu, the largest island of Japan, is conducted, using an ocean general circulation model (OGCM) with a nested-grid system in order to illustrate seasonal variability of the circulation in the bay. Through a year, an anticlockwise circulation is dominant in the bay, as observational studies have implied, although it is modified in the bay-mouth-half of the bay in winter. In addition, there is an intense outflow at the surface layer during spring to autumn, influenced by river water discharge. Intrusion of the Pacific water into the bay is influened by mean circulations, but it is also influenced by baroclinic tides from spring to autumn. Pacific water intrusions affected by baroclinic tides may have an impact on the environment in Otsuchi Bay. |
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