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OH Kyung-Hee,LEE Seok,LIE Heung-Jae,JUNG Kyung Tae,QIAO Fangli.Study on the current structure of the thermohaline front in the southeastern entrance of the Yellow Sea during winter[J].Acta Oceanologica Sinica,2015,34(12):29-36
Study on the current structure of the thermohaline front in the southeastern entrance of the Yellow Sea during winter
投稿时间:2015-07-20  修订日期:2015-09-21
DOI:10.1007/s13131-015-0763-z
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英文关键词:Geostrophic adjustment  Southeastern Yellow Sea  Thermohaline front  Thermal wind  Westward transversal current
基金项目:Cooperative Project on Korea-China Bilateral Committee on Ocean Science; by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea; China-Korea Cooperative Research for Nuclear Safety of China-Korea Joint Ocean Research Center Fund; the Major Projects of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) under contract Nos PE99293 and PE99304.
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OH Kyung-Hee Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan 426-744, Republic of Korea  
LEE Seok Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan 426-744, Republic of Korea lees@kiost.ac.kr 
LIE Heung-Jae Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan 426-744, Republic of Korea  
JUNG Kyung Tae Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan 426-744, Republic of Korea  
QIAO Fangli First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China  
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      A thermohaline front is located at the southeastern entrance of the Yellow Sea in winter, and it is generated by the intrusion of warm saline water into the Yellow Sea caused by a strong northerly wind. Recently, a westward transversal current traveling away from the west coast of Korea toward the open sea area along the front was reported. The westward transversal current is dominant in the surface layer during the temperature inversion period. The formation and structure of this current are examined using a numerical vertical ocean-slice model. When two different water masses meet, a front is formed and adjusted geostrophically. In this frontal zone, a horizontal pressure gradient flow by the vertically inclined isopycnal occurs under the thermal wind process in a baroclinic effect, and the cold fresh coastal water moves westward along the front in the upper layer. The barotropic effect across the front and the bottom friction effect strengthen the westward component of the velocity. The velocity of the bottom layer decreases remarkably in the increase of the bottom drag coefficient. This means that the bottom friction with the strong background tidal current causes a reduction in the current in the bottom layer.
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