NDLI: Altimeter Measurements of Wind and Wave Modulation by the Kuroshio in the Yellow and East China Seas

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Author	Hwang, Paul A.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	The Kuroshio is the major ocean current conveying heat and water mass in the Pacific Ocean. The impact of the Kuroshio on regional wind and wave distributions has been studied with spaceborne-altimeter measurements in the Yellow and East China Seas. In this region the Kuroshio trajectory is relatively stationary and the monsoon patterns dominate, making it an ideal natural laboratory for large scale air-sea-current interaction research. Major findings from this study include: (a) The Kuroshio exerts significant influence on the wind and wave distributions over a swath about 800-km wide along its path. (b) Seasonal average wind speeds reach a maximum near the Kuroshio axis. The magnitude of enhancement ranges between 20 and 50 percent. (c) The distribution of the surface wave heights displays similar spatial patterns to the wind-speed distribution. The Kuroshio effects on wave heights are further complicated by the hydrodynamic modulation of wave-current interaction and the influence of thermal stratification on wind-wave generation. (d) Kuroshio effects are most prominent in the first and last quarters of the year, and least prominent in the third quarter.
Starting Page	987
Ending Page	993
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09168370
Journal	Journal of Oceanography
Volume Number	61
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	1573868X
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Consultants Bureau
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Air-sea-current interaction Kuroshio modulation wave-current interaction stability Oceanography Hydrobiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Oceanography

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