Numerical Study of the Kuroshio Current in the Tokara Strait

Bin Wang, Tianran Liu, Naoki Hirose, Toru Yamashiro

2018

Abstract

A high-resolution regional circulation model was configured over the southern coast of Japan including the Amami Oshima to simulate the Kuroshio Current through the Tokara Strait (TS). The results are in good comparison with the currentmeter data from the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Comparison experiment with a higher horizontal resolution suggests the Kuroshio current through the four-islands chain presents fine sub-mesoscale structures especially in the downstream. Also the sensitivity experiments suggest the main axis of the Kuroshio in the model with tides moves to the south slightly (offshore) at the eastern part of the TS. Furthermore, there is concentration of the stronger current (magnitude of current speed > 60 cm/s) to the upper layer. The vertical shear of the current becomes larger and the Kuroshio becomes more baroclinic due to the tidal effects.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wang B., Liu T., Hirose N. and Yamashiro T. (2018). Numerical Study of the Kuroshio Current in the Tokara Strait.In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG, ISBN 978-989-758-342-1, pages 395-399. DOI: 10.5220/0007430903950399

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iweg18,
author={Bin Wang and Tianran Liu and Naoki Hirose and Toru Yamashiro},
title={Numerical Study of the Kuroshio Current in the Tokara Strait},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG,},
year={2018},
pages={395-399},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007430903950399},
isbn={978-989-758-342-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG,
TI - Numerical Study of the Kuroshio Current in the Tokara Strait
SN - 978-989-758-342-1
AU - Wang B.
AU - Liu T.
AU - Hirose N.
AU - Yamashiro T.
PY - 2018
SP - 395
EP - 399
DO - 10.5220/0007430903950399