Internal Tide-Induced Enhancement of Cold Water Intrusion on the Continental Shelf of the Korea Strait

Abstract

ABSTRACT Park, J.-H.; Kim, Y.S.; Lee, H.J.; Lee, H.-Y.; Ha, H.K.; Park, Y.-G.; Jeon, C., and Hirose, N., 2016. Internal tide-induced enhancement of cold water intrusion on the continental shelf of the Korea Strait. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 542–546. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. The Korea Strait bottom cold water (KSBCW), characterized by its temperature < 10°C, is believed to originate from the deep basin of the southwestern East/Japan Sea with a maximum transport in August/September. Although previous studies have suggested possible causes of the enhanced KSBCW intrusion in summer, its mechanism is not yet clear. Here we investigate if tides can affect the strength of KSBCW intrusion using numerical simulations. We utilize a high-resolution regional ocean model with 1/108° grids, covering the Korea Strait and the...