Abstract
By using the MHI oceanic model, the upper layer currents, the surface heat and freshwater fluxes, the sea surface temperature (SST) and the sea surface salinity (SSS) are simulated for the Japan Sea. Given atmospheric variables are used for the surface heat and freshwater balance calculation; no restoration condition towards observed SST or SSS is applied. The simulated surface fluxes, SST, and SSS compare well with the long-term data. The simulated freshwater flux is directed from the air to the sea in spring and summer and from the sea to the air in autumn and winter. The simulation results suggest that SSS in the Japan Sea is mostly controlled by the surface freshwater flux and advection through the straits.
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