Internal Waves in the Vicinity of the Kuroshio Path

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren-Chieh Lien
Keyword(s):  
Internal Waves ◽  
Kuroshio Path ◽  
The Kuroshio

Short-range prediction experiments of the Kuroshio path variabilities south of Japan

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 607-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihisa Usui ◽  
Hiroyuki Tsujino ◽  
Yosuke Fujii ◽  
Masafumi Kamachi
Keyword(s):  
Short Range ◽  
Kuroshio Path ◽  
South Of Japan ◽  
The Kuroshio

Application of Sensitivity Analysis Using an Adjoint Model for Short-Range Forecasts of the Kuroshio Path South of Japan

2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi Ishikawa ◽  
Toshiyuki Awaji ◽  
Nobumasa Komori ◽  
Takahiro Toyoda
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Adjoint Model ◽  
Kuroshio Path ◽  
South Of Japan ◽  
The Kuroshio ◽  
Range Forecasts

scholarly journals Strong Internal Waves Generated by the Interaction of the Kuroshio and Tides over a Shallow Ridge

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2917-2934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Masunaga ◽  
Yusuke Uchiyama ◽  
Hidekatsu Yamazaki
Keyword(s):  
Internal Wave ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
Energy Flux ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Internal Tides ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Wave Energy Flux ◽  
The Kuroshio

AbstractThe Kuroshio and tides significantly influence the oceanic environment off the Japanese mainland and promote mass/heat transport. However, the interaction between the Kuroshio and tides/internal waves has not been examined in previous works. To investigate this phenomenon, the two-dimensional high-resolution nonhydrostatic oceanic Stanford Unstructured Nonhydrostatic Terrain-Following Adaptive Navier–Stokes Simulator (SUNTANS) model was employed. The results show that strong internal tides propagating upstream in the Kuroshio are generated at a near-critical internal Froude number (Fri = 0.91). The upstream internal wave energy flux reaches a magnitude of 12 kW m−1, which is approximately 3 times higher than that of internal waves without the Kuroshio. On the other hand, under supercritical conditions, the Kuroshio suppresses the internal wave energy flux. The interaction of internal tides and the Kuroshio also generates upstream propagating high-frequency internal waves and solitary wave packets. The high-frequency internal waves contribute to the increase in the total internal wave energy flux up to 40% at the near-critical Fri value. The results of this study suggest that the interaction of internal tides and the Kuroshio enhances the upstream propagating internal tides under the specified conditions (Fri ~ 1), which may lead to deep ocean mixing and transport at significant distances from the internal wave generation sites.

Water and flow variations in Sagami Bay under the influence of the Kuroshio path

1987 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Kawabe ◽  
Midori Yoneno
Keyword(s):  
Sagami Bay ◽  
Kuroshio Path ◽  
The Kuroshio
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