Accession Number:

ADA055162

Title:

The Environment of South Korea and Adjacent Sea Areas

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION RESEARCHFACILITY MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Nestor, Martin J.

Report Date:

1977-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

274.0

Abstract:

This document, the product of extensive literature research, attempts to provide a single, comprehensive reference publication for operational meteorologists and decision makers in the Korean area who must work under the conditions and within the constraints imposed by localregional, landsea environmental factors. This publication presents extensive climatological information, descriptions of significant meteorological phenomena, discussions of seasonal progressions and relevant forecast guidance, environmental information pertinent to selected South Korean ports, descriptions of Korean and East Asian topography and geography, and reference data in appendix format addressing regional weather types, times of sunrisesunset and depths of thermoclines.

Descriptors:

• *MARINE CLIMATOLOGY
• *MARINE METEOROLOGY
• SUNSET
• LITERATURE SURVEYS
• TOPOGRAPHY
• WEATHER FORECASTING
• DEPTH
• SEASONAL VARIATIONS
• KOREA
• OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
• YELLOW SEA
• HARBORS
• LAND AREAS
• SOUTH KOREA
• THERMOCLINES
• SUNRISE
• JAPAN SEA

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE