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Accession Number:
AD0847141
Title:
Temperature, Salinity, and Density of the World's Seas: Yellow Sea.
Corporate Author:
NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Report Date:
1967-12-01
Abstract:
The Yellow Sea, so named because of its large quantities of suspended terrestrial material, has a shallow, almost estuarine regime, with monsoonal rains, river runoff, and winds playing a large part in causing sudden and short-term variations. Nevertheless, the sea exhibits certain general characteristics. Thus, during the winter monsoon, convective mixing caused by comparatively high evaporation and cooling produces a homogeneous vertical water structure. Conversely, during the summer monsoon a well-developed layered system with warm, low-salinity surface water overrides the remnants of the cooler, more saline water. Author
Descriptive Note:
Informal rept.,
Pages:
0071
File Size:
0.00MB
