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SEMINAR<br>
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<b>Name</b><br>
Vigan Mensah<br>
Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University<br>
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<b>Title</b><br>
Evolution of the water masses associated with the Kuroshio from the
Luzon Strait to the east of Taiwan<br>
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<b>Time and place</b><br>
Wednesday 7 October 2015, 13.15 <b><font color="#3366ff">Please
notice the change of time.</font></b><br>
Room C609, Arrhenius Labo0ratory, 6th floor<br>
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<b>Abstract</b><br>
his study examines the evolution of the Kuroshio Tropical Water
(KTW) from the Luzon Strait to the I-Lan Ridge northeast of Taiwan.
Historical conductivity temperature depth (CTD) profiles are
analyzed using a method based on the calculation of the root mean
square (rms) difference of the salinity along isopycnals. In
combination with analysis of the distribution of the salinity
maximum, this method enables water masses in the Kuroshio and the
vicinity, to be tracked and distinguished as well as the detection
of the areas where water masses are modified. Vertical and
horizontal eddy diffusivities are then calculated from hydrographic
and current velocity data to elucidate the dynamics underlying the
KTW interactions with the surrounding water masses. Changes in KTW
properties mainly occur in the southern half of the Luzon Strait,
while moderate variations are observed east of Taiwan on the right
flank of the Kuroshio. <br>
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