East_Korea_Warm_Current

East Korea Warm Current

East Korea Warm Current

Ocean current in the Sea of Japan

The East Korea Warm Current (EKWC; Korean: 동한난류; Hanja: 東韓暖流; 동한해류; 東韓海流; 東韓鮮流), is an ocean current in the Sea of Japan (East Sea). It branches off from the Tsushima Current at the eastern end of the Korea Strait, and flows north along the southeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. Between 36° and 38° N, it encounters the North Korea Cold Current and veers southeast into the open sea. The boundary between the two currents fluctuates throughout the year, creating large eddies. As it flows northeastward, the East Korea current eventually rejoins the Tsushima Current. It's very hot and rainy in the summer.[1]

The East Korea Warm Current separates from the Tsushima current (4) in a ∩ shape, while the North Korea Cold Current moves eastward to the north of it,as a branch of the Liman Current(8)..

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  1. [1]
    "동한해류".


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