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Seasonal variations in the low-salinity intermediate water (ESIW) in the region south of the sub-polar front of the East Sea were investigated by using historical hydrographic data. The salinity of the representative density (sigma-0=27.2) of the ESIW was minimal in summer and maximal in winter in the region south of the sub-polar front. The selected four subregions showed different salinity variations. In the west of Oki Spur and the Yamato Basin, salinity fluctuated similarly, with a minimum during summer. In the Ulleung Basin and northwest of Sado Island, however, variations in salinity showed two minima, one is in winter and the other is in summer. These results imply differences in the flow path of the ESIW into the region south of the sub-polar front over time.
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Shin, CW., Byun, SK., Kim, C. et al. Seasonal variations in the low-salinity intermediate water in the region south of sub-polar front of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Ocean Sci. J. 48, 35–47 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-013-0003-4
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