Example of Observed Current Vectors
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 Fig. 107/24/2001 12:00  |
 Fig. 209/16/2001 09:30 |
Figure 1 shows current vectors observed at 12:00 on July 24, 2001. It is clearly shown that the Kuroshio current flowing into the East China Sea from the area between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan turns east near the continental shelf.
Figure 2 shows current vectors observed at 09:30 on Sept. 16, 2001. This is the very time when Typhoon Nari was passing through the area. There was a very fast eddy-like current that seemed to be induced by the strong winds of the typhoon. This eddy-like current gradually moved to the southwest from the night of Sept. 15 to the evening of Sept. 16.
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