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Kuroshio Current. Alvan Chao. Kuroshio. Warm water current 24°C 50-300 cm/s 400 m deep 100 km wide Similar to the Gulf Stream Japan current Black stream. Flow. Flows from Taiwan to Japan Splits off the coast of Canada Forms the Alaska and California Currents - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Alvan Chao
KuroshioWarm water current24°C50-300 cm/s400 m deep100 km wideSimilar to the Gulf StreamJapan currentBlack stream
FlowFlows from Taiwan to
JapanSplits off the coast of
CanadaForms the Alaska and
California CurrentsWestern boundary
current
RingsProduces both warm and
cold rings.Warm rings are generally
150 kilometers in diameterCold rings drift
southwestward into the Western Pacific Ocean.Can move northwest and
reabsorbed into the Kuroshio.
FluctuationsSeasonalStrongest from May to AugustRecedes in late summer and fallIncreases from January to FebruaryCurrents deviate
ImportanceClimate
Warming effect on JapanBiology
Phytoplankton bloomsFish populationsCoral Reefs
FisheriesTuna
Sourceshttp://swfsc.noaa.gov/publications/CR/
1973/7302.PDFhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/
325346/Kuroshiohttp://whatonearth.olehnielsen.dk/currents.asphttp://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec-e/earth/p4/
index.htmlhttp://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/
news_content.php?id=1120293&lang=eng_news&cate_img=35.jpg&cate_rss=news_Business
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