Kuroshio Current
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Alvan Chao
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KuroshioWarm water current24°C50-300 cm/s400 m deep100 km wideSimilar to the Gulf StreamJapan currentBlack stream
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FlowFlows from Taiwan to
JapanSplits off the coast of
CanadaForms the Alaska and
California CurrentsWestern boundary
current
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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.
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FluctuationsSeasonalStrongest from May to AugustRecedes in late summer and fallIncreases from January to FebruaryCurrents deviate
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ImportanceClimate
Warming effect on JapanBiology
Phytoplankton bloomsFish populationsCoral Reefs
FisheriesTuna
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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/
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