[DOC] [TLE] Sea of Japan | sea, Pacific Ocean | Britannica.com [PAR] It is bounded by Japan and Sakhalin Island to the east and by Russia and Korea 
on ... The oldest of these are the Tsugaru and Tsushima straits, the formation of ... 
when the surface is heated by higher air temperatures, a distinct thermocline ... 
layers of the Kuroshio off the coast of Kyushu that enter the Sea of Japan via the... [DOC] [TLE] Kuroshio | oceanic current, Pacific Ocean | Britannica.com [PAR] Japanese Black Current, strong surface oceanic current of the Pacific Ocean, 
the ... The temperature and salinity of Kuroshio water are relatively high for the 
region, ... Learn More in these related articles: ... branches westward from the 
Kuroshio off southern Kyushu and washes the coasts of ... Keep Exploring 
Britannica. [DOC] [TLE] Kuroshio Current - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kuroshio is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North 
Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic and is part of the 
North Pacific ocean gyre. Like the Gulf stream, it is a strong western boundary 
current. Contents. [hide]. 1 Physical properties; 2 Biological properties ... The 
warm waters of the Kuroshio Current sustain the coral reefs of Japan,... [DOC] [TLE] Physical Oceanography of the tropical Pacific [PAR] Temperature and salinity distribution in the tropical Pacific ... As these affect the 
average height of surface waves, the wave climate of the ..... along the eastern 
coast of Japan, and a weaker flow, called the Tsushima Current, into the Japan 
East Sea. The Kuroshio is one of the strongest currents in the world, similar to the 
Gulf... [DOC] [TLE] Print Version of Introduction to Climatology - MetEd [PAR] One of the most dramatic examples occurred across the Southern Great Plains of 
the .... By the end of these sections, you should have a better understanding of 
the ..... air masses from the Pacific Ocean that keep temperatures moderate. .... 
coast of the United States, and the Kuroshio Current, east of Japan, help keep... [DOC] [TLE] Lecture: Climates, Dr. Rodrigue [PAR] Jun 16, 2007 ... 1. His system has six main categories: a. A: Tropical humid climates b. ... There is 
less than 3 C of temperature difference between the hottest and the ... These are 
extremely dry and can support only desert scrub and, in some .... The Japan or 
Kuroshio Current becomes the North Pacific Drift, which, well,... [DOC] [TLE] 'Warm blob' in Pacific Ocean not caused by climate change, affects ... [PAR] Apr 9, 2015 ... A long-lived patch of warm water off the West Coast, about 1 to 4 degrees .... 
Current, then across the north Pacific in the endings of the Kuroshio current, ... 
temperature in Southern England was -3C, the North Atlantic Ocean froze ... But 
the North Atlantic Drift does keep the european waters mostly ice free. [DOC] [TLE] Decadal sealevel variability along the coast of Japan in response to ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2014 ... [1] Decadal sea-level variability along the coast of Japan and its relation to large-
scale ocean circulation ... becoming concentrated on the Kuroshio Extension (KE
) jet ... be affected by these Rossby waves from the North Pacific ... shown to 
induce large sea-level changes along the southern coast of Japan... [DOC] [TLE] A Southern Ocean trigger for Northwest Pacific ventilation during the ... [PAR] Feb 17, 2014 ... Apparent decoupling of these variations from regional ventilation and mixing ... 
patterns and sea surface temperatures (SST) that severely impacted human 
civilizations. ... of the Western Pacific, flowing by the northeastern coast of Japan 
at a ... Table 1: Results on planktonic and benthic radiocarbon ages,... [DOC] [TLE] Decadal sea-level variability along the coast of Japan in response to ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2014 ... The first SVD mode reveals that the northward shifts of the Kuroshio ... The 
resulting sea-level changes along the coast of Japan show a strong spatial 
contrast. ... In the case of the North Pacific, a large sea-level rise occurs in the 
North ... One of the

Question: The Pacific's Kuroshio, one of these, keeps temperatures moderate on Japan's southern coasts
Answer: Ocean current