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Kim et al. 2005
Kim, K., Cho, Y., Kang, D. and Ki, J. (2005). The origin of the Tsushima Current based on oxygen isotope measurement. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2004GL021211. issn: 0094-8276.

The origin of the Tsushima Current (TC) is still under debate since direct current observation data are rare and spatial differences in temperature and salinity are too minor to determine the path of the TC. Oxygen isotope is proved to be powerful for tracing the origin of the TC. Oxygen isotope data suggest that there are two water sources of the TC. The TC water could be classified into two water masses with different paths. The depleted oxygen isotope water originates from the Taiwan Strait (T-TC), whereas the enriched oxygen isotope water originates directly from the Kuroshio (K-TC).

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Oceanography, General, Water masses, Oceanography, General, Physical and chemical properties of seawater, Oceanography, General, Continental shelf and slope processes, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Trace elements, Oceanography, Physical, Currents
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