Monitoring and modeling of river water mixing and diffusion in estuaries, brackish waters and coastal areas

Fiscal Year

2013

Title

Monitoring and modeling of river water mixing and diffusion in estuaries, brackish waters and coastal areas

Project and Theme

Project 2. Studies on the Mechanisms of Marine Ecosystem Change
Representative Organization: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Theme7. Monitoring and modeling of river water mixing and diffusion in estuaries, brackish waters and coastal areas
Representative personHidekatsu Yamazaki
OrganizationTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
DepartmentFaculty of Marine Science, Department of Ocean Sciences

Research Information

Period and Interval
2014/03/10 - 2014/03/14
Research Area
Otsuchi bay
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Category
Field survey
Overview
The purpose of this field research is to understand the river water mixing and diffusion around Otsuchi bay. We will observe a water structure by using new Tow-Yo instrument, Yoing Ocean Data Acquisition Profiler (YODA Profiler).

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Water qualityTemperature, Salinity, Ocean current/Tidal current (Current direction/Current speed), Turbidity, Fluorescence

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personHidekatsu Yamazaki
OrganizationTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
DepartmentFaculty of Marine Science, Department of Ocean Sciences

Keywords

Fiscal Year2013
OrganizationTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean physics -> Water temperature
Ocean physics -> Salinity
Ocean physics -> Ocean current / Tidal current (Current direction/Current speed)
Ocean physics -> Transparency / Turbidity
Ocean chemistry -> Salinity
Ocean chemistry -> Dissolved oxygen
Ocean environment -> Plant pigments
Marine meteorology -> Atmospheric pressure
Marine meteorology -> Air temperature / Dew point temperature / Wet bulb temperature
Marine meteorology -> Sea surface temperature