Investigation of flow field in bays of Sanriku coast

Fiscal Year

2013

Title

Investigation of flow field in bays of Sanriku coast

Project and Theme

Project 1. Study on ecological succession of fisheries ground
Representative Organization: Tohoku University
Theme1. Environmental monitoring in coastal sea areas of Miyagi Prefecture
Representative personYoshinari Endo
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science

Research Information

Period and Interval
2013/05/01 - 2014/03/31
twice a year - every month
Research Area
Onagawa Bay, Shizugawa Bay, Ogatsu Bay, Kesennuma Bay, Oppa Bay, Nagatsura-ura Lagoon
Category
Field survey
Overview
To examin restoration process of marine and fishing ground environments, current measurements and water quality surveys are carried out in bays of Sanriku coast. These measuremets and surveys will let us understand the flow field in the bays and clarify influence of the flow field on spatio-temporal variations of the marine and fishing ground environments there.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
current measurementcurrent direction and speed
survey of water qualitywater temperature, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a

Reference

Related Observation Result
FY2013 Investigation of flow field in bays of Sanriku coast

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personDaisuke Takahashi
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate school of agricultural science

Keywords

Fiscal Year2013
OrganizationTohoku University
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean physics -> Water temperature
Ocean physics -> Salinity
Ocean physics -> Ocean current / Tidal current (Current direction/Current speed)
Ocean chemistry -> Dissolved oxygen
Ocean environment -> Plant pigments
Ocean environment -> Others