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The Kuroshio Current takes these waters north, past the Japanese coast, and then eastward at the 36°N latitude, where it joins the open Pacific Ocean. At this point, it becomes the Kuroshio ...
The Kuroshio Current takes these waters north, past the Japanese coast, and then eastward at the 36°N latitude, where it joins the open Pacific Ocean. At this point, it becomes the Kuroshio ...
The Kuroshio Current is a swift, broad ocean current originating from the east coast of the Philippines transporting warm, tropical waters northward toward Japan.
The Kuroshio Current flows north, bringing warm water from the tropics to Japan's southern coast. Since 2017, however, it has meandered off its traditional path, turning south before continuing ...
Taiwan’s Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Ocean University have signed a memorandum of understanding to further research and develop of the power generating potential of the Kuroshio Current.
*First broadcast on July 17, 2025 Peter Barakan visits the region of Tosa, famous for the mighty Kuroshio Current and bonito fishing. It is also the place where the high priest Kobo Daishi is said ...
Citations Y. Zhang et al. Strengthening of the Kuroshio current by intensifying tropical cyclones. Science. Vol. 368, May 29, 2020, p. 988. doi: 10.1126/science.aax5758.
A recent report posted on the South China Sea Wave, an anonymous social media account dedicated to military analysis, said the changes to the conditions in the Kuroshio Current – also known as ...
Adriane R. Lam, R. Mark Leckie, Molly O. Patterson, Illuminating the Past to See the Future of Western Boundary Currents, Oceanography, Vol. 33, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE ON PALEOCEANOGRAPHY: LESSONS FOR A ...
Cold War-era nuclear weapons tests caused a 1,000-times higher cesium-137 concentration in the Kuroshio Current than wastewater leakage from Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant following a ...