Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation

Tiegang Li; Qingyun Nan; Bo Jiang; Rongtao Sun; Deyu Zhang; Qing Li

doi:10.1007/s00343-009-9149-4

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Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation

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- Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 27, Issue 2, Pages: 237-249(2009)
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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. School of Resources & Environment Engineering Shandong University of Technology
  4. First Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-009-9149-4
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- Online First：12 July 2009，
  
  Published：2009
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Li, T., Nan, Q., Jiang, B. et al. Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 27, 237–249 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-009-9149-4
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Li, T., Nan, Q., Jiang, B. et al. Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 27, 237–249 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-009-9149-4 DOI：

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Abstract

To reconstruct the formation and evolution process of the warm current system within the East China Sea (ECS) and the Yellow Sea (YS) since the last deglaciation

the paleoceangraphic records in core DGKS9603

core CSH1 and core YSDP102

which were retrieved from the mainstream of the Kuroshio Current (KC)

the edge of the modern Tsushima Warm Current (TWC) and muddy region under cold waters accreted with the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) respectively

were synthetically analyzed. The results indicate that the formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the ECS and the YS has been accompanied by the development of the KC and impulse rising of the sea level since the last deglaciation. The influence of the KC on the Okinawa Trough had enhanced since 16 cal kyr BP

and synchronously the modern TWC began to develop with the rising of sea level and finally formed at about 8.5 cal kyr BP. The KC had experienced two weakening process during the Heinrich event 1 and the Younger Drays event from 16 to 8.5 cal kyr BP. The period of 7–6 cal kyr BP was the strongest stage of the KC and the TWC since the last deglaciation. The YSWC has appeared at about 6.4 cal kyr BP. Thus

the warm current system of the ECS and the YS has ultimately formed. The weakness of the KC

indicated by the occurrence of Pulleniatina minimum event (PME) during the period from 5.3 to 2.8 cal kyr BP

caused the main stream of the TWC to shift eastward to the Pacific Ocean around about 3 cal kyr BP. The process resulted in the intruding of continent shelf cold water mass with rich nutrients. Synchronously

the strength of the YSWC was relatively weak and the related cold water body was active at the early-mid stage of its appearance against the PME background

which resulted in the quick formation of muddy deposit system in the southeastern YS. The strength of the warm current system in the ECS and the YS has enhanced evidently

and approached to the modern condition gradually since 3 cal kyr BP.

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