Kuroshio
The Kuroshio (Japanese for "Black Tide") is a strong
western boundary current in the western northPacific Ocean . It begins off the east coast ofTaiwan and flows northeastward pastJapan , where it merges with the easterly drift of theNorth Pacific Current . It is analogous to theGulf Stream in theAtlantic Ocean , transporting warm, tropical water northward towards thepolar region . It's also sometimes known as the "Black Stream"—the English translation of "kuroshio", and an allusion to the deep blue of its water—and also as the "Japan Current".Its counterparts are the
North Pacific Current to the north, theCalifornia Current to the east, and theNorth Equatorial Current to the south.There is a high concentration of uranium passing through the current every year (about 5.2 million tons). [cite web |url=http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?2d7e8772-ac5c-4721-8f4a-8e9b92f79ab4 |title=HB 1452: The Depleted Uranium Scam |accessdate=2007-07-05 |author=Andrew Walden |date=2007-04-01 |work=Hawaii Reporter]
The warm waters of the Kuroshio Current sustain the
coral reef s of Japan, the northernmost coral reefs in the world. The branch into theSea of Japan is called Tsushima Current.It boosts the fishing industry in Japan.Fact|date=February 2007
The Japan Current is also responsible for the mild weather experienced around Alaska's southern coast.
ee also
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Oyashio Current
*Rogue wave (oceanography)
*Agulhas Current References
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Kuroshio — puede hacer referencia a: La corriente de Kuroshio. La ciudad de Kuroshio, en Japón. El Kuroshio, destructor japonés Clase Kagerō hundido en 1943. El Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste… … Wikipedia Español
Kuroshio — [ ʃ ; japanisch »schwarzer Strom«, nach der tiefblauen Wasserfarbe], warme Meeresströmung im Pazifischen Ozean auf der Ostseite der japanischen Inseln. In seiner Struktur und Dynamik dem Golfstrom ähnlich. (Karte Meeresströmungen) … Universal-Lexikon
Kuroshio — [ko͞o rō′shē ō′] JAPAN CURRENT … English World dictionary
Kuroshio — Globale Karte aller Oberflächen Meeresströmungen. Strömungs … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kuroshio — /koo roh shee oh /; Japn. /koo rddaw shee aw /, n. See Japan Current. [ < Japn, equiv. to kuro black + shio (earlier shifo) tide] * * * ▪ oceanic current, Pacific Ocean (Japanese: “Black Current”),also called Japan Current, strong… … Universalium
Kuroshio — Carte des courants océaniques Le courant de Kuroshio ou Kuro Shivo, en japonais kuroshio (黒潮, kuroshio … Wikipédia en Français
Kuroshio — /kəˈroʊʃioʊ/ (say kuh rohsheeoh) noun → Japan Current. Also, Kuroshio current. {Japanese, from kuro black + shio current, tide} … Australian English dictionary
Kuroshio — noun a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean • Syn: ↑Japan current, ↑Kuroshio current • Hypernyms: ↑ocean current … Useful english dictionary
kuroshio — noun a swift, intense current that flows northeastward off the coasts of China and Japan; part of the North Pacific subtropical gyre … Wiktionary
Kuroshio — Ku|ro|shio [...ʃ...] vgl. ↑Kuroschio … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
