Summertime gap winds of the Soya Strait induced by the developed Okhotsk high

Teruhisa Shimada; Hiroshi Kawamura

doi:10.1002/asl.345

Summertime gap winds of the Soya Strait induced by the developed Okhotsk high

Teruhisa Shimada, Hiroshi Kawamura

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Abstract

This study has investigated gap winds to the west of the Soya Strait during the summer months. Low-level cool air associated with the developed Okhotsk high is dammed on the east sides of Sakhalin and Hokkaido, and enhances sea level pressure (SLP) gradient along the Soya Strait on a regional scale. The Soya Strait works as a conduit for the cool air from the Okhotsk Sea to the Japan Sea, and the outflowing air accelerates because of the along-strait SLP gradient. The intensity and duration time of the easterly gap winds depend on the activity of the Okhotsk high.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	316-320
Number of pages	5
Journal	Atmospheric Science Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.345
Publication status	Published - 2011 Jul

Keywords

Gap wind
Japan sea
Okhotsk high
SAR-derived wind field
Soya strait
Yamase

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Atmospheric Science

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