Kuroshio is a current that flows along the western edge of the North Pacific. Because its water quality is purer than the surrounding seawater, the water molecules scatter more blue light waves, which look darker than the surrounding seawater and are blue-black, so it is called "Kuroshio". The Kuroshio flows from south to north, extending from the southeast of the Philippine Archipelago along the Bashi Strait, entering the East China Sea from the east coast of Taiwan, dividing into one near the island of Japan and Jeju Island of North Korea, and finally returning to the North Pacific Ocean. This current has a high temperature, more salt, large flow, fast flow rate, and a large number of tropical plankton living in it, which has a great impact on the climate, fish resources and seawater renewal of the area. Therefore, it has attracted people's attention. The mysterious Kuroshio has many mysteries waiting for oceanographers to decipher.
"Kuroshio Snake Movement"
The most concerned in Kuroshio is the so-called "Kuroshio Great Bend", also known as "Kuroshio Snake Movement". It refers to the fact that kuroshio's main main stream does not flow in a straight line, but winds forward like a snake. This bend has a very large impact on the climate, if it is far from the coastline of the Japanese island, the coastal temperature will drop and the air will become dry; if it bends towards the Japanese island, it will bring warm and humid weather. In addition, because Kuroshio can bring abundant food, the "big bend" will also affect the concentration of fish. But how is kuroshio bend formed? No one can answer this question at the moment. People have not even fully grasped the law of Kuroshio bending. It sometimes bends a lot, sometimes bends very little, and sometimes it barely exists. What affects its curvature?
