Tsushima Current - Tsushima Current (English name)

Japanese: 対馬海流 - つしまかいりゅう（英語表記）Tsushima Current

A branch of the Kuroshio Current that flows into the Sea of Japan through the Tsushima Strait. The current that passes through the eastern channel of the Tsushima Strait flows north along the coast of Japan, while the current that passes through the western channel flows north along the east coast of Korea as the East China Current, then turns east and flows along the polar front of the Sea of Japan, joining the former near the coast of Noto. Most of the Tsushima Current flows out into the Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait, but some also flows north along the west coast of Hokkaido, and most of it flows out into the Sea of Okhotsk through the Soya Strait. The Tsushima Current is approximately 200m thick, flows at 0.5 to 1 knot, and is characterized by a significant meandering. It also mixes with coastal waters from the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, and is colder, less saline, and less transparent than the main Kuroshio Current.

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Japanese:

黒潮の一支流で対馬海峡から日本海に流入する海流。対馬海峡の東水道を通過するものは日本沿岸に沿って北上し，西水道を通過するものは朝鮮東岸を東鮮暖流として北上し，やがて東転して日本海極前線に沿って流れ，前者と能登沖付近で合流する。対馬海流の大部分は津軽海峡から太平洋へ流出するが，一部はさらに北海道西岸を北上し，大部分は宗谷海峡からオホーツク海へ抜ける。対馬海流の厚さはほぼ 200m，流速は 0.5～1ノットであり，著しい蛇行を伴うのが特徴である。また黄海，東シナ海の沿岸水が混合しており，黒潮本流より低温，低塩分で透明度も低い。

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