Abstract
Even with large variations in salinity and temperature, isotopic composition of seawaters in summer and winter does not indicate any significant seasonal difference, showing a simple mixing trend. The contrasting difference observed in T-S and δ18O-S characteristics of surface waters in summer, therefore, reflects the non-conservative nature of temperature in the area, resulted from solar heating at the sea-air interface. The present study implies that seawaters in the area are, in essence, a mixture of two end-members; isotopically light, fresh waters from precipitation and river discharges and isotopically heavy, saline waters originated from the East China Sea as a Kuroshio branch. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 279-284 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | La Mer |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |