Seasonal Surface Currents Measured by Shortwave Ocean Radar Systems in Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay

Surface current velocities have been measured with shortwave ocean radar systems in Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay since 2007. This study presents the seasonal surface flow in the both bays by using the ocean radar systems and the full-3D numerical simulation model. The main results are summarized as follows. Specific circulations do not appear in Ise Bay. The southward current from closed-off of Ise Bay flows the Chita Peninsula side all the year round. The southward current meanders in the southern part of Chita Peninsula due to the salinity front. A week clockwise flow existed at the central part of Ise Bay. The characteristic of seasonal surface flow in Mikawa Bay is the same as previous studies.