Abstract:Seasonal variations in water system distributions were examined in Onagawa Bay of the Sanriku area using long-term hydrographic data obtained from April 2000 to February 2017. In this study, we classified the waters in the bay into six water systems defined by Hanawa and Mitsudera (1987) and coastal water (CW), which appears in the nearshore region but not in the offshore region. The mode water system analysis revealed clear seasonal variations in the water system distributions in the bay, characterized by th… Show more
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