Abstract:

Kuroshio is a strong Western Boundary Current in Pacific, with a feature of high temperature and high salinity whose seasonal and interannual changes will play a decisive role in the structure of the circulation and thermohaline distribution in China’s coastal waters. In this paper, international strategies and projects on the Kuroshio are analyzed. In addition, keyword clustering analysis is conducted using the Netdraw software, and it is found that the Kuroshio research refer to the East China Sea, the South China Sea, sea surface temperature, Kuroshio large meander and Kuroshio extension. Then combining with literature interpretation, the research progress of kuroshio is summarized. In order to conduct in-depth investigation and study of the kuroshio, and raise the Kuroshio research level and the power of our country, four advice are put forward in the end, including (1)Focusing on the construction of oceanic reanalysis datasets.(2)Developing proprietary and appropriate high resolution ocean circulation model.(3) Increasing input in the development of ocean observations and detection infrastructure.(4)Strengthening international cooperation and carrying out the whole basin Kuroshio investigation and research.

Key words: Kuroshio, East China Sea, South China Sea, Kuroshio large meander, Kuroshio extension, sea surface temperature