Figure 11From: The role of snowmelt runoff on the ocean environment and scallop production in Funka Bay, Japan Horizontal distributions of the simulated salinity, velocity, and terrestrial runoffs. Daily mean maps of the simulated salinity (colors on the ocean), current (vectors) at the surface layer (−2 m depth), and terrestrial runoff (colors on the land) (a) on 27 March 2008, (b) on 7 July 2008, (c) on 13 March 2010, and (d) on 5 July 2010. The levels of runoff volume transport are depicted by red to blue to white colors along the river paths. The lower panels show snapshots of the observed velocity field at depths of (e) –5 m and (f) –50 m on 5 July 2010. Velocity fields were measured using the acoustic Doppler current profiler installed on the R/V Kinsei-maru of the HFRI.Back to article page