Table 1.
Characteristic values of water masses in the YRE and its adjacent waters (Pan et al., 2016).
| Water masses | Temperature/°C | Salinity/PSU | Depth/m |
|---|---|---|---|
| coastal water in the East China Sea (CW) | 26–28 | 10–30 | 0–10 |
| Nearshore mixed water (NM) | 25.4–27.6 | 30.6–32.8 | 0–20 |
| Black stream (BS) | 26.1–29.3 | 32.3–33.7 | 0–18 |
| Deep water mass in the middle of the East China Sea (DM) | 19.0–20.8 | 34.3–34.5 | 30-seabed |
| mixed water in the middle and deep of the East China Sea (MM) | 21.9–22.8 | 34–34.1 | 30-seabed |