Investigation of environmental change pattern in Japan. Investigation of variations in the prominent oceanic current, Kuroshio

Abstract

The author has identified the following significant results. It was confirmed that band 4 and 5 had some information as to the sea surface, such as spreading of coastal waters or eddy-like motion of surface water. It was concluded that the front line along the coast from Kumano-nada to Shiono-misaki in the monochromatic prints and in the pseudocolor images was a boundary between coastal waters and offshore water. Most of Ise Bay was covered by polluted water, having salinity values less than 30%, high water color scale of 6 to 8, and transparency less than 5 m