Abstract Long-term, continuous, and real-time ocean monitoring has been undertaken in
order to evaluate various oceanographic phenomena and processes in the East/Japan Sea.
Recent technical advances combined with our concerted efforts have allowed us to establish
a real-time monitoring system and to accumulate considerable knowledge on what has been
taking place in water properties, current systems, and circulation in the East Sea. We have
obtained information on volume transport across the Korea Strait through cable voltage  ...