the Kuroshio passes over I-Lan Ridge east of Taiwan.Hsin et al. (2008) report similar dual-core structures at 22°30'N in numerical simulations, speculating that the inshore core forms from the Kuroshio loop current near the southern tip of Taiwan, and the offshore core originates as an extension of northward flow
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