Water parameters in Japan

[iwishihadgills]

how would I go about finding the seasonal changes in temp of the coastal waters of japan? Specifically 30-100 meters. I can easily find the surface water temps but not the temps at depth.
Thanks

 

[Mandelstam]

Maybe contact a marine biology department at a local university?

(Local as in somewhere in Japan)

 

[iwishihadgills]

Hopefully google translate doesn’t spin my words into something weird lol

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Used to communicate with a local Japanese coral biologist in Okinawa but haven't heard from him for the last 2 - 3 years now. At that time he was testing out sunlight effect on live corals in various acidic water level ....

 

[BlueCursor]

At 30 meters, the temp will match surface temps. At 100 meters it will differ, but I don't believe data is typically collected except at a few locations around the world. If you dig hard enough you should find something.

This link has a graph of ocean temperature change with depth, in generic terms: https://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/temp.html

At 100 meters, based on that graphic, you are only going to see a 1 or 2 degree change. This is consistent with what I experience during deep dives in the tropic oceans.

 

[iwishihadgills]

I figured 30 meters would be similar. The seasonal temperature swings in sea temperatures in Japan are nuts. At least the surface temperatures are. Im trying to mimic these conditions for a project I’m doing.