Projection of Duration of Strong Wind Enhancing Recovery from Hypoxia in Tokyo Bay

Abstract

It is demonstrated that duration of strong wind is one of the main factors which may enhance recovery from hypoxia in Tokyo Bay. Meteorological conditions are revealed to change, which may have caused more flood disaster, greater typhoon and so on in terms of climate change. Therefore, strong wind pattern is also expected to change and to have an effect on water quality in Tokyo Bay. This study thus aims to clarify the impact of meteorological change on the occurrence of and recovery from hypoxia by using Global Climate Model (GCM) outputs. As a result, it is suggested that the duration of strong wind decreases in the future.