system. The Western North Pacific Ocean experiences an average of 25 typhoons annually. The majority of typhoons occur from July through October during northern hemisphere summer, and typically form where the Kuroshio Current is the warmest near the equator. Typhoons tend to track along the current's warm water poleward until they dissipate in colder waters.

The strength (transport) of the Kuroshio varies along its path and seasonally. Within the Sea of Japan, observations suggest that the