The distribution of tidal current and tidal induced residual current, topographical eddies and tidal residual circulation in the waters surrounding the Geumo Island-An Island channel were identified through numerical model experiments and vorticity balance analysis. Tidal current flows southwest at flood and northeast at ebb along the channel. The maximum flow velocity was about 100-150 cm/s in neap and spring tide. During the flood current in the neap tide, clockwise small eddies were formed in the waters west of Sobu Island and southwest of Daebu Island, and a more grown eddy was formed in the southern waters of Geumo Island in the spring tide. A small eddy that existed in the western waters of Chosam Island during the ebb in neap tide appeared to be a more grown topographical eddy in the northeastern waters of Chosam Island in spring tide. Tidal ellipses were generally reciprocating and were almost straight in the channel. These topographical eddies are made of vorticity caused by coastal friction when tidal flow passes through the channel. They gradually grow in size as they are transported and accumulated at the end of the channel. When the current becomes stronger, the topographic eddies move, settle, spread to the outer sea and grow as a counterclockwise or clockwise tidal residual circulation depending on the surrounding terrain. In the waters surrounding the channel, there were counterclockwise small tidal residual circulations in the central part of the channel, clockwise from the northeast end of the channel to northwest inner bay of An Island, and clockwise and counterclockwise between Daebu Island and An Island. The circulation flow rate was up to 20-30 cm/s. In the future, it is necessary to conduct an experimental study to understand the growth process of the tidal residual circulation in more detail due to the convergence and divergence of seawater around the channel.

In order to understand the currents around Hampyung Bay and Haeje Peninsula, 2D numerical simulations for tidal currents and tide-induced residual currents were carried out. Dominant semidiurnal tidal currents have reversing form and flow NNE-SSW from northern Haeje Peninsula to Songi Island, E-S at northern Haeje Peninsula and NNW-SSE in Hampyung Bay. In flood, a part of currents from Imja Island~Nakwhol Island flow along the main stream flowing northeast at offshore region and the rest flow into Hampyung Bay flowing east along the northern coast of Haeje Peninsula. In ebb, currents from Hampyung Bay flow west along the northern coast of Haeje Peninsula and run together with the main stream flowing southeast at offshore region. The currents create an anticyclonic circulation in flood and a cyclonic circulation in ebb around Haeje Peninsula including Hampyung Bay. Tidal currents are accumulated on Doripo which located at the entrance of Hampyung Bay and show high current velocities. Tidal currents and tide induced residual currents are weak at the inside of Hampyung Bay which has narrow entrance, shallow water depth and wide intertidal zone. An anticyclonic eddy is formed around Gaksi Island as a result of tide induced residual currents. In northern coast of Haeje Peninsula, slow constant currents flow east. It is expected that a gradual change of sediment and an increase of flushing time for suspended materials are carried by tidal currents occurring in Hampyung Bay.

수치모델실험을 사용하여 한국 서남해 압해도 주변 해역의 조류 및 조석잔차류 분포를 파악하였다. 조류는 대체로 반 일주조가 탁월하며, 조류 주방향은 압해도 주변 다도해역이 좁은 협수로인 관계로 대부분 수로를 따라 형성되었다. 조류타원 형태는 주변수 심 및 인근에 산재한 섬 주위 해저지형의 영향으로 대부분 직선에 가까운 왕복성이었으나, 매화도~증도 사이 기점도, 화도, 당사도 주위에 약한 회전성 조류타원 형태였다. 창조류는 화원반도 서쪽 연안을 따라 팔금도~암태도, 암태도~증도 수로에서 북동류한 조류와 함께 압해도 북서쪽 다도해로 빠지고, 낙조류는 반대로 북서 다도해의 협수로를 따라 암태도~증도, 암태도~팔금도를 통과하고 암태도~증 도에서의 조류는 팔금도~화원반도 서쪽 연안을 따라 남류했다. 압해도 연안은 창조시 북류한 흐름이 해안에서 동서로 분류되어 압해도 서쪽과 동쪽을 따라 흐르고 낙조시는 조간대 만곡부에서 남류한 흐름과 섬 서쪽과 동쪽에서 남~남동류한 흐름이 팔금도~화원반도 사이로 흘렀다. 조류유속이 강한 곳은 암태도~압해도 사이 합류역이었다. 조석잔차류는 다도해 협수로의 빠른 유속으로 섬 주변 흐름 하류 역에 후류와 또는 지형성와류가 형성되었다. 압해도 서쪽에 약한 반시계방향 와류와 압해도 북서 만곡부에 시계방향 환류가 존재했다. 북쪽 협수로를 제외한 압해도 연안은 조간대가 발달되어 조석잔차류 유속이 미약하였다.