The researchers looked at how much heat moves between the air and sea in the Yellow Sea, Korea. They used data from buoys to figure this out. The study showed that the sea loses more heat to the air in the fall and winter, while it gains less heat in the spring and summer. The sea gives off a lot of moisture to the air from August to May. The heat and moisture changes are stronger at one buoy called Dukjukdo than at another called Chilbaldo. For example, in March 1998, Chilbaldo had a bit more heat transfer, but in November 1996, Dukjukdo had much more. Overall, the sea consistently gives off more heat and moisture than it takes in from the air, except for a couple of months.