2019 Vol. 38, No. 4
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2019, 38(4): 1-11.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1410-x
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Besides the Indonesian throughflow (ITF), the South China Sea throughflow (SCSTF) also contributes to the water transport from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. However, this South China Sea (SCS) branch at the Karimata Strait is poorly observed until...
Besides the Indonesian throughflow (ITF), the South China Sea throughflow (SCSTF) also contributes to the water transport from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. However, this South China Sea (SCS) branch at the Karimata Strait is poorly observed until...
2019, 38(4): 12-19.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1411-9
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This study examines a Kuroshio main path (KMP) cut-off event east of Taiwan Island occurred in fall-winter 2013-2014 and its impacts on the South China Sea (SCS) by analyzing satellite altimetry and mooring observations. Satellite altimeter sea level...
This study examines a Kuroshio main path (KMP) cut-off event east of Taiwan Island occurred in fall-winter 2013-2014 and its impacts on the South China Sea (SCS) by analyzing satellite altimetry and mooring observations. Satellite altimeter sea level...
2019, 38(4): 20-28.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1409-3
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Mesoscale eddy generation mechanisms in the eastern South China Sea (ESCS) are investigated using altimetry observations and solutions of a nonlinear, 1½-layer reduced-gravity model. We estimate the relative roles of the wind forcing in the interior ...
Mesoscale eddy generation mechanisms in the eastern South China Sea (ESCS) are investigated using altimetry observations and solutions of a nonlinear, 1½-layer reduced-gravity model. We estimate the relative roles of the wind forcing in the interior ...
2019, 38(4): 29-38.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1222-4
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The seasonal characteristics and formation mechanism of the thermohaline structure of mesoscale eddy in the South China Sea are investigated using the latest eddy dataset and ARMOR3D data. Eddy-centric composites reveal that the horizontal distributi...
The seasonal characteristics and formation mechanism of the thermohaline structure of mesoscale eddy in the South China Sea are investigated using the latest eddy dataset and ARMOR3D data. Eddy-centric composites reveal that the horizontal distributi...
2019, 38(4): 39-46.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1412-8
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In this study, subsurface eddies near the Vietnam coast of the South China Sea were observed with in situ observations, including Argo, CTD, XBT and some processed and quality controlled data. Based on temperature profiles from four Argo floats near ...
In this study, subsurface eddies near the Vietnam coast of the South China Sea were observed with in situ observations, including Argo, CTD, XBT and some processed and quality controlled data. Based on temperature profiles from four Argo floats near ...
2019, 38(4): 47-57.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1224-2
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Four trawl-resistant bottom mounts, with acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) embedded, were deployed in the Karimata Strait from November 2008 to June 2015 as part of the South China Sea-Indonesian Seas Transport/Exchange and Impact on Seasona...
Four trawl-resistant bottom mounts, with acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) embedded, were deployed in the Karimata Strait from November 2008 to June 2015 as part of the South China Sea-Indonesian Seas Transport/Exchange and Impact on Seasona...
2019, 38(4): 58-71.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1413-7
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So far, large uncertainties of the Indonesian throughflow (ITF) reside in the eastern Indonesian seas, such as the Maluku Sea and the Halmahera Sea. In this study, the water sources of the Maluku Sea and the Halmahera Sea are diagnosed at seasonal an...
So far, large uncertainties of the Indonesian throughflow (ITF) reside in the eastern Indonesian seas, such as the Maluku Sea and the Halmahera Sea. In this study, the water sources of the Maluku Sea and the Halmahera Sea are diagnosed at seasonal an...
2019, 38(4): 72-79.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1414-6
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Based on the high-resolution Eulerian fields of an ocean general circulation model simulation, the heat contribution of the Indonesian throughflow (ITF) to the Indian Ocean is estimated by Lagrangian tracing method. The heat transport of each particl...
Based on the high-resolution Eulerian fields of an ocean general circulation model simulation, the heat contribution of the Indonesian throughflow (ITF) to the Indian Ocean is estimated by Lagrangian tracing method. The heat transport of each particl...
2019, 38(4): 80-89.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1415-5
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Near-bottom currents play important roles in the formation and dynamics of deep-water sedimentary systems. This study examined the characteristics and temporal variations of near-bottom currents, especially the tidal components, based on two campaign...
Near-bottom currents play important roles in the formation and dynamics of deep-water sedimentary systems. This study examined the characteristics and temporal variations of near-bottom currents, especially the tidal components, based on two campaign...
2019, 38(4): 90-96.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1251-z
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A 1.5-layer quasi-geostrophic reduced gravity model is used to study the hysteresis of a periodic or leaking western boundary current (WBC) flowing by a gap. When the periods of the WBC variations are much longer than the Rossby adjustment time scale...
A 1.5-layer quasi-geostrophic reduced gravity model is used to study the hysteresis of a periodic or leaking western boundary current (WBC) flowing by a gap. When the periods of the WBC variations are much longer than the Rossby adjustment time scale...
2019, 38(4): 97-105.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1337-7
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Through analysis of the results of a verified high-fidelity numerical model, the intra-seasonal variations (ISVs) in the depth of the 22℃ isotherm (D22) in the South China Sea (SCS) basin are investigated. The results show that the ISVs in the D22 ex...
Through analysis of the results of a verified high-fidelity numerical model, the intra-seasonal variations (ISVs) in the depth of the 22℃ isotherm (D22) in the South China Sea (SCS) basin are investigated. The results show that the ISVs in the D22 ex...
2019, 38(4): 106-115.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1416-4
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The trends of the sea surface temperature (SST) and SST fronts in the South China Sea (SCS) are analyzed during 2003-2017 using high-resolution satellite data. The linear trend of the basin averaged SST is 0.31℃ per decade, with the strongest warming...
The trends of the sea surface temperature (SST) and SST fronts in the South China Sea (SCS) are analyzed during 2003-2017 using high-resolution satellite data. The linear trend of the basin averaged SST is 0.31℃ per decade, with the strongest warming...
2019, 38(4): 116-125.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1417-3
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Based on the daily sea surface height and absolute geostrophic velocity data from 1993 to 2015 provided by the AVISO Center of French Space Agency, the surface Kuroshio transport east of Taiwan and its adjacent eddy field (sea surface height anomaly)...
Based on the daily sea surface height and absolute geostrophic velocity data from 1993 to 2015 provided by the AVISO Center of French Space Agency, the surface Kuroshio transport east of Taiwan and its adjacent eddy field (sea surface height anomaly)...
2019, 38(4): 126-135.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1418-2
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Using the fuzzy cluster analysis and the temperature-salinity (T-S) similarity number analysis of cruise conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data in the upper layer (0-300 m) of the northern South China Sea (NSCS), we classify the upper layer water ...
Using the fuzzy cluster analysis and the temperature-salinity (T-S) similarity number analysis of cruise conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data in the upper layer (0-300 m) of the northern South China Sea (NSCS), we classify the upper layer water ...
2019, 38(4): 136-145.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1338-6
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After validated by the in-situ observation, the slab model is used to study the wind-generated near-inertial energy flux (NIEF) in the South China Sea (SCS) based on satellite-observed wind data, and its dependence on calculation methods and threshol...
After validated by the in-situ observation, the slab model is used to study the wind-generated near-inertial energy flux (NIEF) in the South China Sea (SCS) based on satellite-observed wind data, and its dependence on calculation methods and threshol...
2019, 38(4): 146-153.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1394-6
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The Island Rule, derived from the Sverdrup theory, is widely used to estimate and analyze water transport through a strait. Previous studies presented single-or multi-island rules with either lateral or bottom friction. In this paper, an analytical m...
The Island Rule, derived from the Sverdrup theory, is widely used to estimate and analyze water transport through a strait. Previous studies presented single-or multi-island rules with either lateral or bottom friction. In this paper, an analytical m...
2019, 38(4): 154-166.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1419-1
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A 72-h fine-resolution atmosphere-wave-ocean coupled forecasting system was developed for the South China Sea and its adjacent seas. The forecasting model domain covers from from 15°S to 45°N in latitude and 99°E to 135°E in longitude including the B...
A 72-h fine-resolution atmosphere-wave-ocean coupled forecasting system was developed for the South China Sea and its adjacent seas. The forecasting model domain covers from from 15°S to 45°N in latitude and 99°E to 135°E in longitude including the B...
2019, 38(4): 167-174.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1420-8
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This study investigates the temperature inversion phenomenon in the Zhujiang (Pearl) River Estuary (ZRE) using hydrological data collected in a summer cruise during July 6-17, 2015. The results suggest that temperature inversion occurred primarily ne...
This study investigates the temperature inversion phenomenon in the Zhujiang (Pearl) River Estuary (ZRE) using hydrological data collected in a summer cruise during July 6-17, 2015. The results suggest that temperature inversion occurred primarily ne...
2019, 38(4): 175-182.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1421-7
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In this study, the sectional characteristics of temperature, salinity and density off the central Zhejiang coast were analyzed using three sections of observational data in the spring of 2016. The results are as follows:(1) a cold water patch was obs...
In this study, the sectional characteristics of temperature, salinity and density off the central Zhejiang coast were analyzed using three sections of observational data in the spring of 2016. The results are as follows:(1) a cold water patch was obs...
2019, 38(4): 183-189.
doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1422-6
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For acoustic detection of internal waves, the core issue is to obtain the temporal and spatial distribution of the sound speed profile (SSP). In the inversion process, the SSP is usually expressed by a few parameters through expansion. However, infor...
For acoustic detection of internal waves, the core issue is to obtain the temporal and spatial distribution of the sound speed profile (SSP). In the inversion process, the SSP is usually expressed by a few parameters through expansion. However, infor...
