HUANG Ruixin, DU Yan. Scientific questions about South China Sea ocean dynamics[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(11): 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0756-y
Citation:
HUANG Ruixin, DU Yan. Scientific questions about South China Sea ocean dynamics[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(11): 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0756-y
HUANG Ruixin, DU Yan. Scientific questions about South China Sea ocean dynamics[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(11): 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0756-y
Citation:
HUANG Ruixin, DU Yan. Scientific questions about South China Sea ocean dynamics[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015, 34(11): 1-5. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0756-y
State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
South China Sea, its circulation and connection with other parts of the world oceans, poses important scientific questions. From the prospective view, we postulate ten key research directions to be pursued in the coming future, including ventilation of a monsoon dominated sea, water mass formation/transformation, heat/salt and water mass balance, energetics and mixing, mesoscale eddies, the role of typhoon, deep circulation and paleoclimate records, interaction with adjacent oceans, upwelling and ecology system, and response to climate changes.