Seasonal variability of thermohaline front in the central South China Sea

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作者
Chu, PC [1 ]
Wang, GH
机构
[1] USN, Postgrad Sch, Dept Oceanog, Monterey, CA 93943 USA
[2] State Ocean Adm, Inst Oceanog 2, Lab Ocean Dynam Proc & Satellite Oceanog, Hangzhou 310012, Peoples R China
关键词
thermohaline front; South China Sea; P-vector method; meandering; eddies;
D O I
10.1023/A:1022868407012
中图分类号
P7 [海洋学];
学科分类号
0707 ;
摘要
An upper layer thermohaline front across the South China Sea (SCS) basin from the South Vietnamese coast (around 15degreesN) to Luzon Island (around 19degreesN) has been identified using the Navy's open domain Generalized Digital Environmental Model (GDEM) monthly mean temperature and salinity data on a 0.5degrees x 0.5degrees grid. This front does not occur at the surface in summer. The strength of this front is around 1degreesC/100 km at the surface and 1.4degreesC/100 km at the subsurface (50 in deep). A cross-basin current, inverted using the P-vector method, is associating with the front. Meandering and eddies have been identified along this current. Seasonal and vertical variabilities of the thermohaline structure across this front are reported in this paper.
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页码:65 / 78
页数:14
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