Characteristics of sea surface circulation and eddy field in the South China Sea revealed by satellite altimetric data

被引：13

作者：

Morimoto A. ^{[1
]}

Yoshimoto K. ^{[1
]}

Yanagi T. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Dept. of Civ. and Environ. Eng., Ehime University

[2] Res. Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University

来源：

Journal of Oceanography | 2000年 / 56卷 / 3期

关键词：

Altimetric data; Sea surface circulation; South China Sea;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1011159818531

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摘要：

Temporal and spatial variations of sea surface circulation in the South China Sea were revealed with use of altimetric data provided by TOPEX/POSEIDON from December 1992 to October 1997. The estimated distribution of sea surface dynamic heights from altimetric data coincide well with the results of observation by Soong et al. (1995) and Chu et al. (1998). The RMS variability of sea surface dynamic height, which is obtained after tidal correction based on Yanagi et al. (1997), is high in the central part of the South China Sea, the Gulf of Tongking, the Sunda Shelf and the Gulf of Thailand. The high RMS variability in the Gulf of Tongking, the Sunda Shelf and the Gulf of Thailand is due to set up and set down of sea water by the East Asian monsoon, which is northeasterly during winter and southwesterly during summer. Also, the high RMS variability in the central part of the South China Sea is due to the variations of basin-wide circulation. The circulations are dominant in the central part of the South China Sea during summer and winter, an anticyclonic circulation during summer and a cyclonic circulation during winter. It is suggested that these circulations are controlled by the East Asian monsoon. Hence, there is an interannual variability of the basin-wide circulation associated with the variation of the East Asian monsoon.

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页码：331 / 344

页数：13

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