Overview of the multi-layer circulation in the South China Sea

Y Zhu, J Sun, Y Wang, S Li, T Xu, Z Wei, T Qu - Progress in Oceanography, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) is a semi-enclosed ocean basin, with its sole
deepwater renewal channel in the northeast, the Luzon Strait, connected to the northwestern …

Advances in research of the mid-deep South China Sea circulation

D Wang, Q Wang, S Cai, X Shang, S Peng… - Science China Earth …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) is a large marginal sea connecting the Indian and
Pacific oceans. Under the factors of monsoons, strait transport, and varied bathymetry, the …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-current intraseasonal variability interpreted as topographic Rossby waves and deep eddies in the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea

Y Shu, J Wang, H Xue, RX Huang… - Journal of Physical …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Strong subinertial variability near a seamount at the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea
was revealed by mooring observations from January 2017 to January 2018. The …

Structured pathways in the turbulence organizing recent oil spill events in the Eastern Mediterranean

G García-Sánchez, AM Mancho, AG Ramos, J Coca… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The chaotic nature of ocean motion is a major challenge that hinders the discovery of spatio-
temporal current routes that govern the transport of material. Certain material, such as oil …

Three‐dimensional pathways of water masses in the S outh C hina S ea: A modeling study

Z Liu, J Gan - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We conduct a numerical Eulerian analysis on the Lagrangian characteristics of South China
Sea (SCS) water masses. This is the first study to investigate the water pathway and …

Deep western boundary current in the South China Sea

C Zhou, W Zhao, J Tian, X Zhao, Y Zhu, Q Yang… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Deep western boundary current (DWBC) was observed for the first time by an array of 6
current meter moorings southeast of the Zhongsha Islands in the South China Sea (SCS) …

[HTML][HTML] Sediment dynamics driven by contour currents and mesoscale eddies along continental slope: A case study of the northern South China Sea

H Chen, W Zhang, X Xie, J Ren - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Based upon 3-D seismic reflection data, published drill core studies, oceanographic
observations and numerical modelling, this study identifies a small scale contourite …

Deep-water sedimentary systems and their relationship with bottom currents at the intersection of Xisha Trough and Northwest Sub-Basin, South China Sea

H Chen, X Xie, W Zhang, Y Shu, D Wang, T Vandorpe… - Marine Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Based upon 2D reflection seismic data and numerical modelling, this study confirms the
presence of a complex deep-water sedimentary system on the present-day seafloor at the …

Interannual variability of South China Sea winter circulation: response to Luzon Strait transport and El Niño wind

Q Wang, L Zeng, Y Shu, Q Liu, T Zu, J Li, J Chen… - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The El Niño wind and Luzon Strait transport are important factors modulating the
interannual variability of the southern and northern South China Sea (SCS) winter …

Progress on the formation dynamics of the layered circulation in the South China Sea

Z Cai, J Gan, Z Liu, CR Hui, J Li - Progress in Oceanography, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In the South China Sea (SCS), an alternating cyclonic-anticyclonic-cyclonic (CAC)
circulation is recognized in the upper-middle-deep layers based on the principle of Stokes …