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 …

Observed 3D structure, generation, and dissipation of oceanic mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea

Z Zhang, J Tian, B Qiu, W Zhao, P Chang, D Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Oceanic mesoscale eddies with horizontal scales of 50–300 km are the most energetic form
of flows in the ocean. They are the oceanic analogues of atmospheric storms and are …

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] Transport and accumulation of plastic litter in submarine canyons—The role of gravity flows

G Zhong, X Peng - Geology, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Manned submersible dives discovered plastic litter accumulations in a submarine canyon
located in the northwestern South China Sea,∼ 150 km from the nearest coast. These …

An extreme internal solitary wave event observed in the northern South China Sea

X Huang, Z Chen, W Zhao, Z Zhang, C Zhou, Q Yang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
With characteristics of large amplitude and strong current, internal solitary wave (ISW) is a
major hazard to marine engineering and submarine navigation; it also has significant …

[HTML][HTML] Anticyclonic eddy sheddings from Kuroshio loop and the accompanying cyclonic eddy in the northeastern South China Sea

Z Zhang, W Zhao, B Qiu, J Tian - Journal of Physical …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Anticyclonic Eddy Sheddings from Kuroshio Loop and the Accompanying Cyclonic Eddy in the
Northeastern South China Sea in: Journal of Physical Oceanography Volume 47 Issue 6 (2017) …

Why are some marginal seas sources of atmospheric CO2?

M Dai, Z Cao, X Guo, W Zhai, Z Liu… - Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The contemporary coastal ocean, characterized by abundant nutrients and high primary
productivity, is generally seen as a significant CO2 sink at the global scale. However …

Insight into the dynamics of the radiating internal tide associated with the Kuroshio Current

Z Xu, Y Wang, Z Liu, JC McWilliams… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean circulation strongly influences how internal tides radiate and break and stimulates the
spatial inhomogeneity and temporal variation of internal tidal mixing. Qualitative and …

Deep south China sea circulation

G Wang, SP Xie, T Qu, RX Huang - Geophysical Research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of an updated monthly climatology of observed temperature and salinity from
the US Navy Generalized Digital Environment Model reveals a basin‐scale cyclonic …

Observed upper ocean response to typhoon Megi (2010) in the Northern South China Sea

S Guan, W Zhao, J Huthnance, J Tian… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Typhoon Megi passed between two subsurface moorings in the northern South China Sea
in October 2010 and the upper ocean thermal and dynamical response with strong internal …