A Review on the Currents in the South China Sea: Seasonal Circulation, South China Sea Warm Current and Kuroshio Intrusion |
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| Authors: | Jianyu Hu Hiroshi Kawamura Huasheng Hong Yiquan Qi |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Fujian, 361005, China;(2) Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan;(3) Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan;(4) South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 W. Xingang Rd., Guangzhou, 510301, China |
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| Abstract: | Researches on the currents in the South China Sea (SCS) and the interaction between the SCS and its adjacent seas are reviewed. Overall seasonal circulation in the SCS is cyclonic in winter and anticyclonic in summer with a few stable eddies. The seasonal circulation is mostly driven by monsoon winds, and is related to water exchange between the SCS and the East China Sea through the Taiwan Strait, and between the SCS and the Kuroshio through the Luzon Strait. Seasonal characteristics of the South China Sea Warm Current in the northern SCS and the Kuroshio intrusion to the SCS are summarized in terms of the interaction between the SCS and its adjacent seas. |
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| Keywords: | South China Sea seasonal circulation South China Sea Warm Current Kuroshio intrusion review |
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