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6. Statistical analysis of dynamic behavior of continental shelf wave motions in the northern South China Sea

Author

Li, Junyi, He, Tao, Zheng, Quanan, Xu, Ying, and Xie, Lingling

Abstract

This study aims to analyze statistical behavior of the continental shelf wave motions, including continental shelf waves (CSWs) and arrested topographic waves (ATWs), in the northern South China Sea. The baseline consists of tidal gauge data from stations Kanmen, Xiamen, Shanwei, Hongkong, and Zhapo, as well as along-track sea level anomaly (SLA) data derived from multi-satellite altimeters from 1993 to 2020. The subtidal signals propagating along the coast with periods shorter than 40 d and phase speeds of about 10 m s-1 are interpreted as CSWs. The cross-shelf structure of along-track SLA indicates that mode 1 of CSWs is the predominant component trapped in the area shallower than about 200 m. The amplitudes of CSWs reach the maximum 0.6 m during July–September, and minimum 0.2 m during April–June. The inter-seasonal and seasonal signals represent ATWs. The amplitudes of ATWs reach 0.10 m during October–December, twice of that during July–September. These observations are well interpreted by the framework of linear wave theory. The cross-shelf structures of CSWs and ATWs derived from along-track SLA illustrate that the methods are suitable for observing dynamic behavior of the CSWs.

Published
2023

7. Multiple mechanisms for chlorophyll-a concentration variations in coastal upwelling regions: A case study east of Hainan Island in the South China Sea

Author

Li, Junyi, Li, Min, Wang, Chao, Zheng, Quanan, Xu, Ying, Zhang, Tianyu, and Xie, Lingling

Subjects
General Medicine
Abstract

Using satellite observations from 2003 to 2020 and cruise observations from 2019 and 2021, this study reveals an unexpected minor role of upwelling in seasonal and interannual variations in chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentrations in the coastal upwelling region east of Hainan Island (UEH) in the northwestern South China Sea (NWSCS). The results show strong seasonal and interannual variability in the Chl a concentration in the core upwelling area of the UEH. Different from the strongest upwelling in summer, the Chl a concentration in the UEH area reaches a maximum of 1.18 mg m−3 in autumn and winter, with a minimum value of 0.74 mg m−3 in summer. The Chl a concentration in summer increases to as high as 1.0 mg m−3 with weak upwelling, whereas the maximum Chl a concentration in October increases to 2.5 mg m−3. The analysis of environmental factors shows that, compared to the limited effects of upwelling, the along-shelf coastal current from the northern shelf and the increased precipitation are crucially important to the Chl a concentration variation in the study area. These results provide new insights for predicting marine productivity in upwelling areas, i.e., multiple mechanisms, especially horizontal advection, should be considered in addition to the upwelling process.

Published
2023

29. Satellite observations of upper-layer variabilities in the western Pacific warm pool

Author

Ho, Chung-Ru, Yan, Xiao-Hai, and Zheng, Quanan

Subjects
El Nino Current -- Research, Ocean-atmosphere interaction -- Research, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, Business, Earth sciences
Abstract

The variabilities of the upper layer of the western Pacific warm pool (WPWP) were observed using satellite infrared data from 1982 to 1991 and altimeter data from November 1986 to September 1989. The warm pool was defined as the area where the sea surface temperatures are above 28 [degrees] C. The eastern boundary oscillation, the centroid movement, and the upper-layer volume variation of the WPWP were intensively studied. Spectral analysis revealed that the eastern boundary oscillation of the WPWP was related to the El Nino event and the annual cycle. The centroid of the WPWP traced an ellipselike trajectory during a year and moved counterclockwise in most years. However, in 1982 and 1986, the years of the onset of El Nino events, the movements were clockwise. The upper-layer volume of the WPWP was divided latitudinally into three sections. The annual cycles in the northern (from 3 [degrees] to 30 [degrees] N) and southern (from 3 [degrees] to 30 [degrees] S) sections were dominant. No annual cycle was found in the equatorial section (from 3 [degrees] S to 3 [degrees] N), but the volume of warm water in the equatorial Pacific increased during the 1986/87 El Nino event. The equatorial section was further divided into eastern and western sectors along 165 [degrees] W. During the 1986/87 El Nino event, the volume of warm water increased in the eastern sector, but the variation was smaller in the western sector than that in the eastern sector. During the 1988 La Nina event, the warm water volumes decreased in both sectors.

Published
1995

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