Progress on deep circulation and meridional overturning circulation in the South China Sea
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- 作者：DongXiao Wang ; JinGen Xiao ; YeQiang Shu ; Qiang Xie ; Ju Chen…
- 关键词：Luzon overflow ; SCS deep circulation ; SCSMOC ; Topography
- 刊名：Science China Earth Sciences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：59
- 期：9
- 页码：1827-1833
- 全文大小：1,883 KB
- 刊物主题：Earth Sciences, general;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：1869-1897
- 卷排序：59
文摘
The deep overflow through the Luzon Strait drives the cyclonic deep circulation in the South China Sea (SCS). In the mean time, the intruding Pacific deep water transforms and upwells due to enhanced diapycnal mixing in the SCS. Both processes greatly contribute to the SCS meridional overturning circulation (SCSMOC). At the same time, both the deep circulation and meridional overturning circulation are modulated by rough topography in the SCS. Furthermore, the spatial structure of the SCSMOC infers a link between the upper-layer circulation and deep circulation in the SCS. This paper reviews recent advances in the SCS deep circulation and meridional overturning circulation, including the driving mechanism of the SCS deep circulation and its modulation by topography, as well as the spatial structure of the SCSMOC and its dynamical mechanism.