Analyses of upper layer thickness in the South China Sea

Chun Yi Lin, Zhe Wen Zheng, Chih Chung Tsao, Chung Ru Ho*, Nan Jung Kuol

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摘要

TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P) satellite altimeter data from 1992 to 1999 and in-situ measurements from 1980 to 1999 are used to analyze the upper layer thickness (ULT) in the South China Sea (SCS). The ULT is defined as the depth of the 14°C isotherm from in-situ measurements. In comparison with the ULT derived from in-situ measurements and that derived from T/P altimeter data yields a correlation coefficient of 0.89 with a slope of 1.01 and an intercept of -2 m. The basin averaged ULT derived from in-situ measurements is about 216 m with a seasonal variation of 200 m (winter) to 230 (summer). The ULT is highly correlated with the sea surface temperature (SST) in the study area except the periods of El Niño. During the normal and La Niña years, ULT is deeper (shallower) when SST is higher (lower). However, during the onset of El Niño event, a reverse result is found, that is, ULT is deeper (shallower) when SST is lower (higher).

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主出版物標題OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 2008
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事件OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08 - Kobe, 日本
持續時間: 2008 4月 92008 4月 11

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名字OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08

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其他OCEANS'08 MTS/IEEE Kobe-Techno-Ocean'08 - Voyage toward the Future, OTO'08
國家/地區日本
城市Kobe
期間2008/04/092008/04/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 地球科學電腦
  • 海洋工程
  • 聲學與超音波

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