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CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 229-236Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9142-y
Keywords
circulation; volume transport; numerical model; South China Sea
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40806012, 40876013]
- Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Waves
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KLOCAW0803]
- Scientific Research Foundation for talent, Guangdong Ocean University [E06118]
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A quasi-global high-resolution HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) is used to investigate seasonal variations of water transports through the four main straits in the South China Sea. The results show that the annual transports through the four straits Luzon Strait, Taiwan Strait, Sunda Shelf and Mindoro Strait are -4.5, 2.3, 0.5 and 1.7 Sv (1 Sv=10(6) m(3)s(-1)), respectively. The Mindoro Strait has an important outflow that accounts for over one third of the total inflow through the Luzon Strait. Furthermore, it indicates that there are strong seasonal variations of water transport in the four straits. The water transport through the Luzon Strait (Taiwan Strait, Sunda Shelf, Mindoro Strait) has a maximum value of -7.6 Sv in December (3.1 Sv in July, 2.1S v in January, 4.5Sv in November), a minimum value of -2.1 Sv in June (1.5 Sv in October, -1.0 Sv in June, -0.2 Sv in May), respectively.
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