South China Sea throughflow as evidenced by satellite images and numerical experiments
South China Sea throughflow as evidenced by satellite images and numerical experiments
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DOI：
10.1029/2006gl028103
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发表时间：
2007-01
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Z. Yu;S. Shen;J. McCreary;M. Yaremchuk;R. Furue
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作者：
Z. Yu;S. Shen;J. McCreary;M. Yaremchuk;R. Furue
南海贯穿流始于吕宋海峡，是黑潮的入侵。目前，没有足够的现场测量，以准确地估计运输损失或提供一个清晰的图片黑潮路径在吕宋海峡。在这项研究中，我们使用最新的多年高分辨率卫星图像和数值模型来跟踪黑潮携带的温暖，相对低生物量的太平洋水。通过一系列数值试验，研究了吕宋海峡黑潮路径的主要影响因子。只有在12月至2月期间大量黑潮进入吕宋海峡时，该模式才能再现卫星推断的黑潮穿过吕宋海峡的路径，因此为南海通流的存在提供了强有力的证据。
The South China Sea throughflow begins at the Luzon Strait, as an intrusion of the Kuroshio. At the present time, there are insufficient in situ measurements either to estimate accurately the transport loss or to provide a clear picture of the Kuroshio pathway at the Luzon Strait. In this study, we use newly available, multi‐year, high‐resolution satellite images and a numerical model to track the warm, relatively low‐biomass, Pacific water carried by the Kuroshio. A suite of numerical experiments are carried out to identify key factors that influence Kuroshio paths at the Luzon Strait. The model can reproduce the satellite‐inferred Kuroshio paths across the Luzon Strait only when a significant amount of the Kuroshio water is allowed to enter the Luzon Strait during December–February, therefore providing strong evidence for the existence of the South China Sea throughflow.