NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVE STUDY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVE STUDY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
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DOI:
10.1142/9789812702128_0022
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发表时间:
2005-11
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Antony K. Liu;Yunhe Zhao;M. Hsu
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作者:
Antony K. Liu;Yunhe Zhao;M. Hsu
The internal wave distribution map in the northeast part of South China Sea (SCS) has been compiled from hundreds of ERS-1/2, RADARSAT and Space Shuttle Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. Based on the map compiled from satellite data, the wave crest can be as long as 200 km with amplitude of 100 m. In recent Asian Seas International Acoustics Experiment (ASIAEX), extensive moorings have been deployed around the continental shelf break area in the northeast of South China Sea. Simultaneous RADARSAT SAR images have been collected during the field test to integrate with the in-situ measurements from moorings, ship-board sensors, and CTD casts. Besides providing synoptic information, satellite imagery is very useful for tracking the internal waves, and locating surface fronts and mesoscale features. Environmental parameters have been calculated based on extensive CTD casts data near the ASIAEX area. Nonlinear internal wave models have been applied to integrate and assimilate both SAR and mooring data. The shoaling, turning, and dissipation of large internal waves on the shelf break, elevation solitons, and wave-wave interaction have been studied.