Mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea: Mean properties, spatiotemporal variability, and impact on thermohaline structure

Chen, Gengxin; Hou, Yijun; Chu, Xiaoqing

doi:10.1029/2010jc006716

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Mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea: Mean properties, spatiotemporal variability, and impact on thermohaline structure

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres • Jun 29, 2011

Authors:

Gengxin Chen

Yijun Hou

Xiaoqing Chu

Abstract

We investigated mean properties and the spatiotemporal variability of eddies in the South China Sea (SCS) by analyzing more than 7000 eddies corresponding to 827 eddy tracks, identified using the winding angle method and 17 years of satellite altimetry data. Eddies are mainly generated in a northeas...

Subject

Mesoscale meteorology

Thermohaline circulation

Eddy

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