TY - JOUR
T1 - South China Sea throughflow as evidence by satellite images and numerical experiments
AU - Yu, Zuo
AU - Shen, S.
AU - McCreary, J. P.
AU - Yaremchuk, M.
AU - Furue, R.
PY - 2007/1/16
Y1 - 2007/1/16
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1029/2006GL028103
DO - 10.1029/2006GL028103
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548038762
VL - 34
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
SN - 0094-8276
IS - 1
M1 - L01601
ER -