A THOUGHT ON THE ROLE OF WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN CIRCULATION IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST CHINA

Regarding climate change in China, ordinary people, even meteorologists, would think the cold waves from Siberia dominate winter temperature in southeast China. As oceanographers, however, we must know the role of ocean circulation in climate change. This text briefly discusses how important is the role of the Western Pacific Ocean circulation in climate change in southeast China on the basis of CTD data gathered by the R/V Science 1 in the western Pacific in September and October, 1986 and 1987 respectively , and statistical air temperature data in southeast China.     

Observation of the abyssal western boundary current in the Philippine Sea

Mooring observations were conducted from July 16, 2011 to March 30, 2012 east of Mindanao, Philippines(127°2.8′E, 8°0.3′N) to observe the abyssal current at about 5600 m deep and 500 m above the ocean bottom. Several features were revealed: 1) the observed abyssal current was highly variable with standard deviations of 57.3 mm/s and 34.0 mm/s, larger than the mean values of-31.9 and 16.6 mm/s for the zonal and meridional components, respectively; 2) low-frequency current longer than 6 days exhibited strong seasonal variation, flowing southeastward(mean flow direction of 119.0° clockwise from north) before about October 1, 2011 and northwestward(mean flow direction of 60.5° counter-clockwise from north) thereafter; 3) the high-frequency flow bands were dominated by tidal currents O 1, K 1, M 2, and S 2, and near-inertial currents, whose frequencies were higher than the local inertial frequency. The two diurnal tidal constituents were much stronger than the two semidiurnal ones. This study provides for the first time an observational insight into the abyssal western boundary current east of Mindanao based on long-term observations at one site. It is meaningful for further research into the deep and abyssal circulation over the whole Philippine Sea and the 3D structure of the western boundary current system in this region. More observational and high-resolution model studies are needed to examine the spatial structure and temporal variation of the abyssal current over a much larger space and longer period, their relation to the upper-layer circulation, and the underlying dynamics.     

STUDY ON FLUXES OF MOMENTUM AND SENSIBLE HEAT,THE DRAG COEFFICIENT C_D AND ROUGHNESS Z_O

In this paper,fluxes of momentum and sensible heat are discussed with the data callected by tetheredballoon sounding system over the Philippine Sea during the cruise of the R/V SCIENCE 1 from Septem-ber through October in 1987.These fluxes were calculated using the semiempirical flux-profile relationshipsof Monin-Obkhov similarity theory with observed data.The friction velocity U.was determined by theobserved data's least-square fit with the similarity formulae under stable,neutral and unstable conditions.The roughness Z_0 was determined by Z_0=a_1(U./g),then substituted into the similarity formulae to com-pute U.again.The final values of U.and Z_0 could be determined through this iteration.The fluxtemperature θ.was calculated from the temperature profile with Z_0 determined above.Finally the fluxes'of momentum and sensible heat,and the drag coefficient C_D were obtained by computation with U.,θ.and the wind speed(U_(10))at 10 meters above the sea surface.     

UPWELLING AND SEDIMENTATION DYNAMICS Ⅲ: COINCIDENCE OF UPWELLING AREAS WITH MUD PATCHES IN NORTH HEMISPHERE SHELF SEAS

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A STRATEGY FOR STUDYING SHELF CIRCULATION IN CHINA SEAS——INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF SHELF CIRCULATION

Circulation in China Seas has been investigated by Chinese oceanographers in some detail for many years. However, owing to data being sparse and scarce, studies were basically concerned in interseasonal (mainly summer and winter) fluctuations and almost none was in the interannual variability of the circulation in China Seas.It is pointed out that the routine (monthly or bimonthly) hydrographical section data on the continental shelf of China Seas accumulated since 1975, can be used to examine the interannual variability of the shelf circulation. An example is given to show there is interannual variability of shelf circulation in the East China Sea. And what is more, a hypothesis is proposed to describe where the interannual variability comes from and to explain why it is strongly correlated with El Nino events.It is strongly suggested that the interannual variability of the shelf circulation in China Seas be studied, as a strategy, with the routine hydrographical survey, which should be seriously conti     

Long-term variabilities of thermodynamic structure of the East China Sea Cold Eddy in summer

Based on more than 30 years observed sectional temperature data since the 1960s, and compared with multi-year wind and Changjiang (Yangtze) River discharge data, spatial-temporal variations of the East China Sea Cold Eddy (ECSCE) in summer was analyzed in relationship to ocean circulation and local atmospheric circulation. Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) analyseswere applied to this study. The results show that: l) The ECSCE in summer possesses significant interannual variabilities, which are directly associated with oceanic and atmospheric circulation anomaly. Main fluctuations demonstrate their falling in basically with E1 Nino events (interannual) and interdecadal variability. 2) The ECSCE in summer is closely related to the variation of the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) and the Changjiang River discharge. The stronger the YSWC, the more intensive the ECSCE with its center shifting westward,and vice versa. However, a negative correlation between the Changjiang River discharge and the ECSCE strength is shown. The ECSCE was strengthened after the abrupt global climate change affected by the interdecadal variation of the YSWC. 3) SVD analysis suggested a high correlation between the variation of the ECSCE in summer and the anomalous cyclonic atmospheric circulation over the ECS. Intensification of the cyclonic wind strengthens the ECSCE, and vice versa. 4) The cyclonic atmospheric circulation has dominant influence on the interannual variation of the ECSCE, and the influence of the ocean circulation takes the second in. The ECSCE was usually stronger in E1 Nifio years affected by strong cyclonic circulation in the atmosphere. The variation in strength of the ECSCE resulted from the joint effect of both oceanic and atmospheric circulation.     

基于漂流浮标观测分析日本福岛以东表层海洋物质的散播轨迹

认识海洋中的物质如何散播对于理解海洋环境变化和人类活动污染在海洋中的扩散过程具有非常重要的意义。利用历史海表漂流浮标观测数据,对日本福岛以东海域的表层物质散播轨迹进行了拉格朗日示踪分析和观测模拟试验研究。结果发现,福岛以东海域海表浮标的散播路径主要分为东、南两支,其中速度较快的东支为主要通道,沿黑潮延伸体汇入北太平洋流,最短用时大约22个月即可到达北美西海岸;南支则沿黑潮延伸体以南的大范围南向流向西南方向运移,速度较慢且明显受涡旋活动影响,最快大约5个月即可到达吕宋海峡和中国台湾以东海域,进而进入南海和东海等中国近海海域。通过开展观测模拟试验,发现海表浮标散播的概率密度分布呈现以福岛附近海域为核心、向西南和正东方向递减扩展的形态,其中,到达中国近海的浮标主要通过吕宋海峡进入。文章详细讨论了研究结果的局限性、不足之处,以及因基于大量现场观测而具备的重要参考价值。     

哈马黑拉涡旋的季节变异研究

利用1992年1月～2006年11月期间的ECCO2海洋同化数据资料,研究了海洋上层50m平均的哈马黑拉涡旋的季节变异特征。结果表明,哈马黑拉涡旋在5月开始出现,7月达到最强,3月和4月消失,这主要取决于新几内亚沿岸流的季节变化。新几内亚沿岸流4～11月为西北向,从12月到次年的2月为东南向。随着西北向新几内亚沿岸流的增强,哈马黑拉涡旋开始出现并增强。而随着西北向新几内亚沿岸流的减弱和反向,哈马黑拉涡旋减弱并消失。同时棉兰老海流在夏季的增强也有利于哈马黑拉涡旋增强。旨在研究哈马黑拉涡旋的季节变异特征及其影响因子,为进一步探讨其垂向结构、年际变异等时空变化特征和该区域的环流特征提供研究基础。     

SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ITS RELATION TO DYNAMIC HEIGHT AT 130°E ACROSS THENORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT

Temperature profiles down to 1500m(CTD) collected by Academia Sinica from 1986 to 1990 are used and discussed in relation to the dynamic heights at130 E across the North Equatorial Current (NEC). An extremely high correlation between subsurface (say at 400 m depth) temperature and dynamic height relative to 1500 db is found, and the corresponding regression relationships suggest a method to estimate gpostrophic circulation from subsurface temperature alone. These suggest that the conclusions from extensive studies on this topic in Australian waters also apply to the NEC region, at least at130 E , thus making the subsurface thermal structure an excellent indicator of the variation of the NEC.     

A HOMOGENEOUS MODEL OF UPPER LAYER CIRCULATION IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION

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