A reduced thermodynamic model on the formation of the Nansha warm water |
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Authors: | CAI Shuqun CAN Zijun LI Chiwai LONG Xiaomin and DONG Danpeng |
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Institution: | 1.LED, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China2.Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
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Abstract: | A reduced vertically integrated upper mixed layer model is set up to numerically study the thermodynamic process of the formation of the "Nansha warm water"(NWW) in the Nansha Islands sea areas in spring. According to the numerical experiments, it is shown that, in spring, the formation of the NWW is mainly due to the sea surface net heat flux and the local weak current strength; the contribution from temperature advection transport and warm water exchange with the outer seas (Sulu Sea or south of Sunda shelf) is very little. In the sea areas where the current is strong, the advection may also play an important role in the temperature field. |
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Keywords: | numerical modeling warm water thermodynamic process Nansha Islands South China Sea |
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