scholarly journals Numerical study on the summer upwelling system in the northern continental shelf of the South China Sea

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-you Jing ◽  
Yi-quan Qi ◽  
Zu-lin Hua ◽  
Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Upwelling System

Grain size and geochemistry of surface sediments in northwestern continental shelf of the South China Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 363-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanqiang Cai ◽  
Li Miao ◽  
Hongjun Chen ◽  
Guihua Sun ◽  
Jiaoqi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Should the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Be Classified as Islands or Rocks? An Examination in Light of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-349
Author(s):  
Fayokemi Ayodeji Olorundami
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Dash Line ◽  
Senkaku Islands

Abstract In July 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal handed down its award in the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. In addition to considering the legal status of the controversial nine-dash line, the Tribunal also provided the first judicial interpretation of Article 121 of the LOSC, thereby shedding light on what maritime features may be regarded as islands and not rocks within the meaning of that article, and therefore entitled to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf. This article considers the decision reached by the Tribunal, and the views expressed in the literature, applying them to an analysis that attempts to answer whether the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands (sovereignty over which is disputed by China and Japan) in the East China Sea would qualify as islands, and thus entitled to an EEZ and as a continental shelf, or as rocks and therefore not so entitled.

The Generation of Nonlinear Internal Waves in the South China Sea: A Three‐Dimensional, Nonhydrostatic Numerical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (12) ◽  
pp. 8949-8968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Lai ◽  
Guangzhen Jin ◽  
Yongmao Huang ◽  
Haiyun Chen ◽  
Xiaodong Shang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
South China ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Nonlinear Internal Waves ◽  
China Sea

Seasonal and spatial variations of cladocerans on the northwest continental shelf of the South China Sea

Crustaceana ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 473-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan-Lan Xiong ◽  
Jian-Qiang Yin ◽  
Liang-Min Huang ◽  
Kai-Zhi Li ◽  
Shu-Min Lian
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Leizhou Peninsula ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Seasonal And Spatial Variations ◽  
Inshore Waters

The seasonal and spatial variations of cladocerans were studied based on samples collected with 169 μm mesh plankton nets from July to August 2006 (summer), December 2006 to January 2007 (winter), and in April 2007 (spring) on the northwestern continental shelf of the South China Sea. Three species of cladocerans (Pseudevadne tergestina, Penilia avirostris, and Podon schmackeri) were observed. Cladocerans occur in spring and summer, but not in winter. They showed an average abundance of 12.82 (± 48.44) inds m−3 in spring and 64.66 (± 188.82) inds m−3 in summer. P. avirostris occurred in the inshore waters of the Leizhou Peninsula during spring, but in summer they were found in large number along the inshore waters from Leizhou Peninsula to the southeast of Hainan Island, with the highest abundance (1121.50 inds m−3). P. tergestina was the most dominant species both in spring and summer, being widely distributed throughout the whole surveyed area. P. schmackeri was distributed mainly along the inshore waters of the Leizhou Peninsula during spring, and mainly along the inshore waters of Hainan Island during the summer (with low density). Our results suggest that the unstable water environment resulting from the strong northeastern monsoon in winter may explain the absence of cladocerans in a large area of the northwest continental shelf of the South China Sea. High chlorophyll a concentration owing to physical factors (e.g., cold eddy, coastal upwelling and mixing) may be the main reason for the difference in the spatial distribution of cladocerans in the subtropical and tropical areas of our survey.

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