scholarly journals Distribution and downward flux of Trichodesmium in the South China Sea as influenced by the transport from the Kuroshio Curren

2003 ◽  
Vol 259 ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
YLL Chen ◽  
HY Chen ◽  
YH Lin
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Downward Flux ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

Numerical simulation of the Kuroshio intrusion into the South China Sea by a passive tracer

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongya Liu ◽  
Jiexin Xu ◽  
Yinghui He ◽  
Haibin Lü ◽  
Yuan Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Kuroshio Intrusion ◽  
Passive Tracer ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

Impact of the Kuroshio Current on the South China Sea based on a 115 000 year diatom record

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Svante Björck ◽  
Lihua Ran ◽  
Yue Huang ◽  
Jiayin Li
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Kuroshio Current ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

Weakening of the Kuroshio Intrusion into the South China Sea over the Past Two Decades

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (20) ◽  
pp. 8097-8110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Nan ◽  
Huijie Xue ◽  
Fei Chai ◽  
Dongxiao Wang ◽  
Fei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Luzon Strait ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Negative Trend ◽  
Kuroshio Intrusion ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Kuroshio

Abstract Inferred from the satellite and in situ hydrographic data from the 1990s and 2000s, the Kuroshio intrusion into the South China Sea (SCS) had a weakening trend over the past two decades. Associated with the weakened Kuroshio intrusion, the Kuroshio loop and eddy activity southwest of Taiwan became weaker, whereas the water above the salinity minimum became less saline in the northern SCS. The sea surface height southwest of Taiwan increased at a slower rate compared to other regions of the SCS because of the weakened Kuroshio intrusion. Simulations using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) Pacific model show that the strength of the Kuroshio intrusion into the SCS decreased from 1993 to 2010 with a negative trend, −0.24 sverdrups (Sv) yr−1 (1 Sv ≡ 106 m3 s−1), in the total Luzon Strait transport (LST). Although wind-induced Ekman transport through the Luzon Strait became weaker, the magnitude at 0.001 Sv yr−1 was too small to compensate for the negative trend of the LST. On the other hand, the piling up of the water induced by monsoon winds was an important mechanism for changing the pressure gradient across the Luzon Strait and eventually affecting the LST. The sea level gradient between the western Pacific and the SCS had a negative trend, −0.10 cm yr−1, corresponding to a negative trend in the geostrophic transport at −0.20 Sv yr−1. The Kuroshio transport east of Luzon Island also had a negative trend, which might also be linked to the weakening Kuroshio intrusion.

Influence of the Kuroshio Current intrusion on Holocene environmental transformation in the South China Sea

The Holocene ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 850-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianguo Liu ◽  
Tiegang Li ◽  
Rong Xiang ◽  
Muhong Chen ◽  
Wen Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Kuroshio Current ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Environmental Transformation ◽  
The Kuroshio

Interannual variability of the Kuroshio intrusion in the South China Sea

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Caruso ◽  
Glen G. Gawarkiewicz ◽  
Robert C. Beardsley
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Interannual Variability ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Kuroshio Intrusion ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

A multi-year investigation of the Temoridae (Copepoda, Calanoida) assemblage succession within the interplay waters of the northern South China Sea

Crustaceana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (3-5) ◽  
pp. 519-540
Author(s):  
Li-Chun Tseng ◽  
Yan-Guo Wang ◽  
Guang-Shan Lian ◽  
Jiang-Shiou Hwang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Northern South China Sea ◽  
Seasonal Succession ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Kuroshio

Abstract The South China Sea is the largest marginal sea in the world. The northern South China Sea has a complex hydrographic system affected by interplay waters of the Kuroshio Branch Current and the South China Sea waters. To understand the changes in the community structure of the planktonic calanoid copepod family Temoridae in relation to the interplay waters, we collected zooplankton samples in the northern South China Sea from surface waters (0 to 2 m) from November 2001 to January 2007 during 24 research cruises using a standard North Pacific zooplankton net (with a mesh size of 200 μm, a length of 1.8 m, and a mouth diameter of 0.45 m). Among a total of 253 samples, 5 species belonging to 3 genera of Temoridae were identified: Eurytemora pacifica Sato, 1913, Temora discaudata Giesbrecht, 1889, Temora stylifera (Dana, 1849), Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849), and Temoropia mayumbaensis Scott T., 1894. The 3 most abundant species were: T. turbinata (relative abundance, RA: 53.28%; mean density ± standard deviation, MD: 29.33 ± 89.53 ind. m−3), T. stylifera (RA: 36.02%, MD: 19.83 ± 145.22 ind. m−3), and T. discaudata (RA: 7.70%, MD: 4.24 ± 11.82 ind. m−3). The 3 most frequently occurring species were: T. turbinata (occurrence ratio, OR: 52.17%), T. discaudata (OR: 35.18%), and T. stylifera (OR: 9.88%). A noteworthy discovery in our samples was E. pacifica, a marine and brackish water species, collected from 3 stations located near the Kuroshio Branch Current in April 2003. This is the only month when this species was recorded during the investigation period. Variations of dominant species of Temoridae show a clear pattern of seasonal succession. The total abundance was significantly higher in the third quarter (September-November, 116.98 ± 314.49 ind. m−3) than in the fourth quarter (December-February, 24.26 ± 47.72 ind. m−3) (, one-way ANOVA). In general, the present results demonstrate that the assemblages of the Temoridae are very much structured by the water masses of the Kuroshio Current and the South China Sea.

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