Barrier layer in the South China Sea during summer 2000

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 38-54

  Zeng, Lili ^a   Du, Yan ^a,b   Xie, Shang Ping ^b   Wang, Dongxiao ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Ocean circulation; Orographic effect; South China Sea; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

FORMING; HEAVY WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; RAIN; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

BARRIER LAYER; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SURFACE FLUXES;

SALINE WATER;

EKMAN LAYER; MIXING; MONSOON; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SUMMER; SURFACE FLUX; UPWELLING; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ANNAM HIGHLANDS; ASIA; EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 60849100490     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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