Slope Undercurrent in the Northwestern South China Sea Beneath the Winter Western Boundary Current

Slope Undercurrent in the Northwestern South China Sea Beneath the Winter Western Boundary Current

We herein report the observation of a slope undercurrent beneath the winter western boundary current of the northwestern South China Sea (SCS), and its spatiotemporal variation. The possible underlying dynamics are also discussed. In situ observations reveal that the northeastward undercurrent is lo...

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Main Authors: Junqiang Shen, Wendong Fang, Li Li, Yun Qiu, Zheng Xiao, Junpeng Zhang, Xiaogang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
slope undercurrent
South China Sea
mesoscale eddies
Western boundary current
along-slope pressure gradient
Rossby waves
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.918077/full

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