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Upper ocean shear in the northern South China Sea
Journal of Oceanography ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2019-07-22 , DOI: 10.1007/s10872-019-00520-x
Anzhou Cao , Zheng Guo , Shuya Wang , Xu Chen , Xianqing Lv , Jinbao Song

The shear in the upper ocean of the northern South China Sea (SCS) is examined based on current observations from six moorings in 2010–2011. Spectral analysis results indicate that the sub-inertial currents, near-inertial waves (NIWs), diurnal and semidiurnal internal tides (ITs) dominate the current and shear in the northern SCS. Through comparing current variance and shear caused by these motions, this study shows the great contribution of NIWs to shear: Although NIWs only account for 2–7% of the total current variance, the shear caused by NIWs is approximate one fifth to one-quarter of the total shear. Moreover, the NIWs are dominated by the component with upgoing phase and downgoing energy, whereas the upgoing and downgoing components are comparable in both diurnal and semidiurnal ITs. Because the incoherent component has a larger contribution to shear than the coherent component, the shear of both diurnal and semidiurnal ITs exhibits significant signals with frequencies larger than the spring-neap cycles of approximate 14 days. The larger contribution to shear and smaller proportion in current variance suggest that the incoherent component of ITs has a larger vertical wavenumber than the coherent component. In addition, a case study shows that the mesoscale eddy pair occurring between 22 October and 2 December 2010 does not significantly enhance the ocean shear at two moorings especially below 150 m depth, although it contributes a lot to the current variance.

中文翻译:

南海北部上层洋切变

根据 2010-2011 年六个系泊设施的当前观测结果,研究了南海北部 (SCS) 上层海洋的剪切力。光谱分析结果表明,亚惯性流、近惯性波(NIWs)、日内潮汐和半日内潮汐(ITs)主导了南海北部的水流和切变。通过比较这些运动引起的海流方差和切变,本研究表明NIWs对切变的巨大贡献:虽然NIWs只占总海流方差的2-7%,但NIWs引起的切变约为五分之一到四分之一的总剪切。此外,NIW 由具有上行相位和下行能量的分量主导,而上行和下行分量在昼夜和半昼夜 IT 中具有可比性。因为非相干分量比相干分量对剪切的贡献更大,所以昼夜和半昼夜 IT 的剪切都表现出显着的信号,其频率大于大约 14 天的春-瘪周期。对切​​变的较大贡献和电流方差中较小的比例表明 IT 的非相干分量比相干分量具有更大的垂直波数。此外,一个案例研究表明,发生在 2010 年 10 月 22 日至 12 月 2 日之间的中尺度涡旋对并没有显着增强两个系泊处的海洋切变,尤其是在 150 m 深度以下,尽管它对当前的变化有很大贡献。昼夜和半昼夜 IT 的剪切显示出显着的信号,其频率大于大约 14 天的春-小节周期。对切​​变的较大贡献和电流方差中较小的比例表明 IT 的非相干分量比相干分量具有更大的垂直波数。此外,一个案例研究表明,发生在 2010 年 10 月 22 日至 12 月 2 日之间的中尺度涡旋对并没有显着增强两个系泊处的海洋切变,尤其是在 150 m 深度以下,尽管它对当前的变化有很大贡献。昼夜和半昼夜 IT 的剪切显示出显着的信号,其频率大于大约 14 天的春-小节周期。对切​​变的较大贡献和电流方差中较小的比例表明 IT 的非相干分量比相干分量具有更大的垂直波数。此外,一个案例研究表明,发生在 2010 年 10 月 22 日至 12 月 2 日之间的中尺度涡旋对没有显着增强两个系泊处的海洋切变,尤其是在 150 m 深度以下,尽管它对当前的变化有很大贡献。
更新日期:2019-07-22
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