Low frequency variability and machanism of the Kuroshio in the east of Taiwan

Xu Lingjing; Qi Jifeng; Yin Baoshu; Yang Dezhou; Chen Haiying

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2017.09.002

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Xu Lingjing, Qi Jifeng, Yin Baoshu, Yang Dezhou, Chen Haiying. Low frequency variability and machanism of the Kuroshio in the east of Taiwan[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2017, 39(9): 15-25. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2017.09.002

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Xu Lingjing, Qi Jifeng, Yin Baoshu, Yang Dezhou, Chen Haiying. Low frequency variability and machanism of the Kuroshio in the east of Taiwan[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2017, 39(9): 15-25. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2017.09.002

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Low frequency variability and machanism of the Kuroshio in the east of Taiwan

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2017.09.002

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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Waves, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Waves, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Function Laboratory for Ocean Dynamics and Climate, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Waves, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Function Laboratory for Ocean Dynamics and Climate, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266000, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received Date: 2016-12-04
Rev Recd Date: 2017-02-15

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Abstract

The mean state and low frequency variability of Kuroshio in the east of Taiwan is investigated by quantitatively analyzing the 23-year (1993-2015) surface Absolute Dynamic Topography (ADT) data. The mean state of Kuroshio is given, with a flowing width of around 136 km and surface transport of about 7.75×10⁴ m²/s, the standard deviation of the width and surface transport are 28 km and 2.14×10⁴ m²/s, respectively. The results indicate that the Kuroshio east of Taiwan shows both seasonal and interannual variability significantly. Results of power spectrum analysis indicate that the primary periods of the Kuroshio surface transport in east of Taiwan are 1 and 2.8 years respectively. Spatially, the Kuroshio surface transport in southeast of Taiwan has a relatively larger variability than that in the northeast of Taiwan. Correlation and composite analysis shows that PTO(Philippines-Taiwan Oscillation)has a significant correlation with the interannual variability of Kuroshio. The PDO-induced relative intensity of the anticyclonic and cyclonic eddy is the dominant factor controlling the interannual variability of Kuroshio in east of Taiwan.
- Taiwan,
- Kuroshio,
- interannual variability,
- mesoscale eddy,
- PTO

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