Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea

Wang Dongxiao

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Wang Dongxiao. Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1998, 20(4): 25-37.

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Wang Dongxiao. Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1998, 20(4): 25-37.

Wang Dongxiao. Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1998, 20(4): 25-37.

Citation:

Wang Dongxiao. Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1998, 20(4): 25-37.

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Numerical modelling on annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea

Wang Dongxiao

State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modelling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinesr Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080

Received Date: 1997-02-10
Rev Recd Date: 1997-02-24

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A nonlinear reduced-gravity oceanic model was applied to simulate the annual cycle in sea surface temperature in the South China Sea.Dynamic and thermodynamic mechanisms for formation and maintenance on the annual cycle were documented in series of numerical experiments forced by observational wind stresses and surface heat fluxes.The influences caused by changes in the external forcing functions and in the parameterization of entrainment occurring at the bottom of the upper mixed layer were investigated in this paper.Results showed that the variation stage and the spatial structure similar to observed climatology in the South China Sea had been achieved.It was found that the annual cycle was attributed to both wind stirring and surface heating.Moreover,the thermal balance in the upper layer in the South China Sea was strong seasonal time-dependent.
- Sea surface temperature in the South China Sea,
- annual cycle,
- reduced-gravity model

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