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Deep Western Boundary Current in the South China Sea.

ABSTRACT: Deep western boundary current (DWBC) was observed for the first time by an array of 6 current meter moorings southeast of the Zhongsha Islands in the South China Sea (SCS) deep basin during the period from August 2012 to January 2014. In the mean, the DWBC in the SCS flows southwestward with core velocity of 2.0 cm/s and a volume transport of 1.65 Sv (1 Sv = 1 × 10⁶ m³/s). Its temporal variability is dominated by intraseasonal fluctuations with period around 90 days. The main axis of the DWBC, characterized by a low temperature core, tends not to shift with the 90-day fluctuation.

SUBMITTER: Zhou C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570915 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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