scholarly journals South China Sea throughflow impact on the Indonesian throughflow

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold L. Gordon ◽  
Bruce A. Huber ◽  
E. Joseph Metzger ◽  
R. Dwi Susanto ◽  
Harley E. Hurlburt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Indonesian Throughflow ◽  
China Sea ◽  
South China Sea Throughflow

scholarly journals Opposite Variability of Indonesian Throughflow and South China Sea Throughflow in the Sulawesi Sea

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 3165-3180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wei ◽  
M. T. Li ◽  
P. Malanotte-Rizzoli ◽  
A. L. Gordon ◽  
D. X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Interannual Variability ◽  
South China ◽  
Pressure Head ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
North Equatorial Current ◽  
Indonesian Throughflow ◽  
China Sea ◽  
South China Sea Throughflow ◽  
Budget Analysis

AbstractBased on a high-resolution (0.1° × 0.1°) regional ocean model covering the entire northern Pacific, this study investigated the seasonal and interannual variability of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) and the South China Sea Throughflow (SCSTF) as well as their interactions in the Sulawesi Sea. The model efficiency in simulating the general circulations of the western Pacific boundary currents and the ITF/SCSTF through the major Indonesian seas/straits was first validated against the International Nusantara Stratification and Transport (INSTANT) data, the OFES reanalysis, and results from previous studies. The model simulations of 2004–12 were then analyzed, corresponding to the period of the INSTANT program. The results showed that, derived from the North Equatorial Current (NEC)–Mindanao Current (MC)–Kuroshio variability, the Luzon–Mindoro–Sibutu flow and the Mindanao–Sulawesi flow demonstrate opposite variability before flowing into the Sulawesi Sea. Although the total transport of the Mindanao–Sulawesi flow is much larger than that of the Luzon–Mindoro–Sibutu flow, their variability amplitudes are comparable but out of phase and therefore counteract each other in the Sulawesi Sea. Budget analysis of the two major inflows revealed that the Luzon–Mindoro–Sibutu flow is enhanced southward during winter months and El Niño years, when more Kuroshio water intrudes into the SCS. This flow brings more buoyant SCS water into the western Sulawesi Sea through the Sibutu Strait, building up a west-to-east pressure head anomaly against the Mindanao–Sulawesi inflow and therefore resulting in a reduced outflow into the Makassar Strait. The situation is reversed in the summer months and La Niña years, and this process is shown to be more crucially important to modulate the Makassar ITF’s interannual variability than the Luzon–Karimata flow that is primarily driven by seasonal monsoons.

Interplay between the Indonesian Throughflow and the South China Sea Throughflow

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (S2) ◽  
pp. 50-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinyan Liu ◽  
Ruixin Huang ◽  
Dongxiao Wang ◽  
Qiang Xie ◽  
Qizhou Huang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Indonesian Throughflow ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
South China Sea Throughflow

scholarly journals Regulation of South China Sea throughflow by pressure difference

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 4077-4096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiling Qin ◽  
Rui Xin Huang ◽  
Weiqiang Wang ◽  
Huijie Xue
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Pressure Difference ◽  
China Sea ◽  
South China Sea Throughflow
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