Ocean Circulation and Air-Sea Interaction in the South China Sea

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-19-6264-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 441 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

Reihe: Springer Oceanography

This book summarizes achievements of the study on circulation and air–sea interaction and development of the ocean observation network in the South China Sea in the last 20 years, thus serving as a comprehensive reference book to understand the dynamic environment in the SCS. It consists of seven chapters, briefly reviewing our understanding of the SCS circulation and air–sea interaction in chapter 1, then describing in detail the upper layer circulation from large scale (SCS through flow, SCS western boundary current, etc.), to meso- and submeso-scale in Chapters 2 and 5, dilute river plume and coastal upwelling over the shelf in Chapter 3, deep ocean circulation in Chapter 4, tropical cyclone activities and air–sea flux at the interface in Chapter 6, and the construction of the observation network and database in Chapter 7. Besides the basic features of these physical processes, the book also discusses their variations and fundamental dynamics. Thus, it is written in a way that meets the different information demands from researchers working in various marine related fields.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Dongxiao

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the ocean and atmospheric environment in the South China Sea.- Dynamic characteristics of the circulation in the South China Sea.- Intermediate and deep water mass and circulation in the South China Sea.- Eddies and other meso-scale processes in the South China Sea.- Air-sea interaction in the South China Sea.- Construction of the observation network and database in the South China Sea.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Dongxiao Wang is the Dean of School of Marine Sciences, SYSU. He is also a Visiting Scholar of State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).