A new data set of observations by six cruises of ship-mounted acoustic doppler current profiler（SADCP） and three 40 d long bottom-mounted ADCPs（BADCPs） is employed to reveal the spatiotemporal variability of tidal...A new data set of observations by six cruises of ship-mounted acoustic doppler current profiler（SADCP） and three 40 d long bottom-mounted ADCPs（BADCPs） is employed to reveal the spatiotemporal variability of tidal and subtidal currents in the western Taiwan Strait（TWS） during winter season. The results confirm the existence of intense cotidal lines for M2 tidal current, which is located north of 25°N. In this case, no existence of an amphidromic point can be identified. It is also revealed that the counter-wind current（CWC） can extend through the whole western TWS and even occupy the entire water column during winter monsoon relaxation. However,this CWC is observed to be thoroughly overwhelmed by the downwind China coastal current（CCC） during the two big monsoon bloom events in the winter of 2007, and the CCC consequently extends southward throughout the western TWS instead. Most importantly, the variation of the spatial extent for the CWC and the CCC in the western TWS is found to be well explained by the first two modes of the vector empirical orthogonal function（VEOF） analysis, that is, it is mainly controlled by a wind-driven quasi barotropic current as the first mode and slightly modulated by a relatively weak background current with a first-order baroclinic structure as the second mode.展开更多
This study was conducted on the spatial distribution characteristics of surface tidal currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait based on the quasi-harmonic analysis of current data obtained by two high frequency surf...This study was conducted on the spatial distribution characteristics of surface tidal currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait based on the quasi-harmonic analysis of current data obtained by two high frequency surface wave radar(HFSWR) systems. The analysis shows that the tidal current pattern in the southwestern Taiwan Strait is primarily semi-diurnal and influenced significantly by shallow water constituents. The spatial distribution of tidal current ellipses of M2 is probably affected by the interaction between two different systems of tide wave, one from the northern mouth of Taiwan Strait and the other from the Bashi Channel. The directions of the major axes of M2 tidal current ellipses coincide roughly with the axis of the Taiwan Strait. The spatial distribution of the magnitudes of the probable maximum current velocity(PMCS) shows gradual increase of the velocity from northeast to southwest, which is in accordance with the spatial distribution of the measured maximum current velocity(MMCS). The directions of the residual currents are in accordance with the direction of the prevailing monsoon wind at the Taiwan Strait and the direction of the Taiwan warm current during summer. The bathymetry also shows a significant effect on the spatial distribution characteristics of tidal currents.展开更多
Based on the historical observed data and the modeling results,this paper investigated the seasonal variations in the Taiwan Warm Current Water(TWCW)using a cluster analysis method and examined the contributions of th...Based on the historical observed data and the modeling results,this paper investigated the seasonal variations in the Taiwan Warm Current Water(TWCW)using a cluster analysis method and examined the contributions of the Kuroshio onshore intrusion and the Taiwan Strait Warm Current(TSWC)to the TWCW on seasonal time scales.The TWCW has obviously seasonal variation in its horizontal distribution,T-S characteristics and volume.The volume of TWCW is maximum(13746 km^3)in winter and minimum(11397 km^3)in autumn.As to the contributions to the TWCW,the TSWC is greatest in summer and smallest in winter,while the Kuroshio onshore intrusion northeast of Taiwan Island is strongest in winter and weakest in summer.By comparison,the Kuroshio onshore intrusion make greater contributions to the Taiwan Warm Current Surface Water(TWCSW)than the TSWC for most of the year,except for in the summertime(from June to August),while the Kuroshio Subsurface Water(KSSW)dominate the Taiwan Warm Current Deep Water(TWCDW).The analysis results demonstrate that the local monsoon winds is the dominant factor controlling the seasonal variation in the TWCW volume via Ekman dynamics,while the surface heat fl ux can play a secondary role via the joint ef fect of baroclinicity and relief.展开更多
Long-term measurements from a pair of High-Frequency radar systems deployed near the coast of southern Fujian Province showed that surface currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait were com-posed mainly of the monsoo...Long-term measurements from a pair of High-Frequency radar systems deployed near the coast of southern Fujian Province showed that surface currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait were com-posed mainly of the monsoon-driven, seasonal fluctuation of longshore current and a persistent northeastward background flow with speeds around 10 cm/s. Measurements from bottom-moored ADCPs further indicated that below the surface Ekman layer longshore currents also directed to the north all year round.展开更多
Seasonal and interannual variations of surface currents in the southern Taiwan Strait to the west of Taiwan Shoals were investigated by using measurements of high frequency(HF)ground wave radars from January 2006 to A...Seasonal and interannual variations of surface currents in the southern Taiwan Strait to the west of Taiwan Shoals were investigated by using measurements of high frequency(HF)ground wave radars from January 2006 to April 2009.The results demonstrate that surface currents in the water channel to the west of Taiwan Shoals are composed of a significant,seasonally fluctuating component and a relatively stable northward component.Forced by the East Asia monsoon,the annual variation of the surface longshore current is linearly correlated with the longshore wind.Behind the seasonal signal is a stable northward flow with speeds of O(10 cm/s).The observations also show that surface currents in the area are subject to distinct interannual variation,and the southward surface flow was more profound in winter 2007/2008 than in other winters.Observations from bottom-mounted ADCP also indicated that,in that winter,longshore currents in the west side of the Taiwan Strait are very different from the previous winter.The northward flow appeared much weaker,the currents were southward in most layers,and the interannual differences were observed throughout the water column.Hydrographic observations in the same period suggest that the large-scale southward intrusion of the Zhe-Min coastal water is the direct cause of the interannual difference.The enhancement of the East Asian monsoon during the 2007/2008 La Ni a event is considered as the main reason for the winter current anomalies in the study area.展开更多
文章采用国内外普遍适用于船载声学多普勒流速剖面仪(shipboard acoustic doppler current profilers,SADCP)数据滤潮处理的时空拟合最小二乘法(简称最小二乘法),对台湾海峡南部浅滩2004—2013年夏季(6—9月)所获取的SADCP数据进行正压...文章采用国内外普遍适用于船载声学多普勒流速剖面仪(shipboard acoustic doppler current profilers,SADCP)数据滤潮处理的时空拟合最小二乘法(简称最小二乘法),对台湾海峡南部浅滩2004—2013年夏季(6—9月)所获取的SADCP数据进行正压潮、流分离。结果表明:最小二乘法获得的平均流和基于原始数据格点化后矢量平均取得的平均流流向均趋于东北向,并且具有大致相同的强、弱流区空间分布形态,但最大流速稍有差异,分别为0.48m×s^(-1)和0.36m×s^(-1);此外,强流区(流速~0.3m×s^(-1))流幅狭窄,流轴分别约束在东山至龙海外海30m等深线附近和台湾浅滩南部地形骤变区域;而弱流区(流速<0.1cm×s^(-1))集中分布于台湾浅滩中部。进一步研究表明,2种平均流所估算的海流通量的计算结果比较接近,可达到(0.74±0.25)×10~6m^3·s^(-1)。SADCP数据分离所得M_2分潮流显示:台湾浅滩至东山一线为强潮区,最大可能流速出现在台湾浅滩(约0.67m×s^(-1));等潮时线分布符合前进波特征,在潮波传导方向上由西南向东北依次推迟(约2h);东山近海存在一条呈NW—SE走向的椭圆率正负分界线,分界线以南潮流椭圆顺时针旋转,以北则逆时针旋转。展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41506014,41306027 and 41276034the Scientific Research Foundation of Third Institute of Oceanography,State Oceanic Administration under contract No.2017011+1 种基金the State Oceanic Administration Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interactions under contract Nos GASI-IPOVAI-02,GASIIPOVAI-03 and GASI-03-01-01-04the Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Leading Science and Technology Projects under contract No.XDA1102030104
文摘A new data set of observations by six cruises of ship-mounted acoustic doppler current profiler（SADCP） and three 40 d long bottom-mounted ADCPs（BADCPs） is employed to reveal the spatiotemporal variability of tidal and subtidal currents in the western Taiwan Strait（TWS） during winter season. The results confirm the existence of intense cotidal lines for M2 tidal current, which is located north of 25°N. In this case, no existence of an amphidromic point can be identified. It is also revealed that the counter-wind current（CWC） can extend through the whole western TWS and even occupy the entire water column during winter monsoon relaxation. However,this CWC is observed to be thoroughly overwhelmed by the downwind China coastal current（CCC） during the two big monsoon bloom events in the winter of 2007, and the CCC consequently extends southward throughout the western TWS instead. Most importantly, the variation of the spatial extent for the CWC and the CCC in the western TWS is found to be well explained by the first two modes of the vector empirical orthogonal function（VEOF） analysis, that is, it is mainly controlled by a wind-driven quasi barotropic current as the first mode and slightly modulated by a relatively weak background current with a first-order baroclinic structure as the second mode.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program (‘863’ Program) of China under contract No. 2012AA091701the Fundamental Research Fund for the Central University of China under the contract No. 2012212020211
文摘This study was conducted on the spatial distribution characteristics of surface tidal currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait based on the quasi-harmonic analysis of current data obtained by two high frequency surface wave radar(HFSWR) systems. The analysis shows that the tidal current pattern in the southwestern Taiwan Strait is primarily semi-diurnal and influenced significantly by shallow water constituents. The spatial distribution of tidal current ellipses of M2 is probably affected by the interaction between two different systems of tide wave, one from the northern mouth of Taiwan Strait and the other from the Bashi Channel. The directions of the major axes of M2 tidal current ellipses coincide roughly with the axis of the Taiwan Strait. The spatial distribution of the magnitudes of the probable maximum current velocity(PMCS) shows gradual increase of the velocity from northeast to southwest, which is in accordance with the spatial distribution of the measured maximum current velocity(MMCS). The directions of the residual currents are in accordance with the direction of the prevailing monsoon wind at the Taiwan Strait and the direction of the Taiwan warm current during summer. The bathymetry also shows a significant effect on the spatial distribution characteristics of tidal currents.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41506020,41476019,41528601)the CAS Strategy Pioneering Program(No.XDA110020104)+2 种基金the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41421005)the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers(No.U1406401)the Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction(No.GASI-03-01-01-02)
文摘Based on the historical observed data and the modeling results,this paper investigated the seasonal variations in the Taiwan Warm Current Water(TWCW)using a cluster analysis method and examined the contributions of the Kuroshio onshore intrusion and the Taiwan Strait Warm Current(TSWC)to the TWCW on seasonal time scales.The TWCW has obviously seasonal variation in its horizontal distribution,T-S characteristics and volume.The volume of TWCW is maximum(13746 km^3)in winter and minimum(11397 km^3)in autumn.As to the contributions to the TWCW,the TSWC is greatest in summer and smallest in winter,while the Kuroshio onshore intrusion northeast of Taiwan Island is strongest in winter and weakest in summer.By comparison,the Kuroshio onshore intrusion make greater contributions to the Taiwan Warm Current Surface Water(TWCSW)than the TSWC for most of the year,except for in the summertime(from June to August),while the Kuroshio Subsurface Water(KSSW)dominate the Taiwan Warm Current Deep Water(TWCDW).The analysis results demonstrate that the local monsoon winds is the dominant factor controlling the seasonal variation in the TWCW volume via Ekman dynamics,while the surface heat fl ux can play a secondary role via the joint ef fect of baroclinicity and relief.
基金the Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessment Project (Grant No.908-01-ST06)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40476023)
文摘Long-term measurements from a pair of High-Frequency radar systems deployed near the coast of southern Fujian Province showed that surface currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait were com-posed mainly of the monsoon-driven, seasonal fluctuation of longshore current and a persistent northeastward background flow with speeds around 10 cm/s. Measurements from bottom-moored ADCPs further indicated that below the surface Ekman layer longshore currents also directed to the north all year round.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40906052)Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology through the National Basic Research Program (2009CB421205)the Scientific Research Foundation of Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration (2009009 and 2009066)
文摘Seasonal and interannual variations of surface currents in the southern Taiwan Strait to the west of Taiwan Shoals were investigated by using measurements of high frequency(HF)ground wave radars from January 2006 to April 2009.The results demonstrate that surface currents in the water channel to the west of Taiwan Shoals are composed of a significant,seasonally fluctuating component and a relatively stable northward component.Forced by the East Asia monsoon,the annual variation of the surface longshore current is linearly correlated with the longshore wind.Behind the seasonal signal is a stable northward flow with speeds of O(10 cm/s).The observations also show that surface currents in the area are subject to distinct interannual variation,and the southward surface flow was more profound in winter 2007/2008 than in other winters.Observations from bottom-mounted ADCP also indicated that,in that winter,longshore currents in the west side of the Taiwan Strait are very different from the previous winter.The northward flow appeared much weaker,the currents were southward in most layers,and the interannual differences were observed throughout the water column.Hydrographic observations in the same period suggest that the large-scale southward intrusion of the Zhe-Min coastal water is the direct cause of the interannual difference.The enhancement of the East Asian monsoon during the 2007/2008 La Ni a event is considered as the main reason for the winter current anomalies in the study area.
文摘文章采用国内外普遍适用于船载声学多普勒流速剖面仪(shipboard acoustic doppler current profilers,SADCP)数据滤潮处理的时空拟合最小二乘法(简称最小二乘法),对台湾海峡南部浅滩2004—2013年夏季(6—9月)所获取的SADCP数据进行正压潮、流分离。结果表明:最小二乘法获得的平均流和基于原始数据格点化后矢量平均取得的平均流流向均趋于东北向,并且具有大致相同的强、弱流区空间分布形态,但最大流速稍有差异,分别为0.48m×s^(-1)和0.36m×s^(-1);此外,强流区(流速~0.3m×s^(-1))流幅狭窄,流轴分别约束在东山至龙海外海30m等深线附近和台湾浅滩南部地形骤变区域;而弱流区(流速<0.1cm×s^(-1))集中分布于台湾浅滩中部。进一步研究表明,2种平均流所估算的海流通量的计算结果比较接近,可达到(0.74±0.25)×10~6m^3·s^(-1)。SADCP数据分离所得M_2分潮流显示:台湾浅滩至东山一线为强潮区,最大可能流速出现在台湾浅滩(约0.67m×s^(-1));等潮时线分布符合前进波特征,在潮波传导方向上由西南向东北依次推迟(约2h);东山近海存在一条呈NW—SE走向的椭圆率正负分界线,分界线以南潮流椭圆顺时针旋转,以北则逆时针旋转。
