Source-to-sink transport processes of fluvial sediments in the South China Sea

Z Liu, Y Zhao, C Colin, K Stattegger, MG Wiesner… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Sea offers an excellent case for studying source-to-sink transport
processes of fluvial sediments among the global marginal seas. This study synthesizes …

Overview of the multi-layer circulation in the South China Sea

Y Zhu, J Sun, Y Wang, S Li, T Xu, Z Wei, T Qu - Progress in Oceanography, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) is a semi-enclosed ocean basin, with its sole
deepwater renewal channel in the northeast, the Luzon Strait, connected to the northwestern …

An extreme internal solitary wave event observed in the northern South China Sea

X Huang, Z Chen, W Zhao, Z Zhang, C Zhou, Q Yang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
With characteristics of large amplitude and strong current, internal solitary wave (ISW) is a
major hazard to marine engineering and submarine navigation; it also has significant …

Transport and accumulation of plastic litter in submarine canyons—The role of gravity flows

G Zhong, X Peng - Geology, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Manned submersible dives discovered plastic litter accumulations in a submarine canyon
located in the northwestern South China Sea,∼ 150 km from the nearest coast. These …

Increasing deep-water overflow from the Pacific into the South China Sea revealed by mooring observations

C Zhou, X **ao, W Zhao, J Yang, X Huang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cold and dense water from the North Pacific Ocean that spills through the Luzon Strait, the
only deep conduit between the South China Sea (SCS) and the Pacific Ocean, renews deep …

Three-dimensional distribution of turbulent mixing in the South China Sea

Q Yang, W Zhao, X Liang, J Tian - Journal of Physical …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
A three-dimensional distribution of turbulent mixing in the South China Sea (SCS) is
obtained for the first time, using the Gregg–Henyey–Polzin parameterization and …

Global perspectives on observing ocean boundary current systems

RE Todd, FP Chavez, S Clayton, S Cravatte… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ocean boundary current systems are key components of the climate system, are home to
highly productive ecosystems, and have numerous societal impacts. Establishment of a …

Seasonal modulation of submesoscale kinetic energy in the upper ocean of the northeastern South China Sea

J Zhang, Z Zhang, B Qiu, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although submesoscale processes are revealed to have a strong seasonality in many
regions of global ocean, their seasonal modulation in the northeastern South China Sea …

Three‐dimensional pathways of water masses in the S outh C hina S ea: A modeling study

Z Liu, J Gan - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We conduct a numerical Eulerian analysis on the Lagrangian characteristics of South China
Sea (SCS) water masses. This is the first study to investigate the water pathway and …

Advances in research of the mid-deep South China Sea circulation

D Wang, Q Wang, S Cai, X Shang, S Peng… - Science China Earth …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) is a large marginal sea connecting the Indian and
Pacific oceans. Under the factors of monsoons, strait transport, and varied bathymetry, the …