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Correction: Warming of the lower ocean layer modulated by vertical advection prior to typhoon arrival
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Attributing interdecadal variations of southern tropical Indian Ocean dipole mode to rhythms of Bjerknes feedback intensity
The changes in the intensity of the southern tropical Indian Ocean dipole mode (STIOD) are investigated using observations and the Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble (CESM-LE) project in this study. T...
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Warming of the lower ocean layer modulated by vertical advection prior to typhoon arrival
During the period from 25 August 2012 to 11 December 2013, five typhoons were tracked passing by an observation station near the Xisha Islands in the northern South China Sea (NSCS). An analysis of the tempera...
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Diversity of strong negative Indian Ocean dipole events since 1980: characteristics and causes
In this study, the diverse features of four strongest negative Indian Ocean dipole (nIOD) (1996, 1998, 2010 and 2016) since 1980 are quantitatively examined. The contributions of air-sea feedback to La Niña-relat...
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Evaluation of the performance of the latest WRF model (V4.5) in simulating surface elements and its sensitivity to the diurnal SST cycle in the South China Sea
The performances of six surface layer parameterizations in the latest Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF Version 4.5) are examined via observations at Yongxing Island, South China Sea. Three short-ter...
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Either IOD leading or ENSO leading triggers extreme thermohaline events in the central tropical Indian Ocean
Based on 12 years (2007–2018) of salinity data from the Array for Real-Time Geostrophic Oceanography (Argo) dataset, we found significant positive salinity anomalies in the upper layer of the central tropical ...
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Effect of seasonal barrier layer on mixed-layer heat budget in the Bay of Bengal
Time series measurements (2010–2017) from the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) moorings at 15°N, 90°E and 12°N, 90°E are used to investigate the effect ...
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Interpretation of interannual variability of the zonal contrasting thermal conditions in the winter South China Sea
The distinct winter temperature difference between the eastern South China Sea (ESCS) and western South China Sea (WSCS) has a crucial impact on regional air–sea interactions. By utilizing satellite and reanal...
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Interannual variability in the sea surface cooling induced by tropical cyclones in the South China Sea
Sea surface cooling induced by tropical cyclones (TCs) is an important component of air-sea interactions. Using coordinate transformation and composite analysis methods, we examined the interannual variability...
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Seasonal variation in the three-dimensional structures of coastal thermal front off western Guangdong
The seasonal structure and dynamic mechanism of oceanic surface thermal fronts (STFs) along the western Guangdong coast over the northern South China Sea shelf were analyzed using in situ observational data, remo...
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Multi-decadal changes in the South China Sea mixed layer salinity
A recently assembled South China Sea Physical Oceanographic Dataset provides the first observational evidence for mixed layer salinity changes in the South China Sea from 1960 to 2015. During this period, the ...
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Interannual variability of summertime eddy-induced heat transport in the Western South China Sea and its formation mechanism
The interannual variability of summertime eddy-induced heat transport (EHT) in the western South China Sea (WSCS) is investigated based on the downgradient eddy diffusivity method and explored its formation me...
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Interannual variability of South China Sea winter circulation: response to Luzon Strait transport and El Niño wind
The El Niño wind and Luzon Strait transport are important factors modulating the interannual variability of the southern and northern South China Sea (SCS) winter circulation, respectively. The joint effect of...
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A revisit of the interannual variation of the South China Sea upper layer circulation in summer: correlation between the eastward jet and northward branch
The interannual variation of the South China Sea upper layer circulation in summer is revisited based on analysis of current derived from altimetry data, Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers moorings, and numeri...
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Open AccessForecast of summer precipitation in the Yangtze River Valley based on South China Sea springtime sea surface salinity
As a major moisture source, the South China Sea (SCS) has a significant impact on the summer precipitation over China. The ocean-to-land moisture transport generates sea surface salinity (SSS) anomalies that c...
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Impacts of the mid-latitude westerlies anomaly on the decadal sea level variability east of China
The present analysis has revealed that both the altimetry and tide gauge records show a prominent sea level rise from 1993 to 2016 in the coastal seas east of China, including Bohai, Yellow Sea, and East China...
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Contrasting changes in the sea surface temperature and upper ocean heat content in the South China Sea during recent decades
Understanding the variability of upper ocean thermal conditions is key to regional climate prediction. In recent decades, the sea surface temperature and upper ocean heat content in the South China Sea (SCS SS...
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Interannual variation of the South China Sea circulation during winter: intensified in the southern basin
Surface geostrophic current derived from altimetry remote sensing data, and current profiles observed from in-situ Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) mooring in the northern South China Sea (NSCS) and s...
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Open AccessPotential impact of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and sea surface temperature in the tropical Indian Ocean–Western Pacific on the variability of typhoon landfall on the China coast
The landfall activity of typhoons (TYs) along the coast of China during July–August–September (JAS) shows significant interdecadal variation during 1965–2010. We identify three sub-periods of TY landfall activ...
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Extreme subsurface warm events in the South China Sea during 1998/99 and 2006/07: observations and mechanisms
Conductivity–temperature–depth observations, objectively analyzed data, and model output are used to investigate the variability of subsurface temperature in the South China Sea (SCS) during 1948–2010. Two ext...