Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations

doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.002

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	Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations
	Yuan, Dongliang1 ; Zhu, Jianrong 2; Li, Chunyan3 ; Hu, Dunxin 1
刊名	JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
	2008-03-01
卷号	70 期号:1-2 页码:134-149
关键词	Cross-shelf Circulation Sediment Transport Ocean Color Observation Coastal Currents Seasonal Cycle Wind-driven Circulation
ISSN号	0924-7963
DOI	10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.002
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Ocean color and sea surface temperature data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard the Terra satellite are used to study the cross-shelf circulation and transport of suspended sediments in the Yellow and the East China Seas. The ocean color images show a significant turbid water plume extending in the southeast direction from the Subei coasts of China to the shelf edge south of Cheju during fall-winter, suggesting significant cross-shelf currents in the Yellow Sea/East China Sea in winter. The currents transport suspended sediments from the area of the old Huanghe mouth into the Okinawa Trough. Part of the turbid plume joins the Yellow Sea Warm Current to enter the Yellow Sea trough in winter. The satellite images suggest that the time scales of cross-shelf transport and surface-to-subsurface descending of the suspended sediments are a few weeks. The turbid plume grows in fall, reaches its maximum expansion and intensity in winter-spring, and subsides in late spring. In summer, the plume becomes coastally trapped. Substantial interannual variations of the intensity and coverage of the turbid plume are indicated by the observations. In comparison, the Changjiang Diluted Water in summer only transports a small amount of the Changjiang suspended sediment to the outer shelf south of Cheju, which does not enter the Yellow Sea owing to the weak intrusion of the Yellow Sea Warm Current in summer. The dynamics of the cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow Sea in winter are hypothesized to be associated with (1) the convergence of the Yellow Sea Coastal Current and the Taiwan Warm Current off the Changjiang mouth and (2) the time-dependent forcing of the northerly wind bursts that drives the intrusion of the Yellow Sea Warm Current. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.; Ocean color and sea surface temperature data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard the Terra satellite are used to study the cross-shelf circulation and transport of suspended sediments in the Yellow and the East China Seas. The ocean color images show a significant turbid water plume extending in the southeast direction from the Subei coasts of China to the shelf edge south of Cheju during fall-winter, suggesting significant cross-shelf currents in the Yellow Sea/East China Sea in winter. The currents transport suspended sediments from the area of the old Huanghe mouth into the Okinawa Trough. Part of the turbid plume joins the Yellow Sea Warm Current to enter the Yellow Sea trough in winter. The satellite images suggest that the time scales of cross-shelf transport and surface-to-subsurface descending of the suspended sediments are a few weeks. The turbid plume grows in fall, reaches its maximum expansion and intensity in winter-spring, and subsides in late spring. In summer, the plume becomes coastally trapped. Substantial interannual variations of the intensity and coverage of the turbid plume are indicated by the observations. In comparison, the Changjiang Diluted Water in summer only transports a small amount of the Changjiang suspended sediment to the outer shelf south of Cheju, which does not enter the Yellow Sea owing to the weak intrusion of the Yellow Sea Warm Current in summer. The dynamics of the cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow Sea in winter are hypothesized to be associated with (1) the convergence of the Yellow Sea Coastal Current and the Taiwan Warm Current off the Changjiang mouth and (2) the time-dependent forcing of the northerly wind bursts that drives the intrusion of the Yellow Sea Warm Current. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Oceanography
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语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000253180800008
公开日期	2010-12-24
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/5247]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋环流与波动重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.E China Normal Univ, State Key Lab Estuary & Coastal Res, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China 3.Louisiana State Univ, Dept Oceanog & Coastal Sci, Inst Coastal Studies, Sch Coast & Environm, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yuan, Dongliang,Zhu, Jianrong,Li, Chunyan,et al. Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations[J]. JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS,2008,70(1-2):134-149.
APA	Yuan, Dongliang,Zhu, Jianrong,Li, Chunyan,&Hu, Dunxin.(2008).Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations.JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS,70(1-2),134-149.
MLA	Yuan, Dongliang,et al."Cross-shelf circulation in the Yellow and East China Seas indicated by MODIS satellite observations".JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS 70.1-2(2008):134-149.