THE STRONG AND STABLE UPWELLING AND DOWNWELLING REGIONS IN THE ECMAN LAYER OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Vo Van Lanh, Tong Phuoc Hoang Son, Nguyen Van Tuan
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  • Vo Van Lanh Journal of marine science and technology Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
  • Tong Phuoc Hoang Son
  • Nguyen Van Tuan

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https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/7/2/6336

Abstract

On the  basis of distribution of curl (τ/f) computed by the means monthly data of wind and relationship  between the  curl (τ/f) with the vertical velocity W [equation (5)], the  regions of upwelling [Rot(τ/f) >  0, W  < 0] and downwelling [Rot(τ/f) < 0, W > 0] in the Ecman layer of South China Sea were determined. The  results indicates that the upwelling and downwelling phenomena are occurred almost everywhere in  the  sea, but  the  most  strong (/W/ ≥ 10-3 cm/s) and stale ones in the following locations:

1. Very strong upwelling in he Southern Central Vietnam coastal and shelf waters during South West Monsoon (Fig. 2). The hydrological analysis indicate that in the centre of the upwelling, the /W/ can  reach to 10-1 – 10-2 cm/s, the water temperature anomaly - to  -3 ÷ -50C and salinity anomaly - to  +1,2%o at the depths of 50 - 100 m.

2. The strong upwelling in the region North West and South West of Luzon island during North East Monsoon, when the water temperature anomaly can reach to -30C and salinity - to +1%o at the depths of 50 – 100 m (Fig. 1).

3. The strong downwelling in the Southern Central Vietnam coastal and shelf waters and in the region South West of Taiwan during North East Monsoon (Fig. 1).

τ is the wind stress, f is the Coriolic parameter, W is the vertical velocity.

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Published

29-06-2007

How to Cite

Lanh, V. V., Son, T. P. H., & Tuan, N. V. (2007). THE STRONG AND STABLE UPWELLING AND DOWNWELLING REGIONS IN THE ECMAN LAYER OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/7/2/6336

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