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Enhanced Cross-Shelf Exchange by the Eddies Associated With Plume Front
Zu, Tingting1; Cai, Zhongya2,3; Qu, Lixin4; Hetland, Robert D.5; Huang, Caijing6,7; Luo, Lin1; Wang, Dongxiao8
2024-12-01
Source PublicationJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
ISSN2169-9275
Volume129Issue:12Pages:e2024JC021160
Abstract

Broadened width of high chlorophyll concentration band with wavy structures, patches, and filaments are often observed along the western coastal next to the Pearl River Estuary over the northern South China Sea shelf during the transition period from winter to summer monsoon. Whereas, there is no such wide band in other seasons. By using a high-resolution numerical model, we reveal that the complex structure and wider band of high coastal chlorophyll concentration results from the smaller scale eddies (about 20–50 km in diameter) associated with buoyant plume-induced salinity front and density fronts, which are roughly along the 30 and 50 m isobaths, respectively. Two trains of eddies are formed along the fronts by the baroclinic instability triggered by frequently alternating winds over the fronts during the period of monsoon transition. The influences of these two trains of eddies are extended in the cross-shelf direction by their interactions, and they can temporally enhance the cross-shelf flow and material exchange. They serve as an efficient pathway to link the inner shelf toward the continental slope.

KeywordBaroclinic Instability Cross-shelf Flow Eddies Northern South China Sea Plume Front
DOI10.1029/2024JC021160
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaOceanography
WOS SubjectOceanography
WOS IDWOS:001369911000001
PublisherAMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION2000 FLORIDA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85210472513
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CollectionDEPARTMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Corresponding AuthorQu, Lixin; Wang, Dongxiao
Affiliation1.State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
2.State Key Laboratory of Internet of Thing for Smart City, Department of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao
3.Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), Hong Kong
4.Key Laboratory of Polar Ecosystem and Climate Change, Ministry of Education and School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
5.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, United States
6.South China Sea Sea Area and Island Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou, China
7.Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Survey Technology and Application, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou, China
8.School of Marine Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
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Zu, Tingting,Cai, Zhongya,Qu, Lixin,et al. Enhanced Cross-Shelf Exchange by the Eddies Associated With Plume Front[J]. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2024, 129(12), e2024JC021160.
APA Zu, Tingting., Cai, Zhongya., Qu, Lixin., Hetland, Robert D.., Huang, Caijing., Luo, Lin., & Wang, Dongxiao (2024). Enhanced Cross-Shelf Exchange by the Eddies Associated With Plume Front. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(12), e2024JC021160.
MLA Zu, Tingting,et al."Enhanced Cross-Shelf Exchange by the Eddies Associated With Plume Front".Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 129.12(2024):e2024JC021160.
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