Correlation between subsurface high-salinity water in the northern South China Sea and the North Equatorial Current–Kuroshio circulation system from HYCOM simulations

Wang, A.; Du, Y.; Zhuang, W.; Qi, Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-305-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-305-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-305-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

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01 Apr 2015

Research article |

| 01 Apr 2015

Correlation between subsurface high-salinity water in the northern South China Sea and the North Equatorial Current–Kuroshio circulation system from HYCOM simulations

A. Wang, Y. Du, W. Zhuang, and Y. Qi

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RC C1156: 'Comments to Author', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Dec 2014
AC C1231: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Aimei Wang, 09 Jan 2015
RC C1263: 'Comments on “Seasonal variability of subsurface high salinity water in the northern South China Sea and its relationship with the Northwestern Pacific currents” by A. Wang et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jan 2015
- AC C1325: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Aimei Wang, 04 Feb 2015

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Here, we investigated the seasonal variability of subsurface high-salinity water (SHSW) in the northern South China Sea (SCS) and its relationship with the North Equatorial Current-Kuroshio circulation system. Results give new insight into water exchange through the Luzon Strait (LS). The changes in western Pacific large-scale circulation modulate the water exchange in the LS, and thus influence the SHSW in the interior SCS basin.