摘要
In this study the interannual variability of the upper-ocean heat content in the South China Sea （SCS） was revisited using simple ocean data assimilation （SODA） combined with objective analyzed data sets that included the horizontal and vertical structures. The results confirmed that the upper-ocean heat content in the SCS is lower than normal during the mature phase of E1 Nifio events, and two super E1 Nifio events, 1982/1983 and 1997/1998 were also included. The variability of the heat content was consistent with the variability of the dynamic height anomalies. The SCS throughflow （SCSTF） plays an important role in regulating the interannual variability of the heat content, especially during the mature phase of E1 Nifio events.
In this study the interannual variability of the upper-ocean heat content in the South China Sea （SCS） was revisited using simple ocean data assimilation （SODA） combined with objective analyzed data sets that included the horizontal and vertical structures. The results confirmed that the upper-ocean heat content in the SCS is lower than normal during the mature phase of E1 Nifio events, and two super E1 Nifio events, 1982/1983 and 1997/1998 were also included. The variability of the heat content was consistent with the variability of the dynamic height anomalies. The SCS throughflow （SCSTF） plays an important role in regulating the interannual variability of the heat content, especially during the mature phase of E1 Nifio events.
作者
LIU Qinyan
Ruixin HUANG
WANG Dongxiao
刘钦燕;Ruixin HUANG;王东晓(State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography,South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510301;Deptartment of Physical Oceanography,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,Woods Hole,Massachusetts 02543,USA)
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (GrantNo. 40806005)
by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’Knowledge Innovation Program (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-Q11-02)
partially supported under the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (Grant No. SQ200814)
