The South China Sea(SCS),the largest marginal sea of the Northwest Pacific Ocean,is characterized by frequent occurrence of energetic mesoscale eddies.The eddy diameters range from 100 to 300 km.The eddy lifespan va...The South China Sea(SCS),the largest marginal sea of the Northwest Pacific Ocean,is characterized by frequent occurrence of energetic mesoscale eddies.The eddy diameters range from 100 to 300 km.The eddy lifespan varies from several days to several months with the longest time of seven months(Zheng et al.,2017).The eddy disturbance reaches down to the ocean bottom layer.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41476009 and U1405233the IPOVAR Project under contract Nos GASI-IPOVAI-01-02 and GASI-02-SCS-YGST2-02the Foundation of Guangdong Province for Outstanding Young Teachers in University under contract No.YQ2015088
文摘The South China Sea(SCS),the largest marginal sea of the Northwest Pacific Ocean,is characterized by frequent occurrence of energetic mesoscale eddies.The eddy diameters range from 100 to 300 km.The eddy lifespan varies from several days to several months with the longest time of seven months(Zheng et al.,2017).The eddy disturbance reaches down to the ocean bottom layer.