In the past 10 years （2004-2013）, annual open cruise during late summer provided new opportunities for comprehensive studies in the Northern South China Sea （NSCS）. The 10-year field investigation program was carr...In the past 10 years （2004-2013）, annual open cruise during late summer provided new opportunities for comprehensive studies in the Northern South China Sea （NSCS）. The 10-year field investigation program was carried out by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences （SCSIO, CAS）. Measurements inclu- ded water mass property, ocean circulation, atmospheric structure, and chemical and biological elements. The observation data collected during these open cruises have been intensively used in the studies of marine oceanographic, meteorological, chemical, and biological processes in the NSCS. In this study, comprehensive assessment of data application in oceanographic and meteorological studies is provided： （1） the property and variability of water masses in different layers; （2） the distribution of main currents and three-dimensional structure of mesoscale eddies; and （3） atmospheric structure and its feedback to the ocean. With the continuance of open cruises, it is feasible to construct high- quality, gridded climatological marine meteorological datasets in the NSCS in the near future.展开更多
基金Constructive comments by three reviewers are gratefully acknowledged. Special gratitude goes to our colleagues Drs. Rui Shi, Jian Li, and Ke Huang for their help in data collection. This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （2011CB403501）, the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （XDAll010403 and XDA11010 302）, Sanya and Chinese Academy of Sciences Cooperation Project （2013YD77）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （41276024, 41206011, 41106028, 41406038, 41306012, 41306014, 41476014, 41476012 and 41406131）, the Infrastructure Facilities Project of Xisha station and Nansha station （KZCX2-EW-Y040）, and the Major National Scientific Instrument and Equipment Develop- ment Project （2012YQ12003910）.
文摘In the past 10 years （2004-2013）, annual open cruise during late summer provided new opportunities for comprehensive studies in the Northern South China Sea （NSCS）. The 10-year field investigation program was carried out by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences （SCSIO, CAS）. Measurements inclu- ded water mass property, ocean circulation, atmospheric structure, and chemical and biological elements. The observation data collected during these open cruises have been intensively used in the studies of marine oceanographic, meteorological, chemical, and biological processes in the NSCS. In this study, comprehensive assessment of data application in oceanographic and meteorological studies is provided： （1） the property and variability of water masses in different layers; （2） the distribution of main currents and three-dimensional structure of mesoscale eddies; and （3） atmospheric structure and its feedback to the ocean. With the continuance of open cruises, it is feasible to construct high- quality, gridded climatological marine meteorological datasets in the NSCS in the near future.
