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Research article
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16 Jan 2015
Research article |
| 16 Jan 2015
Satellite observations of the small-scale cyclonic eddies in the western South China Sea
F. Liu
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
S. Tang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
C. Chen
State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Oceanic Kármán Vortex Streets in the Luzon Strait in the Lee of Didicas Island from Multiple Satellite Missions F. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14174136
- Progress in research of submesoscale processes in the South China Sea Q. Zheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-019-1521-4
- Multi-scale eddy identification and analysis based on deep learning method and ocean color data M. Hou et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2025.2505624
- Dynamical analysis of submesoscale fronts associated with wind-forced offshore jet in the western South China Sea X. Huang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-020-1671-4
- Statistical analyses of eddies in the Western Mediterranean Sea based on Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery A. Stuhlmacher & M. Gade https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112023
- Submesoscale Ageostrophic Motions Within and Below the Mixed Layer of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean H. Cao & Z. Jing https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017812
- Optimal feedback control parameters for underwater gliders: Balancing energy efficiency and motion accuracy Y. Song et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.120544
- Characterizing meso- to submesoscale features in the South China Sea H. Lin et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102420
- Submesoscale eddies in eastern Guangdong identified using high-frequency radar observations C. Huang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105220
- A three-dimensional variational data assimilation system for the South China Sea: preliminary results from observing system simulation experiments S. Peng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-016-0946-y
- A New Wavelet Method for Identification of Eddies and Assessment of Incidents on Islands of the Eastern Caribbean J. Tambie et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490419.2019.1588810
- Inferring upper-ocean submesoscale ageostrophic dynamics using a physics-informed constrained deep learning framework W. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2026.102771
- Modelling the influence of submesoscale processes on phytoplankton dynamics in the northern South China Sea P. Xiu et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.967678
- Satellite observations of sub-mesoscale vortex trains in the western boundary of the South China Sea J. Yu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.03.010
- Submesoscale Eddies in the South China Sea Q. Ni et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091555
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In this paper, small-scale cyclonic eddies in the western South China Sea were observed during the upwelling season of the year. These small-scale eddies propagated eastward at the speed of 12cm/s. They transported the high level of phytoplankton away from the coastal area. The generation of the small-scale eddies may be associated with the relative movement between the mesoscale anticyclonic eddy and the offshore current.
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