Comparison of winter and summer hydrographic observations in the Yellow and East China Seas and adjacent Kuroshio during 1986

Seasonal variability of the Yellow Sea/East China Sea surface fluxes and thermohaline structure

“…The winter density, σ t , is greater than 25.6 kg m −3 . These values are consistent with many earlier studies (Lie, 1985(Lie, , 1987Li and Yuan, 1992;Chen et al, 1994) describing the characteristics of YSCW near the bottom all year round. The lack of seasonality might be due to the semi-enclosed basin and the bowltype bottom topography (Fig.…”

“…Such a mismatch between surface salinity and F may suggest that the dominant factor for determining the near surface salinity structure in summer is the river run-off. This coincides with Chen et al's (1994) results based on hydrographic observations during 1986. From the T − S diagram (Fig.…”

Seasonal variability of the Yellow Sea/East China Sea surface fluxes and thermohaline structure

“…The winter density, σ t , is greater than 25.6 kg m −3 . These values are consistent with many earlier studies (Lie, 1985(Lie, , 1987Li and Yuan, 1992;Chen et al, 1994) describing the characteristics of YSCW near the bottom all year round. The lack of seasonality might be due to the semi-enclosed basin and the bowltype bottom topography (Fig.…”

“…Such a mismatch between surface salinity and F may suggest that the dominant factor for determining the near surface salinity structure in summer is the river run-off. This coincides with Chen et al's (1994) results based on hydrographic observations during 1986. From the T − S diagram (Fig.…”

Episodic surface intrusions in the Yellow Sea during relaxation of northerly winds

“…It shows a warm tongue whose axis follows approximately the 60 m isobath west of YS trough (Figure b). Similar SST patterns have often been used as evidence for the warm YSWC [ Chen et al ., ; Lin et al ., ]. There is also a prominent temperature front west of Cheju of warm water > 11°C that marks the boundary of the Cheju Warm Current [ Lie et al ., ].…”

Importance of planktonic community respiration on the carbon balance of the East China Sea in summer

“…Seasonal peaks of planktonic community activity and high river flow have often occurred in late spring or early summer in the ECS [e.g., Chen et al , 1994; Chiang et al , 2003; Gong et al , 2003]. Similar rates and biomass of planktonic communities (i.e., phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates, and ciliates) have also been measured in this study.…”

Seasonal variability of the Yellow Sea/East China Sea surface fluxes and thermohaline structure

“…The winter density, σ t , is greater than 25.6 kg m −3 . These values are consistent with many earlier studies (Lie, 1985(Lie, , 1987Li and Yuan, 1992;Chen et al, 1994) describing the characteristics of YSCW near the bottom all year round. The lack of seasonality might be due to the semi-enclosed basin and the bowltype bottom topography (Fig.…”

“…Such a mismatch between surface salinity and F may suggest that the dominant factor for determining the near surface salinity structure in summer is the river run-off. This coincides with Chen et al's (1994) results based on hydrographic observations during 1986. From the T − S diagram (Fig.…”

Episodic surface intrusions in the Yellow Sea during relaxation of northerly winds

“…It shows a warm tongue whose axis follows approximately the 60 m isobath west of YS trough (Figure b). Similar SST patterns have often been used as evidence for the warm YSWC [ Chen et al ., ; Lin et al ., ]. There is also a prominent temperature front west of Cheju of warm water > 11°C that marks the boundary of the Cheju Warm Current [ Lie et al ., ].…”

Importance of planktonic community respiration on the carbon balance of the East China Sea in summer

“…Seasonal peaks of planktonic community activity and high river flow have often occurred in late spring or early summer in the ECS [e.g., Chen et al , 1994; Chiang et al , 2003; Gong et al , 2003]. Similar rates and biomass of planktonic communities (i.e., phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates, and ciliates) have also been measured in this study.…”

Seasonal variability of the Yellow Sea/East China Sea surface fluxes and thermohaline structure

“…The winter density, σ t , is greater than 25.6 kg m −3 . These values are consistent with many earlier studies (Lie, 1985(Lie, , 1987Li and Yuan, 1992;Chen et al, 1994) describing the characteristics of YSCW near the bottom all year round. The lack of seasonality might be due to the semi-enclosed basin and the bowltype bottom topography (Fig.…”

“…Such a mismatch between surface salinity and F may suggest that the dominant factor for determining the near surface salinity structure in summer is the river run-off. This coincides with Chen et al's (1994) results based on hydrographic observations during 1986. From the T − S diagram (Fig.…”

Episodic surface intrusions in the Yellow Sea during relaxation of northerly winds

“…It shows a warm tongue whose axis follows approximately the 60 m isobath west of YS trough (Figure b). Similar SST patterns have often been used as evidence for the warm YSWC [ Chen et al ., ; Lin et al ., ]. There is also a prominent temperature front west of Cheju of warm water > 11°C that marks the boundary of the Cheju Warm Current [ Lie et al ., ].…”

Importance of planktonic community respiration on the carbon balance of the East China Sea in summer

“…Seasonal peaks of planktonic community activity and high river flow have often occurred in late spring or early summer in the ECS [e.g., Chen et al , 1994; Chiang et al , 2003; Gong et al , 2003]. Similar rates and biomass of planktonic communities (i.e., phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates, and ciliates) have also been measured in this study.…”