Response of the South China Sea to tropical cyclone Ernie 1996
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Veneziano, Joseph M.
Chu, Peter C.
Fan, C. W.
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2000
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A moving tropical cyclone is an intense localized source of surface wind stress and wind stress curl that produces a significant response in the ocean environment, especially in the ocean thermal structure, the upper ocean currents, and the sea surface elevation. Such a response has been well identified in the open-ocean region, but not in the coastal ocean region. In this study we use the Princeton Ocean Model with 20 km horizontal resolution and 23 sigma levels conforming to a realistic bottom topography to identify the response of the South China Sea to Tropical Cyclone Ernie 1996. Results show strong similarities in the responses between open ocean and coastal regions, including near-surface strong a symmetric response such as divergent currents with near-inertial oscillations, significant sea surface temperature cooling, biase to the right of the storm track, sea surface depressions in the wake of the storm, and subsurface intense upwelling and
cooling at the base of the mixed layer to the right of the storm track. The unique features of the SCS response to Ernie are also discussed.
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Journal of Geophysical Research, American Geophysical Union, 105, 13991-14009.
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Oceanography
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Chu, P.C., J. M. Veneziano, and C.W. Fan, 2000: Response of the South China Sea to tropical cyclone Ernie 1996 (paper download). Journal of Geophysical Research, American Geophysical Union, 105, 13991-14009.
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