Thermohaline finestructure observed near the northern Philippine coast
文献类型：CNKI期刊论文
| 作者 | Wang F(王凡) ; Li YL(李元龙)
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| 发表日期 | 2012-11-15 |
| 出处 | Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
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| 关键词 | thermohaline finestructure thermohaline intrusions double diffusion Kuroshio mesoscale eddy |
| 英文摘要 | Using hydrographic measurements from three recent surveys in the western tropical Pacific, this study revealed the existence and general features of thermohaline finestructure near the northern Philippine coast. Pronounced finestructures were detected in the layers of the North Pacific Tropical Water (NPTW) and the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) during all three cruises and shown to be mainly thermohaline intrusions. Characteristics of the intrusions were further investigated with spiciness curvature and salinity anomaly methods. The vertical scale of the intrusions was 20-50m and 50-100m in the NPTW and NPIW layers, respectively. Within the NPTW layer, the Turner angle distribution and correlation between salinity and density anomalies suggested that diffusive convection between surface fresh water and subsurface saline water played an important role in the development and maintenance of the intrusions. In addition, connection between thermohaline finestructure and larger-scale oceanic processes was explored using historical hydrographic data. The results reveal that the salinity field and the distribution of the intrusions in this region were largely determined by mesoscale eddies. As a result of eddy stirring, both isopycnal and diapycnal temperature/salinity gradients were strengthened, which gave rise to the development of thermohaline intrusions. The intrusions acted to enhance heat and salt fluxes and resulted in the mixing of water masses being more efficient. By linking mesoscale eddy stirring to micro-scale diffusion, thermohaline finestructure plays a vital role in the ocean energy cascade and water mass conversion in the northern Philippine Sea. |
| 文献子类 | CNKI期刊论文 |
| 资助机构 | Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40890152) ; the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KZCX2-YW-Q11-02) |
| 卷 | v.30期:06页:131-142 |
| 语种 | 英文; |
| 分类号 | P731.1 |
| ISSN号 | 0254-4059 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/191066]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院海洋研究所 |
| 作者单位 | 1.KeyLaboratoryofOceanCirculationandWaves,InstituteofOceanology,ChineseAcademyofSciences 2.GraduateUniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang F,Li YL. Thermohaline finestructure observed near the northern Philippine coast. 2012. |
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