Interconnection between the Southern South China Sea and the Java Sea through the Karimata Strait
| Autor: | Fariz Syafiq Mohamad Ali, Mohd Fadzil Akhir, Nur Hidayah Roseli, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Sarath Wijeratne, Poh Heng Kok |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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East coast
South china Java Advection Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering Wind stress VM1-989 Ocean Engineering South China Sea GC1-1581 Monsoon Oceanography Boreal Anticyclone Regional Ocean Modelling System Environmental science water transports computer Java Sea Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering computer.programming_language |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 9, Iss 1040, p 1040 (2021) Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Volume 9 Issue 10 |
| ISSN: | 2077-1312 |
| Popis: | This study aims to investigate the interconnection between the southern South China Sea (SSCS) and Java Sea (JS) by simulating seasonal circulations and associated transports using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS). The seasonal circulation was predominantly driven by monsoonal wind stress and water exchanges between the SSCS and the JS. During the boreal winter, cooler and saltier waters from the SSCS were advected into the JS, while during the boreal summer, cooler waters from the JS were advected into the SSCS, with the advection of fresher water onto the Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast in the SSCS being the new finding provided by this study. The various water transports were driven southward into the JS during the boreal winter and northward into the SSCS during the boreal summer. The various water transports estimated by ROMS peaked in May during the inflow months from the JS into the SSCS, which was attributed to the simulated anticyclonic eddy in the SSCS, which differed from previous studies that peaked between June and August. The annual mean volume, freshwater, heat, and salt transports were 0.96 Sv, 0.04 Sv, 0.10 PW, and 0.03 × 109 kg s−1, respectively, directed from the SSCS into the JS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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