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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1274
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1274
19 Jun 2023
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Statistical analysis of dynamic behavior of continental shelf wave motions in the northern South China Sea

Junyi Li, Tao He, Quanan Zheng, Ying Xu, and Lingling Xie

Abstract. This study aims to analyze statistical behavior of the continental shelf wave motions, including continental shelf waves (CSWs) and arrested topographic waves (ATWs), in the northern South China Sea. The baseline consists of tidal gauge data from stations Kanmen, Xiamen, Shanwei, Hongkong, and Zhapo, as well as along-track sea level anomaly (SLA) data derived from multi-satellite altimeters from 1993 to 2020. The subtidal signals propagating along the coast with periods shorter than 40 d and phase speeds of about 10 m s-1 are interpreted as CSWs. The cross-shelf structure of along-track SLA indicates that mode 1 of CSWs is the predominant component trapped in the area shallower than about 200 m. The amplitudes of CSWs reach the maximum 0.6 m during July–September, and minimum 0.2 m during April–June. The inter-seasonal and seasonal signals represent ATWs. The amplitudes of ATWs reach 0.10 m during October–December, twice of that during July–September. These observations are well interpreted by the framework of linear wave theory. The cross-shelf structures of CSWs and ATWs derived from along-track SLA illustrate that the methods are suitable for observing dynamic behavior of the CSWs.

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09 Nov 2023
Statistical analysis of dynamic behavior of continental shelf wave motions in the northern South China Sea
Junyi Li, Tao He, Quanan Zheng, Ying Xu, and Lingling Xie
Ocean Sci., 19, 1545–1559, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1545-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1545-2023, 2023
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This study aims to analyze statistical behavior of the continental shelf wave motions, including...
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