Evolution of a coastal upwelling event during summer 2004 in the southern Taiwan Strait

A coastal upwelling event in the southern Taiwan Strait （STWS） was investigated using intensive cruise surveys （four repeated transects in a month） and satellite data in July and early August 2004. The extensive upwelling-associated surface cold water was first observed in early July （-2.0×10a km2）...

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Published in:	Acta oceanologica Sinica Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors:	Zhang, Caiyun, Hong, Huasheng, Hu, Chuanmin, Shang, Shaoling
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg The Chinese Society of Oceanography 2011 Springer Nature B.V State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, College of Oceanography and Environmental Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China%College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA
Subjects:	Chlorophyll Chlorophylls Climatology Coastal upwelling Coasts Cold surfaces Cold water Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Ecology Engineering Fluid Dynamics Environmental Chemistry Hydrography Marine Marine & Freshwater Sciences Ocean circulation Oceanography Salinity Straits Summer Surface water Temporal variations Upwelling Warm water Water temperature Wind 上升流事件台湾海峡南部叶绿素浓度地表水夏季沿海演变 South China Sea Taiwan Strait United States > US China ISEW, South China Sea ISEW, Pacific, Taiwan Strait ISEW, China, People's Rep., Fujian Prov., Dongshan I ocean color coastal upwelling remote sensing evolution Taiwan Strait SST
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Summary:	A coastal upwelling event in the southern Taiwan Strait （STWS） was investigated using intensive cruise surveys （four repeated transects in a month） and satellite data in July and early August 2004. The extensive upwelling-associated surface cold water was first observed in early July （-2.0×10a km2） along the STWS coast. Then, the cold surface water reduced in size by -50% with decreased chlorophyll concentrations after 15 days, indicating the weakening of the upwelling event. At the end of July, the cold surface water disappeared. The temporal variations of the surface cold water and the 3-D hydrography around Dongshan Island are thought to be mainly attributed to the weakened upwelling-favorable southwestern wind, the asymmetric spatial structure of the wind field and the intrusion of warm water from the northern South China Sea.
Bibliography:	coastal upwelling, evolution, SST, ocean color, remote sensing, Taiwan Strait A coastal upwelling event in the southern Taiwan Strait （STWS） was investigated using intensive cruise surveys （four repeated transects in a month） and satellite data in July and early August 2004. The extensive upwelling-associated surface cold water was first observed in early July （-2.0×10a km2） along the STWS coast. Then, the cold surface water reduced in size by -50% with decreased chlorophyll concentrations after 15 days, indicating the weakening of the upwelling event. At the end of July, the cold surface water disappeared. The temporal variations of the surface cold water and the 3-D hydrography around Dongshan Island are thought to be mainly attributed to the weakened upwelling-favorable southwestern wind, the asymmetric spatial structure of the wind field and the intrusion of warm water from the northern South China Sea. 11-2056/P ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0253-505X 1869-1099
DOI:	10.1007/s13131-011-0084-9