The barrier layer in the south-ern region of the South China Sea  

作　　者：WU Wei M.Tomczak FANG Xinhua WU Dexing 

机构地区：[1]Laboratory of Physical Oceanography,Institute of Physical Oceanography,Ocean University of Qingdao,Qingdao 266003,China [2]Flinders Institute of Atmospheric and Marine Sciences,Flinders University of South Australia,Adelaide 5001,Australia [3]不详

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2001年第16期1388-1392,共5页

基　　金：This work was supported by the National Key Science Project (Grant No. 97-926-05-02) ;the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 49976002) ;the Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 98

摘　　要：By analysing the CTD data in the southernregion of the South China Sea gathered during six cruisesbetween 1989 and 1999, a barrier layer with seasonalvariation just like what exists in the equatorial oceans isfound in this region. It is the first discovery in such amarginal sea yet. It is strong in autumn and a little weak in summer and winter. The thicker the barrier layer, the higher the average temperature of the upper mixed layer. The region with the thicker barrier layer overlaps the region with thehigher average temperature of the upper mixed layer, andaccords with the thicker region of the warm pool in the South China Sea got from the Levitus data. The barrier layer in the southern region of the South China Sea has significantinfluence on the heat storage of the upper ocean there.By analysing the CTD data in the southernregion of the South China Sea gathered during six cruisesbetween 1989 and 1999, a barrier layer with seasonalvariation just like what exists in the equatorial oceans isfound in this region. It is the first discovery in such amarginal sea yet. It is strong in autumn and a little weak in summer and winter. The thicker the barrier layer, the higher the average temperature of the upper mixed layer. The region with the thicker barrier layer overlaps the region with thehigher average temperature of the upper mixed layer, andaccords with the thicker region of the warm pool in the South China Sea got from the Levitus data. The barrier layer in the southern region of the South China Sea has significantinfluence on the heat storage of the upper ocean there.

关 键 词：barrier layer SOUTH China Sea THERMOCLINE PYCNOCLINE mixed layer. 

分 类 号：P736[天文地球—海洋地质]