Variation of Internal Solitary Wave Propagation Induced by the Typical Oceanic Circulation Patterns in the Northern South China Sea Deep Basin
Abstract
Large‐scale circulations are quite typical processes in the northern South China Sea (SCS) deep basin, yet their impacts on the variation of internal solitary waves (ISWs) remains poorly understood. We, here, focus on impacts of the upstream SCS western boundary current (SCSwbc) and three typical circulation patterns associated with different Kuroshio intruding paths on ISW propagation in this region. We show that the ISW modulated by the upstream SCSwbc gets a speedup, which is comparable to that induced by Coriolis effect, while the ISW amplitude shows an obvious reduction. Statistically, there is approximately one‐third time of 23 years (1993–2015) when circulation‐induced changes of wave speed exceed Coriolis‐induced changes. Specifically, the looping circulation pattern has the highest impact on significant speedup and amplitude reduction among the three patterns, while the leaping pattern has the lowest impact. These differences in wave characteristics caused by different circulation patterns result from the wave scattering, focusing and Doppler effects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 29, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1029/2021gl093969
Entities
People
- Guangping Liu
- Jieshuo Xie
- Shuqun Cai
- Wendong Fang
- Yankun Gong
- Yinghui He
- Zhiwu Chen
Organizations
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences