Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 13-21.doi: 10.11978/2018107CSTR: 32234.14.2018107

Special Issue: 南海专题

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An analysis of response characteristics of saline circulation to typhoon precipitation in South China Sea

Na LIU1,2,Guihua WANG2(),Yuanfa GONG1,Lei LIU2   

  1. 1. School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
    2. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200082, China
  • Received:2018-10-16 Revised:2018-11-27 Online:2019-05-20 Published:2019-06-17
  • Contact: Guihua WANG E-mail:wghocean@yahoo.com
  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China(91428206);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41576022);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41811530301);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(91528304);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41621064);The National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC1404103);The National Programme on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction(GASI-IPOVAI-04);Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(17XD1400600)

Abstract:

By using various satellite remote sensing data and statistical analysis method, the contribution of typhoons in summer (from June to September) to the precipitation and freshwater flux in the South China Sea (SCS) and their possible influences on circulation anomalies in the SCS in the past 17 years (2000-2016) were studied. The main conclusions are as follows. Typhoon is one of the crucial factors that impact the precipitation in both northern and middle SCS, and the daily mean precipitation can be increased by 12 mm, which accounts for half of the daily mean rainfall in the SCS during summer. Besides, there are significant differences in the location and intensity of the rainfall distributions between the Northwest Pacific Ocean typhoons (NWP TYs) and SCS typhoons(SCS TYs). In summer, the saline circulation in the SCS induced by freshwater flux shows a weak cyclone that centers in the southwestern part of Hainan island with its magnitude of about -0.15 Sv, which is approximately 10% of wind-induced circulation (about -1.5 Sv) during the corresponding period. Precipitation induced by typhoons can intensify cyclonic saline circulation in the northern-central part of the SCS in summer. And the intensity of the saline circulation caused by NWP typhoons is stronger compared to that by SCS typhoons.

Key words: typhoon, freshwater flux, saline circulation, South China Sea

CLC Number: 

  • P731.21