2000b) Response of the South China Sea to tropical cyclone Ernie (1996)
| Venue: | J. Geophys. Res |
| Citations: | 9 - 6 self |
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@ARTICLE{Chu962000b)response,
author = {Peter C. Chu and Joseph M. Veneziano and Chenwu Fern and Michael J. C•rron and W. Timothy Liu},
title = {2000b) Response of the South China Sea to tropical cyclone Ernie},
journal = {J. Geophys. Res},
year = {1996},
pages = {1399114009}
}
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Abstract
Abstract. A moving tropical cyclone is •n intense localized source of surface wind stress •nd wind stress curl that produces • significant response in the ocean environment, especially in the ocean thermal structure, the upper ocean currents, •nd the se • surface elevation. Such a response has been well identified in the open-ocean region, but not in the coastal ocean region. In this study we use the Princeton Ocean Model with 20 km horizontal resolution •nd 23 sigm • levels conforming to • realistic bottom topography to identify the response of the South Chin • Se • to Tropical Cyclone Ernie 1996. Results show strong similarities in the responses between open ocean •nd coastal regions, including near-surface strong •symmetric response such •s divergent currents with near-inertial oscillations, significant se • surface temperature cooling, bi•se to the right of the storm tr•ck, se• surface depressions in the w•ke of the storm, and subsurface intense upwelling •nd cooling •t the b•se of the mixed l•yer to the right of the storm tr•ck. The unique features of the SCS response to Ernie •re •lso discussed. 1.
Keyphrases
cyclone ernie south china sea storm tr ck se surface elevation near-inertial oscillation tropical cyclone ernie coastal ocean region ocean environment sigm level upper ocean current unique feature open-ocean region se surface depression mixed yer ernie re lso princeton ocean model sc response ocean thermal structure south chin se bi se realistic bottom topography significant response significant se surface temperature cooling tropical cyclone open ocean nd coastal region km horizontal resolution show strong similarity
