Study of Giant South China Sea Internal Waves Provides First …
May 5, 2015 · The researchers used a combination of Luzon Strait data and models to recreate the life span of the South China Sea’s internal waves. The waves draw their initial energy from tidal forces and grow as they travel west across the sea, reaching heights greater than 1,000 feet in …
The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea
Apr 29, 2015 · The South China Sea is known to be home to the largest internal waves in the world's oceans, but their size, generation mechanisms and role in the regional energy budget are unknown.
The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea
May 7, 2015 · For over a decade, studies have targeted the South China Sea, where the oceans' most powerful known internal waves are generated in the Luzon Strait and steepen dramatically as they propagate...
Ocean internal tides suppress tropical cyclones in the South China Sea
May 9, 2024 · Originating from complex interplays between astronomic tides and the SCS topography, gigantic ocean internal tides interact with TC-generated oceanic near-inertial waves and induce a strong...
Modeling and Prediction of Internal Waves in the South China Sea
Nonlinear internal solitary waves generated within Luzon Strait move westward across the northern South China Sea, refract around Dongsha Atoll, and dissipate on the Chinese continental shelf after a journey of over 500 km lasting more than four days.
Prologue: One of the most spectacular phenomena recently discovered in the South China Sea is that of very large internal waves. Field observations and satel-lite images show that these...
An extreme internal solitary wave event observed in the northern South ...
Jul 21, 2016 · Among the world oceans, ISWs are particular active in the northern South China Sea (SCS). In this spirit, the SCS Internal Wave Experiment has been conducted since March 2010 using...
Speed and Evolution of Nonlinear Internal Waves Transiting the South ...
Jun 1, 2010 · In the South China Sea (SCS), 14 nonlinear internal waves are detected as they transit a synchronous array of 10 moorings spanning the waves’ generation site at Luzon Strait, through the deep basin, and onto the upper continental slope 560 km to the west.
Topographic Rossby Waves in the Abyssal South China Sea
Jun 1, 2021 · Topographic Rossby waves (TRWs) in the abyssal South China Sea (SCS) are investigated using observations and high-resolution numerical simulations. These energetic waves can account for over 40% of the kinetic energy (KE) variability in the deep western boundary current and seamount region in the central SCS.
Turbulent Properties of Internal Waves in the South China Sea
Luzon Strait and South China Sea waters are among the most energetic internal wave environments in the global ocean. Strong tides and stratification in Luzon Strait give rise to internal waves that propagate west into the South China Sea.