Satellite infrared remote sensing observation of surface circulation of the northeast south China Sea in winter

摘要

Based on several images taken by the NOAA-11 and -12 advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR/2) during 1989-1993, and combined with a larger-scale of oceanographic investi- gation during 8-27 March 1992, some related questions of the physical oceanography in the South Chi- na Sea have been discussed. The results show that there were a more complementary action for the investi- tigation and study on the physical oceanographic phenomena in the South China Sea using the satellite imageries and in-situ data, and the distribution and variation of the satellite-derived sea surface tempera- ture field in the northeast South China Sea basically mirrored the results obtained from in-situ investiga- tion. Some of the large-scale and meso-scale marine phenomena varied with the long and medium peri- ods, for instance.