Assessment of Physical Oceanographic Studies in the Seas Around Taiwan.

摘要

Physical oceanography in the seas around Taiwan is reviewed by reading literature and by studying historical hydrographic station data. Features discussed are: (1) the intrusion current from the Kuroshio along the continental margin in the northern South China Sea: (2) a northeastward current in winter and spring in the Taiwan Strait, and (3) southward flow from the East China Sea to the Taiwan Strait in winter. In addition to wind, possible driving mechanisms are the set-up of sea surface in the northern South China Sea and the horizontal density gradient on the East China Sea shelf.