REVIEW OF CURRENT CIRCULATION STUDIES IN THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA
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2014
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Journal of Sustainability Science and Management
Abstract
Studies of current circulations research progress in the region of the southern South China
Sea (SCS) are reviewed. Scientifc research exploration in the area is relatively low compared to
other areas in the SCS, thus the understanding of the current system and its dynamics are lacking. In
general, SCS basins circulation is influenced by monsoon seasons which provide cyclonic circulation
in winter (northeast monsoon) and anti-cyclonic circulation in summer (southwest monsoon). Near
Peninsular Malaysia, the alongshore current which is part of the bigger circulation flow southward/
northward during winter/summer, respectively. Recently, numerical modeling studies are able to
provide more insight of the dynamics by illustrating the influence of bathymetry on circulation and
the formation of subsurface eddys in the middle of the region. Furthermore, the current circulation
pattern changes throughout monsoon seasons and transition monsoon period were elaborated.
This review gathers properties and current dynamics from feld observation and numerical models
research and summarized it in terms of the SCS seasonal circulation and interaction between the
main basins and the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia.
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South China Sea, current circulation, Peninsular Malaysia, Sunda shelf, feld measurement, monsoon, numerical model