A clustering analysis of eddies’ spatial distribution in the South China Sea

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	A clustering analysis of eddies’ spatial distribution in the South China Sea
	Yi, J(易嘉伟) ; Du, Y ; Wang, X ; He, Z ; Zhou, C
刊名	OCEAN SCIENCE
	2013
卷号	9 期号:1 页码:171-182
通讯作者	Du, Y
英文摘要	Spatial variation is important for studying the mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea (SCS). To investigate such spatial variations, this study made a clustering analysis on eddies' distribution using the K-means approach. Results showed that clustering tendency of anticyclonic eddies (AEs) and cyclonic eddies (CEs) were weak but not random, and the number of clusters were proved greater than four. Finer clustering results showed 10 regions where AEs densely populated and 6 regions for CEs in the SCS. Previous studies confirmed these partitions and possible generation mechanisms were related. Comparisons between AEs and CEs revealed that patterns of AE are relatively more aggregated than those of CE, and specific distinctions were summarized: (1) to the southwest of Luzon Island, AEs and CEs are generated spatially apart; AEs are likely located north of 14 degrees N and closer to shore, while CEs are to the south and further offshore. (2) The central SCS and Nansha Trough are mostly dominated by AEs. (3) Along 112 degrees E, clusters of AEs and CEs are located sequentially apart, and the pairs off Vietnam represent the dipole structures. (4) To the southwest of the Dongsha Islands, AEs are concentrated to the east of CEs. Overlaps of AEs and CEs in the northeastern and southern SCS were further examined considering seasonal variations. The northeastern overlap represented near-concentric distributions while the southern one was a mixed effect of seasonal variations, complex circulations and topography influences.
收录类别	SCI
资助信息	National Science Foundation of China 41071250;Innovation Projects of the State Key Laboratory of Resource and Environment Information System,Chinese Academy of Sciences 088RA500KA
语种	英语
公开日期	2013-06-14
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/27900]
专题	地理科学与资源研究所_研究生部
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yi, J,Du, Y,Wang, X,et al. A clustering analysis of eddies’ spatial distribution in the South China Sea[J]. OCEAN SCIENCE,2013,9(1):171-182.
APA	Yi, J,Du, Y,Wang, X,He, Z,&Zhou, C.(2013).A clustering analysis of eddies’ spatial distribution in the South China Sea.OCEAN SCIENCE,9(1),171-182.
MLA	Yi, J,et al."A clustering analysis of eddies’ spatial distribution in the South China Sea".OCEAN SCIENCE 9.1(2013):171-182.