Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans   2015 年 120 卷 10 期

2015.10.01

Seasonal characteristics and nonlinear interaction of internal tides (ITs) near the Luzon Strait in the northeastern South China Sea are investigated using 285 day, in situ observation data. It is found that ITs, which are dominated by the first-mode wave throughout the year, are the strongest in subsurface layer. Baroclinic incoherent diurnal (semidiurnal) variance accounts for about 85.7% (78.3%) of diurnal (semidiurnal) ITs. The amplitude and seasonal variation of the diurnal ITs are more prominent than those that are semidiurnal, e.g., the largest kinetic energy densities of diurnal and semidiurnal baroclinic tidal currents are 2.81 and 0.83 KJ/m