Cross-shelf heat transport (CSHT) is a key component of the heat budget in the East China Sea. However, long-term observational evidence and a dynamic understanding of its complex spatiotemporal variations remain unclear. This study quantifies CSHT along the 200 m isobath using long-term data derived from satellite and in situ observations, and systematically analyzes its spatiotemporal variations and dynamic mechanisms. Durin...

We used daily sea surface temperature (SST) data and hourly drifter data to investigate ocean responses to tropical cyclone (TC) intensity and outer size (wind radius of 34 kt, or R34) in the Northwest Pacific. Results showed that SST cooling is more sensitive to TC R34 than to TC intensity; namely, TCs with a larger R34 cause stronger SST cooling regardless of their intensity. TCs with an R34 ≥125 nmi could cool SST 0.9°C mor...

The discovery of cyclonic and dipole eddies in the Mozambique Channel (MC) indicates that the understanding of the mesoscale eddy characteristics in the MC is incomplete. The distributions of anticyclonic, cyclonic, and dipole eddies along the MC were elucidated in this study using satellite observations. It was observed that these eddies exhibit a preference for emergence and movement in the western MC. The occurrence frequen...

The seasonal mean and synoptic fluctuation of the wintertime Taiwan Warm Current (TWC) were investigated using a well-validated finite volume community ocean model. The spatial distribution and dynamics of the synoptic fluctuation were highlighted. The seasonal mean of the wintertime TWC has two branches: an inshore branch between the 30 and 100 m isobaths and an offshore branch between the 100 and 200 m isobaths. The Coriolis...