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Analysis of COADS data (1958–1987) showed that there is obviously interannual SST oscillation including QBO (Quasi-biennial oscillation) and quasi-3.5 year oscilation, etc., of the SCS (South China Sea), which is the response of the upper mixed layer of the sea to the impact of the East Asian Monsoon anomaly. Most SST anomalies appear in the central basin of the SCS. The phase-locked phenomena linking the SST annual cycle and interannual oscillation is an important characteristic of the SCS climate. There is not only SST response to atmospheric impact, but also feedback to the air. The authors put forward a scheme of regional air-sea interaction in winter time in the SCS.
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Fa-xiu, Z., Shen-yu, Y. & Qi, L. Interannual oscillation of meridional sea level wind and its impact on sea surface temperature in the South China Sea. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 16, 9–16 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02848211
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02848211