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The Cold Eddy in the East China Sea (CEECS) is located about 150 km southwest of Cheju Island. This region experiences a complex current system under the influences of the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC), the Yellow Sea Coastal Current (YSCC), and the northward Kuroshio residual. To identify the strength of the CEECS, a simple subsurface intensity index is developed. Because the CEECS can be traced by temperature minimum, the intensity index is determined by the difference in sea temperature averaged across cores within and surrounding the region. Based on SODA, the CEECS subsurface intensity index time series can be calculated, with which the inter-annual variation of the CEECS is analyzed.
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Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 2005CB422307, 2007CB411803), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-08-0510), National 908 Program of China (No. 908-02-02-02)
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Lan, J., Wang, Y. & Wang, G. A subsurface intensity index of the cold eddy in the East China Sea. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 28, 1275–1280 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-010-9015-4
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