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Enhancement of Zhe-Min coastal water in the Taiwan Strait in winter

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The cold, low-salinity, and nutrient-rich Zhe-Min Coastal Water (ZMCW), an important part of the China Coastal Current, plays a key role in the hydrodynamics, biogeochemical processes and marine ecosystem in the Taiwan Strait (TWS). In this study, the long-term characteristics of the ZMCW were investigated using available data sets, including merged satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) data, wind, ocean current, and heat flux data. The results demonstrated that the impact area and intensity of the ZMCW decreased from 1986 to 1998, and then increased significantly from 1999 to 2016. The enhancements of the ZMCW resulted in SST reductions after 1998. The enhancements of the ZMCW in winter after 1998 can be attributed to the intensification of northeast winds, weakening of the Strait Warm Water, and increasing of net surface heat flux (from ocean to atmosphere). In addition, the impact area and intensity of the ZMCW tend to strengthen during La Niña and weaken during El Niño events.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the National Key Research and Development Plan of China (Grant No. 2016YFE0202100), the Key Program of NSF-China (NSFC) (Grant No. U1805241), the China Scholarship Council support (No. 201806315023) and the President Fund of Xiamen University(No. 20720190105). OSTIA data were downloaded from Europe Copernicus program. CCMP Version-2.0 vector wind analyses were produced by Remote Sensing Systems. The authors would also like to thank the Editor and two anonymous Reviewers for their insightful comments and valuable suggestions.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiang’an South Road, Xiang’an District, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, China

    Caiyun Zhang, Yan Huang & Wenxiang Ding

  2. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China

    Caiyun Zhang

  3. Sansha Marine Environmental Monitoring Central Station, State Oceanic Administration, Haikou, 570311, China

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Zhang, C., Huang, Y. & Ding, W. Enhancement of Zhe-Min coastal water in the Taiwan Strait in winter. J Oceanogr 76, 197–209 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-020-00539-5

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