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Long-term measurements from a pair of High-Frequency radar systems deployed near the coast of southern Fujian Province showed that surface currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait were composed mainly of the monsoon-driven, seasonal fluctuation of longshore current and a persistent northeastward background flow with speeds around 10 cm/s. Measurements from bottom-moored ADCPs further indicated that below the surface Ekman layer longshore currents also directed to the north all year round.
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Supported by the Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessment Project (Grant No. 908-01-ST06) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40476023)
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Zhu, D., Li, L., Li, Y. et al. Seasonal variation of surface currents in the southwestern Taiwan Strait observed with HF radar. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 2385–2391 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0207-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0207-7