Drivers of marine heatwaves in the East China Sea and the South Yellow Sea in three consecutive summers during 2016–2018

G Gao, M Marin, M Feng, B Yin, D Yang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In 3 consecutive years from 2016 to 2018, extreme ocean warming events, or marine
heatwaves (MHWs), occurred during boreal summers in the East China Sea (ECS) and …

Estimation of bottom friction coefficient in multi‐constituent tidal models using the adjoint method: Temporal variations and spatial distributions

D Wang, J Zhang, YP Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The bottom friction coefficient (BFC) is critical for precisely determining hydrodynamic
conditions and sediment transport rates, which are important for scientific research and …

Adjoint estimation and interpretation of spatially varying bottom friction coefficients of the M2 tide for a tidal model in the Bohai, Yellow and East China Seas with multi …

S Qian, D Wang, J Zhang, C Li - Ocean Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to estimate the spatially varying bottom friction coefficients (BFCs) in the Bohai,
Yellow and East China Seas (BYECS), multi-mission satellite observations from …

Similarity theory based on the Dougherty–Ozmidov length scale

AA Grachev, EL Andreas, CW Fairall… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article describes a local similarity theory for developed turbulence in the stably stratified
boundary layer that is based on the Brunt–Väisälä frequency and the dissipation rate of …

Observations of sediment resuspension and settling off the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay, Yellow Sea

Y Yuan, H Wei, L Zhao, W Jiang - Continental Shelf Research, 2008 - Elsevier
We deployed bottom-mounted quadrapod equipped with acoustic Doppler current profiler
(ADCP), acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV), and optical backscatter sensor (OBS) over two …

Late summer stratification, internal waves, and turbulence in the Yellow Sea

Z Liu, H Wei, ID Lozovatsky, HJS Fernando - Journal of Marine Systems, 2009 - Elsevier
Microstructure profiling measurements at two locations in the Yellow Sea (a deeper central
basin and a local shelf break) were analyzed focusing on tidal and internal-wave induced …

Implications of intermittent turbulent bursts for sediment resuspension in a coastal bottom boundary layer: A field study in the western Yellow Sea, China

Y Yuan, H Wei, L Zhao, Y Cao - Marine Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
Previous experiments carried out in the laboratory flumes and open channels have shown
that close to the wall sediment resuspension is largely dominated by a sequence of …

Widespread intensified pycnocline turbulence in the summer stratified Yellow Sea

W Yang, H Wei, Z Liu, L Zhao - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pycnocline mixing lies at the heart of seasonally stratified shelf sea systems, regulating
vertical exchange of momentum, mass, heat, and biogeochemical constituents. Based on …

Large eddy simulation of a stratified boundary layer under an oscillatory current

B Gayen, S Sarkar, JR Taylor - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
A numerical study based on large eddy simulation is performed to investigate a bottom
boundary layer under an oscillating tidal current. The focus is on the boundary layer …

Impacts of currents and waves on bottom drag coefficient in the East China shelf seas

R Fan, L Zhao, Y Lu, H Nie… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
High‐frequency measurements of waves, currents, and turbulence were made using the
bottom‐mounted tripod equipped with the Nortek 6‐MHz acoustic Doppler velocimetry at …