Using a high-resolution (0.1° × 0.1°) regional ocean model, this study investigates the impact of strait transport variability on the South China Sea (SCS) circulation and Indonesian throughflow, with a focus on the Mindoro-Sibutu pathway via the Sulu Sea, upon closing various straits within the Mar...

[1] Eight years of Absolute Dynamic Topography from satellite altimetry data are used to study the seasonal variability of the circulation in the Sulu Sea (SS) through Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis. It is revealed that first seasonal EOF mode shows a basin-scale anticyclonic/cyclonic ...

The dynamics of the seasonal surface circulation in the Philippine Archipelago (117E-128E, 0N-14N) are investigated using a high-resolution Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) for the period of 2004 - March 2008. Three experiments are performed to estimate the relative importance of local, remote ...

[1] This study investigates the Mindoro Strait and Sibutu Passage transports using remotely-sensed sea surface height (SSH) and ocean-bottom-pressure (OBP) data. The analysis reveals the existence of a persistent baroclinic pressure gradient that drives a deepwater overflow from the South China Sea ...

This study investigates the Mindoro Strait and Sibutu Passage transports using remotely-sensed sea surface height (SSH) and ocean-bottom-pressure (OBP) data. The analysis reveals the existence of a persistent baroclinic pressure gradient that drives a deepwater overflow from the South China Sea into...