The Various Components of the Circulation in the Singapore Strait Region: Tidal, Wind and Eddy-driven Circulations and Their Relative Importance

• Main Authors: Chen, Haoliang (Contributor), Wei, Jun (Contributor), Tkalich, Pavel (Author), Rizzoli, Paola M (Author)
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Singapore-MIT Alliance in Research and Technology (SMART) (Contributor), Malanotte-Rizzoli, Paola (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, 2011-06-28T14:49:01Z.
• Subjects: Article
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To obtain a better understanding of environment-related physical oceanography in Singapore Strait Region, numerical experiments are implemented to study the circulation in SSR. The three important components, tidal, wind and eddy-driven circulations are identified. It is shown that the tidal circulation is dominant in the region. Even though the wind and eddy circulations are relatively small, they may have significant effect on the local circulation and material transport.
Singapore-MIT Alliance. Center for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring
Singapore. National Research Foundation