caa a22 4500 445300175 CHVBK 20180317142555.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11430-009-0196-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11430-009-0196-7 Meso-scale circulation at the intermediate-depth east of Mindanao observed by Argo profiling floats [Elektronische Daten] [Hui Zhou, DongLiang Yuan, PeiFang Guo, MaoChong Shi, QiLong Zhang] The meso-scale circulation at the intermediate depth east of Mindanao is studied using Argo profiling floats observations. The trajectories and the parking-depth velocities of Argo floats show that the intermediate-depth circulation east of Mindanao contains significant meso-scale features that are highly variable both in space and in time. Both cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies at the intermediate depth (1000-2000 m) are indicated by the trajectories east of Mindanao. The mean tangential velocities of these eddies are about 10 cm/s at 2000 m and over 20 cm/s at 1000 m, which indicates that the geostrophic calculation may contain large errors due to the vigorous eddy activity at the reference levels. The analyses also suggest that these eddies might play an important role in mass and vorticity balances of the intermediate-depth circulation east of Mindanao. Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 Mindanao Current nationallicence intermediate-depth circulation nationallicence meso-scale eddy nationallicence Argo profiling float nationallicence Zhou Hui Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Wave Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China aut Yuan DongLiang Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Wave Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China aut Guo PeiFang Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China aut Shi MaoChong Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China aut Zhang QiLong aut Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/3(2010-03-01), 432-440 1674-7313 53:3<432 2010 53 11430 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0196-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0196-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhou Hui Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Wave Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yuan DongLiang Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Wave Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Guo PeiFang Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shi MaoChong Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang QiLong aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/3(2010-03-01), 432-440 1674-7313 53:3<432 2010 53 11430 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer