South China Sea an important climate player

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South China Seaan important climate player?

• Discussion items
• DongXiao Wang

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Key Issues

• SCS general circulation and heat content
  variability, in term of gyre-scale interannual
  variations.
• SCS sea surface temperature and diurnal
  cycle/monsoon/MJO relationship.
• Local air-sea interaction vs. remote forcing from
  ENSO/IDM.
• Inter-basin connection among the SCS, ECS, WPS,
  Sulu Sea, as well as Pacific and Indian Oceans.
• Sustainable observation in the SCS.