The path and mechanism of the Yellow Sea Warm Current
黄海暖流的路径及机制研究

Based the daily sea surface temperature data (SST) of NASA/AVHRR, sea surface height (SSH) data from AVISO, and the wind data of Chengshantou station from China Meteorological Data Sharing Service System, we identified two warm water tongue branches appear when the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) intruded into the Yellow Sea according to the analysis of SST distribution. Furthermore, the statistical results revealed that these two branches were present from 1981 to 2010, but not a temporal phenomenon. The correlation analysis and the variation of local SSH of the Yellow Sea indicate the Yellow Sea Warm Current northwest and north branch which are driven by relative local SSH change caused by regional wind.