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    This book presents the first comprehensive synthesis of mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea (SCS), a region whose unique dynamic environment supports the year-round generation and evolution of energetic eddies. Mesoscale eddies, with diameters of 100–500 km and lifespans from days to months, account for over two-thirds of oceanic kinetic energy and constitute a fundamental component of the ... Read more

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  • Regional Oceanography Of The South China Sea

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