Particle Release Simulation in South and East China Sea Regions: 1997 & 2003

1. W4 <200m E4 W3 <200m 130E E3 18N W2 E2 12.5N 9N W1 E1 0-35N & 100-170E Put 1 particle every 0.25deg lon and lat from 0-35N & 100-170E = 4x70x140 = Ntot = 4x9800 particles (see bigger copy in note window below). Make 4 runs, each run for 3years: 1. Ntot particles released in January/2003; 2. Ntot particles released in January/1997; 3. Ntot particles released in July/2003; 4. Ntot particles released in July/1997; 5. For each of the 4 runs in “1-4“ above, do the following: (a). Make 3-year animations using different particle-colors to distinguish amongst8 different regions of released points as indicated in the slide above (due Oct/19): (W1). SSCS – Southern South China Sea; (W2). NSCS – Northern South China Sea with H>200m; (W3). SCSS – South China Sea Shelf with H < 200m (northern shelf only); (W4). ECSS – East China Sea Shelf with H < 200m; (E1). EQCR – Equatorial Currents Region; (E2). NECR – North Equatorial Current Region; (E3). STCC – Subtropical Counter Current; (E4). KUCR – Kuroshio Current region. (b). Plot 3-year time series of (%E1 = percentage of E1 particles; (W1+W2) = W1 and W2 regions together) (due Oct/26): (i) 5 curves: %E1, %E2, %E3, %E4 and %(E1+E2+E3+E4) particles that enter SCS (either W1, W2 or W3); (ii) 5 curves: %E1, %E2, %E3, %E4 and %(E1+E2+E3+E4) particles that enter ECS (W4); (iii) 6 curves: %W1, %(W1+W2), %(W1+W2+W3), %W3, %W4 and %(W1+W2+W3+W4) particles that enter deep Pacific (i.e. enter any of the 4 “E-regions”); (iv) 2 curves: %W1 particles that enter the “W2” region and %W2 particles that enter the “W1” region; (v) 2 curves: %W3 particles that enter the “W4” region and %W4 particles that enter the “W3” region; (vi) 3 curves: %W3, %W4 and %(W3+W4) particles that enter deep SCS (either W1 or W2); (vii) 3 curves: %(W1+W2) particles that enter W3, W4 and (W3+W4).

3. W4 <200m E4 W3 <200m 130E E3 18N W2 E2 12.5N 9N W1 E1 0-35N & 100-170E