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There have been many numerical studies on the circulation in the East China Sea, including some diagnostic computations (Yuan et al., 1986, 1987, 1988). Diagnostic models assume that the flow field is in a steady state and is compatible with the given wind field and the density distribution. This is a major shortcoming common to all diagnostic models. It is usually found, however, that difference between the result of diagnostic calculation and observed current velocity is not large. There have been many studies on prognostic models in the ocean circulation (Bryan and Cox, 1967; Sarkisyan, 1977). Shallow sea prognostic models were proposea lately by Hendershott and Rizzoli (1976) and by Shaw and Csanady (1983). In this paper, the winter circulation in the East China Sea is studied by a prognostic model similar to that of Shaw and Csanady (1983). The hydrographic data used are mostly the same as those of Yuan et al (1987).
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Yao-chu, Y., Ji-lan, S., Ju-fen, N. (1994). A Prognostic Model of the Winter Circulation in East China Sea. In: Di, Z., Yuan-Bo, L., Cheng-Kui, Z. (eds) Oceanology of China Seas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0862-1_8
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