Seasonal and spatial variability of marine nepheloid layers in the deep South China Sea

Zhuangcai Tian, Xiujun Guo, Jinjian Huang, Chao Xu, Lei Song, Jianhua Yue

2026Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography6 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

Nepheloid layerOceanographyGeologyIsopycnalWater columnTransectContinental shelfTurbidityMixed layerContinental marginInternal waveTurbidity currentStructural basinDeep seaWater massSurface waterCurrent (fluid)SeawaterOceanic basinThermoclineTurbiditeSpatial variabilityBenthic zoneSurface layerMarine and coastal ecosystemsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology