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In the northern hemisphere in winter, cold high prevails in the Eurasian continent, while low pressure prevails in the Pacific Ocean. The South China Sea (SCS) is invaded frequently by northeastly monsoons. In summer, the SCS, sandwiched by the continental low and the Pacific subtropical high, is dominated by southwestly monsoons. Under these wind fields, dominate waves in the SCS are south westward in winter and northeastward in summer.
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Shi-feng, S. (1994). Waves in South 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_14
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