@misc{zhang_toward_downscaling_2017, author={Zhang, M., Storch, H.v.}, title={Toward downscaling oceanic hydrodynamics – suitability of a high-resolution OGCM for describing regional ocean variability in the South China Sea}, year={2017}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.01.001}, abstract = {The STORM data is compared with AVISO satellite observations and the ocean re-analysis dataset C-GLORS. We find the seasonal patterns and the inter-annual variability of sea surface height anomaly in both the C-GLORS data and the STORM simulation consistent with the AVISO-satellite data. Also the strong westward intensification and the seasonal patterns of South China Sea circulation steered by the monsoon have been presented well. As an important indicator of vertical movement, the sea surface temperature distribution maps are also very close, especially for the narrow upwelling region in summer. We conclude that the output of the STORM simulation is realistically capturing both the large-scale as well as the small-scale dynamical features in the South China Sea.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.01.001} (DOI). Zhang, M.; Storch, H.: Toward downscaling oceanic hydrodynamics – suitability of a high-resolution OGCM for describing regional ocean variability in the South China Sea. Oceanologia. 2017. vol. 59, no. 2, 166-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceano.2017.01.001}}