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(a)A) (b)B)

39 39 24

38 14
14.5
North Latitude 14.5 24
16
17 14.5 38 25 27 17 21
North Latitude 28 25
24
2337 25 22
23 19
24
28 24
30
2825
37 15 2115.5 26
15.5 15 28 27
15.5 36
25 31
36 16 30

35 15 35
34 10
14.5 16
17 34 26
24

33 33 27

32 16.5 32
18
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 East Longitude
East Longitude

Fig. 11. The simulated 10-day averaged temperature field at 5 m depth in (a) February and (b) August. The contour interval is 0.5 ◦C in

February and 1 ◦C in August.

(a)A) (b)B)

39 37.7 37.8 39 37.9
37.8
37.6
38 37.8 37.6 38
37.5 37.4 38 37.8
37.5 37.4 37.4
37 37.4 38.2 37.4
38 37
37.5 37.5
36 37.6
37.3 37.4 37.6 38North Latitude 37.8
North Latitude 37.4
36
38.1 38.1
35 35 37.4 37.8 38.1

34 38 37.5 37.8 37.9 34 37.6 37.9
37.7 37.7
37.5 38
37.8 38

33 33

38.2

32 32

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
East Longitude East Longitude

Fig. 12. The simulated 10-day averaged salinity field at 5 m depth in (a) February and (b) August. The contour interval is 0.1 psu.