The temporal and spatial variability of the South China Sea warm current front in the Southern Taiwan Strait using AVHRR SST imagery

Thermal infrared images from the NOAA AVHRR taken over 12 years between 1991 and 2002 have been used to study the sea surface front ofthe South China Sea Warm Current in the southern Taiwan Strait. Information about the location length width and strength of the front has been retrieved. The temporal and spatial variations of the front have been discussed.