The South China Sea (SCS) is the largest marginal sea of China, located upwind thesummer monsoon, and has dominant interannual variability as a marginal sea of thetropical Pacific Ocean.

• 南海作为我国最大的边缘海,位于夏季风气流上游,同时,作为热带太平洋的边缘海,具有显著的年际变异特征。