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One hundred and ninety-one Argos satellite-tracked drifters deployed at the Luzon Strait in winter during 1991 to 2004 were analyzed to understand the near surface current in northern South China Sea (SCS). Several major track patterns of these drifters have been found. There are:(1)shelf slope landing way (SLW); (2)deep basin way (DBW);(3) weak loop current pattern;(4) northward movement directly driven by the Kuroshio. These observations show the effects of the basin scale gyre circulation, mesoscale eddies and the Kuroshio on the drifters’ovement.
One hundred and ninety-one Argos satellite-tracked drifters deployed at the Luzon Strait in winter during 1991 to 2004 were analyzed to understand the near surface current in northern South China Sea (SCS). Several major track patterns have these drifters have been found. There are: (1) shelf slope landing way (SLW); (2) deep basin way (DBW); (3) weak loop current pattern; (4) northward movement directly driven by the Kuroshio. These observations show the effects of the basin scale gyre circulation, mesoscale eddies and the Kuroshio on the drifters’ovement.