Climatological characteristics of monsoons and tropical cyclone activities over China seas and their influences on hydrological and seasonal structures over the South China Sea

The aim of this paper is to study whether the features of perennial summer over the South China Sea remain constant all the year round or not, and whether there are any seasonal differences throughout the year or not.According to the characteristics of remarkable monsoon and frequent typhoon, the influences of monsoon and tropical cyclone on the hydrological features and the seasonal structure over the South China Sea¹⁾ are analysed by using examples.It may be considered that in the perennial summer area over the South China Sea, it is summer all the year round, but it does not remain constant throughout the year.On the basis of index dates of developing stages for winter and summer monsoons as well as the seasonal characteristics of typhoon frequency,the perennial summer season over the South China Sea may be divided into four periods, namely, early summer, midsummer, sweltering summer and late summer.The concrete classification and the hydrological seasonal feature of each period are discussed.