Russian-Vietnamese Oceanographic Research in the South China Sea

by Vyacheslav B. Lobanov (Editor), Ruslan G. Kulinich (Editor), Galina A. Vlasova (Editor), Bui Hong Long (Editor), Le Dinh Mau (Editor)

Overview

The book presents the main results of the collaboration of the V.I.Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences with marine research organizations of Vietnam since 1981 to the present in the field of oceanography, marine geophysics, geology, and ecosystem in the Vietnam waters of the South China Sea. In chronological order, a historical outline of the establishment and development of this cooperation as well as the main results of joint and unilateral studies in different areas of the studied region is given. The structure and dynamics of water, as well as their hydrochemical, hydrophysical, and gas-geochemical characteristics, are described. Data on lithology and mineralogy of bottom sediments, the results of studying the geophysical fields and structure of the Earth's crust, as well as extreme synoptic processes and satellite observations of the South China Sea are presented.

The book is addressed to a wide range of experts in the field of Earth sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031819575
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	09/08/2025
Pages:	533
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- HISTORY OF COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: History of collaboration between the Pacific Oceanological Institute and scientific organizations of Vietnam.- OCEANOGRAPHY AND METEOROLOGY OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: Hydrometeorological characteristics of the South China Sea.- Seasonal variability of hydrological conditions according to instrumental measurements.- Acoustic studies of the upper layer of the South China Sea.- Features of water dynamics and surface conditions of the South China Sea from satellite observations.- Thunderstorm activity in Vietnam and adjacent waters of the South China.- Meteorology of Spratly Islands.- AIR-SEA INTERACTION IN THE COASTAL ZONE OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM: Dependence of coastal water dynamics of Vietnam on regional synoptic processes. Structure and dynamics of water on the shelf of southern Vietnam during summer monsoon and inter-monsoon period.- Hydrometeorological regime of Nha Trang Bay.- Change of coastline and beach of Nha Trang Bay.- Balancing materials in Cua Dai (Thu Bon River mouth), Hoi An city.- Practical solution for artificial beach nourishment to stabilize the coastline and beach of Nha Trang Bay.- Electromagnetic field induced by surface waves in Nha Trang Bay.- MIXING ZONE OFF MEKONG RIVER MOUTH: Hydrological conditions of the mixing zone of sea and river waters during the Southwest monsoon.- Spatial and temporal variability of hydrochemical characteristics in the mixing zone of sea and river waters.- Spreading of Mekong River waters to the South China Sea. - Lithobiogeochemical markers of sedimentary material of the mega-system Mekong River - South China Sea.- GEOPHYSICAL FIELDS AND CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: The first results of marine gravity on the Vietnam shelf and its surroundings.- Structure of Cenozoic basement and sedimentary cover offshore Vietnam and its surroundings.- Faults in the Earth's crust of the South China Sea and the possibility of their reactivation.- CENOZOIC SEDIMENTATION ON THE VIETNAM SHELF: Holocene sedimentation on the Vietnam shelf.- Lithology and mineral composition of sediments on the Vietnam shelf.- Authigenic mineralization in the sediments on the Vietnam shelf.- GAS-GEOCHEMICAL STUDY: Anomalies of natural gas in the bottom water of the South China Sea.- Gas-geochemical characteristics of sediments of Tonkin Bay.- Methane flows at sea-atmosphere interface.