Russian-Vietnamese Oceanographic Research in the South China Sea

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.