南海北部31 ka以来GDGTs组成及其对古温度和季风变化的响应

南海因受到高纬度气候、低纬度大洋以及东亚季风等多种因素的影响而成为研究古温度和季风变化的理想区域。本文通过研究QH-CL11柱状沉积物的GDGTs组成、含量变化特征及其延伸的86个碳原子的四醚指标(TEX₈₆^H),分析南海北部GDGTs来源,并定量计算QH-CL11柱状沉积物记录的海洋表面温度(SST),从而探讨31 ka以来南海北部古温度变化的驱动机制。通过甲烷指数和支链/异戊二烯类指标等,确定isoGDGTs主要来自于奇古菌,适用于古温度重建。TEX₈₆^H温度显示出明显的冰期一间冰期旋回,与南海北部有孔虫和UK’₃₇ SSTs具有很好的相似性。出现在TEX₈₆^H SST中的海因里希冷事件(H1-3)和Bφlling-Allerod暖期之前的温度大幅度上升事件(14.6 ka)反映了高纬度气候对南海的影响。南海SSTs和北太平洋MD01-2421 U^K’₃₇SST的差异(△SST5)可以用...     

长江口及邻近海域沉积物中四醚脂类的来源及其对底层溶解氧指示作用探究

甘油二烷基甘油四醚(glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers,GDGTs)作为一种重要的膜脂化合物,广泛存在于海洋水体和沉积物中。基于GDGTs对温度的敏感性, TEX₈₆(Tetra Etherinde Xoftetraethers consisting of 86 carbons)指标被广泛用于海洋古温度重建。然而,研究表明GDGTs母源生物古菌也会受到环境中溶解氧(DO)变化的影响,进而影响其膜脂组成,但边缘海DO对GDGTs组成的影响仍不清楚。本文研究了夏季长江口及其邻近海域颗粒物与表层沉积物中GDGTs的含量与组成,探讨了表层沉积物中GDGTs的来源及其组成对底层DO的响应。结果表明,长江口及其邻近海域颗粒物GDGTs的含量随水深的增加而增加,同时表层沉积物中的GDGT-2/GDGT-3和GDGT-0/Cren比值均与底层颗粒物相近,表明沉积物中GDGTs主要来源于底层颗粒物的沉降输入。进一步对受陆源有机质输入影响较小的站位研究发现有机质来源BIT(Branched and Isoprenoid Tetractter)指...     

冲绳海槽中部8.2ka以来GDGTs组成及温度重建*

异戊二烯类甘油二烷基甘油四醚脂类化合物(isoprenoid Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers, isoGDGTs)在海洋奇古菌(Thaumarchaeota)中广泛存在, 其结构对温度变化的敏感性使其成为广受欢迎的古气候与古温度重建材料。在北冰洋和西太平洋气候以及黑潮等多种因素的影响下, 冲绳海槽中部成为研究全新世以来古海洋和古气候变化的天然实验室。本文通过研究C14柱状沉积物的GDGTs组成、含量变化特征及其延伸的86个碳原子的四醚指标(tetraether index of tetraethers consisting of 86 carbons, TEX^H₈₆), 分析冲绳海槽中部的GDGTs来源, 并定量计算C14柱状沉积物记录的海洋表面温度(sea surface temperature, SST), 从而探讨8.2ka以来冲绳海槽中部古温度变化的驱动机制。通过甲烷指数和支链/异戊二烯类指标等, 我们确认isoGDGTs主要来自于氨氧化古菌, 适用于古温度重建。距今8.2ka以来, TEX^H₈₆ SST的变化范围是21.6~27.2℃。冲绳海槽中部SST主要受到西热带太平洋、低纬度冬季日晒量的影响; TEX^H₈₆指标记录的温度上升趋势与东亚夏季风强度的减弱不一致。7.4—6.6ka冷事件广泛存在于冲绳海槽的SST记录中, 但只在TEX^H₈₆数据中显示较大幅度的降低(~5℃), 我们推测可能受到Kikai-Akahoya火山灰(~7.3ka)的影响。     

南极罗斯海表层沉积物GDGTs含量 分布及其环境意义

通过分析罗斯海15个表层沉积物中甘油双烷基甘油四醚(Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers,GDGTs)的含量与分布,探讨了各种GDGTs来源及TEX₈₆指标的环境意义。结果表明:表层沉积物中GDGTs总含量为93.67~2 663.37 ng/g,其中类异戊二烯GDGTs(IsoGDGTs)占90.33%~98.56%,远高于支链GDGTs(BrGDGTs)。类异戊二烯GDGTs与支链GDGTs具有显著的耦合关系(R²=0.88,p<0.01)。沉积物中的IsoGDGTs主要来源于海洋奇古菌,BrGDGTs主要由海洋水体和沉积物中原位细菌所产生。应用TEX^L₈₆公式估算研究区SST,与WOA夏季表层温度呈现较好的线性关系,表明TEX^L₈₆指标在罗斯海具有适用性,可作为重建古海洋温度的替代指标。     

南极普里兹湾表层沉积物GDGTs含量分布与TEX86指标应用研究

利用中国南极考察获取的沉积物样品,对普里兹湾10个表层沉积物中GDGTs的含量与分布进行分析。结果表明:普里兹湾内GDGTs含量为27.69~900.78 ng/g,其中类异戊二烯GDGTs占比94%~99%,远高于支链GDGTs。类异戊二烯GDGTs与支链GDGTs都呈现东南高、西北低的分布趋势,且与沉积物中有机碳含量显著正相关(R>0.95)。沉积物中类异戊二烯GDGTs来源于水生古菌,而支链GDGTs主要来源于沉积物中的细菌。根据GDGTs不同异构体含量计算得到的指标TEX₈₆和TEX^L₈₆都与普里兹湾1月表层海水温度呈现良好的相关性。这表明TEX₈₆和TEX^L₈₆指标在普里兹湾海域具有适用性,可以作为重建古海温的替代指标。     

南海三沙永乐龙洞古菌群落结构与多样性特征

海洋蓝洞作为一种独特的海洋地貌单元,洞内的生物群落结构与生态系统特征一直是国内外同行学者关注的热点问题之一。南海三沙永乐龙洞是世界上最深的海洋蓝洞(300m),其独特的生态特征更为引入瞩目。本研究以古菌16S rRNA基因序列为目标,采用Illumina高通量测序技术对西沙永乐龙洞内水体与沉积物中的古菌群落结构进行了研究。结果表明,本研究所获得的古菌类群可归为4门、21纲、29目、42科、45属,广古菌和奇古菌是丰度最高的两种古菌。龙洞内表层水体中古菌群落多样性与洞外水体相差不大,但随深度增加,洞内古菌群落多样性显著降低,深水层古菌群落结构与浅水层差异显著。龙洞内沉积物中的古菌生存环境与水体差异巨大,为大量特殊物种提供了生存空间。侧壁沉积物中的古菌群落多样性随深度增加显著降低,而150m平台处古菌群落多样性则远高于侧壁沉积物。水温对龙洞内水体中的古菌群落结构具有显著影响(P0.01)。研究结果显示永乐龙洞古菌群落有很高的多样性,其垂向分布与洞内环境多要素的变化密切相关。本研究对认识三沙永乐龙洞内的生态系统特征有显著意义。     

1999年和2009年夏季珠江口环境要素的对比与分析

对1999年和2009年夏季珠江口的温、盐、溶解氧、叶绿素和径流量等数据进行分析。结果表明,由于1999年航次期间珠江较大的径流量,1999年冲淡水的扩展范围要大于2009年。1999年夏季珠江口水体存在较强的盐度层结,而2009年夏季受较小的珠江径流量和热带风暴浪卡的共同作用,水体盐度层结较弱,0—5m层水体垂向混合良好。两年夏季珠江口表层溶解氧(DO)的分布较为相似,而底层溶解氧的分布则有显著差异,主要表现在河口西岸浅滩区和河口口门外。1999年河口西岸浅滩区DO小于3mg.L-1,河口口门外DO在4—5mg.L-1之间,2009年河口西岸浅滩DO大于5mg.L-1,河口口门外DO小于3mg.L-1。1999年夏季伶仃洋海域内较强的盐度层结是其底层出现低氧环境的主要原因,2009年夏季强化的垂向混合使得表底层溶解氧得到了及时交换,阻碍了西岸浅滩区底层低氧环境的出现,而盐度层化和浪卡带来的浮游生物的耗氧作用可能是口门外底层出现低氧环境的原因。     

2002年夏季南海东北部陆架海域的低盐透镜现象分析

低盐透镜现象是夏季南海东北部陆架海域一种常见的中尺度现象.低盐透镜水体往往是由陆地径流入海后与河口冲淡水母体分离而形成的.它携带大量的陆源物质会对海洋生态环境造成较大的影响.通过对2002年7～8月南海东北部海域的现场CTD调查资料的分析,发现在西南季风盛行的夏季,南海东北部陆架区近岸一侧上升流现象非常明显,呈低温高盐水的特征,而在离岸约100 km处存在着相对独立的低盐透镜水体.此类水体的盐度在32.5以下,水平宽度约为80 km,仅存在于20 m以浅的海洋上层.结合同期的现场走航ADCP测流资料、珠江径流量和海面风场资料分析后认为该水体源自珠江冲淡水;海面风场、上层海流及潮汐潮流等的共同作用可能是脉冲的珠江洪峰与珠江河口冲淡水母体分离而形成低盐透镜现象的动力学原因.沿岸的上升流系统与低盐透镜水体之间形成温度和盐度锋面.     

2015年7月珠江口逆温现象的观测与分析

根据珠江口2015年7月6日至17日航次的CTD（conductivity, temperature, and depth）观测结果,分析得到：珠江口附近海域存在海水的垂向逆温现象,逆温差平均值为0.42 oC,上界深度在1 m-6 m间,下界深度在3 m-10 m间,逆温层平均厚度约为4 m。根据时空分布差异的不同,逆温现象可区分为以下三种情况：（1）在狮子洋、太平水道和蕉门水道的出口汇集处,存在温、盐差异的不同水体的交互过程中,由于潮汐和径流的作用所形成的水平流场差异导致了垂向温度的逆转现象。（2）在珠江口西侧的盐度锋面区域附近,第一航段观测期间锋面内侧低盐水团的温度低于锋面外侧高盐水团约2 oC,此时可观测到逆温现象;但在同一区域的第二航段观测期间由于河口内表层水温的上升,导致了逆温现象消失。该区域盐度锋面附近的两个水团在锋面位置附近发生叠置,冲淡水覆盖于海水之上,两个水团的温、盐差异是温度逆转现象的主因。（3）香港西南侧的上升流区域与盐度锋面的相互作用导致了该区域逆温现象的产生。     

南海表面浮力通量、水型变性及南海"暖水"的消长分析

利用英国南安普敦海洋中心(SOC)海-气界面的热量和淡水通量资料以及世界大洋图集(WOA01)的海面温度和盐度资料计算了南海表面各月的有效浮力通量及水型变性矢量场,分析了南海表层暖水形成和发展的季节性特征。研究结果表明,南海表层暖水的发展、维持以及消亡在很大程度上受到海洋表层浮力通量的影响;此外,南海上层水体密度的垂直结构和变化也深受表面浮力通量和表层水型变性的影响。在中、北部,南海的垂向结构季节性变化较为明显,其中冬季表层水体的下沉强度最大,深度最深,而夏季表层水体却无下沉趋势。     

东太平洋海隆深海热液区沉积物古菌多样性分析

采用PCR-RFLP方法对东太平洋海隆深海热液区3个站位沉积物中的古菌多样性进行了初步研究.结果显示,从古菌16S rRNA基因文库中随机挑取的296个阳性克隆分属奇古菌门（Thaumarchaeota,47.64%）、广古菌门（Euryarchaeota,44.93%）、泉古菌门（Crenarchaeota,6.77%）和未分类古菌（0.68%）,其中优势菌群为奇古菌门的亚硝化侏儒菌属（Nitrosopumilus,35.47%）和广古菌门的热原体纲（Thermoplasmata,27.03%）,DHVE3、DHVE5、DHVE6、MBGB和MBGE类群在沉积物样品中也均有发现.另外,3个站位沉积物中古菌类群组成存在差异,S5-TVG1站位样品文库的97个古菌克隆分属奇古菌门（49.48%）、广古菌门（49.48%）和泉古菌门（1.03%）,S14-TVG10站位样品文库的103个古菌克隆由奇古菌门（84.47%）和广古菌门（15.53%）组成,S16-TVG12站位样品文库的96个古菌克隆包括广古菌门（71.88%）、泉古菌门（19.79%）、奇古菌门（6.25%）和未分类古菌（2.08%）.研究结果表明,东太平洋海隆深海热液区沉积物中古菌多样性丰富,存在着许多新的古菌菌群;不同站位古菌菌群结构以及多样性存在差异,这与其所处环境的热液活动密切相关.     

Distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers, alkenones and polyunsaturated fatty acids in suspended particulate organic matter in the East China Sea

We investigated the spatial distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs), alkenones, and polyunsaturated fatty acids in particulate organic matter collected at four sites along a depth transect from the continental shelf to the Okinawa Trough in the East China Sea during the spring bloom in 2008. The maximum alkenone concentration appeared in the top 25?m at all sites and the $ U_{37}^{{{\text{K}}'}} $ values were consistent with in situ water temperatures in the depth interval, suggesting that the alkenones were produced mainly in surface water. At the slope and shelf sites, GDGTs in the water column showed a concentration maximum at 74?C99?m depth, and the $ {\text{TEX}}_{86}^{\text{H}} $ agreed with in situ water temperatures, suggesting the in situ production of GDGTs in the depth interval. The low-salinity surface water above 20?m depth was characterized by low GDGT concentrations and low $ {\text{TEX}}_{86}^{\text{L}} $ -based temperatures, suggesting either the production of GDGTs in winter season or the lateral advection of GDGTs by an eastward current. At the slope and Okinawa Trough sites, TEX₈₆-based temperatures were nearly constant in the water column deeper than 300?m and corresponded to temperatures at the surface and near-surface waters rather than in situ temperatures. This observation is consistent with a hypothesis that Thaumarchaeota cells produced in surface waters are delivered to deeper water and also indicates that the residence time of suspended GDGTs in the deep-water column is large enough to mix the GDGTs produced in different seasons.     

南海北部春季非水华期的CO_2分压及其调控

针对南海北部和吕宋海峡附近海域的海-气CO2通量及其调控问题,研究了2009年3月底至4月中旬在这些海域通过走航观测的方法取得的海-气CO2分压和海表温度、盐度等相关数据。结果表明,在河口、沿岸流以外的南海北部开阔海域,与大气平衡的CO2分压分布在368~380μatm,南低北高,平均值为371μatm;而海表CO2分压分布在293~405μatm,南高北低。南海北部开阔海域的海表CO2分压主要受温度效应调控,也在一定程度上受水团混合、海-气交换、生物活动等非温度效应的影响。在相同水温条件下,黑潮区的海表CO2分压比南海北部的海表CO2分压低。本研究和大多数前人研究的结果都表明,南海北部海盆区域和吕宋海峡西侧海域在春季与大气CO2接近源汇平衡,而非大气CO2的显著源区。     

Basin-scale distribution of prokaryotic phylotypes in the epipelagic layer of the Central South Pacific Ocean during austral summer

In the present study, we used catalyzed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridization to quantify the abundance of five bacterial (Alphaproteobacteria, SAR11, Gammaproteobacteria, SAR86, and Bacteroidetes) and two archaeal (Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota) phylotypes in the epipelagic layer (0–200 m) of the Central South Pacific Ocean along 170°W from 0° to 40°S. We found that the distribution patterns of these phylotypes differed from each other. All phylotypes except Gammaproteobacteria were particularly abundant at the surface water of the equatorial region, whereas Gammaproteobacteria was relatively abundant in the area from the southern part of the South Pacific Ocean. SAR11, affiliated with Alphaproteobacteria was the dominant phylotype at all depths, throughout the study area. The abundance of SAR11 significantly increased with chlorophyll a concentration, suggesting that phytoplankton could affect their distribution pattern. There was a positive correlation between Bacteroidetes abundance and water temperature, suggesting that the temperature gradient could be a critical factor determining their distribution in the South Pacific Ocean. Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota were more abundant at the equatorial region than in other study areas. Euryarchaeota abundance significantly decreased with depth, and increased with chlorophyll a concentration. This suggests that there was ecological interaction between Euryarchaeota and phytoplankton in the equatorial surface. Our data indicate that distinct hydrographic properties such as seawater temperature, salinity, and the concentrations of chlorophyll a and nutrients can principally control the basin-scale distribution of different prokaryotic phylotypes in the epipelagic layer of the Central South Pacific Ocean.     

Carbonate chemistry and projected future changes in pH and CaCO3 saturation state of the South China Sea

To study the dissolved carbonate system in the South China Sea (SCS) and to understand the water mass exchange between the SCS and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), pH, total alkalinity and total CO₂ were measured aboard the R/V Ocean Researcher 1. Because of the sill that separates these two seas in the Luzon Strait with a maximum depth of 2200 m, the SCS Deep Water has characteristics similar to those of water at about 2200 m in the WPS. The minimum pH and the maxima of normalized alkalinity and total CO₂ commonly found in the open oceans at mid-depth also prevail in the WPS but are, however, very weak in the SCS. Rivers and inflows from Kuroshio Surface and Deep Waters through the Luzon Strait as well as those through the Mindoro Strait transport carbon to the SCS year-round. Meanwhile, the outflowing Taiwan Strait water as well as the SCS Surface and Intermediate Waters of the Luzon Strait transports carbon out of the SCS year-round. The Sunda Shelf is also a channel for carbon transport into the SCS in the wet season and out of the SCS in the dry season.fCO₂ data and mass balance calculations indicate that the SCS is a weak CO₂ source in the wet season but an even weaker CO₂ sink in the dry season. With these facts taken together, the SCS is likely a very weak CO₂ source. Anthropogenic CO₂ penetrates to about 1500 m in depth in the SCS, and the entire SCS contains 0.60 ± 0.15 × 10¹⁵ g of excess carbon. Typical profiles of pH as well as the degree of saturation of each of calcite and aragonite in 1850 and 1997 are presented, and those for 2050 AD are projected. The maximum decrease in pH is estimated to be 0.16 pH units in the surface layer when the amount of CO₂ is doubled. It is anticipated that aragonite in the upper continental slope will likely start to dissolve, thereby neutralizing excess CO₂ by around 2050 AD. This paper is unique in that it presents the results of the first attempt ever to estimate the past, present and future physico-chemical properties of the world's largest marginal sea.     

Properties of coarse particles in suspended particulate matter of the North Yellow Sea during summer

Fine particles in seawater commonly form large porous aggregates. Aggregate density and settling velocity determine the behavior of this suspended particulate matter(SPM) within the water column.However, few studies of aggregate particles over a continental shelf have been undertaken. In our case study, properties of aggregate particles, including size and composition, over the continental shelf of the North Yellow Sea were investigated. During a scienti?c cruise in July 2016, in situ ef fective particle size distributions of SPM at 10 stations were measured, while temperature and turbidity measurements and samples of water were obtained from surface, middle, and bottom layers. Dispersed and inorganic particle size distributions were determined in the laboratory. The in situ SPM was divided into(1) small particles(<32 μm),(2) medium particles(32–256 μm) and(3) large particles(>256 μm). Large particles and medium particles dominated the total volume concentrations(VCs) of in situ SPM. After dispersion, the VCs of medium particles decreased to low values(<0.1 μL/L). The VCs of large particles in the surface and middle layers also decreased markedly, although they had higher peak values(0.1–1 μL/L). This suggests that almost all in situ medium particles and some large particles were aggregated, while other large particles were single particles. Correlation analysis showed that primary particles <32 μm in?uenced the formation of these aggregates. Microscopic examination revealed that these aggregates consisted of both organic and inorganic ?ne particles, while large particles were mucus-bound organic aggregates or individual plankton.The vertical distribution of coarser particles was clearly related to water strati?cation. Generally, medium aggregate particles were dominant in SPM of the bottom layer. A thermocline blocked resuspension of?ne material into upper layers, yielding low VCs of medium-sized aggregate particles in the surface layer.Abundant large biogenic particles were present in both surface and middle layers.