A Numerical Study of Water Circulation in A Thermally Stratified Embayment

1　Introduction　Thesub inertialcirculationincoastalembaymentanditsexchangewiththeopenshelfwaterscanhaveimportantenvironmentconsequences .AnexampleofsuchasystemisJervisBay ,asmallsemi closedembay mentlocatedontheEastCoastofAustralia .Thebayisapproximately 15kmlongand 8kmwidewithanareaof 12 4km2 .Theaverageddepthofthebayis 15mandisconnectedtothecontinentalshelfthroughanopeningwhichis 3.75kmwideand 4 0mdeep (Fig.1) .Theadjacentcontinentalshelfgraduallyincreasesitsdepthto 12 0mwithinadistanceo…     

A PATH-DEPENDENT MODEL OF INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT FLOW IN A LARGE ECONOMY IN A PROCESS OF INTEGRATION

This paper meant to analyze the spatial evolution of a large country in its process of integration with the world economy in general, and, to look into the possible effect of China‘s accession into WTO on the future development of its spatial economy in particular. Through an approach of increasing returns, external economy, product differentiation and path-dependence, with foreign trade costs incurred by different regions within the large country discriminated, a model of investment and employment flow is developed as a simulation of a large country‘s process of integration with the world economy. The modeling indicates that in the process of integration, as there exist differences in foreign trade costs among different regions within the large country, either the spatial economy of the country deviates from its symmetric structure in autarky and falls into a core-periphery relationship, or the effect of industrial agglomeration is reinforced, amplified and locked in, if the agglomeration had been started. The economic gap on either the aggregate or structural basis between different regions within the large country will increase rapidly as the integration proceeds.     

A GENERAL FUNCTIONAL EQUATION GOVERNING THE MOTION OF A FLUID FLOW

A time-correlated random field bescribing the general flow is defined. A time-correlated functionalequation governing the evolution of its characteristic functional is derived.     

POPULATION DYNAMICS AND PRODUCTION OF NEANTHES JAPONIC A (IZUKA)IN A SHRIMP POND

During late February to mid-March, 1991, when mature N. japonica swarmed in the sea surface off Jimo County, Qingdao, seawater containing numerous early embryos was pumped into a nearby 2.7 ha. muddy-sand shrimp pond, where the embryos continued to develop. 800000 Penaeus chinensis seedlings were introduced into the pond on May 30, 1991. Monthly benthic samplings were carried out to determine the population dynamics and production of N. japonica in this atypical environ -ment.The density of N. japonica varied from 0 to 20400 ind./m2. The predation of P. chinensis was considered to be responsible for the mass mortality of N. japonica in June through July, when the worms were 2.2-3.3cm in length and lived in the top 2-4cm sediment. From August to September of 1991, the hottest period in the site, there was no substantial mortality of N. japonica as reported in earlier literature. This was explained by the deeper burrowing of the' worms that protected them from predation by shrimps.Monthly biomass ranged f     

A Statement On Poyang Lake

Poyang Lake, in Southeastern China and Jiangxi Province,is an ecological treasure of global significance.Scores of endangered species share the lake's productivity with the 10 million people who live on its surrounding shores. Knit together in a     

DYNAMIC MODEL FOR OIL SLICK DISPERSION INTO A WATER COLUMN- A WINDDRIVEN WAVETANK EXPERIMENT

A dynamic experiment for oil dispersion into a water column was performed with a 21 m long, 0.5 m wide, and 1 m high wind-driven wave tank. At wind velocity between 6-12 m/s and with the oil slide kept constant (about 1 um), the rate of the oil content increase in the water column could be approximated from the difference between the dispersion rate (R) of the oil slick and the coagulation rate (R') of the dispersed oil slick. Assuming the coagulation rate is directly proportional to the concentration of the water dispersed oil slick (i. e. R' =KC),, the integral form of the dynamic model can be expressed as C=R*[1-exp(-K*t)]/K and parameters R and K can be regressed with a computer. The relative deviation of model results from the experimental data was mainly less than 10%. The oil slick dispersion rate (R) had exponential relationship with the wind velocity (V), and can be fitted with a formula R=A*(U+1)B.The fitted constant of the coagulation rate, K(0.8-3.0* 10-3 min-1) did not have significant rela     

A CATALOGUE OF THE SEAGRASSES OF CHINA

In this overall survey of the seagrasses of China 15 species are listed, eight of which are recorded for the first time. The Potamogetonaceae (subfamilies Zosteroideae and Cymodoceoideae) are represented by 10 species, and the Hydrocharitaceae (subfamilies Vallisnerioideae, Thalassioideae and Halophiloideae)by 5 species. Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook, f. is represented by 2 subspecies. A key to the species based on vegetative and generative characteristics is presented.     

A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-DEPENDENT MODEL ON COASTAL UPWELLING

Hu (1979) proposed a two-dimensional, unsteady . homogeneous coastal upwelling model with finite constant depth . Lu and Zhao (1985) extended Hu's model by specifying a linear bottom slope. A three-dimensional .unsteady .homogeneous .coastal upwelling model on f- plane with arbitrarily linear bottom slope is suggested in this paper as an extension of Lu and Zhao's model. The solution for such a problem has been obtained . and the properties of upwelling and horizontal current are examined .     

A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF TIDAL CURRENT RIDGES

Tidal current ridges, widely distributed geomorphological phenomena over the continental shelf of the world, are studied. They are formed by tidal current and the trend of their sand bodies runs parallel to the direction of tidal current. There are two types of the plane shapes: the parallel and the fingered. Conditions of forming tidal current ridges are the velocities of tidal current ranging from 1 to 3.5 knots and the supply of abundant sediments. Tidal current ridges often develop in following morphological locations: the bays, estuaries, the mouths of channels, as well as the offshore area with strong tidal current. Tidal current ridges occur generally at a water depth of less than 35 metres.The sediments of tidal current ridges are mainly composed of sand. The grain size of the sedi-ments is uniform and well sorted. The characteristics of grain size of the sand imply that their formation mechanism is similar to that of river sand, that is, both of them are the result of flow movements in A trough     

TURBULENT DIFFUSION IN A SHEARING OSCILLATORY FLOW

The diffusion in a shearing oscillatory flow from an instantaneous surface point source is considered. An analytical solution is obtained by Fourier transform. The results show thai, for three dimensional diffusion in an oscillatory flow with constant shear, the distribution of the contaminant follows the multivariate Gaussian distribution rule. When the frequency is very high, or the time very short, the shear does not influence the diffusion. For moderate values of time, there are fluctuations with longitudinal variance. For large values of time the longitudinal variance increases as t, and the peak concentration decreases as t-1.5, which are faster than those in a flow without shear, but much slower than those in a steady flow, where the longitudinal variance increases as t3 and the peak concentration decreases as t-2.5. The contaminant patch is elongated in the longitudinal direction of the shear flow and moves back and forth with the water motion.     

A STUDY ON ELEMENT-STRATIGRAPHY OF OKINAWA TROUGH

Regular distribution patterns of elements Ca, Sr, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Mn, Ti, Cu, Co, Ni,Zn, Ph, Cr, Rb, Ba, Cd, and U in Late Quaternary strata have been studied in detail. The regional variation patterns of elements in these strata are similar to those in recent surface sediments, showing that the sedimentary environment has been relatively stable since Late Quaternary. Element distribution changes with the variations of lithologtcal characters. Contents of Ca and Sr increase in coarse sediments, while those of other elements decrease. Na content increases in the pumice layer, Mn content tends to increase sharply towards the surface layer. Ca content decreases sharply in strata where water depth is more than 2,000m.The strata can be divided based on the distribution curves of element assemblages. The variations in contents of most elements in Holocene Series are smaller than those in Late Pleistocene Series, which might be related to the factors of glacial and interglacial changes, sea level fluctuations a     

AVERAGED SOUND INTENSITY IN SHALLOW WATER HAVING A NEGATIVE LEAP-LAYER AND A CONSTANT DEPTH

The leap-layer is assumed to consist of two isovelocity water layers. The expressions of the law on the decay of the averaged sound intensity with range are derived when the source and receiver are laid in the same isovelocity water layer or in two diffrent isovelocity water layers respectively. The results show that there is apparent depth constitution in the sound field in the leap-layer. The theoretical results agree quite well with the practical data.     

A HYDROECOLOGICAL STUDY OF EUTROPHIC YONGDING RESERVOIR

The water quality of Yongding Reservoir was evaluated by using aquatic ecological techniques combinedwith chemical and physical methods.Of the 14 biological,chemical and physical parameters examined inthis study,10,including primary productivity and chlorophyll a.were found to exceed the critical levelsfor eutrophic waters.Most of the indicators and Carlson's Comprehensive Trophic State Index(TST)indi-ces indicated that the water quality of the western side of the reservoir was worse than that of the easternside.Polluted water from the Yongding River was considered a main source of pollutants in the reser-voir,while the farming of carp in net cages also contributed to the low water quality.A comparison ofthe water quality data in 1982 and 1988 indicated that the rate of eutrophication of Yongding Reservoir was alarming.     

A WIND-DRIVEN YELLOW SEA WARM CURRENT?

Observations of current velocity, pressure, and temperature in the eastern Yellow Sea during January 10 to April 12, 1986, and geostrophic winds calculated from surface pressure distributions, are analyzed for a study of the synoptic band response of the Yellow Sea to the wintertime winds. Currents in shallow coastal waters along a straight portion of the coast are mostly downwind to the south. Along the northern coast sheltered by a large bay, the current is persistently northward. This could be the result of a domination by geostrophic currents associated with an offshore-directed density gradient which is known to form in areas around this location. In the Yellow Sea trough, strong upwind flows are found to follow closely surges in the north wind. Co-spectral analyses show that these events are driven by a longitudinal pressure gradient associated with the sea-level set-up along the west coast of South Korea under a prevailing north wind.     

A COMBINED REFRACTION-DIFFRACTION-DISSIPATION MODEL OF WAVE PROPAGATION

A numerical model based on the mild-slope equation of water wave propagation over complicated bathymetry,taking into account the combined effects of refraction,diffraction and dissipation due to wavebreaking is presented.Wave breaking is simulated by modifying the wave height probability density func-tion and the wave energy dissipation mechanism is parameterized according to that of the hydraulic jumpformulation.Solutions of the wave height,phase function,and the wave direction at every grid point areobtained by finite difference approximation of the governing equations,using Gauss-Seidel Iterative Method(GSIM)row by row.Its computational convenience allows it to be applied to large coast regions tostudy the wave transformation problem.Several case studies have been made and the results compare verywell with the experiment data and other model solutions.The capability and utility of the model forreal coast areas are illustrated by application to a shallow bay of northeast Australia.     

A SYSTEM FOR TELEMETERING SEA WAVE PARAMETERS

A wave staff to be anchored at sea and containing sensing and telemetering equipment is described. This gives a record at the land station of water level changes due to tides and of waves as they pass the staff. The staff is a 13 metre long PVC tube, the upper half comprising a capacitance with inner plate a foil layer, dielectric the tube wall, and outer electrode the sea. Wave direction is obtained by a separate device comprising a raft moored near to the staff. The raft streams behind its mooring and substantially points into the advancing waves and changes     

A NEW SPECIFIC NAME IN THE GENUS GRACILARIA

The red alga Gracilaria heteroclada was established by the authors (Zhang Junfu and Xia Bangmei, 1988). The specific name is, however, illegitimatized by the earlier homonym Gracilaria heteroclada (Montagne) (J. et G. Feldmann,1943). In 1989, Fredeficq and Hommersand restored the genus Gracilariopsis with its type species, G. lemaneiformis, thus excluding it (Gracilaria heteroclada Zhang et Xia) from the genus Gracilaria. It was transferred to Gracilariopsis as     

A STUDY ON EQUILIBRIUM COASTAL PROFILES OF THE CLOSE TIDAL FLAT—A Case Study of Fengxian Tidal Flat

The article analyses the temporal-spatial changes of profiles by EOF(Emipirical Orthogonal Function)analysis and DTM analysis of GIS.These profiles,which are not affected by engineering,are chosen from the coast with successive field monitoring data from 1990 to 1999.Temporal and spatial EOF indicates the obvious stability of coast profile paramclino with steep slopes flat.In spatial scale,high tidal flats and deep-water terraces are in a balance state while upper clino with steep slopes are sensitive and the stability is easy to be destroyes.In temporal scale,the erosion and deposition in this area are kepy in balance in a whole.There are almost no change below -8-9.5m.At the same time,it is the lower limit of tidal affection and the erosion and deposition process from it to high tidal flat keep in balance for many years.So the closre depth is appointed to from -8m to -9.5m(Wusong datum mark).     

A TIDAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR MODEL WITH VARIABLE EDDY VISCOSITY (Ⅰ)——A DYNAMIC MODEL

A three-dimensional non-linear model of tides was proposed by one of the authors(1977).Later the model was applied to modeling two principal first-order constituentsM_4 and MS_4 of shallow water in the Bohai Sea(1981).As pointed out in the reference[1],however,the model has physically a main weakpoint in the hypothesis about the eddyviscosity v,i.e.,v=v(x,y)was considered to be irrelative to both the nondimensional verticalcoordinate z and the tidal current structure,where(x,y)are nondimensional horizontalcoordinates.No doubt,the non-linear model of tides,which only involves the nonlineareffects of both the convection acceleration in the equation of motion and the kinematicboundary condition at the free surface,is not completely nonlinear one.The effect of variable     

A New Geochemical Classification of Elements

IntroductionThe goal of geochemical classification is to re1atechemical properties of elements to their geochemica1characteristics and natural occurrences. Many geo-chemists made the attempt to achieve this goa1(Ver-nadsky, 1924; Goldschmidt, l937; Fersma…