黄海辐射沙洲沉积物地球化学特征及其环境意义

对黄海辐射沙洲烂沙洋水道区域的3个钻孔共81个沉积物样品进行了微量、常量元素分析和^14C测年分析．化学元素质量分数的变化与当时沉积环境的变化相对应。突发事件(如风暴潮)的发生不但在沉积物的岩性上有所体现,而且在微量元素质量分数的变化上也有很明显的体现。微量元素Zr可作为沉积能量变化的地化指示剂,潮汐通道北部的西太阳沙区域的沉积动力环境在4000a以前是较弱的。潮流通道的上段沉积物是来自水深较浅的区域,由于潮流和波浪的作用使其能够保持稳定的水深。     

Scale-dependent gas hydrate saturation estimates in sand reservoirs in the Ulleung Basin,East Sea of Korea

Through the use of 2-D and 3-D seismic data, several gas hydrate prospects were identified in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea of Korea and thirteen drill sites were established and logging-while-drilling (LWD) data were acquired from each site in 2010. Sites UBGH2–6 and UBGH2–10 were selected to test a series of high amplitude seismic reflections, possibly from sand reservoirs. LWD logs from the UBGH2–6 well indicate that there are three significant sand reservoirs with varying thickness. Two upper sand reservoirs are water saturated and the lower thinly bedded sand reservoir contains gas hydrate with an average saturation of 13%, as estimated from the P-wave velocity. The well logs at the UBGH2–6 well clearly demonstrated the effect of scale-dependency on gas hydrate saturation estimates. Gas hydrate saturations estimated from the high resolution LWD acquired ring resistivity (vertical resolution of about 5–8 cm) reaches about 90% with an average saturation of 28%, whereas gas hydrate saturations estimated from the low resolution A40L resistivity (vertical resolution of about 120 cm) reaches about 25% with an average saturation of 11%. However, in the UBGH2–10 well, gas hydrate occupies a 5-m thick sand reservoir near 135 mbsf with a maximum saturation of about 60%. In the UBGH2–10 well, the average and a maximum saturation estimated from various well logging tools are comparable, because the bed thickness is larger than the vertical resolution of the various logging tools. High resolution wireline log data further document the role of scale-dependency on gas hydrate calculations.     

A review of sediment dynamical processes in the west coast of Korea,eastern Yellow Sea

Sediment dynamical processes began to be systematically monitored in the west coast of Korea facing the eastern Yellow Sea in the 1990s. The early investigations were largely conducted aboard vessels that provided results where the resolution was highly restricted in both temporal and spatial aspects. However, full-fledged autonomous instruments introduced early in the 2000s allowed for a quantum leap in the level of this sub-field of sedimentology. The investigated sites include various environments such as estuaries, bays, tidal flats, beaches, and offshore deposits. Among them, a total of seven sites were selected for the review: Han estuary, Daeho tidal flats, Garolim Bay, Saemangeum Region, Byunsan Beach, Gomso Bay, and Huksan Mud Belt. The major results from each site were briefly summarized. The summary clearly demonstrates that wind-generated currents and waves particularly during winter should be carefully considered in interpreting sedimentary environments. This is because winter-season processes interrupt or actively displace much of the sediments worked by tidal currents in the remaining seasons. The summary hence suggests that seasonal investigations of sediment dynamics are necessary to understand shallow-water sedimentation in the west coast of Korea that is governed complicatedly by two major forcing agents: waves and tidal currents.     

Seasonal variability of the zooplankton community in the southwest of the Huanghai Sea (Yellow Sea) Cold Water Mass

Samples were collected with a plankton net in the four seasonal cruises during 2006-2007 to study the seasonal variability of the zooplankton community in the southwest part of Huanghai Sea Cold Water Mass (HSCWM, Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass). The spatial and temporal variations of zooplankton species composition, biomass, abundance and biodiversity were examined. A total of 122 zooplankton species and 30 pelagic larvae were identified in the four cruises. Calanus sinicus and Aidanosagitta crassa were the most dominant species, and Themisto gaudichaudi and Euphausia pacifica were widely distributed in the HSCWM area. The spatial patterns of non-gelatinous zooplankton (removing the high water content groups) were similar to those of the total zooplankton biomass in autumn, but different significantly in the other three seasons. The seasonal means of zooplankton biomass in spring and summer were much higher than that in autumn and winter. The total zooplankton abundance averaged 283.5 ind./m~3 in spring (highest), 192.5 ind./m~3 in summer, 165.5 ind./m~3 in autumn and 65.9 ind./m~3 in winter (lowest), and the non-gelatinous groups contributed the most total abundance. Correlation analysis suggests that the non-gelatinous zooplankton biomass and abundance had a significant positive correlation in the whole year, but the relationship was insignificant between the total zooplankton biomass and abundance in spring and summer. The diversity index H of zooplankton community averaged 1.88 in this study, which was somewhat higher than historical results. Relatively low diversity in summer was related to the high dominance of Calanus sinicus, probably due to the strongest effect of the HSCWM in this season.     

Vertical zonation and aggregated distribution of the Manila clam on subtidal sand flats in a coastal brackish lagoon along the Sea of Japan

The Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, has maintained small‐sized populations in a semi‐enclosed brackish lake along the Sea of Japan, the Honjo area of Lake Nakaumi, although the environment and biota of this area have changed dramatically due to a large‐scale reclamation project. There should be underlying processes that enable the restoration of this species from small‐sized populations, such as the existence of source (i.e. reproductive) populations in other areas and depth zones of the lake. However, there has been no robust, properly designed evaluation of the distribution of the Manila clam in the subtidal sand flats. In order to elucidate the possible mechanisms that allow for the persistence of populations of the Manila clam, we examined the spatiotemporal and vertical variation in distributions of 0‐age clams in the subtidal zone of sand flats. Seasonal effects on population variations showed erratic changes among depth zones without a decreasing trend along the depth gradient. Further, many local populations became extinct even in the shallower zones due to seasonal (summer) hypoxia at deeper zones and hypoxia by the accumulation of key benthic species (Asian mussel and decaying macroalgae) in mats at shallower zones. A few surviving local populations were stable with a spatial‐fragmental (patchy) distribution, associated with fragmented accumulations of Asian mussels and macroalgae. Efforts to maintain stable populations and to restore this species in the subtidal area may depend on these small, restricted, patchy local populations. These findings suggest that high fertility and productivity of the Manila clam as well as patchy distribution of small populations may contribute to the maintenance of the population and the avoidance of extinction (by spatially diffusing the risk of extinction) in harsh environments resulting from the reclamation project.     

南黄海辐射沙脊群特大潮差分析

根据辐射沙脊群中部条子泥两翼沿海自建的4座潮位遥测站的实测记录,2012年10月17日新条鱼港站观测到了9.39m的特大潮差,不仅证实了20世纪80年代小洋口海域9.28m的潮差记录的可信性,而且刷新了此海域最大潮差记录。基于移动驻潮波和动力地貌理论,本文采用潮位实测分析、二维水动力数值模拟和潮滩地貌遥感解译等方法,阐述了特大潮差的动力成因及其地貌响应机理,提出了条子泥二分水同步潮位跳绳效应,从理论上分析了该海域实测特大潮差的合理性。如若改变最大潮差统计方法,该海域最大潮位差可达9.62m,关于辐射沙脊群对重新认识辐射沙脊群及中国沿海极值潮汐特征更具有创新价值。     

Late Quaternary stratigraphy and evolution of a Korean tidal flat,Haenam Bay,Southeastern Yellow Sea,Korea

Sediment cores from a tidal flat in the southeastern Yellow Sea, Korea, contain two major depositional units, a Holocene unit (Unit I) and an underlying late Pleistocene unit (Unit II). Unit I (up to 15 m thick) is a middle to late Holocene, coarsening-upward transgressive deposit. Unit II (about 10 m thick) is interpreted as tidal-flat deposits from the last interglacial period (probably oxygen-isotope stage 5e), based on its many tide-influenced signatures such as laminated silt/clay, tidal rhythmites, fossil crab burrows, authigenic minerals (pyrite and halite), clay mineral composition and a dinoflagellate cyst assemblage comparable to that of Unit I. Units I and II are separated by a regional unconformity which is highlighted by a yellow ‘oxidized layer’ in uppermost Unit II. The layer contains abundant evidence of subaerial exposure, including a yellowish sediment color, semi-consolidation, desiccation cracks, cryoturbation structures, and high degree of magnetic susceptibility. Two major interglacial highstands (Units I and II) and one glacial lowstand (uppermost oxidized layer of Unit II) thus characterize coastal to nearshore tidal deposits along the eastern margin of the Yellow Sea (western Korea).     

南黄海辐射沙洲潮流不对称性对岸线变动的响应

近岸地区的潮流不对称影响着沉积物输运和地貌改变。南黄海辐射沙洲海域潮动力强且水动力环境复杂,分析研究该海域潮流不对称性对海岸带资源的开发与保护有长远意义。本文基于Delft3D模型模拟1984年、2014年不同岸线条件下辐射沙洲海域的潮汐潮流运动,结合调和分析与偏度理论,分析刻画了不同岸线条件下潮流不对称性的空间分布特征。研究表明：辐射沙洲海域地形主导的涨落潮流速不对称性（PCA）以涨潮占优为主导;涨落憩历时不对称性（SWA）则以涨憩历时短为主导。二者皆主要受半日分潮（M₂、S₂）和浅水分潮（M₄、MS₄）的非线形作用影响。1984–2014年岸线变动后PCA正负性不变,但强度进一步增大,最大变幅可达25%;而γ_SWA减小,最大减幅可达20%,SWA在辐射沙洲海域涨憩历时短的趋势增加。     

Ecological evaluation of marine macroalgal communities on five islands of Korea in the Yellow Sea

Macroalgae have long been used as biological indicators of marine ecosystem health worldwide due to their ecological importance and sensitivity to environmental stress. A number of previous studies have utilized macroalgal communities in monitoring surveys of environmental conditions. This study examined the characteristics and patterns of marine macroalgal communities in the Yellow Sea off the western coast of Korea.Macroalgae were analyzed for the number of species, biomass, and coverage ratio...     

Impact of the Aegean Sea oil spill on the subtidal fine sand macrobenthic community of the Ares-Betanzos Ria (Northwest Spain)

Two sites located in the sublittoral fine-sand macrobenthic community of the Ares-Betanzos Ria were sampled over four years (December 1992-November 1996) in the wake of the Aegean Sea oil spill. This sampling revealed that the petroleum had affected the structure and abundance of this community, as well as the number of taxa present. In this context, the results of the biotic index and the biotic coefficient were insufficient; however, study of the synthetic parameters, particularly through multivariate analysis, showed that the community went through three successive and distinct phases over time. A short period of high mortality in some species, especially amphipods, was followed by a period of low abundance that lasted until the spring of 1995. A period of recovery began in the second half of 1995 and continued through to the end of 1996, when the survey ended. The community showed a gradual evolution back towards the conditions observed immediately after the spill, when abundance of the more resistant species was still high. Despite this similarity, the last period exhibits a new structure, clearly separate from the two previous periods. This study provides information about the short-term effects of the Aegean Sea oil spill on the fine sand bottoms of the sites surveyed in the Ares-Betanzos Ria. This information could also serve as a baseline for identifying the effects of a more recent accident, the Prestige oil spill, in which similar communities in other Galician rias were polluted in 2002-2003.     

Acoustic characters and distribution pattern of modern fine-grained deposits in a tide-dominated coastal bay: Jinhae Bay,Southeast Korea

Jinhae Bay, a semi-enclosed, tide-dominated coastal embayment on the southeastern coast of Korea, receives large amounts of sediment derived from the Nakdong River. The irregular surface of the acoustic basement is overlain by a modern sedimentary sequence up to 25 m thick, characterized by an acoustically semitransparent subbottom. Sediments, consisting mainly of terrigenous and bioturbated mud, accumulate at a rate of 2–5 mm/yr. About 21% of the suspended sediments discharged from the Nakdong River, that is approximately 1.0 × 10⁶ tons per year, accumulate in Jinhae Bay. Modern sedimentation began probably at about 5000 yr BP, when sea level approached its present level.     

一次黄海海雾的集合预报试验

基于WRF(Weather Research and Forecasting)模式及其杂合三维变分(Hybird-3DVAR)同化模块,对2006年3月发生的一次大范围黄海海雾进行了集合预报尝试。详细分析了其预报效果,并与决定性预报结果作了比较。研究揭示:集合预报50%概率雾区预报的公正预兆得分(Equitable threat score,ETS)优于决定性预报大约29%;集合预报中加入海温扰动非常必要,对浓雾预报改善作用明显,ETS提高至少10%;在集合预报中混用YSU与MYNN边界层方案的做法,可以降低只使用其中之一可能导致的预报误差。研究表明,借助Hybrid-3DVAR开展黄海海雾的集合预报技术上可行,集合预报将成为黄海海雾数值预报的一种有希望的途径。     

南黄海辐射沙脊群西洋水道污水输移扩散研究

采用沿深平均二维数值模型对南黄海辐射沙脊群西洋海域的潮流场和物质扩散场进行了模拟,计算和分析了大潮情况下海域5 m、7 m和10 m 3种水深(理论基准面下)排放位置处达标污水输移扩散的范围及分布规律。结果表明,污水排入海后,会很快被稀释,各排放位置200和500稀释度等值线包络面积均较小,且包络面积随水深增加有明显变小的规律。拟合了不同污水排放量对应的200和500稀释倍数包络面积,发现两者呈良好的幂级数关系。     

黄海海区的叶绿素α和初级生产力

本文是对70年代末以来我国在黄海西部海区进行的叶绿素a及初级生产力调查和研究的综述。内容包括叶绿素a水平分布,垂直分布。粒径大小分级,初级生产力的季节变化,山东近岸初级生产力,浮游植物量子产值及光利用效率,初级生产力模式及利用遥感法估算叶绿素a等。结果显示,黄海初级生产力有明显季节变化,春季最高,冬季最低;高生产力区位于长江口外海及黄海北部;大部份海区年平均值在200～500mg·m~(-2)。d~(-1)(以碳计)之间,平均值在425mg·m~(-2)·d~(-1)左右。     

On the relationships between the radial tidal current field and the radial sand ridges in the southern Yellow Sea: a numerical simulation

The origin of the radial sand ridges (RSRs) in the southern Yellow Sea has been a controversial problem since they were discovered in the early 1960s. To resolve the problem, two key questions need to be answered: (1) was the radial tidal current field in the RSR area generated by the submarine topography, or (2) did it exist before the RSRs occurred? In this study, the M₂ tide and tidal currents in the RSR area were simulated with a two-dimensional tidal model using a flat bottom and a shelving slope topography, the results being then compared with the field data. It is demonstrated that the radial tidal current field in the southern Yellow Sea is independent of bottom topography, and may thus be the controlling factor generating the RSRs. The radial tidal current field probably existed before the RSRs were formed.     

南黄海辐射沙脊群悬沙总体输运特征分析

利用2006年夏季江苏近海调查中流速流向以及含沙量资料,采用通量机制分解法,重点计算了南黄海辐射沙脊群地区悬沙输移总量以及各个分量,并对总体悬沙输运特点进行分析。辐射沙脊群地区悬沙输运受到潮汐系统影响,近岸有很强的向岸输沙,且呈现从近岸向外逐渐减小的趋势。在辐射沙脊群区域,悬沙浓度大,地形复杂,悬沙输移也较强较复杂。悬沙输运主要以平流输移为主,其他项贡献很小,其中潮汐捕获项与垂向净环流项表现出与潮汐系统特点相关的辐聚辐散现象。     

北黄海盆地与朝鲜安州盆地和中国胶莱盆地的对比

北黄海盆地位于黄海北部,是我国油气地质与勘探开发研究相对最为薄弱的海域,在研究的3个盆地中,北黄海盆地系海域含油气盆地,面积5万km^2,迄今我国尚未钻井;朝鲜安州盆地系跨海陆域盆地,面积最小,但是钻井最多;中国胶莱盆地则为最邻近北黄海盆地的陆域沉积盆地,目前有少量钻井,并是胜利油田外围勘探盆地。在前人研究基础上,利用后两者钻井地质与野外剖面调查的测试研究成果,初步对比了3个沉积盆地地层岩性沉积与含油气性的特征。