Sources and threats of chronic tissue loss on coral reefs in the Lakshadweep Islands,Indian Ocean

Tissue degradation and resulting mortality are major threats to coral reefs around the world. Information on interactions of the major environmental factors that mediate tissue loss and mortality in coral reefs is of great importance. It is essential to understand the prevailing reef health conditions and to develop appropriate management actions. In the present study, a series of benthic surveys conducted in the Lakshadweep Islands revealed the interaction of major biological factors in causing tissue loss and mortality. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed interactions of various environmental scenarios. Tissue loss was prevalent in islands with high cover of massive corals (m = 20.91) and low in islands dominated by branching corals (m = 0.61). Hierarchical regression analysis revealed black band disease (β = .59; p < .001) and algal interactions (β = .48; p < .001) to be major factors responsible for coral mortality caused by tissue loss in the region.     

秋茄落叶分解失重过程的季节变化和滩面差异

秋茄红树林不同季节落叶分解失重速率研究表明:落叶的干重损失速率是夏>秋>春>冬。就失重过程而言,最高的失重速率和季节间最明显的分解速率差异都出现于分解初期,淋溶作用很可能是引起这一分解特征的重要原因。落叶在林地滩面外滩(中潮带).中滩和内滩(高潮蒂)分解28d时的失重率分别为53.4%、44.8%和48.9%,即外滩>内滩>中滩。中潮带比高潮带具有较高的潮浸频度和滩面潮湿度,使得落叶在中潮带的分解快于高潮带。     

Experimental and numerical investigation of sloshing using different free surface capturing methods

We investigated the use of numerical methods to predict liquid sloshing phenomena in a moving tank and compared our results to model test measurements. The numerical techniques for the free surface, based on the so-called finite Volume-of-Fluid (VoF) approach, comprised an incompressible VoF method, an incompressible coupled Level-Set and Volume-of-Fluid (clsVoF) method, and a compressible VoF method. We assessed the capability of these three numerical methods to achieve suitable numerical predictions of sloshing phenomena, specifically, air pockets and bubbles on the free surface inside a test tank. To observe the described sloshing phenomena, we simulated tank motions leading to well defined single impact wave motions. We performed repeated physical tests for validation purposes. Computed velocity and pressure time histories were compared to experimental data we obtained from Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and pressure sensor measurement. Grid sensitivity and turbulence model studies were performed. We demonstrated that the compressible VoF method was the most suitable method to obtain accurate predictions of sloshing phenomena.     

The high squeezing and entanglement in regular loss modulated optical parametric amplifier

We investigate the quantum fluctuation characteristic for time dependent regular loss modulated optical parametric amplifier for below and above threshold regions. It is found that a high squeezing and entanglement can be achieved.     

Single electron loss in the collisions of C3 + and atomic hydrogen

This paper studies the projectile electron loss cross sections of C^{3 +} colliding with atomic hydrogen in the frame work of extended over-barrier model at intermediate velocities (25 keV/u--600 keV/u). The electron loss is calculated in terms of the interaction between the screened target nucleus and the active projectile electron and of the interaction between projectile electron and target electron. Compared with the convergent close-coupling calculations, screening and anti-screening calculations, this model satisfactorily reproduces the experimentally obtained energy dependence of the electron-impact ionisation cross sections and the single electron loss cross sections over the energy range investigated here.     

不同处理方法对葡萄牙牡蛎体内菌群净化效果的比较

牡蛎肉味鲜美,营养丰富,经济价值较高,素有海洋"牛奶"之美称。然而,由于养殖环境的污染,国内多数养殖牡蛎体内的大肠杆菌含量超标,危害公民健康。因此,研发养殖牡蛎净化技术日显重要。为此,本文以我国南方重要的养殖牡蛎(葡萄牙牡蛎,也称福建牡蛎)为对象,设计了三种净化方法 (大蒜素灭菌法、紫外灭菌法、混合灭菌法(大蒜素+紫外线)先灭菌处理海水6h,然后将牡蛎养殖灭菌后的海水中,并在0 h、12 h和24 h时分别对其软体组织进行取样,检测菌落总数和大肠杆菌含量,以探求最佳净化牡蛎方法。结果显示,三种方法都能够对牡蛎体内的菌落总量和大肠杆菌含量起到显著的净化作用。比较而言,大蒜素净化效果最佳,经12 h和24 h的净化后,牡蛎体内的大肠杆菌含量(MPN/100 g)由最初的2 307降至为240和189,显著低于紫外灭菌法的744和322以及混合灭菌法的384和359。经大蒜素净化24 h后,牡蛎体内的大肠杆菌含量为189 MPN/100 g,低于欧盟和我国双壳贝类养殖水域划分依据中规定的大肠杆菌含量≤230MPN/100 g时可以直接上市并供生食的标准。     

Cross-flow vortex-induced vibration reduction of a long flexible cylinder using 3 and 4 control rods with different configurations

Control rod is one of the common passive control methods to suppress the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of cylindrical structures. In this paper, the experimental study is conducted to detailed understand the performance of multiple control rods in suppressing the cross-flow (CF) VIV for a long flexible cylinder. The influence of the spatial arrangement of 3 and 4 control rods on CF VIV response of the main cylinder is investigated in a towing tank. It is observed that the attack angle θ is a very significant parameter to affect the vibration response, dominant frequency and the VIV suppression efficiency of the main cylinder. Based on the suppression efficiencies analysis of VIV response in the present experimental investigation, the spatial arrangement of 3 control rods with θ = 40° and 4 control rods with θ = 30° is the best choice for suppressing the CF VIV response of the main flexible cylinder. Overall, the use of 4 control rods could reduce VIV more effectively than the application of 3 control rods.     

浅海爆炸声传播损失及简正波分离实验研究

文章简要介绍了浅海声传播损失的研究背景和基本理论方法。通过1/3倍频程滤波对浅海爆炸宽带信号的不同频段在浅海的传播损失情况进行了分析,描述了浅海环境对声传播损失的影响;同时在不知道先验信息的条件下,利用垂直阵声压数据成功地进行了简正波分离,并与理想条件下Kraken简正波模型计算出的结果进行了比较分析。     

Permeability measurements in mudrocks using gas-expansion methods on plug and crushed-rock samples

Permeability is an important parameter relative to the production of hydrocarbons in shale oil/gas plays; however, the measurement of permeability in these nano-to microdarcy rocks remains a challenge. Results from different methods or from different laboratories are not consistent, and reasons are not fully understood. In the present study, permeability is measured for both plug and crushed-rock samples with different plug diameter or crushed-sample particle size to systematically investigate the permeability measurement to better understand and apply the measured results. A modified gas-expansion (MGE) method, which can measure permeability for plug samples under confining pressures, was established and applied to several Eagle Ford and Barnett Shale (mudrock) samples. Permeability results from this method are in fair agreement with those from the pulse-decay method. The traditional Gas Research Institute (GRI) method was applied to crushed-rock Eagle Ford Shale samples. The results were comparable to reported permeability for an Eagle Ford Shale sample. Particle or plug size has significant influence on permeability measurement. In general, permeability increases with increasing particle or plug size. For crushed sample with GRI method, the reason of increasing permeability is related to the limitation of the GRI technique and the data analysis method. Estimate of the permeability based on Kozeny–Carman Equation was conducted, and the results were used to evaluate the GRI permeability measurement. Particle size of 2–4 mm (5–10 meshes) is considered as an appropriate size for GRI permeability measurement. For plug sample, larger permeability with larger plug diameter is most likely caused by the artificial fractures. Higher confining pressure can reduce the influence of the fractures, but cannot fully remove it. A range of permeability, defined by the GRI permeability with 2–4 mm particles as the lower boundary and permeability of 1-in plug under high confining pressure (>5000 psi) as the upper boundary, can be a more reliable measures to represent the shale matrix permeability. The range of the permeability also highlights the uncertainty in matrix permeability measurement for shale.     

Growth of marine bacteria and ammonium regeneration from substrates in different C: N ratios

Natural assemblages of marine bacteria were chosen in a batch culture experiments. The impact of varying nitrogen substrate concentrations and the substrate C:N ratios (C:N_S) on the bacterial C:N ratio (C:N_B), the bacterial growth efficiency (BGE) and ammonium regeneration was mainly examined. The C:N_S ratios varied from 5:1 (carbon limitation) to 40:1 (nitrogen limitation) with varying combinations of glucose and NO₃^-. The C:N_B ratio had positive relationship with the C:N_S ratio (r=0.93, n=8), whose value was 3.77 when the C:N_S ratio was 5:1 but increased to 6.47 when the C:NS ratio was 40:1. These results indicate that the C:N_B ratio is a potential diagnostic tool for determining the bacterial growth in natural waters controlled by either, carbon or nitrogen. BGE decreased with the declining nitrate concentration and negatively related to C:N_s (r=-0.51, n=8). The average value of BGE was 0.20. This value was a little lower than other reports, which could be induced by the nitrogen source used in our experiments. Finally, regeneration time of ammonium delayed with the increasing C:N_S ratio, which indicates that there were different metabolism mechanisms when bacterial growth was limited by carbon source and nitrogen source.     

韦帕台风对连云港典型水域波能损耗及悬沙含沙量影响研究

旨在建立淤泥质海岸条件下波能功率沿程损耗和水体悬沙垂向悬浮功率之间的时间对应关系。通过韦帕台风时期连云港波浪数学模型,求解了测点处波能功率沿程损耗的变化过程。结合实测资料进行分析后认为,该过程与波高过程存在相位差,同时与实测水体悬沙含沙量变化过程对应关系较好。结合以往研究成果,说明利用波能功率衰减变化推求淤泥质海岸风天条件下的水体含沙量变化可以同时满足空间和时间上对应关系。还分析了底部摩阻损耗与底部含沙量之间的对应关系,两者在时空分布上也较为吻合。通过韦帕台风实测资料和数学模型结果,推求出波能功率沿程损耗与悬沙垂向悬浮功率之间的转化因子为0.3。     

空白校正对元素分析仪测定海水中颗粒有机碳结果准确性的影响分析

颗粒有机碳(POC)在海洋生态系统乃至全球碳循环中发挥着重要作用,其准确获取至关重要。目前,元素分析仪测定POC是最准确和常用的分析方法,但取样忽略了水体溶解有机碳(DOC)可能带来的影响。针对空白样品如何获取才能有效去除DOC影响的问题,本文设计比较了5种取样方法对POC测定结果的影响,以及滤膜对数据的影响。结果显示, 1) 5种样品取样方法所得的结果差异显著,不进行空白校正会对结果产生较大误差;2)文献和本文设计的空白样取样方法均出现了空白值大于样品值的异常情况; 3)样品继续抽人工海水100 mL即可有效洗去滤膜上吸附的DOC; 4)未过滤的滤膜450℃灼烧5h后可以有效去除滤膜上吸附的碳,但是存放时间越久滤膜从空气中吸附碳的概率越大。本研究确定的人工海水法可以有效去除DOC对测定结果的影响,样品测定结果重复性、精密度高,可准确用于海水POC样品的测定。     

海洋沉积物重金属生态风险评价方法比较及实例验证——以莱州湾为例

利用2016年8月份莱州湾沉积物中Hg、Cd、Pb、Cu、As、Cr、Zn监测数据,分别利用单因子污染指数法、潜在生态风险指数法、地积累指数法、沉积物质量基准法、尼梅罗综合指数法、污染负荷指数法等6种沉积物重金属风险评价方法进行评价,以比较沉积物重金属生态风险评估方法的适用性与局限性。结果表明,莱州湾表层沉积物中,重金属Hg、Cd、Pb、Cu、As、Cr和Zn含量分别为0.077 4 mg/kg、0.169 mg/kg、12.1 mg/kg、11.9 mg/kg、11.6 mg/kg、31.1 mg/kg、45.3 mg/kg。不同方法在莱州湾沉积物风险评价结果上存在差异。单因素评价方法中,单因子污染指数法、潜在生态危害指数法、尼梅罗综合指数法的评价结果适中,地累积指数法评价结果偏轻,沉积物质量基准法评价结果偏重。Hg、As、Cd元素的污染评价结果均较大,为主要的污染元素;综合因素评价方法中,污染负荷指数法评价结果风险偏轻,潜在生态危害指数法评价结果适中,内梅罗综合指数法评价结果则倾向偏重。沉积物重金属含量与底栖生物的丰度、生物量的pearson相关系数表明,Hg与底栖生物的生物量呈现显著负相关。6种方法都有自身优缺点和适用范围,但潜在生态危害指数法更适合莱州湾沉积物重金属风险评价。     

Correcting the errors from variable sea salt retention and water of hydration in loss on ignition analysis: Implications for studies of estuarine and coastal waters

The standard technique of determining the concentrations of total suspended solids (TSSs), particulate inorganic matter (PIM), and particulate organic matter (POM) by filtration with glass fiber filters is subject to an error or bias from sea salt plus water of hydration retention, when applied to saline waters. The sea salt plus water of hydration retention by the filters occurs even after washing the filter with 300 ml of deionized water, a greater volume than any wash recommended in the literature. We determined that the mass retention on a glass fiber filter, at a given salinity, is essentially constant, no matter the volume of seawater passed through the filter. We also determined that the sea salt plus water of hydration retention on glass fiber filters is directly proportional to the salinity of the seawater filtered. Sea salt plus water of hydration retention causes an overestimate of TSS; sea salt retention causes an overestimate of PIM; volatilization of water of hydration causes an overestimate of POM. Thus a correction curve is required for sea salt and water of hydration errors in the determination of TSS and PIM. Corrected POM comes from the difference between the two. Also, filter blanks (procedural control filters), run with deionized (DI) water rather than the seawater sample, are required to correct for possible filter mass loss during the analysis. We demonstrate correction curves for sea salt plus water of hydration retention for Whatman GF/F filters, 47 mm diameter, utilizing the methods of the APHA Manual, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. Application of other glass fiber filter types or an analytical technique differing significantly from that employed here requires a different correction curve for retention of sea salt and water of hydration. These methods can be used to reanalyze older data on PIM, POM, and TSS.We apply these corrections to PIM and POM data from the northern Gulf of Mexico and examine the interactions of these filter corrections with corrections for structural water volatilization from suspended clay minerals in the determinations of PIM and POM. We analyze published data on PIM and POM determinations and their application to remote sensing. We conclude that sea salt and water of hydration retention on filters has an adverse effect on remote-sensing algorithms inverting radiance reflectance to estimate concentrations of suspended matter.     

On the track keeping and roll reduction of the ship in random waves using different sliding mode controllers

In the paper, an autopilot system composed of sliding mode controller and line-of-sight guidance technique are adopted to navigate the ship in random waves by altering the rudder deflection. Two kinds of sliding mode controller are considered; one is the separate system including sway–yaw control and roll control, the other is the compact system considering sway–roll–yaw control altogether. Both track keeping and roll reduction are accomplished by rudder control and the design parameters of controller are optimized by genetic algorithm. The present simulation results show both the separate controller and the compact controller work quite well, either for track keeping or roll reduction while the ship is sailing in random waves. However, the separate controller is recommended due to its simplicity.     

基于数值模拟与统计学方法的南黄海近岸沙脊与水道稳定性评价

以南黄海江苏岸外辐射沙脊群为对象,基于已验证的该区域沉积动力学数值模型模拟近30 a(1979~2011年)的水下地形演化,计算辐射沙脊区域海底地形年际变化标准偏差,对沙脊和水道的地貌稳定性进行定量评估。研究发现,地形变化标准偏差愈小,地貌愈稳定;标准偏差愈高,地貌愈不稳定。定量地确定了南黄海辐射沙脊区域内沙脊与水道稳定性系数的时空分布,发现主要淤积区域位于沙脊周围,近岸沙洲有淤高的趋势;主要侵蚀区位于水道,沙脊间水道逐渐冲刷加深,如西洋水道和黄沙洋水道。本研究提出的基于海底地形年际变化标准偏差确定地貌稳定性评估方法,可为海岸陆架地貌稳定性研究、区域资源开发和环境保护等提供参考。