Impact of sea spray on upper ocean temperature during typhoon passage: simulation with a 1-D turbulent model

At the interface between the lower atmosphere and sea surface, sea spray might significantly influence air-sea heat fluxes and subsequently, modulate upper ocean temperature during a typhoon passage. The effects of sea spray were introduced into the parameterization of sea surface roughness in a 1-D turbulent model, to investigate the effects of sea spray on upper ocean temperature in the Kuroshio Extension area, for the cases of two real typhoons from 2006, Yagi and Soulik. Model output was compared with data from the Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO), and Reynolds and AMSRE satellite remote sensing sea surface temperatures. The results indicate drag coefficients that include the spray effect are closer to observations than those without, and that sea spray can enhance the heat fluxes (especially latent heat flux) considerably during a typhoon passage. Consequently, the model results with heat fluxes enhanced by sea spray simulate better the cooling process of the SST and upper-layer temperature profiles. Additionally, results from the simulation of the passage of typhoon Soulik (that passed KEO quickly), which included the sea spray effect, were better than for the simulated passage of typhoon Yagi (that crossed KEO slowly). These promising 1-D results could provide insight into the application of sea spray in general circulation models for typhoon studies.     

A trophic model for the Danshuei River Estuary, a hypoxic estuary in northern Taiwan

The estuary of the Danshuei River, a hypoxic subtropical estuary, receives a high rate of untreated sewage effluent. The Ecopath with Ecosim software system was used to construct a mass-balanced trophic model for the estuary, and network analysis was used to characterize the structure and matter flow in the food web. The estuary model was comprised of 16 compartments, and the trophic levels varied from 1.0 for primary producers and detritus to 3.0 for carnivorous and piscivorous fishes. The large organic nutrient loading from the upper reaches has resulted in detritivory being more important than herbivory in the food web. The food-chain length of the estuary was relatively short when compared with other tropical/subtropical coastal systems. The shortness of food-chain length in the estuary could be attributed to the low biomass of the top predators. Consequently, the trophic efficiencies declined sharply for higher trophic levels due to low fractions of flows to the top predators and then high fractions to detritus. The low biomass of the top predators in the estuary was likely subject to over-exploitation and/or hypoxic water. Summation of individual rate measurements for primary production and respiration yielded an estimate of −1791 g WW m⁻² year⁻¹, or −95 g C m⁻² year⁻¹, suggesting a heterotrophic ecosystem, which implies that more organic matter was consumed than was produced in the estuary.     

勉略缝合带三岔子辉绿岩墙锆石U-Pb年龄及Hf同位素组成——古特提斯洋壳俯冲的年代学证据

为了弄清楚勉略构造带中三岔子岛弧火山岩的形成时代及源区特征,对南秦岭勉略缝合带三岔子岛弧蛇绿混杂岩中的辉绿岩墙样品进行了锆石U—PB年代学、锆石Hf同位素组成及微量元素组成研究。结果表明,三岔子辉绿岩中的锆石主要包括2个年龄区间：有8颗锆石记录古生代年龄信息,其n（205Pb）／n（238u）年龄为264～487Ma,Ⅷ（Th）／w（U）为0．4～0．8,其中有6颗锆石的N（176Hf）／N（177Hf）初始值为0．281934～0．282292,埘应的EHf（f）值为9．4～-16．4,为典型的壳源岩浆锆石,另外2个测点（BQG-014,BQG-021）的N（176Hf）/N（177Hf）为0．282722～0．282798,对应的εHf（f）值为4．5～6．3,为典型的幔源岩浆锆石;有15颗锆石记录厂元古代-太古代的年龄信息,N（207Pb）/N（206Pb）年龄主要为1713～2559Ma,N（176Hf）／N（177Hf）初始值为0．281288～0．282263,对应的εHf（t）值为-1．3～8．7,绝大部分锆石的εHf（t）值大于2,显示出幔源岩浆锆行的特征。根据锆石Hf同位素组成,BQG-014和BQG-021样品为典型的幔源岩浆锆石,因此,其形成年龄（264～295Ma）应代表了勉略洋消减过程中一次重要的大陆弧岩浆作用时间。     

Glacial paleoceanography off the mouth of the Mekong River, southern South China Sea, during the last 500 ka

We have analyzed core MD01-2392, ∼ 360 km east of the Mekong River mouth in the South China Sea (SCS). Over the past 500 ka, planktonic foraminiferal oxygen-isotopic values are consistently lighter than northern SCS and open-ocean records by up to 0.5‰, indicating the influence of run-off from the Mekong River during both glacial and interglacial periods. Carbonate content is higher during interglacials; sedimentation rates were higher during glacials. Increased sedimentation rates since 30 ka imply increased run-off during the last glacial maximum and Holocene Period. Contrary to general experience, in which it is classed as a warm species for temperature estimates, the thermocline-dwelling species Pulleniatina obliquiloculata increased its numbers during glacial periods. This implies an estuarine circulation and even brackish-water caps during glacial periods, reinforcing the sense of strong run-off. In an overall decline of warm water, the thermocline shoaled stepwise, with rapid rises across the glacial terminations. We infer that the southern SCS was opened to an influx of Indian Ocean waters through southern passages at those times of rising sea levels.     

大兴安岭中南段中生代成矿物质的深部来源与背景

大兴安岭是我国北方一个重要的多金属成矿带。本文从成矿的物质来源和构造作用两方面讨论大兴安岭的成矿系统。Sr、Nd、O、Pb同位素的研究显示大兴安岭成矿物质的深部来源,大兴安岭晚中生代壳幔混熔花岗质岩石组成及其构造环境的研究,表明它们是在板内非造山的伸展环境下形成的A型花岗岩。与南岭花岗岩及其成矿作用的对比研究,将加深对大兴安岭中生代成矿特征的认识。深部构造特征也进一步印证了大兴安岭的成岩-成矿的背景。     

中国硼矿主要矿集区及其资源潜力探讨

在分析中国硼矿床成因类型的基础上,将中国硼矿床划分沉积变质、现代盐湖沉积、矽卡岩和地下卤水4个矿床类型8个矿床式,最为重要的矿床类型为沉积变质型硼矿和现代盐湖型沉积硼矿床。在硼矿成矿区带划分方案的基础上,综合成矿规律、地质构造背景等因素划分出辽-吉沉积变质型、川-鄂地下卤水型、湘-桂矽卡岩型、西藏现代盐湖型和青海柴达木现代盐湖型5个硼矿矿集区。其中辽-吉老矿区深部和外围、川鄂区的地下卤水及盐湖硼矿的综合利用等方向尚有较大潜力。     

鲁西南地区石炭纪—二叠纪含煤岩系层序地层及聚煤特征

根据钻井、测井和地质等资料,对鲁西南地区石炭纪—二叠纪含煤岩系进行了层序地层学与聚煤作用研究。识别出以区域不整合面、古土壤层底面、海侵方向转换面、下切谷砂体底面为代表的4种类型的层序界面;划分出本溪组、太原组、山西组和下石盒子组中的4个三级层序,从下到上依次为SⅢ1、SⅢ2、SⅢ3及SⅢ4。通过对比研究不同层序的含煤性及煤层的发育特征后认为,形成于分流间湾沼泽环境的SⅢ3煤层发育最好,形成于潟湖与沼泽环境的SⅢ1及SⅢ2煤层发育次之,SⅢ4没有煤层发育。在同一个层序内部,泥炭聚集速率与可容空间增加速率之间的平衡状态决定了煤层的厚度,这种平衡状态保持较长时间是煤层形成的基本条件,而与泥炭聚集有关的可容空间的持续增加需要基准面的不断抬升,因此,发育较好的煤层最可能形成于海侵体系域末期,如SⅢ3的TST末期的3号煤层。     

GPU accelerated marine data visualization method

The study of marine data visualization is of great value. Marine data, due to its large scale, random variation and multiresolution in nature, are hard to be visualized and analyzed. Nowadays, constructing an ocean model and visualizing model results have become some of the most important research topics of ‘Digital Ocean'. In this paper, a spherical ray casting method is developed to improve the traditional ray-casting algorithm and to make efficient use of GPUs. Aiming at the ocean current data, a 3D view-dependent line integral convolution method is used, in which the spatial frequency is adapted according to the distance from a camera. The study is based on a 3D virtual reality and visualization engine, namely the VV-Ocean. Some interactive operations are also provided to highlight the interesting structures and the characteristics of volumetric data. Finally, the marine data gathered in the East China Sea are displayed and analyzed. The results show that the method meets the requirements of real-time and interactive rendering.