Improved form of wind wave frequency spectrum

The lower frequency part of the theoretical wind wave spectrum proposed by the authors (Wen et al. , 1988a, b,c) has been improved and the form of spectrum is appreciably simplified. In addition to the field data collected in the Bohai Sea region and used in the previous papers, those obtained in the Huanghai Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea have been employed so that the improved spectra can be verified on a more extensive observational basis. Computed results agree with the observations well. Further comparisons have been made between the proposed spectra and the JONSWAP spectrum. Though the two types of spectrum are close to each other in form, the former shows, as a whole, better agreement with the observation than the latter. By introducing an improved relation between the peak-ness factor and significant wave steepness, the spectrum contains only significant wave height and period as parameters. For spectra given in this form, the computed peak frequencies coincide approximately wit     

Measuring lysosomal stability as an effective tool for marine coastal environmental monitoring

The use of lysosomal stability in the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, as a potential biomarker of environmental contamination has been evaluated along the Portuguese coast. To this end, the neutral red retention (NRR) time was measured in mussel haemocytes gathered from nine different locations reflecting different degrees of anthropogenic contamination. Mussels collected in the vicinity of industrial and urban areas showed the lowest lysosomal stability. Additionally, no significant seasonal variability (winter-spring/summer) for NRR time was observed. In order to further support the usefulness of this method as an integrated tool for monitoring marine coastal environments, we compared the levels of xenobiotics in mussel tissues with the obtained NRR values. The results highlighted a consistent pattern, with the lowest lysosomal stability intimately correlated with the higher contaminant concentrations. In summary, this integrated approach further demonstrated that the NRR assay can provide useful and objective indications of the real health status of organisms subjected to different stress agents, being a valid option for environmental monitoring.     

盐渍土壤的介电特性

采用Ｌ波段介电探针，对沙壤，砂质粘土和粘土三种不同性质的土壤作了详尽的实验室实验，结果显示，土壤的盐度同介电常数的实无关，而同虚部相关，并随盐度的增加而增加。还表明，实数部分更多的依赖于土壤的湿度，虚数部分取决地土壤的盐度，土壤的含钠性对介电常数的实部和虚部都无影响。本研究展示了Ｌ波段对土壤盐度的微波响应。同时说明，在湿壤的条件下，采用Ｌ波段，将盐壤从钠壤中分离出来的可能性。     

白垩纪温度较冷的估价

白垩纪温度较冷的估价Ｂ．ｗ．Ｓｅｌｌｗｏｏｄ等有关白垩纪气候的概念部分基于详尽的地质证据，如不耐寒冷的古生物（如：珊瑚的分布比现在偏极地５－１５℃）和特殊气候条件的沉积相的广泛分布。这些资料的解释反映２１℃的等温线在纬度上至少向两极移动５°，全球的平...     

Molecular identification of bloom-forming species Phaeocystis globosa(Prymnesiophyta)and its dispersal based on rDNA ITS sequence analysis

Abstract-The colony-forming Phaeocystis species are causative agents of dense bloom occurrences incoastal waters worldwide. It is difficult to separate them because of the different morphologies associatedwith their colonial stages. In this study we applied molecular approaches to analyze the genetic variationof Phaeocystis globosa and Phaeocystis pouchetii from several geogrtaphic regions, and to assist in tracingthe dispersal of bloom-forming Phaeocystis species in coastal waters of China. The Sequences of the inter-nal transcribed sacers (ITS1 and ITS2) of rDNA and the 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene of Phaeocystisstrains were determined. Sequence comparison shows that P.globosa was the most divergent toP. pouchetii, exhibiting sequence divergence higher than 0.08. However, lower genetic divergences ex-isted between strains of P.globosa. The sequence comparison of the Phaeocystis rDNA ITS clearlyshows that the species isolated from the southeast coast of China is identified as P. globosa rather thanP. cf. po     

Using benthic macrofauna to assess environmental quality of four intertidal mudflats in Hong Kong and Shenzhen Coast

Abstract-Intertidal zone is a significant wetland between land and ocean. It plays an important rolein maintaining local ecological balance. Both Mai Po and Futian intertidal mudflats are located in Shen-zhen Bay and are important "refueling" point along the East Asian/Australian flyway of migratory birds.The environmental quality of Mai Po and Futian mudflats have aroused great concern due to rapid eco-nomic developments in Hong Kong and Shenzhen in recent decades. Microinfauna of Mai Po and Futianmudflats was investigated in December 2000 and the faunal data were used to assess their environmentalquality. Two other mudflats, namely Ma Wan Typhoon Shelter (a more disturbed area) and Luk Kengintertidal mudflat (a place with relatively less human disturbance), were also sampled for macroinfaunaand used as reference mudflats. Shannon-Weaver species diversity index (I_(sd)), biotic coefficient (C_b)and macrofaunal pollution index (I_(mp)) of the macrofauna community on four intertidal mudflats wereused to     

美国飓风暴潮预报

美国国家天气局已发展了一种飓风暴潮模式,即SLOSH模式,用其计算飓风暴潮,给定风暴资料,做为输入参数。这个数值模式把动力海岸线、由风暴引起的洪水漫滩、次网格特征具体化,如障碍物、障碍物之间的缺口、海水沿可变宽度河道的一维流动。SLOSH模式已被用于墨西哥湾沿岸美国的大部分地区和大西洋海岸常遭飓风袭击的区域。本文提供了模式使用的情况和对于飓风暴潮预报的某些局限性。SLOSH模式应用的一些特例取自1985年Elena飓风。 SLOSH模式除了用于实时风暴潮预报外,还广泛用于飓风防汛疏散计划。这个模式用几百个假想的飓风进行运算,是依据区域气候学来选择所计算的飓风,对每个预想的风暴,模式计算出淹水范围,把这些淹水类型结合起来,可帮助确定一个区域遭飓风袭击的程度。同时,模式计算的风,可帮助规划人员确定疏散时路线,是否由于大风而阻塞。联邦和地方政府机构把这些息信与人口研究和道路能力估计结合起来,制定出一种综合的疏散计划。这种计划的成果之一是“疏散时间”——当飓风来临时沿海地区为了安全疏散需要提前撤离的时间。     

粉红色红拟抱球虫在冲绳海槽区的发现及地层意义

近年来,我们在冲绳海槽区进行大量工作.本文就Z14-6孔(27°07′N127°27′E)首次发现粉红色红拟抱球虫,及稳定同位素测定,进行对比研究,证明了Thompson等1979年所提出的粉红色拟抱球虫在印度-太平洋海域灭绝时代在距今120000年左右的观点.