Comparative review of marine mammal guidance implemented during naval exercises

This article reviews the types and effectiveness of marine mammal mitigation measures used during some naval activities worldwide. The three main standard methods used to mitigate the potential impacts of naval sonar sound on marine mammals are (1) time/area planning (of exercises/active sonar use) to avoid marine mammals; (2) implementation of operational procedures (e.g. ‘soft start’ - where sound levels are gradually increased over time); and (3) monitoring of animals for the purpose of maintaining an ‘exclusion zone’ around the sound source. Suggestions towards a minimum worldwide mitigation standard are made.     

Ship-induced effects on bottom-mounted acoustic current meters in shallow seas

The echo-amplitude of a 23-m-deep bottom-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) shows regular spikes up to 30 dB above background level when a ship passes nearby, due to deep penetration of bubble clouds. This is evidenced from regularly occurring spikes in echo-data that are simultaneous with ferry crossings in a narrow sea-strait. The bubbles can nearly reach the bottom and are comparable in magnitude to near-bottom scattering off suspended material in vigorous tidal currents exceeding 1 m s⁻¹ in magnitude. The bubble clouds mask the sea surface from the echo-amplitude, which hampers the use of an ADCP for estimating atmospheric parameters and near-surface currents, under such conditions. The echo-spikes associated with the ferry are confirmed with coinciding dips in bottom pressure up to 1200 N m⁻² and with deviations up to 10° in the ADCP's heading due to pressure waves and magnetic field disturbances from under the ferry and from its rear, respectively.     

Current and Material Transport at Tomogashima Strait, Japan

Tomogashima Strait, which is an entrance of Osaka Bay, is a very important area for material transport because a large volume of pollutant-rich water in Osaka Bay is transported through this strait. We have investigated the cross sectional structures of current and material fluxes at Tomogashima Strait, Osaka Bay. Tidal current and residual flow patterns in cross section at Tomogashima Strait during summer and winter are almost the same, and residual flow in summer is stronger than that in winter. However, the net water exchange through the strait in summer was almost the same volume as that in winter. At Tomogashima Strait, total suspended matter (TSM) and particulate organic carbon (POC), and individual nitrogen and phosphorus compartments in Osaka Bay always flowed out except particulate organic nitrogen (PON). The average outflows of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) at Tomogashima Strait over a year were calculated to be 145 ton/d and 30 ton/d, respectively. The average outflow of DIN and DIP at Tomogashima Strait over a year were 95 ton/d and 13 ton/d (DIN/DIP = 16), respectively. Residence times of both DIN and DIP in Osaka Bay were estimated to be about two months.     

基于DDS技术的噪声分析及抑噪实现

直接数字合成(DDS)是一种重要的频率合成技术,具有分辨率高、频率变换快等优点,在雷达、海洋ADCP及通信等领域有着广泛的应用前景。文中对DDS技术所含有的噪声进行了剖析,并得出结论,在量化字长一定的情况下,产生波形的频率误差与参考频率有很大的关系,参考频率越高,波形质量越好,并且当信号的当参考时钟频率与所发射波形频率之比小于10：1时,波形会产生明显的失真;针对DDs技术的噪声,结合具体的数字合成芯片AD9854,提出了一种设计Butterworth滤波器去噪的方法,该方法简单,易行,具有良好的通用性。     

基于三维调和分离的同安湾口门断面冬季潮流和余流特征的分析

利用同安湾口门断面走航ADCP观测数据,采用基于高斯基函数的Candela空间插值方法,对海流进行空间三维的调和分离,并对分离的各分潮流与余流进行流场的回归检验分析,F(α=0.01)检验显示流场的回归效果显著.观测期间同安湾口门断面平均潮差为5.15 m,最小潮差4.38m,最大潮差5.98 m,断面上涨落潮最大流速分别为92.3、80.3 cm/s,潮流特征分析表明,同安湾口门断面的潮流运动形式为往复流,以半日潮流为主,约占70%潮流信息,潮流流速从海表面向海底递减.余流最大值为12.5 cm/s,空间分布上将同安湾口门断面一分为二形成北进南出的余流进出通道,这与以往余流格局的认识相符.     

东海东南陆架外缘冬、夏季实测海流FFT分析

使用FFT法首次将东海陆架冬、夏季2次定点ADCP测流资料在频率域内分解成3个部分：不随时间变化的定常海流、周期为6～25h的潮流和剩余流,再将潮流分解为垂向均匀的全流(也称正压潮流)和剩余的斜压潮流。结果表明：夏季测站定常海流、潮流和剩余流能量分别占总能量的5．3％,93．9％和0．9％,而冬季测站分别占10．8％,80．9％和8．4％。夏、冬季测站的斜压潮流与正压潮流能量之比分别为20．7％和4．1％。     

不同方法在感潮河段ADCP在线测流系统中应用的比较分析

在水力因素多变的长江下游感潮河段建立ADCP在线测流系统实时采集指标流速,可选用合适的方法推求断面平均流速,从而实现流量的实时报汛和整编。多元线性回归分析和BP神经网络具有原理明晰、实现便捷等特点,为比较以上两种方法在断面平均流速计算中的优劣,以南京水文实验站2014年以来实测数据为例,分析不同情况下两种模型的拟合精度和预测精度。结果表明,两种模型均具有较好的有效性、精确性和稳定性,且拟合精度与模型选用的监测指标有关;对于只采用单一指标流速而言,BP神经网络模型的结果明显优于多元线性回归模型。同时,两种模型都能较好的预测断面平均流速,其中BP神经网络适应更好。     

ADCP在长江口悬沙输运观测中的应用

声学多普勒流速剖面仪 (ADCP)是近年来发展起来的一种用于测量流速的声学仪器 ,同时还可以通过建立回声强度和现场取得水样的回归关系式而获得悬沙浓度的数据。本文利用在长江口两个站位的高频观测数据 ,对现场取得的悬沙作粒度分析 ,在此基础上对枯季长江口地区悬沙输送机制和悬沙粒度对水动力的响应进行了分析和探讨。结果表明 :平均流输运在整个悬沙输送中占主导地位 ,同时潮扩散和垂向扩散作用也是引起两站悬沙输运的重要因子 ;不同层次和不同时刻的悬沙粒度参数的变化 ,既和海 陆转换有关 ,也和潮相变化密切相关。     

基于船载ADCP观测的红沿河核电站周边海域潮流–余流的分离计算

基于红沿河核电站取水口周边海域3个不同断面的船载ADCP短期重复走航观测资料,采用传统调和分析方法和L曲线方法对该资料进行潮流–余流分离计算,并通过对比潮流特征、分析水团运动和余流流向的关系,以及对分离后的潮流与余流进行回报,验证L曲线方法对观测时间较短、重复次数不多的走航ADCP资料进行潮流分离的合理性与有效性。结果表明：(1)应用L曲线方法分离的潮流特征与以往的观测结果较为一致,该方法可有效分离半日潮流与全日潮流,但本文采用的数据长度小于1个典型全日潮周期长度,故整个全日潮族以及区内流场动力方面的分析结果尚存不合理之处,还需采用观测时间较长、重复次数较多的走航观测资料改进;(2)分离后的余流近岸向南、离岸向北的分布,符合观测海域的温盐要素分布,余流结果具有合理性;(3) L曲线方法的回归值与实测瞬时流速线性拟合的相关程度较高,均方根误差为6 cm/s左右,相对误差百分比约为10%。该方法可拓展并推广到近海其他关键断面走航流速观测的潮流分离中,以获得流速特征与物质输运通量等重要信息。     

应用走航式ADCP测量分析与验证金塘水道的高悬沙浓度

在金塘水道西口门2006年冬季和2007年夏季大、小潮期间应用美国RDI公司生产的300 kHz声学多普勒流速剖面仪(ADCP)进行25 h的走航式断面观测,同步采集水样过滤获得悬沙浓度.实测断面流速、流向表明:落潮时流向为东南向,涨潮时分两股,靠近北仑为西南向,靠近金塘岛为西北向;夏季大潮最大流速为260 cm/s,大于冬季大潮;观测期间断面悬沙浓度为0.4～1.5 g/L,冬季大于夏季约0.3～0.5 g/L;ADCP后向散射强度冬季大于夏季约5 dB.应用实测CTD数据进行声吸收系数校正,通过计算,断面后向散射强度分布趋势基本不变.后向散射强度与悬沙浓度成正比,与水深成正比,垂向分布与潮时有关,冬季小潮水深增大时,后向散射强度反而减小.回归ADCP后向散射强度与水样悬沙浓度之间半经验半理论统计关系,发现冬季不成线性关系,夏季成线性关系,且相关性较好,相关系数为0.7,说明夏季较高浓度下后向散射强度可以表示悬沙浓度的大小.夏季大、小潮期间高分辨率的悬沙浓度断面数据分析表明,反演后的悬沙浓度值与流速成正比;近岸悬沙浓度大于断面中部;涨急和落急时同一水深高低含沙量值错落分布,涨憩和落憩则分层明显;大潮悬沙浓度大于小潮流约0.05 g/L.断面两端点反演后的悬沙浓度与实测值比较,呈现半日潮含沙量双峰特征,夏季大潮反演后的悬沙浓度与实测值分布一致,实测值大于0.9 g/L时,两者量值相差大,小潮则拟合很好.因此,应用走航式ADCP测量高悬沙浓度是可行的,它可大大提高测量效率,为获取现场悬沙浓度提供了一种新方法.