The connection between Labrador Sea buoyancy loss, deep western boundary current strength, and Gulf Stream path in an ocean circulation model

The sensitivity of the North Atlantic gyre circulation to high latitude buoyancy forcing is explored in a global, non-eddy resolving ocean general circulation model. Increased buoyancy forcing strengthens the deep western boundary current, the northern recirculation gyre, and the North Atlantic Current, which leads to a more realistic Gulf Stream path. High latitude density fluxes and surface water mass transformation are strongly dependent on the choice of sea ice and salinity restoring boundary conditions. Coupling the ocean model to a prognostic sea ice model results in much greater buoyancy loss in the Labrador Sea compared to simulations in which the ocean is forced by prescribed sea ice boundary conditions. A comparison of bulk flux forced hindcast simulations which differ only in their sea ice and salinity restoring forcings reveals the effects of a mixed thermohaline boundary condition transport feedback whereby small, positive temperature and salinity anomalies in subpolar regions are amplified when the gyre spins up as a result of increased buoyancy loss and convection. The primary buoyancy flux effects of the sea ice which cause the simulations to diverge are ice melt, which is less physical in the diagnostic sea ice model, and insulation of the ocean, which is less physical with the prognostic sea ice model. Increased salinity restoring ensures a more realistic net winter buoyancy loss in the Labrador Sea, but it is found that improvements in the Gulf Stream simulation can only be achieved with the excessive buoyancy loss associated with weak salinity restoring.     

A constrained LAMBDA method for GPS attitude determination

An improved method to obtain fixed integer ambiguity in GPS attitude determination is presented. Known conditions are utilized as constraints to acquire attitude information when the float solution and its variance–covariance matrix are not accurate enough. The searching ellipsoidal region is first expanded to compensate for errors caused by the inaccurate float solution. Then the constraints are used to shrink the region to a proper size, which maintains the true integer ambiguity. Experimental results demonstrate that this scheme gives a fast search time and a higher success rate in determining the fixed integer ambiguity than the unconstrained method. The accuracy of attitude angles is also improved.

Abundance,distribution, and feeding patterns of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Juan de Fuca Eddy

The Juan de Fuca Eddy is a seasonal, counter-clockwise gyre off the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada that may provide favorable feeding habitat for juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) during their early marine existence. In late September 2002, physical and biological sampling was conducted along two transects of the eddy region. Surface rope trawling was conducted to capture juvenile salmon and other nekton, along with bongo and neuston net tows to examine potential mesozooplanktonic salmon prey. Presence of the Juan de Fuca Eddy was confirmed with vertical water profiles. In addition, nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations collected from 3-m depth were within the range observed in previous studies within the eddy region. In the mesozooplankton community, euphausiids, chaetognaths, and decapod megalopae were common. In the diet of juvenile coho salmon, euphausiids and decapod megalopae were dominant by percent number, and larval and juvenile fish were dominant by percent weight. Feeding intensity (percent body weight) based on stomach contents was variable, but not significantly different among stations. To compare the Juan de Fuca Eddy region with an upwelling area, we sampled along a transect off La Push (LP), Washington, USA which is south of the eddy. The eddy region was found to be less productive than the LP transect. Nutrients were lower, chlorophyll a concentrations were higher, and zooplankton abundance was generally higher along the LP transect than in the eddy region. In addition, more juvenile coho salmon were captured from the LP transect than the eddy region. Prey items in stomachs of salmon from the LP transect were heterogeneous compared to those from the eddy region. Feeding intensity along the LP transect was slightly lower and more variable than in the eddy region, and differences in feeding intensity among LP stations were significant. In addition, feeding intensities among stations nested within regions were significantly different.     

一株海洋芽孢杆菌B09的筛选及其发酵条件优化研究

从海水养殖环境中筛选出一株具有较强抗菌活性的芽孢杆菌B09,并对其进行抗菌活性研究和发酵条件优化。结果显示B09对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌、鳗弧菌等致病菌有较强抑制作用,其最佳发酵条件如下:KB培养基(蛋白胨20g,甘油10mL,K2HPO41.5g,MgSO4.7H2O1.5g,水1000mL),发酵温度32℃,发酵起始pH为7,发酵时间48h,250mL的三角瓶装量100mL,接种量1%。     

四川盆地天然气藏的破坏与保存条件剖析

天然气藏勘探的成功或失利,取决于气藏圈闭的封堵系统和散失系统。介绍了四川盆地气藏圈闭封堵系统和散失系统的类型、分布范围和对气藏圈闭的保存和破坏作用。气藏圈闭封堵系统的优劣取决于圈闭的有效封堵面与区域盖层的有效整体封闭条件和区域水动力停滞带环境条件,封堵系统良好的圈闭,勘探成功率高。气藏圈闭散失系统由缺乏区域盖层有效整体封闭条件的剥蚀区、区域水动力自由交替带环境、通天断层或潜伏通天断层组成。散失系统导致圈闭失效,从而造成勘探失利。通过对四川盆地天然气藏的破坏与保存条件的多个实例剖析,提出在四川盆地及我国南方海相天然气勘探中应当重视对天然气藏破坏与保存条件的研究,以利于天然气藏勘探区块、目标的选择和勘探效率的提高。     

The effect of chlorine and chlorine dioxide on pathogenic free‐living amoebae (PFLA) in simulated natural conditions: The presence of bacteria and organic matter

Bacteria and bovine faecal matter were introduced into cultures of pathogenic free‐living amoebae, with chlorine or chlorine dioxide. The bacteria and faeces were to simulate natural conditions for a more exacting test of disinfectant demand when compared to axenic conditions. Both chlorine and chlorine dioxide were effective disinfectants under all conditions tested. Axenically and monoxenically cultured amoebae were used, the latter exerted a greater disinfectant demand.     

1997／98年冬季渤海和黄海北部冰情特征分析

海冰预报是渤、黄海重要的海洋灾害性预报项目之一。本文对１９９７～９８年冬季渤海及黄海北部的冰情概况进行了总结,并分析了渤海流冰范围在短时间内的迅速增长与天气、海洋等因子的相关关系。     

高产壳聚糖酶菌株的筛选和发酵产酶条件研究

为探讨专一性地降解甲壳质或壳聚糖的甲壳质酶或壳聚糖酶 ,从采集的土样中分离到 4株产壳聚糖酶能力较强的菌株 ,经摇瓶复筛 ,菌株YJ0 2产酶能力最强。对其发酵产酶条件的研究结果表明其产酶最适培养基组分为 (% ,w/v) :粉末壳聚糖 2 .0 ,葡萄糖 0 .1,NH4NO3 1.0 ,酵母提取物 0 .5 ,K2 HPO40 .0 7,KH2 PO40 .0 3 ,NaCl0 .5 ,MgSO4·7H2 O 0 .0 5 ,起始 pH 6.0。最适产酶培养条件是 :5 0 0mL三角烧瓶装瓶量为 15 0mL ,2 .0 % (v/v)接种量 ,3 0℃ ,15 0r/min培养 72h。在最适产酶培养条件下 ,72h时菌株YJ0 2发酵液中壳聚糖酶活力可达到 17.0 4U/mL。     

水动力条件差异导致潮坪分形特征变化实例研究

研究区位于1964～1976年黄河由刁口流路入海时形成的三角洲潮坪.为进行石油开采在潮坪上构筑的交通设施对波浪形成了良好的屏障,水动力条件具有显著差异的屏障两侧潮坪是研究潮坪特征对水动力条件响应的天然实验场所.在屏障两侧各选择一典型区,实测地貌形态,取样品进行粒度成分分析,根据实测资料分析确定潮坪分形特征.发现水动力环境的强弱决定着潮坪的形貌、沉积物粒度分维值的变化规律.水动力环境强的一侧潮坪滩面分维值高,且随着初始计算网格宽度增大迅速降维;表层沉积物粒度分维值小,且离散性大.相反,在另一侧潮坪滩面分维值低,且随着初始计算网格宽度增大分维值无显著变化;表层沉积物粒度分维值高,且具有较好的一致性.当初始计算网格宽度增大到某个值时,两侧潮坪形貌分维值渐趋一致.在屏障两侧各沿一条与屏障大角度相交的测线取样,并各选择一点采取不同深度的样品做分析计算,发现在水动力条件弱的一侧,样品的粒度分维值表现为远离屏障逐步降维、随深度增加分维值增大的规律;相反一侧粒度分维值变化的规律性很不明显.讨论了水动力环境对潮坪分形特征影响机理.     

塔里木克拉通东北缘二叠纪镁铁质岩浆氧化物与硫化物成矿条件对比

塔里木克拉通东北缘坡北、磁海等地二叠纪幔源岩浆活动形成了镍钴硫化物矿床和铁钴氧化物矿床,两者赋矿镁铁-超镁铁岩体的年龄相近(290～260 Ma),主、微量元素和Sr-Nd-Hf同位素组成相似,分配系数接近的微量元素比值分布于相同趋势线,揭示两者岩浆源区相同,可能为俯冲板片流体交代的亏损地幔或软流圈地幔。两类矿床镁铁-超镁铁质岩中Co与Ni含量正相关,Co主要富集在基性程度高的岩石中;块状硫化物与磁铁矿矿石中Co与Ni相关性差,Co和Ni具有不同的富集机制,Co热液富集作用明显。北山镁铁-超镁铁杂岩体是地幔柱相关软流圈上涌,诱发俯冲板片交代的亏损岩石圈地幔发生部分熔融,形成的高镁母岩浆演化过程中经历壳源混染、硫化物饱和富集镍钴形成铜镍钴硫化物矿床,富铁母岩浆氧逸度高、富水,岩浆分离结晶磁铁矿、叠加热液作用富集钴,形成铁钴氧化物矿床。