Wind impact on pollutant transport in a shallow estuary

A three-dimensional numerical model, EFDC （ environmental fluid dynamics code） is applied to the Pamlico River Estuary （PRE） in eastern North Carolina of the United States to examine the wind impact on pollutant age distributions and residence time. A series of model experiments representing base case, remote-wind-induced water level set-up and local winds cases are conducted. Model results indicate that the pollutant mean age and the system residence time are functions of gravitational circulation in the PRE. The system responses to remote-wind-induced water level set-up are different in different portions of the PRE. Under such condition, dissolved substances in the upstream portion of the PRE have a younger age and shorter residence time （compared with the base case） , by contrast, they have a older age and longer residence time in the downstream portion of the PRE. Upriver and downriver local winds appear to have opposite impacts on pollutant age distributions. The substances are retained much longer within the PRE under upriver wind than those under downriver wind. The model results also suggest that across - river winds may lead to longer residence time through enhanced turbulence mixing, which slows down the gravitational circulation in the PRE.     

High parallelization efficiency in barotropic-mode computation of ocean models based on multi-grid boundary ghost area

In general, barotropic-mode computation requires the largest communication time in ocean models because of its iterative nature, when parallel computation is performed based on regional partitioning. In this study, reduction in the overhead time included in the communication in the parallel computation of the barotropic mode is considered to achieve a high parallelization efficiency of ocean models. We verify that the reduction in the communication frequency based on the multi-grid boundary ghost area reduces the total communication time. We find that this is because the sum of several kinds of overhead time for communication occupies a fairly large part of the total communication time. We discuss the trade-off between the decrease in communication time and the increase in computation time due to increased boundary area in such cases, leading to a determination of a suitable width of the multi-grid boundary that minimizes the total required time. We also discuss the efficiencies of the one- and two-dimensional partitioning of the model domain, when a multi-grid boundary is used. In general, two-dimensional partitioning is more efficient than one-dimensional for large partitioning numbers.     

泥河湾盆地洞沟剖面的光谱光度时间序列

泥河湾盆地东部的洞沟剖面出露一套以湖相为主的地层,其顶部覆盖了末次间冰期古土壤与末次冰期黄土。测量了该剖面的光谱光度和磁化率,结果显示,亮度(L*)随深度的变化趋势基本与色度a*、色度b*相反,即低亮度值对应高色度值。砂层的亮度值相对低,而质量磁化率高。亮度记录可以与洛川黄土剖面的磁化率记录对比,即亮度低值段可与磁化率高值段对比,这可能源于两者都受东亚季风的控制。对比后获得了30个时间控制点,在此基础上,建立了洞沟剖面测量参数的时间序列。谱分析表明,各参数的时间序列显示了主要的米兰科维奇周期,这显示泥河湾古湖沉积物对古气候的周期性变化敏感。     

Behaviour of hatchery‐reared and wild‐caught 4th and 5th stage American lobsters,Homarus americanus

Behavioural deficiencies in 4th and 5th stage hatchery‐reared lobsters were examined using time budget analysis and predator trials. Hatchery‐reared 4th stage lobsters were found to behave differently than wild‐caught lobsters and differences existed between hatchery‐reared lobsters from different sources. Local hatchery‐reared 4th stage lobsters spent less time on shelter and suffered higher predator rates in laboratory trials than both wild‐caught 4th stage and lobsters reared in a hatchery in Maine. Fifth stage hatchery‐reared lobsters spent significantly more time in shelter than their wild‐caught counterparts. These differences may be attributable to the lack of development of proper predator‐avoidance behaviour and need to be understood and corrected to maximise the effect of enhancement projects.     

泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)生长因子受体结合蛋白2(GRB2)基因的克隆与表达分析

通过已构建的泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)转录组文库, 利用SMART RACE技术扩增得到泥蚶Tg-GRB2基因的全长cDNA序列, 并对其生物信息学、组织表达及发育阶段表达特征进行了分析。结果表明, 泥蚶Tg-GRB2 cDNA全长1283bp, 开放阅读框为708bp, 编码236个氨基酸; 蛋白结构预测显示, Tg-GRB2蛋白包含SH3-SH2-SH3三个功能域, SH2结构域由两端的α-螺旋和中间反向平行的β-折叠片构成, SH3结构域主要由β-折叠片组成, 具备典型的结构特征; 氨基酸序列比对发现, Tg-GRB2与脊椎动物的同源性为62.1%—63.8%, 而与玻璃海鞘和日本血吸虫同源性较低。qRT-PCR检测结果显示: Tg-GRB2 mRNA在泥蚶血液、斧足、鳃、外套膜、闭壳肌、内脏团6个组织中都有表达, 而在血液中的表达量极显著地高于其它组织; 在泥蚶的不同发育阶段中, Tg-GRB2 mRNA在 2—4细胞胚胎、原肠胚、担轮幼虫、D形幼虫中均有较高的表达量, 而在D形幼虫中表达量最高, 表明Tg-GRB2基因在泥蚶早期发育中发挥重要调节作用。     

Adjustment time of the first baroclinic Rossby wave in the global oceans

1Introduction Planetary waves involve the main processes bywhich perturbation signal in one part of the ocean istransferred to another part.In the1970s,mostof theprevious theoretical studies focus on the local Ekmanpumping and the nondispersive long baroc…     

海洋平台抛锚方式模糊优化设计方法

海上钻井平台由于工作地点经常发生变化,工作环境条件随之改变,锚泊抛锚方式就要相应更改。本文针对深海半潜平台及其悬链线式系泊定位系统,运用平台与锚链耦合运动时域分析方法,对其水动力性能进行探索,并提出一种运用模糊算法计算平台抛锚方式优化设计方法,此方法可使钻井平台在风暴自存工况和钻井工作工况下更快更好地找到最佳抛锚方式。以一典型的半潜式钻井平台为例进行数值模拟,结果表明本文提出的方法是可行的,能够很方便地找到比较好的抛锚方式来满足相关要求。这种锚泊优化设计方法可为平台及其系泊系统设计提供参考。     

瓦斯煤层裸露面蠕变失稳的时间预测研究

通过对煤体蠕变特性的分析,提出采用五元粘弹塑流变模型能很好地描述煤体的蠕变特征。在考虑煤层瓦斯的作用下,得到了含瓦斯的煤蠕变状态方程。由于揭开的煤层裸露面由原来的三向受力变为二向受力,在合适的条件下煤体会产生蠕变。而煤体在双向受压时,裸露面方向的应变为拉应变,当裸露面方向的煤体的拉应变大于煤体破坏时的拉应变时,煤体将产生蠕变失稳。从而可以预测煤体蠕变失稳的时间。研究成果可以解释揭煤工程岩体失稳。     

新型张力腿式储油处理平台的动力响应分析

针对目前小油田早期生产中存在的不足,提出一种适用于浅水海域的新型张力腿式储油处理平台,该平台主要由储油箱、浮箱、吸力桩、系泊链和甲板结构构成,具备原油处理和储存功能。应用非线性时域耦合分析法,研究了有义波高、平均波周期、水深对该平台的运动响应和系泊链张力的影响。计算结果表明,波高对平台动力响应有较大影响,有义波高每增加0.4 m,平台水平位移相应增加0.408 m,而系泊链力随有义波高的增加呈准线性增大;波周期对平台水平运动影响显著,平均波周期从6.5 s逐级变化至8.5 s时,最大水平位移自3.760 m渐增至5.467 m,而波周期对系泊链力影响较小,变化率一般小于10%;该新型平台对水深大于20 m的浅水海域有良好的动力特性,而对水深小于20 m的海域却表现异常。因此,该新型张力腿式平台能满足水深不小于20 m浅海区的油田早期生产需要。     

高原边坡复杂地形下短时强降水的云型特征分类

利用逐时雨量资料、常规高低空观测资料及FY-2卫星云图,对2010—2015年5—9月甘肃省高原边坡复杂地形下76次短时强降水过程个例的天气形势配置及卫星云图演变特征进行统计分析。结果表明,与甘肃省短时强降水过程相关的特征云型共有6类:副热带高压边沿型、逗点云型、冷锋前部型、冷锋尾部与南亚高压东侧叠置型、冷涡后部型、弱冷锋前部椭圆形MαCS型。其中,副热带高压边沿型、冷锋前部型、弱冷锋前部椭圆形MαCS型与低层暖平流强迫有关。逗点云型、冷锋尾部与南亚高压东侧叠置型主要受高低空冷暖平流强烈交汇影响。冷涡后部型是高空冷平流强迫下形成。冷锋尾部与南亚高压东侧叠置型具有较好的预报指示意义。