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Physical Oceanography,Marine Meteorology and Marine Physics
The relation between the Mindanao Current and Mindanao Undercurrent on seasonal scale
WANG Yan, LAN Jian, LI Li
2016, 35(5): 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0858-1
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The ocean general circulation model for the earth simulator (OFES) products is applied to estimate the transports of the Mindanao Current (MC) and the Mindanao undercurrent (MUC) and explore the relation between them on seasonal scale. In general, th...
The decadally modulating eddy field in the upstream Kuroshio Extension and its related mechanisms
WANG Shihong, LIU Zhiliang, PANG Chongguang, LIU Huiqing
2016, 35(5): 9-17. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0741-5
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Both the level of the high-frequency eddy kinetic energy (HF-EKE) and the energy-containing scale in the upstream Kuroshio Extension (KE) undergo a well-defined decadal modulation, which correlates well with the decadal KE path variability. The HF-EK...
An efficient parallel algorithm for ocean circulation numerical model based on irregular rectangle decomposition scheme
ZHUANG Zhanpeng, YUAN Yeli, ZHANG Jie, HAN Lei, YANG Jungang
2016, 35(5): 18-23. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0855-4
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A parallel algorithm of circulation numerical model based on message passing interface (MPI) is developed using serialization and an irregular rectangle decomposition scheme. Neighboring point exchange strategy (NPES) is adopted to further enhance th...
Interdecadal change of winter SST variability in the Kuroshio Extension region and its linkage with Aleutian atmospheric low pressure system
YU Peilong, ZHANG Lifeng, ZHANG Yongchui, DENG Bing
2016, 35(5): 24-37. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0859-0
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By utilizing multiple datasets from various sources available for the last 100 years, the existence for the interdecadal change of the winter sea surface temperature (SST) variability in the Kuroshio Extension (KE) region is investigated. And its lin...
Responses of estuarine salinity and transport processes to sea level rise in the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Estuary
CHEN Yuxiang, ZUO Juncheng, ZOU Huazhi, ZHANG Min, ZHANG Kairong
2016, 35(5): 38-48. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0857-2
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Understanding the changes of hydrodynamics in estuaries with respect to magnitude of sea level rise is important to understand the changes of transport process. Based on prediction of sea level rise over the 21st century, the Zhujiang (Pearl River) E...
Quantifying the contribution of natural variability to September Arctic sea ice decline
SONG Mirong, WEI Lixin, WANG Zhenzhan
2016, 35(5): 49-53. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0854-5
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Arctic sea ice extent has been declining in recent decades. There is ongoing debate on the contribution of natural internal variability to recent and future Arctic sea ice changes. In this study, we contrast the trends in the forced and unforced simu...
Tidal energy budget in the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Estuary
BAI Peng, GU Yanzhen, LI Peiliang, WU Kejian
2016, 35(5): 54-65. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0850-9
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Tidal energy budget in the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Estuary (ZE) is evaluated by employing high-resolution baroclinic regional ocean modeling system (ROMS). The results obtained via applying the least square method on the model elevations are compared ...
The improved model of estimating global whitecap coverage based on satellite data
REN Danqin, HUA Feng, YANG Yongzeng, SUN Baonan
2016, 35(5): 66-72. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0848-3
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The pro and con of whitecap parameterizations and a statistical wave breaking model are discussed. An improved model is derived by combining satellite-based parameterization and the wave breaking model. The appropriate constants for the general wave ...
Association between Arctic autumn sea ice concentration and early winter precipitation in China
LIU Na, LIN Lina, KONG Bin, WANG Yingjie, ZHANG Zhanhai, CHEN Hongxia
2016, 35(5): 73-78. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0860-7
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Associations between autumn Arctic sea ice concentration (SIC) and early winter precipitation in China are studied using singular value decomposition analysis. The results show that a reduced SIC almost everywhere in the Arctic Ocean, except the nort...
Assessment of C-band compact polarimetry SAR for sea ice classification
ZHANG Xi, ZHANG Jie, LIU Meijie, MENG Junmin
2016, 35(5): 79-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0856-3
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The C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the Bohai Sea of China, the Labrador Sea in the Arctic and the Weddell Sea in the Antarctic are used to analyze and discuss the sea ice full polarimetric information reconstruction ability under com...
The microwave scattering characteristics of sea ice in the Bohai Sea
LIU Meijie, DAI Yongshou, ZHANG Jie, ZHANG Xi, MENG Junmin, ZHU Xiuqin, YIN Yalei
2016, 35(5): 89-98. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0861-6
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Microwave remote sensing has become the primary means for sea-ice research, and has been supported by a great deal of field experiments and theoretical studies regarding sea-ice microwave scattering. However, these studies have been barely carried in...
Comparison of linear and nonlinear extreme wave statistics
DMITRY Chalikov, ALEXANDER V. Babanin
2016, 35(5): 99-105. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0862-5
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An extremely large (“freak”) wave is a typical though rare phenomenon observed in the sea. Special theories (for example, the modulation instability theory) were developed to explain mechanics and appearance of freak waves as a result of nonlinear wa...
Marine Chemistry
Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea
HE Xiuping, WANG Baodong, XIE Linping, XIN Ming, WANG Wei, WANG Zicheng, ZHANG Wenquan, WEI Qinsheng
2016, 35(5): 106-112. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8
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There are many different and even controversial results concerning the effects of Tamarisk on the physicochemical properties of soil. A year-round monitoring of soil salinity, pH and moisture is conducted beneath the Tamarisk shrub in a coastal wetla...
Marine Geology
The magnetic properties of sediment and sedimentary environment in the Huanghe Delta area after the last glacial maximum
PENG Jun, LI Ping, CHEN Hongquan
2016, 35(5): 113-123. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0863-4
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On the basis of measuring the magnetic parameters of sediment in Core YDZ1, combined with a grain size analysis and Carbon-14 dating, the magnetic properties of sediment and sedimentary environment in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Delta area after the l...
Provenance analysis of surface sediments in the Holocene mud area of the southern coastal waters off Shandong Peninsula, China
ZHANG Xiaobo, BI Shipu, ZHANG Yong, YANG Yuan, LIU Shanshan, KONG Xianghuai, LI Xiaoyue, CHU Hongxian
2016, 35(5): 124-133. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0852-7
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The sedimentary record of mud areas is an important carrier of information on the Holocene evolution of marine environments. Based on fine interpretations of the shallow stratigraphic section data, a small mud deposit area has been found in the south...
Ocean Engineering
Numerical analysis of submarine landslides using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics depth integral model
WANG Zhongtao, LI Xinzhong, LIU Peng, TAO Yanqi
2016, 35(5): 134-140. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0864-3
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Submarine landslides can cause severe damage to marine engineering structures. Their sliding velocity and runout distance are two major parameters for quantifying and analyzing the risk of submarine landslides. Currently, commercial calculation progr...
Sediment mathematical model for sand ridges and sand waves
LI Daming, WANG Xiao, WANG Xin, LI Yangyang
2016, 35(5): 141-149. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0853-6
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A new theoretical model is formulated to describe internal movement mechanisms of the sand ridges and sand waves based on the momentum equation of a solid-liquid two-phase flow under a shear flow. Coupling this equation with two-dimensional shallow w...