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Physical Oceanography, Marine Meteorology and Marine Physics
Numerical simulation of sediment transport in coastal waves and wave-induced currents
LIU Tongya, XU Jiexin, HE Yinghui, Lü Haibin, YAO Yuan, CAI Shuqun
2016, 35(9): 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0930-x
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Owing to lack of observational data and accurate definition, it is difficult to distinguish the Kuroshio intrusion water from the Pacific Ocean into the South China Sea (SCS). By using a passive tracer to identify the Kuroshio water based on an obser...
Speckle suppression in synthetic aperture radar ocean internal solitary wave images with curvelet transform
ZHA Guozhen, HE Qingyou, GUAN Changlong, SUN Jian, HE Mingxia
2016, 35(9): 13-21. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0929-3
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This paper proposes a speckle-suppression method for ocean internal solitary wave (ISW) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images by using the curvelet transform. The band-shaped signatures of ocean ISWs in SAR images show obvious scale and directional c...
A study of sea level variability and its long-term trend in the South China Sea
XU Ying, LIN Mingsen, ZHENG Quan'an, SONG Qingtao, YE Xiaomin
2016, 35(9): 22-33. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0788-3
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On the basis of the satellite maps of sea level anomaly (MSLA) data and in situ tidal gauge sea level data, correlation analysis and empirical mode decomposition (EMD) are employed to investigate the applicability of MSLA data, sea level correlation,...
Characteristics and possible causes of sea level anomalies in the Xisha sea area
WANG Hui, HAN Shuzong, FAN Wenjing, WANG Guosong, LIU Kexiu, ZHANG Zengjian
2016, 35(9): 34-41. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0938-2
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Based on the analysis of wind, ocean currents, sea surface temperature (SST) and remote sensing satellite altimeter data, the characteristics and possible causes of sea level anomalies in the Xisha sea area are investigated. The main results are show...
The influence of explicit tidal forcing in a climate ocean circulation model
YU Yi, LIU Hailong, LAN Jian
2016, 35(9): 42-50. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0931-9
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The eight main tidal constituents have been implemented in the global ocean general circulation model with approximate 1° horizontal resolution. Compared with the observation data, the patterns of the tidal amplitudes and phases had been simulated fa...
The characteristics of warm water inflowing and its temporal and spatial variation on the Prydz Bay continental shelf, Antarctic
LIN Lina, CHEN Hongxia, LIU Na
2016, 35(9): 51-57. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0934-6
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Hydrographic observations collected by conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) and instrumented elephant seals on the Prydz Bay continental shelf during 2012 and 2013 are used to characterize the intrusion of modified circumpolar deep water. As a regula...
Study of relationship between wave transport and sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in the tropical Pacific
SHI Yongfang, WU Kejian, ZHU Xianye, YANG Fan, ZHANG Yuming
2016, 35(9): 58-66. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0928-4
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Large-scale water transport is one of the key factors that affect sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) in the eastern equatorial Pacific (EEP). The relationship between the wave transport in the tropical Pacific and the SSTA in the EEP is examined ...
The influences of winds on the salt balance of the Tampa Bay during the fall of 2001
HAN Shuzong, ZHU Jun, FAN Yongbin, QI Hongshuai, WANG Xingchi
2016, 35(9): 67-73. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0937-3
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A three-dimensional, high resolution, Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) is used to diagnose the influences of winds during the fall of 2001 on the salt balance of the Tampa Bay. To distinguish the wind effecting, two experiments are designed:...
The study on an Antarctic sea ice identification algorithm of the HY-2A microwave scatterometer data
ZOU Juhong, ZENG Tao, GUO Maohua, CUI Songxue
2016, 35(9): 74-79. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0927-5
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An Antarctic sea ice identification algorithm on the HY-2A scatterometer (HSCAT) employs backscattering coefficient (σ0) and active polarization ratio (APR) for a preliminary sea ice identification. Then standard deviation (STD) filtering and space f...
Satellite SAR observation of the sea surface wind field caused by rain cells
YE Xiaomin, LIN Mingsen, YUAN Xinzhe, DING Jing, XIE Xuetong, ZHANG Yi, XU Ying
2016, 35(9): 80-85. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0936-4
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Rain cells or convective rain, the dominant form of rain in the tropics and subtropics, can be easy detected by satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images with high horizontal resolution. The footprints of rain cells on SAR images are caused by ...
Oil spill detection by a support vector machine based on polarization decomposition characteristics
ZOU Yarong, SHI Lijian, ZHANG Shengli, LIANG Chao, ZENG Tao
2016, 35(9): 86-90. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0935-5
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Marine oil spills have caused major threats to marine environment over the past few years. The early detection of the oil spill is of great significance for the prevention and control of marine disasters. At present, remote sensing is one of the majo...
Retrieval of sea surface winds under hurricane conditions from GNSS-R observations
JING Cheng, YANG Xiaofeng, MA Wentao, YU Yang, DONG Di, LI Ziwei, XU Cong
2016, 35(9): 91-97. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0933-7
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Reflected signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) have been widely acknowledged as an important remote sensing tool for retrieving sea surface wind speeds. The power of GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) signals can be mapped in delay chips...
Marine Chemistry
Heavy metals in surficial sediments of the central Bohai Sea: their distribution, speciation and sources
LIU Ming, FAN Dejiang, LIAO Yongjie, CHEN Bin, YANG Zuosheng
2016, 35(9): 98-110. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0926-6
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The semi-enclosed Bohai Sea has received large amount of pollutants from surrounding rivers and sewage channels along the densely populated and industrializing Bohai coasts, as well as the offshore oil exploration in the sea. The concentrations of he...
Ocean Engineering
Numerical simulation of the Kuroshio intrusion into the South China Sea by a passive tracer
TANG Jun, LYU Yigang, SHEN Yongming
2016, 35(9): 111-116. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0932-8
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Prediction of coastal sediment transport is of particularly importance for analyzing coast erosion accurately and solving the corresponding coast protection engineering problems. The present study provided a numerical scheme for sediment transport in...
A synthetic aperture radar sea surface distribution estimation by n-order Bézier curve and its application in ship detection
LANG Haitao, ZHANG Jie, WANG Yiduo, ZHANG Xi, MENG Junmin
2016, 35(9): 117-125. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0924-8
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To dates, most ship detection approaches for single-pol synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery try to ensure a constant false-alarm rate (CFAR). A high performance ship detector relies on two key components:an accurate estimation to a sea surface dis...