Vertical development of a <i>Prorocentrum donghaiense</i> bloom in the coastal waters of the East China Sea:coupled biophysical numerical modeling

SUN Ke; QIU Zhongfeng; HE Yijun; FAN Wei; WEI Zexun

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0965-z

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SUN Ke, QIU Zhongfeng, HE Yijun, FAN Wei, WEI Zexun. Vertical development of a Prorocentrum donghaiense bloom in the coastal waters of the East China Sea:coupled biophysical numerical modeling[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(6): 23-33. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0965-z

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SUN Ke, QIU Zhongfeng, HE Yijun, FAN Wei, WEI Zexun. Vertical development of a Prorocentrum donghaiense bloom in the coastal waters of the East China Sea:coupled biophysical numerical modeling[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(6): 23-33. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0965-z

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Vertical development of a Prorocentrum donghaiense bloom in the coastal waters of the East China Sea:coupled biophysical numerical modeling

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0965-z

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The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received Date: 2015-12-23
Rev Recd Date: 2016-02-17

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Abstract

Algal blooms caused by Prorocentrum donghaiense occurred frequently in the East China Sea (ECS) during spring in recent years. In this study, a coupled biophysical model was used to hindcast a massive P. donghaiense bloom that occurred in 2005 and to determine the factors influencing bloom initiation and development. The model comprised the Regional Ocean Modeling System tailored for the ECS that utilized a multi-nested configuration and a population dynamics model for P. donghaiense. Comparisons between simulations and observations revealed that the biological model is capable of reproducing the characteristics of P. donghaiense growth under different irradiances and phosphorus limitation scenarios. The variation of intracellular phosphorus and the effects of P. donghaiense on ambient nutrients conditions were also reproduced. The biophysical model hindcasted the hydrodynamics and spatiotemporal distributions of the P. donghaiense bloom reasonably well. Bloom development was consistent with observations reported in earlier studies. The results demonstrate the capability of the model in capturing subsurface incubation during bloom initiation. Then model's hindcast solutions were further used to diagnose the factors controlling the vertical distribution. Phosphate appeared to be one of the factors controlling the subsurface incubation, whereas surface wind fields played an important role in determining P. donghaiense distribution. The results highlight the importance of nutrient-limitation as a mechanism in the formation of P. donghaiense subsurface layers and the dispersing of P. donghaiense blooms. This coupled biophysical model should be improved and used to investigate P. donghaiense blooms occurring in different scenarios.
- Prorocentrum donghaiense,
- algal blooms,
- biophysical model,
- subsurface incubation,
- East China Sea

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