Applying the methods of on-site observation and dynamic model, the research on the fronts at the Jiulong Estuary has been carried out, during which spatial and temporal distribution, dynamic characteristics and format...Applying the methods of on-site observation and dynamic model, the research on the fronts at the Jiulong Estuary has been carried out, during which spatial and temporal distribution, dynamic characteristics and formation mechanism of salinity fronts are analyzed and discussed. The research shows that the estuarine fronts mainly lie in the area from the Jiyu Islet to the Haimen Island, outside of Yuweizai to Hulishan cross-section, the near coast of Yuweizai and the south of the Songyu-Gulangyu Channel. The fronts in the former two regions are formed directly by plume, while the one near the coast of Yuweizai is a tidal intrusion front caused by flood current and the one at the south of the Songyu-Gulangyu Channel is the result of current shear transformation. Under normal circumstances, fresh water of the Jiulong River mainly influences the inside of the Xiamen Bay, and when it is in typhoon seasons, plume front can affect the Taiwan Strait and has an effect on the biogeochemical Drocesses in the strait.展开更多
通过沉积物柱孔隙水中甲烷,SO42-,Cl-,δc(34S-SO42-)、δc(13C-CH4)的垂直分布特征,研究了硫酸盐还原和甲烷厌氧氧化(anaerobic oxidation of methane,简称AOM)过程在九龙江河口沉积物中的分布规律。测定结果显示两个站位(J-A和J-E)间...通过沉积物柱孔隙水中甲烷,SO42-,Cl-,δc(34S-SO42-)、δc(13C-CH4)的垂直分布特征,研究了硫酸盐还原和甲烷厌氧氧化(anaerobic oxidation of methane,简称AOM)过程在九龙江河口沉积物中的分布规律。测定结果显示两个站位(J-A和J-E)间隙水中SO42-浓度随深度增加快速减小,分别在55和130 cm深度附近消耗殆尽,而惰性的Cl-浓度随深度没有减小的趋势;孔隙水中硫酸盐的硫同位素组成随着深度增加明显偏重。这些结果表明两个站位沉积物上部(55和130 cm)存在明显的硫酸盐还原作用。孔隙水中甲烷浓度在硫酸盐-甲烷过渡带(sulfate-methane transition,简称SMT)随着深度减小急剧增大,与此同时甲烷碳同位素组成也相应偏重,表明两个站位沉积物下部产生的大量甲烷在SMT附近被AOM消耗。沉积物中SMT分布深度与上覆水盐度存在明显的正相关,反映了研究区上覆水盐度变化所导致的硫酸盐浓度改变是控制九龙江河口沉积物中SMT深度的关键因素。展开更多
The morphological characteristics of small-scale bedforms were measured by means of an acoustic profiling sonar on the Dafeng tidal flat, Jiangsu, in 2009, and in the Jiulong Estuary, Xiamen, in 2010, respectively. T...The morphological characteristics of small-scale bedforms were measured by means of an acoustic profiling sonar on the Dafeng tidal flat, Jiangsu, in 2009, and in the Jiulong Estuary, Xiamen, in 2010, respectively. The "multi-threshold value" method was utilized to reveal the morphological undulations along which bedforms were present. Analyses of the datasets obtained show that: (1) sand ripples can have irregular shapes, and (2) changes in bedform morphology are small within a single tidal cycle but may be significant over several tidal cycles. Fractal and variogram analyses of the seabed roughness revealed the existence of a significant relationship between current speed and the fractal dimension of the seabed roughness. As current speed increases, seabed roughness increases with a trend of smaller-scale bottom structures being replaced by larger-scale structures. Furthermore, the surface of the larger-scale bottom structures can either become smooth due to the absence of smaller-scale features or become rougher due to the presence of superimposed smaller-scale structures.展开更多
文摘Applying the methods of on-site observation and dynamic model, the research on the fronts at the Jiulong Estuary has been carried out, during which spatial and temporal distribution, dynamic characteristics and formation mechanism of salinity fronts are analyzed and discussed. The research shows that the estuarine fronts mainly lie in the area from the Jiyu Islet to the Haimen Island, outside of Yuweizai to Hulishan cross-section, the near coast of Yuweizai and the south of the Songyu-Gulangyu Channel. The fronts in the former two regions are formed directly by plume, while the one near the coast of Yuweizai is a tidal intrusion front caused by flood current and the one at the south of the Songyu-Gulangyu Channel is the result of current shear transformation. Under normal circumstances, fresh water of the Jiulong River mainly influences the inside of the Xiamen Bay, and when it is in typhoon seasons, plume front can affect the Taiwan Strait and has an effect on the biogeochemical Drocesses in the strait.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40876043,40976051 andJ1103408)Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean (Grant No. 201105001-2)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions fund
文摘The morphological characteristics of small-scale bedforms were measured by means of an acoustic profiling sonar on the Dafeng tidal flat, Jiangsu, in 2009, and in the Jiulong Estuary, Xiamen, in 2010, respectively. The "multi-threshold value" method was utilized to reveal the morphological undulations along which bedforms were present. Analyses of the datasets obtained show that: (1) sand ripples can have irregular shapes, and (2) changes in bedform morphology are small within a single tidal cycle but may be significant over several tidal cycles. Fractal and variogram analyses of the seabed roughness revealed the existence of a significant relationship between current speed and the fractal dimension of the seabed roughness. As current speed increases, seabed roughness increases with a trend of smaller-scale bottom structures being replaced by larger-scale structures. Furthermore, the surface of the larger-scale bottom structures can either become smooth due to the absence of smaller-scale features or become rougher due to the presence of superimposed smaller-scale structures.