Simulation of transport mechanism of radium isotopes in aquifer on the southern coast of Laizhou Bay

Naturally occurring radium(^(223)Ra,^(224)Ra,^(226)Ra,and^(228)Ra)isotopes have been widely applied as geochemical tracers in marine environments,especially when estimating the submarine groundwater discharge(SGD).In this sense,the influencing factors and transport mechanism of radium isotope activity in aquifers can be key information for SGD estimation.This work evaluates the adsorption/desorption behavior of^(224)Ra and^(226)Ra in the solid-liquid phase through a leaching experiment and analysis of field data.The results suggested that radium isotope activity was positively correlated with salinity and grain size,in the case of abundant sediments.Through ion analysis,we found that the ions(Na^(+),Ca^(2+),Mg^(2+),and Ba^(2+))exchanged with radium isotopes in the process of transport.A 1-D reactive transport model was established to simulate the transport process of radium isotope in aquifers.The model successfully simulated the variation of radium isotope desorption activity with salinity and was subsequently verified in the field.This study contributes to the understanding of the geochemical behavior of radium isotopes in aquifers and provides guidance for selecting a suitable groundwater endmember in SGD estimation.

Morphodynamic response of an embayed beach to different typhoon events with varying intensities

Beach erosion has occurred globally in recent decades due to frequent and severe storms.Dongsha beach,located in Zhujiajian Island,Zhejiang Province,China,is a typical embayed sandy beach.This study focused on the morphodynamic response of Dongsha beach to typhoon events,based on beach topographies and surficial sediment characteristics acquired before and after four typhoon events with varying intensities.The four typhoons had different effects on the topography and sediment characteristics of Dongsha beach.Typhoons Ampil and Danas caused the largest(-51.72 m3/m)and the smallest erosion(-8.01 m3/m),respectively.Remarkable alongshore patterns of beach profile volumetric changes were found after the four typhoon events,with more erosion in the southern and central parts of the beach and few changes in the northern part.Grain size coarsening and poor sorting were the main sediment patterns on the beach influenced by different typhoons.Typhoons that occurred in the same year after another typhoon enhanced the effect of the previous typhoon on sediment coarsening and sorting variability,but this cumulative effect was not found between typhoons that occurred during different years.A comparison of the collected data revealed that the topographic state of the beach before the typhoon,typhoon characteristics,and tidal conditions were possible reasons for the difference in the responses of Dongsha beach to typhoon events.More severe beach erosion was caused by typhoons with higher intensity levels and longer durations,and high tide levels during typhoons can determine the upper limit of the beach profile erosion site.Taken together,these results can be used to improve beach management for storm prevention.

A summary of Copepoda:synthesis,trends,and ecological impacts

Copepoda are one of the most significant animal groups present in aquatic ecosystems.Ecologists,evolutionary biologists,and biotechnologists continue to test new methods to study the application of Copepoda as model organisms in various fields of pure and applied science,from evolution and ecology to aquaculture as live feed,as biological control of mosquito larvae,as biological indicators of water and sediment quality,in environmental monitoring and as a source of protein in the food industry.This paper reviews the current progress and trends within copepod research from a number of different perspectives.We emphasize the importance of Copepoda and the necessity of strengthening research on various topics related to copepod biology,some of which are of great significance to local sustainable development.

Spatial distribution characteristics of bacterial community structure and gene abundance in sediments of the Bohai Sea

This study investigated differences in the community structure and environmental responses of the bacterial community in sediments of the Bohai Sea.Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology and real-time PCR were used to assay the bacterial 16S rRNA genes in the surface sediments of 13 sampling stations in the Bohai Sea.The results showed that sediments at the majority of the 13 sampling stations were contaminated by heavy metal mercury.The main phyla of bacteria recorded included Proteobacteria(52.92%),Bacteroidetes(11.76%),Planctomycetes(7.39%),Acidobacteria(6.53%)and Chloroflexi(4.97%).The genus with the highest relative abundance was Desulfobulbus(4.99%),which was the dominant genus at most sampling stations,followed by Lutimonas and Halioglobus.The main factors influencing bacterial community structure were total organic carbon,followed by depth and total phosphorus.The content of lead,cadmium,chromium,copper and zinc had a consistent effect on community structure.Arsenic showed a negative correlation with bacterial community structure in most samples,while the impact of mercury on community structure was not significant.The bacterial community in sediment samples from the Bohai Sea was rich in diversity and displayed an increase in diversity from high to low latitudes.The data indicated that the Bohai Sea had abundant microbial resources and was rich in bacteria with the potential to metabolize many types of pollutants.

Secondary Cones of the Shatsky Rise and Implications for Late-Stage Volcanism Atop Oceanic Plateaus

Oceanic plateaus are large igneous provinces in the oceans,created by massive underwater eruptions,but their late-stage volcanism is poorly understood.With the addition of recent high-quality bathymetric data to existing data,286 secondary cones were discovered over Shatsky Rise oceanic plateau.These cones with steeper flank slopes(mean 6.1°±4.4°)and smaller sizes(102–1923 m in height)are morphologically distinct from the plateau,and they are thought to have formed after the main volcanic episodes.Cone height and characteristic height(420 m)are close to seamounts in the Pacific Ocean,whereas greater than those in the Atlantic Ocean.Mean flatness of Shatsky Rise’s cones(0.25±0.20)are similar to that of seamounts in both Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,but notably density in cone distribution(0.56 km^-3)and their mean slope are significantly lower than those of seamounts in the two oceans.Lower slopes of secondary cones within Shatsky Rise may be explained by higher effusion rates of remaining magma.Although cone formation was expected to have a link to rifting by seafloor spreading,weak relationship between cone orientation and magnetic anomaly pattern implies that the expectation is negative.Moreover,weak correlation between the cone height and depth indicates it is not true that volcanic cones grow taller when they occur closer to the massif summits with thicker oceanic crust,which was suggested as the increase in hydraulic pressure.Cone height and flatness are also not strongly related,implying that remaining magma supply was too limited to foster the cones to critical height.

Effect of Temperature on the Release of Transparent Exopolymer Particles(TEP)and Aggregation by Marine Diatoms(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)

The presence of diatoms is accompanied by the production of a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances,which are mainly composed of carbohydrates.Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)are a large class of extracellular polymeric substances with high stickiness that promotes the formation of aggregates and marine snow,which affects marine bio-carbon pump efficiency.The purpose of this research was to determine how temperature increases affect the allocation of cellular carbohydrates and the formation and aggregation of TEP.The results showed that the responses of two different diatom species(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)differed according to temperature.The cell density and chlorophyll a concentration of the former were not significantly correlated with temperature,while those of the latter were significantly decreased with increasing temperature.This indicates that the two species of diatom may have different heat tolerance ranges.A temperature increase will promote significant formation of TEP by both types of diatoms,including aggregation of S.marinoi as the temperature rises,meaning that the high temperature will produce an aggregate with a larger particle size and thus may increase the sedimentation rate of organic carbon.Moreover,the TEP aggregation of T.weissflogii did not increase;therefore,its particle size was smaller,and so it may remain on the sea surface at high temperatures for longer periods.These influences have a profound impact on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon.

Moho Structure of the Southwest Sub-Basin, South China Sea, from a Multichannel Seismic Reflection Profile NH973-1

Moho structure provides important clues for understanding crustal structure,isostatic state and magmatic flux from mantle to surface.Across-basin Moho structure of the South China Sea(SCS)is important for understanding crustal evolution mechanisms of both continental break-up and seafloor spreading processes.Southwest Sub-basin(SWSB)opened up the latest and has the closest continental margins,making it the best to study the across-basin structure.Multichannel seismic(MCS)reflection data of line NH973-1 that crosses SWSB in NW-SE direction were reprocessed in order to image Moho structure.In MCS data,Moho reflectors are observed in places,which were not revealed in prior researches.The Moho generally shows symmetric structure on both sides of the central rift valley(CRV)and with variations in crustal thickness.Around CRV,the Moho is 2 seconds depth in two-way travel time(TWTT)beneath the igneous basement,which corresponds to 7 km depth,indicating normal oceanic crustal accretion during the ending of seafloor spreading.Close to the continent-ocean boundary(COB),the Moho becomes shallow to 1 second depth in TWTT(3.5 km),implying strong crustal thinning towards the continent,probably because of poor magma supply at the beginning of seafloor spreading.At south COB,the Moho depth under the crust almost reaches zero,which could be explained as a result of exhumed mantle.In addition,two low-angle,deep-penetrating normal faults are observed at south COB.The faults cut across the Moho into the upper mantle,which may be attributed to lithospheric hyper-stretching at COB during continental break-up.

Antimicrobial peptide hepcidin contributes to host defense of Centropristis striata against Vibrio harveyi challenge

Hepcidins are small cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides that play a vital role in immunity against pathogen invasion.Here,a hepcidin(Cshep)from Centropristis striata was described,which is considered as a valuable aquaculture marine species in China.The open reading frame consisted of 273 bp.Eight conserved cysteine residues were identified.Phylogenetic analysis showed that Cshep had a relatively close relationship with the hepcidin from Epinephelus moara.Quantitative real-time PCR analysis demonstrated that Cshep was highly expressed in liver and significantly up-regulated when challenged with Vibrio harveyi.In addition,the synthetic Cshep peptide had a high antimicrobial activity against V.harveyi,but low against other pathogenic bacteria tested in this study.The killing kinetics analysis revealed that Cshep had a fast bactericidal effect on V.harveyi.These results suggested that Cshep may be involved in the immune response of C.striata against V.harveyi infection.

Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Denitrification and Associated N_(2)O Release in Estuarine and Marine Sediments

Silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)have been widely used in medicine and consumer products.And it enters the river in dif-ferent ways,then finally converges to the ocean through the estuary.AgNPs polution can affect NO_(2)−and N_(2)O production by denitri-fiers in aquatic system.The effects of AgNPs on denitrification activity,nitrogen transformation and nitrous oxide(N_(2)O)emission were investigated in Dagu River Estuary(DRE)and Jiaozhou Bay(JZB).The results showed that the potential denitrification activity(PDA),NO_(3)−and NO_(2)−reduction rates decreased with an increase of AgNPs concentration in DRE and JZB.However,the N_(2)O ac-cumulation was significantly increased at AgNPs concentrations above 5 mg kg^(−1)in both areas,and the accumulation rate was greater in estuary than in bay(P<0.05).Moreover,the total bacterial count showed a slightly increasing trend with an increase of AgNPs concentration(P>0.05)in DRE and JZB.Importantly,the relative abundance of narG,nirS and nosZ gene in two areas decreased with the increase of AgNPs concentration,and the negative effect of AgNPs varied in order:nosZ>nirS>narG,inferring that the expression of denitrifying related genes could be significantly and differently inhibited by AgNPs addition.Thus,this study demon-strated that the inhibitory effect of AgNPs on different denitrification process,which may lead to the increase of inorganic nitrogen accumulation and N_(2)O realease.This study provides a scientific basis for the further studies of AgNPs on the ecological impact mechanism and environmental effects of offshore sedimentary environment.

Large Active Faults and the Wharton Basin Intraplate Earthquakes in the Eastern Indian Ocean

In recent years,great earthquakes occurred within the Wharton Basin in the eastern Indian Ocean,and they have been associa-ted with active faulting on the ancient oceanic crust.Large seismogenic faults were thought to be the fault reactivation on the ancient oceanic crust,but these phenomena are still unclear and require examination.This study used high-quality multibeam bathymetry and multichannel seismic data collected over the northern Ninetyeast Ridge to investigate detailed fault geometry,structure,and activity.We recognized 12 large linear active faults by integrating bathymetry maps and multichannel seismic reflection profiles.Our results showed that these faults have high angles,and they all displaced the basement and propagated to the seafloor with distinct fault scarps.They trended NWW-SEE with a spacing of 10–40km and were parallel to each other and the nearby subfault of the 2012 great intraplate earthquake,suggesting similar stress fields.These faults are also in agreement with the orientations of magnetic isochrons,implying their formation by seafloor spreading.Furthermore,regarding the strike-slip focal mechanism of 2012 earthquakes,we proposed that these faults were created early by a normal spreading process and then evolved into a strike-slip pattern since the ancient oceanic crust ap-proached the subduction zones.

Patterns and mechanism of wintertime penetrating fronts in the East China Sea

Penetrating fronts play an important role in the cross-shelf transport of terrestrial materials in the East China Sea(ECS). Using long-term satellite remote sensing data and numerical simulation data, the most likely period of occurrence and region of the penetrating fronts in the western ECS are analyzed in this study, and the evolutionary process and mechanism are also investigated. The statistical results of satellite-derived chlorophyll data from 1998 to 2022(25 years) reveal that penetrating fronts occur most frequently near 27°N in winter, with the frequencies of occurrence in January, February and March being 47%,65% and 64%, respectively. Backward Lagrangian tracer experiments demonstrate that the penetrating water near 27°N originate from three different regions. The core penetrating low-salinity water originates from the Zhejiang-Fujian coast, while the northern marginal water originates from the northern part of Taiwan Island, and the southern marginal water originates from the central Taiwan Strait. Mechanism analysis reveals that the core penetrating low-salinity water evolves in three successive stages.First, under the influence of the Zhejiang-Fujian Coastal Current driven by strong northeasterly winds, the low-salinity water along the Zhejiang-Fujian coast moves southwestward parallel to the coastline and accumulates in the western Taiwan Strait.Second, during the relaxation stage of the northeasterly wind, the northeastward Taiwan Strait Current strengthens, and the lowsalinity water accumulated in the western Taiwan Strait moves to the northeast. Third, when the northeastward-moving lowsalinity water runs into the Western Kuroshio Branch off the northeastern Taiwan Island, the low-salinity water is rapidly stretched eastward, and a significant penetrating front eventually appears. Since the synoptic northeasterly wind and the Western Kuroshio Branch are dominant dynamic factors in this region during wintertime, we believe that the synoptic wintertime penetrating fronts near 27°N are common and important phenomena that play important roles in the cross-shelf transport of terrestrial materials in the ECS.

Oceanic Plateau Formation Implied by Ontong Java Plateau, Kerguelen Plateau and Shatsky Rise

Oceanic plateaus are a significant type of large igneous provinces in the oceans,providing insights to regional tectonic events and mantle behavior.The three world's largest oceanic plateaus,the Ontong Java Plateau,the Kerguelen Plateau and the Shatsky Rise,are representatives in displaying extraordinary fluxes of magma from mantle to lithosphere.Detailed description incorporating transdisciplinary observations on marine geology,geophysics and geochemistry allow us to test the two lively-debated oceanic plateau formation hypotheses(mantle plume and plate boundary models).Predictions from either hypothesis merely obtain partial support.It is therefore unclear to differentiate one model from another one regarding the oceanic plateau formation.Careful comparisons of the three oceanic plateaus show many commonalities and even more differences in their formation and evolution.This diversity signifies one may not be typical of all.Notably,several key common features,i.e.,massive and rapid eruption and near-ridge formation setting,imply that the lithospheric volcanic emplacement of oceanic plateaus was controlled by seafloor spreading despite a mantle plume exists peripherally.If a coincidence of mantle plume and spreading ridge occurs,it may indicate a plume-ridge interaction.One possible mechanism is that spreading ridge is dragged by a plume and migrates to the location of the plume.Another possibility is that the asthenosphere is fed by a plume nearby and generates melting anomalies along the spreading ridge.

Plume interaction and mantle heterogeneity:A geochemical perspective

Mantle plumes originating from the Core-Mantle Boundary(CMB)or the Mantle Transition Zone(MTZ)play an important role in material transfer through Earth’s interior.The hotspot-related plumes originate through different mechanisms and have diverse processes of material transfer.Both the Morganian plumes and large low shear wave velocity provinces(LLSVPs)are derived from the D"layer in the CMB,whereas the Andersonian plumes originate from the upper mantle.All plumes have a plume head at the Moho,although the LLSVPs have an additional plume head at the MTZ.We compare the geochemical characteristics of various plumes in an attempt to evaluate the material exchange between the plumes and mantle layers.The D"layer,the LLSVPs and the Morganian plumes are consisted of subducted slab and post-perovskite from the lower mantle.Bridgmanite would crystallize during the upwelling process of the LLSVPs and the Morganian plumes in the lower mantle,and the residual is a basalt-trachyte suite.Unlike the Morganian plumes,the crystallization in the LLSVPs is insufficient that material accumulates beneath the MTZ to form a plume head.Typically,the secondary plumes above the plume head occur at the edge of the LLSVPs because it is easier for bridgmanite crystal separating from the plume head at the edge,and the residual material with low density upwells to form the secondary plumes.Meanwhile,Na and K are enriched during the long-term crystallization process,and then the basalt-phonolite suite appears in the LLSVPs.The geochemical characteristics of Andersonian plumes suggest that the basalt-rhyolite suite is the major component in the upper mantle.Meanwhile the basalt-rhyolite suite also appears in the LLSVPs and the Morganian plumes because of the assimilation and contamination in the plume head beneath the Mono.

Interannual variations in salt flux at 80°E section of the equatorial Indian Ocean

The interannual variations in salt flux on the 80°E section in the equatorial Indian Ocean were explored based on the ORAS5 data,which was quite consistent with the observational data among the four available reanalysis datasets.The results indicated that the area with significant interannual variations in salt flux coincided with that of significant climatological mean salt flux in general and was mainly located in the upper 150 m layer.Specifically,three important areas were identified in the north-south direction,i.e.,(1)the Equatorial Indian Ocean Area(EIOA,3°S–3°N),where the mean salt flux was eastward with the largest value on the section and associated with the most significant interannual variations mainly modulated by the Wyrtki Jets and the Equatorial Undercurrent;(2)the South Equatorial Indian Ocean Area(SEIOA,3°S–6°S),where the mean salt flux changed in the vertical direction from strong eastward flux in the upper layer to weak westward flux in the subsurface layer and associated with significant interannual variations in the upper 100 m layer,which was affected by the South Equatorial Countercurrent;and(3)the North Equatorial Indian Ocean Area(NEIOA,3°N–6°N),where the mean salt flux changed in the north-south direction from strong westward flux to the north of 5°N to weak eastward flux in the south and associated with relatively significant interannual variations,which was mainly influenced by the South Sri Lanka Coastal Current.Two leading interannual variation modes were revealed by the empirical orthogonal function decomposition.The first mode accounted for 39%of the total variance and had four significant spatial antinodes;two of those in-phase antinodes were located at SEIOA and upper 75 m of EIOA,and the other two opposite in-phase antinodes were located at NEIOA and below 75 m of EIOA.The second mode accounted for 17%of the total variance having four antinodes with two dominant out-of-phase antinodes located at the subsurface of EIOA and SEIOA.The temporal components of the two leading modes showed a 1–4 year variation with a main period of 2 years,in which the first mode showed a greater correlation with the Indian Ocean Dipole,while the second mode showed a weak correlation with the Indian Ocean Dipole and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation.Variance analysis showed that the interannual variations in salt flux were mainly determined by the variations in the current,and the spatial distribution was modulated by temporal mean salinity.Composite strong interannual events showed interannual variations in current,and so the salt flux was driven by the interannual anomaly of the wind field and sea surface temperature associated with the Indian Ocean Dipole.

Plate boundary processes of the Caroline Plate

The tectonic evolution of the Caroline Plate during the Oligocene to Early Miocene was mainly controlled by two fulcrums.The west fulcrum at Palau Island remained fixed during 29-25 Ma as the Ayu Trough rifted and produced the abyssal hills parallel to its boundaries,and the Pacific Plate and part of the Caroline Plate subducted to the north.At the northeast corner of the Caroline Plate,the east fulcrum is surrounded by a series of arc seamount chains.These chains resulted from the convergence between the Caroline Plate and the Pacific Plate and crustal softening of the northeastern Caroline Plate induced by the Caroline Hotspot at~25 Ma.This softening of the crust also led to the dysfunction of the east fulcrum,and the west fulcrum migrated south,which caused dextral motion along the Ayu Rift and the development of an en echelon structure.The Yap Trench was a part of the spreading center in the Parece-Vela Rift at~29 Ma.However,sinistral motion along the Parece-Vela Rift at around 20-15 Ma led to the exposure of the subducted Yap Trench and left a triangular region with distinctive geophysical characteristics in the surrounding area.

Evolution and dynamics of a summertime penetrating front off the Zhejiang-Fujian coast,China

Penetrating fronts are frequently observed off the Zhejiang-Fujian coast,but their life cycles are poorly understood because of the lack of time series data.In this study,Geostationary Ocean Color Imager data are used to describe the complete evolutionary process of a penetrating front,and the impacts of wind and circulation on evolution are explored.Based on the horizontal coverage and the front of the penetrating water,the evolutionary process is divided into three stages of development,maturation and decay.During the development stage,the area of the penetrating water increases rapidly with eastward extension,and the penetrating front is well connected to the Zhejiang-Fujian coastal front in the southwestern area.During the maturation stage,the penetrating water continues to extend eastward at a low speed and finally arrives at the Kuroshio area on the continental slope.Moreover,the southwestern part of the penetrating front is gradually separated from the coastal front.During the decay stage,the coverage of the penetrating water decreases rapidly,and the penetrating front disappears first in the south.In this stage,the penetrating front is rarely moves east but completely separated from the coastal front south of 30°N.Dynamic analysis suggests that the typhoon-induced southward extension of the Changjiang Diluted Water off the Zhejiang-Fujian coast is an important precondition for the generation of the penetrating front.The eastward extension of the penetrating front during the development stage is mainly driven by a southwesterly wind,while in the maturation stage,it is affected by both the wind and the offshore branch of the Taiwan Warm Current.The detachment of penetrating water from coastal water is caused by the inshore branch of the Taiwan Warm Current.Numerical tracer experiments confirm the wind and Taiwan Warm Current impacts on the eastward extension and detachment of penetrating water.In addition,the Kuroshio frontal eddy may play an important role in the dissipation of the penetrating front during the decay stage.

Tidal variation of total suspended solids over the Yangtze Bank based on the geostationary ocean color imager

Hourly mapping by a Geostationary Ocean Color Imager was used to reveal the spatial pattern and tidal variation of total suspended solids(TSS)over the Yangtze Bank in the Yellow and East China Seas during the winter.The TSS form a tongueshaped structure,which decreases further offshore in a stepwise manner.The stepwise change is separated by two fronts of TSS,which are located near the 20-m and 50-m isobaths.The tidal variation of TSS concentration during the study period is evident and can be divided into three stages:decay,maintenance,and growth.Compared with the relatively stationary TSS during the maintenance stage,drastic changes exist during the decay and growth stages.In terms of tide-induced mixing,the dynamic analysis shows that both the topography and the tidal currents play an important role in the spatio-temporal variation of TSS during the tidal period.In particular,spatial distribution is primarily determined by the topography,whereas the temporal variations in tidal scale are determined by the tidal currents.

The Mechanism Driving a HAB-Induced SST Warming Anomaly: A Case Study in the Beibu Gulf

Water temperature is one of the most important factors that affect the occurrence of harmful algal blooms(HABs).Characteristics of sea surface temperature(SST)variability related to a Noctiluca scintillans bloom were analyzed with Himawari-8 data in the Beibu Gulf during mid-February 2021.An SST warming anomaly was found around the bloom area from 10:00 to 19:00 local time,with a peak temperature of 24.3℃at 15:00,which was 2.9℃higher than the surrounding normal sea water.The possible formation mechanism of the HAB-induced SST anomaly was studied in this work by integrating meteorological,ocean dynamics,and ecological processes.During the HAB event,the sea surface was covered by biological mucilage.A model that considered the net heat flux,heat capacity,density of seawater,and temperature variation was established to estimate the thickness changes(ΔH)in the marine heating layer during the HAB event.The model results show that the heating layer thickness of the HAB area(ΔH between 0.76 m and 0.91 m)was smaller than that of the non-HAB area(ΔH>1.19 m).The SST anomaly in this study might be caused by a thinner and warmer marine heating layer that is related to the biological mucilage on the surface of the HAB area.