Internal waves(IWs)are small-scale physical processes that occur frequently in stratified marginal seas.IWs are ubiquitous and well documented in the northern South China Sea(n SCS),but few studies have explored the e...Internal waves(IWs)are small-scale physical processes that occur frequently in stratified marginal seas.IWs are ubiquitous and well documented in the northern South China Sea(n SCS),but few studies have explored the ecosystem responses to the IWs.MODISA chlorophyll-a(Chl-a)data from 2002 to 2014 were used to examine the distribution of Chl a near the Dongsha Atoll(DSA).Composite Chl a from about 40 IWs during spring and summer showed stronger response on the northern side than on the southern side of the DSA.One day after the passage of IWs,composite surface Chl a on the northern side increased from 0.11 mg/m3 to a maximum mean value of 0.18 mg/m3.It decreased to 0.13 mg/m3 after two days and maintained that level for several days after the passage of IWs.The enhanced surface Chl a likely caused subsurface Chl-a maximum and nutrients in the surface layer.Approximately 64%of the increase in surface Chl a was due to the uplift of the subsurface Chl-a maximum one day after the passage of IWs,while nutrient-induced new phytoplankton growth contributed about 18%of the increase a few days later.When the IWs occurred frequently in spring and summer,Chl-a level on the northern side was about 30%higher than that on the southern side.IW dissipation and its impact on nutrients and chlorophyll were stronger on the northern side of the DSA than on the south,which caused a north-south asymmetric distribution of Chl a in the region.展开更多
ER Mapper是一款功能强大的地学专业影像处理软件。Image Web Server(IWS)是专门用于在网络上使用客户端/服务器结构发布海量影像数据的影像网络服务器。本文利用ER Mapper影像处理软件,对改进型专题制图仪ETM(Enhanced Thematic Mapper...ER Mapper是一款功能强大的地学专业影像处理软件。Image Web Server(IWS)是专门用于在网络上使用客户端/服务器结构发布海量影像数据的影像网络服务器。本文利用ER Mapper影像处理软件,对改进型专题制图仪ETM(Enhanced Thematic Mapper)数据进行处理,实现数据格式转换、影像增强、数据融合和压缩存储。通过IWS,基于HTMLJ,avaScript语言,最终实现对处理后数据的浏览访问等功能。展开更多
Characteristics and generation of internal waves(IWs)in the Sulu Sea are studied using Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS)and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS)images taken from October ...Characteristics and generation of internal waves(IWs)in the Sulu Sea are studied using Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS)and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS)images taken from October 2016 to September 2019.Satellite observations show that IWs in the Sulu Sea mainly located in the shallower western areas with occasional observations in the deeper eastern regions.The dominant length of wave crest(LWC)of IWs is between 50 and 150 km with the largest LWC reaching over 300 km.The analysis of temporal distributions of IWs shows that March has the most IWs and July has the least.Further analysis shows that the seasonal variation is mainly due to the cloud contamination of optical satellite images.New generation sites of IWs are analyzed using satellite images.Six possible generation sites for IWs in the western Sulu Sea and one generation site for IWs in the eastern Sulu Sea are found using the ray-tracing method.Multi IW sources in the same strait are found,which may be due to the seawater fl ow over the strait in diff erent directions.The analysis shows that IWs with long wave crest in the Sulu Sea is a combined eff ort of all straits between small islands in the Sulu Archipelago.Remote generated IWs with long wave crest in the eastern Sulu Sea are studied,which are generated at the straits around(121.5°E,6°N)by the nonlinear evolution of internal tide originated from the Sulu Archipelago.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31971480,41730536)the Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou)(No.GML2019ZD0303)。
文摘Internal waves(IWs)are small-scale physical processes that occur frequently in stratified marginal seas.IWs are ubiquitous and well documented in the northern South China Sea(n SCS),but few studies have explored the ecosystem responses to the IWs.MODISA chlorophyll-a(Chl-a)data from 2002 to 2014 were used to examine the distribution of Chl a near the Dongsha Atoll(DSA).Composite Chl a from about 40 IWs during spring and summer showed stronger response on the northern side than on the southern side of the DSA.One day after the passage of IWs,composite surface Chl a on the northern side increased from 0.11 mg/m3 to a maximum mean value of 0.18 mg/m3.It decreased to 0.13 mg/m3 after two days and maintained that level for several days after the passage of IWs.The enhanced surface Chl a likely caused subsurface Chl-a maximum and nutrients in the surface layer.Approximately 64%of the increase in surface Chl a was due to the uplift of the subsurface Chl-a maximum one day after the passage of IWs,while nutrient-induced new phytoplankton growth contributed about 18%of the increase a few days later.When the IWs occurred frequently in spring and summer,Chl-a level on the northern side was about 30%higher than that on the southern side.IW dissipation and its impact on nutrients and chlorophyll were stronger on the northern side of the DSA than on the south,which caused a north-south asymmetric distribution of Chl a in the region.
基金Supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDA19060101,XDA19090103,XDB42000000)the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(No.41906157)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(Nos.41776183,41606200)the Key Project of Center for Ocean Mega-Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.COMS2019R02)the Major Scientifi c and Technological Innovation Projects in Shandong Province(No.2019JZZY010102)the CAS Program(No.Y9KY04101L)。
文摘Characteristics and generation of internal waves(IWs)in the Sulu Sea are studied using Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS)and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS)images taken from October 2016 to September 2019.Satellite observations show that IWs in the Sulu Sea mainly located in the shallower western areas with occasional observations in the deeper eastern regions.The dominant length of wave crest(LWC)of IWs is between 50 and 150 km with the largest LWC reaching over 300 km.The analysis of temporal distributions of IWs shows that March has the most IWs and July has the least.Further analysis shows that the seasonal variation is mainly due to the cloud contamination of optical satellite images.New generation sites of IWs are analyzed using satellite images.Six possible generation sites for IWs in the western Sulu Sea and one generation site for IWs in the eastern Sulu Sea are found using the ray-tracing method.Multi IW sources in the same strait are found,which may be due to the seawater fl ow over the strait in diff erent directions.The analysis shows that IWs with long wave crest in the Sulu Sea is a combined eff ort of all straits between small islands in the Sulu Archipelago.Remote generated IWs with long wave crest in the eastern Sulu Sea are studied,which are generated at the straits around(121.5°E,6°N)by the nonlinear evolution of internal tide originated from the Sulu Archipelago.
