海水位上升对台湾西部海岸地区的影响

温室效应导致海水位上升，从而影响海岸环境。海水位上升对于海岸坡度较缓地区，将会造成大量土地资源流失、沙洲消失、湿地及生态环境变迁及河口后退现象，低洼地区遭受高海水位倒灌的机会更多，同时海岸土壤盐化也将加速破坏地下水的水质及土壤组成；在海岸坡度较大地区，海水位上升将导致岸线面临更多波能入侵的冲击；海水位上升还容易破坏草泽生态系统的平衡，降低资源的供应与品质；对滨海工业区而言，将影响工业区港的各种设施、各种软硬件护岸工程以及工业区用地填筑高程与排水等。目前台湾岛内对于海水位上升的影响了解得十分有限。

里海水位上升使哈萨克斯坦遭受损失

里海水位上升使哈萨克斯坦遭受损失里海水位的不断上升给哈萨克斯坦西部沿海地区造成巨大的物质损失，到今年上半年为止，已有２００万公顷的农业用地被淹。据阿拉木图《商队快报》报道，哈萨克斯坦国家紧急状况委员会紧急情况预防总局副局长戈罗瓦茨基对该报记者发表谈话...

加拿大Hudson海湾地区的水文研究(英文)

Hudson海湾的河川径流量在整个加拿大河川径流量中占有很大的比例,所有河流排泄量约30%流入了Hudson和James海湾。研究了该地区河川径流与当地气候变化之间的关系;把河川向James海湾的排泄与曼尼托巴省Churchill地区海水位的变化联系起来,讨论了其对Hudson海湾再循环的影响;根据曼尼托巴省Churchill地区海水位的观测资料重点讨论了该地区海水位在历史时期的变化及未来的预测变化等三个重要水文问题。最后指出了今后在Hudson海湾地区进行水文研究的方向。

里海是湖还是海?

最近一段时间,围绕里海是海还是湖,在里海沿岸国之间展开了激烈的争论,并引起国际社会的关注,甚至有人提议将里海法律地位递交国际法庭裁决。据说,引起争论的由头是由于阿塞拜疆同美国等西方国家石油公司签署了80亿美元开采其近海油田的合同,俄罗斯、伊朗对此举合法性提出指责而引发的。争论的焦点是在里海的定义上。里海,俄文名为,英文名为 CaspianSea。位于欧亚两洲交界处。南北长1200千米。

漂在死海

初到约旦,当地朋友便邀我乘车一同去光顾死海。据朋友们介绍,"死海"是亚洲的内陆湖泊,也是约旦王国的旅游胜地。它位于巴勒斯坦和约旦的西亚裂谷中,是世界上盐分最高的湖泊,同时也是地球表面最低的地方。死海比海平面低392米～400米。死海水位的负海拔高度是随季节性的变化而不断升降的。它南北长74公里,东西宽约15公里,总面积为1049平方公里,

中亚内陆湖—咸海问题的现状

咸海是中亚一个十分重要的地理环境体。它是欧亚大陆腹地干旱区气候的稳定因子,是来自广大集水区河水的天然淡化场。同时,也是盐分的收容站。咸海问题的现状原苏联政府的专门委员会未能制定出拯救咸海的最终方案。随着时间的推移咸海正以不可逆转的势头日渐干涸。咸海沿岸地区愈益荒漠化,污染地区大气的盐粒和尘埃微粒愈来愈多。这些都是屡经研究、有目共睹的咸海消亡征兆。还有一些过程也正在加强。

Multi-effect distillation system for seawater desalination driven by tidal energy and low grade energy

A multi-effect distillation technology for seawater desalination driven by tidal energy and low grade energy is presented.In the system,tidal energy is utilized to supply power instead of coventional electric pumps during the operation,resulting in the decrease of dependence on steady electric power supply and a reduction in the running costs.According to the technological principle,a testing unit is designed and built.The effects of the feed seawater temperature and the heat source temperature on the unit performance are tested and analyzed.The experimental results show that the fresh water output is 27 kg/h when the heating water temperature is 65 ℃ and the absolute pressure is 25 kPa.The experimental and theoretical analysis results indicate that the appropriate heating water temperature is a key factor in ensuring the steady operation of the system.

Effect of Irrigation on Groundwater Dynamic Change in the Typical Irrigated Area of Qinghai Province

Under the influence of the natural and human factors, water table of irri- gated area Changes frequently, but it is mainly affected by irrigation water infiltration replenishment during the irrigation. 5 groundwater observation wells were constructed in experimental plot of the Daxia irrigated area to carry out the experiment of the effect of irrigation on groundwater dynamic change in this research. The results showed that the groundwater stage dynarnic change rule of spring and seedling irri- gation stage in the typical plot was fit to the hydrological geology condition of grade- I terrace of Huangshui river valley. On the whole, lateral canal water direction formed a line effect. The No. 1 and No. 2 observation well were the closest to the lateral canal, which received more supplies, and the water level was the highest; the No, 3 observation well took the second place; The No. 4 and No. 5 observation well accepted least supplies, and the water level was the lowest. The rangeability of water table of spring irrigation period was significantly higher than that of seedling irrigation period, this is mainly due to the difference value of intake water volume and drainage water volume of spring irrigation phase was significantly higher than the seedling irrigation phase.

A Survey of Ranging Algorithms and Localization Schemes in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network

Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network(UASN) has attracted significant attention because of its great influence on ocean exploration and monitoring. On account of the unique characteristics of underwater environment, localization, as one of the fundamental tasks in UASNs, is a more challenging work than in terrestrial sensor networks. A survey of the ranging algorithms and the network architectures varied with different applications in UASNs is provided in this paper. Algorithms used to estimate the coordinates of the UASNs nodes are classified into two categories: rangebased and range-free. In addition, we analyze the architectures of UASNs based on different applications, and compare their performances from the aspects of communication cost, accuracy, coverage and so on. Open research issues which would affect the accuracy of localization are also discussed, including MAC protocols, sound speed and time synchronization.

Changes in key indicators of coastal marine climate in China

Based on the observation data from China coastal marine stations,the key indicators of marine climate along China coast were explored,including sea surface t emperature(SST),sea level and sea ice.Results show that:(a)The SST along China coast continues rising and increased by 0.25℃/decade during 1980-2019,the warming accelerated significantly after 2011 and it has been well above normal for five consecutive years since 2015.In 2019,the average SST along China coast was 1.1℃ higher than normal(with 1981-2010 taken as a reference period),ranking the highest since 1980.Besides,the SST extremes have been explored based on four long-term marine stations for the period 1960-2019.(b)Sea level along China coast continues to rise at an accelerated rate.The mean sea level rise rate along China Coast was about 2.4 mm/yr during 1960-2019,3.4 mm/yr during 1980-2019,and 3.9 mm/yr during 1993-2019,with significant regional differences.The relatively stronger sea level rise trends were observed along the coastal waters of the Bohai Bay,the Laizhou Bay,the Yangtze River Estuary,the Pearl River Estuary,and the Hainan Island,respectively.Besides,the extreme sea levels along China coast showed an obvious upward trend from 1980 to 2019.During this period,the annual rise rate of extreme high water level along China coast was 4.4 mm/yr,and had obvious regional characteristics,with the highest rate of 9.9 mm/yr observed at Yantai of Shandong Province,(c)The annual sea ice period and sea ice cover of the Bohai Sea(BS)decreased substantially during 1963-2019 by 0.7-1.3 days/yr and 45-59%/yr,respectively,and the decrease rate of ice cover is larger in the north than that in the south.2019 was the year of light icing.

Tidal Analysis of High and Low Water Data

The harmonic analysis method based on high and low water levels is discussed in this paper. In order to make full use of the information of high and low water observations (the time derivative of water level at the observation time is zero), the weight coefficient, w, is introduced to control the importance of the part related to this information in the error formula. The major diurnal constituents, O 1 and K 1, and semi diurnal constituents, N 2, M 2 and S 2 are selected directly from the monthly data analysis, and some other important constituents, P 1, ν 2 and K 2, are included as the inferred constituents. The obtained harmonic constants of the major constituents are very close to those obtained from the analysis of hourly data, and this shows that high and low water data can be used to extract tidal constants with high accuracy. The analysis result also shows that the inference and the weighting coefficient are important in the high and low water data analysis, and it is suggested that w ≥1 should be taken in monthly high and low water data analysis. This analysis method can be used directly to analyze altimetric data with w =0.

Identifying the sources of organic matter in marine and riverine sediments of Bohai Bay and its catchment using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes are useful tracers for distinguishing marine and terrestrial plant sources of sedimentary organic matter(OM),and for identifying OM from different types of plants.By analyzing the carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of marine and riverine sediments from Bohai Bay and its catchment,we were able to identify the source of OM in these sediments.The stable carbon isotope values of Bohai Bay sediments were between-22.94‰ and-23.90‰,while those of riverine sediments were from-24.45‰ to-32.50‰.Marine algae were the main source of OM in Bohai Bay sediments.However,lacustrine algae were the main source of riverine sediments,not terrestrial OM.The nitrogen isotopes in Bohai Bay sediments decreased in eastward direction,with increasing distance from the coastline,which suggested a higher degree of impact from human activities along the coast.

Development of 101 Novel EST-Derived Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers for Zhikong Scallop (Chlamys farreri)

Zhikong scallop(Chlamys farreri) is an important maricultured species in China.Many researches on this species,such as population genetics and QTL fine-mapping,need a large number of molecular markers.In this study,based on the expressed sequence tags(EST),a total of 300 putative single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) were selected and validated using high resolution melting(HRM) technology with unlabeled probe.Of them,101(33.7%) were found to be polymorphic in 48 individuals from 4 populations.Further evaluation with 48 individuals from Qingdao population showed that all the polymorphic loci had two alleles with the minor allele frequency ranged from 0.046 to 0.500.The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.000 to 0.925 and from 0.089 to 0.505,respectively.Fifteen loci deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and significant linkage disequilibrate was detected in one pair of markers.BLASTx gave significant hits for 72 of the 101 polymorphic SNP-containing ESTs.Thirty four polymorphic SNP loci were predicted to be non-synonymous substitutions as they caused either the change of codons(33 SNPs) or pretermination of translation(1 SNP).The markers developed can be used for the population studies and genetic improvement on Zhikong scallop.

A Storm Surge Intensity Classification Based on Extreme Water Level and Concomitant Wave Height

Storm surge is one of the predominant natural threats to coastal communities. Qingdao is located on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in China. The storm surge disaster in Qingdao depends on various influencing factors such as the intensity, duration, and route of the passing typhoon, and thus a comprehensive understanding of natural coastal hazards is essential. In order to make up the defects of merely using the warning water level, this paper presents two statistical distribution models(Poisson Bi- variable Gumbel Logistic Distribution and Poisson Bi-variable Log-normal Distribution) to classify the intensity of storm surge. We emphasize the joint return period of typhoon-induced water levels and wave heights measured in the coastal area of Qingdao since 1949. The present study establishes a new criterion to classify the intensity grade of catastrophic storms using the typhoon surge estimated by the two models. A case study demonstrates that the new criterion is well defined in terms of probability concept, is easy to implement, and fits well the calculation of storm surge intensity. The procedures with the proposed statistical models would be useful for the disaster mitigation in other coastal areas influenced by typhoons.

Potentiostatic corrosion protection technology under cavitation condition for 5083-H116 Al alloy

This study aims to characterize the cavitation damage behavior of aluminum alloys in seawater and thus to enhance its cavitation resistance. Potentiostatic experiments were performed under various potential conditions to determine the optimum protection potentials, at which cavitation damage was suppressed. A potential range was selected for the experiment from -2.2 to -1.4 V, which corresponded to the concentration and activation polarization regions on the cathodic polarization curve of the 5083-H116 alloy. After the experiments, the current density-time behavior was investigated, and the degree of surface damage was observed using three-dimensional microscopy and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, The optimum protection potential was determined to be in the range of-l.9 to -1.5 V under which the cavitation damage was reduced significantly.

Sacrificial Anode Stability and Polarization Potential Variation in a Ternary Al-xZn-xMg Alloy in a Seawater-Marine Environment

In this paper, the effects of zinc （Zn） and magnesium （Mg） addition on the performance of an aluminum-based sacrificial anode in seawater were investigated using a potential measurement method. Anodic efficiency, protection efficiency, and polarized potential were the parameters used. The percentages of Zn and Mg in the anodes were varied from 2% to 8% Zn and 1% to 4% Mg. The alloys produced were tested as sacrificial anodes for the protection of mild steel in seawater at room temperature. Current efficiency as high as 88.36% was obtained in alloys containing 6% Zn and 1% Mg. The polarization potentials obtained for the coupled （steel/Al-based alloys） are as given in the Pourbaix diagrams, with steel lying within the immunity region/cathodic region and the sacrificial anodes within the anodic region. The protection offered by the sacrificial anodes to the steel after the 7th and 8th week was measured and protection efficiency values as high as 99.66% and 99.47% were achieved for the A1-6%Zn-l%Mg cast anode. The microstructures of the cast anodes comprise of intermetallic structures of hexagonal Mg3Zn2 and body-centered cubic A12Mg3Zn3. These are probably responsible for the breakdown of the passive alumina film, thus enhancing the anode efficiency.

Shift of the principal mode of Pan-Asian monsoon summer precipitation in terms of spatial pattern

This paper documents that the principal mode of Pan-Asian monsoon summer precipitation experienced a prominent interdecadal shift around 1992/1993 in terms of spatial pattern and major driving factors. During 1979-1992 （Period 1, P1）, Pan-Asian monsoon summer precipitation anomalies mainly display a meridional dipole pattern from north to south, whereas in the period 1993-2016 （Period 2, P2）, it shows a meridional tripole pattern instead. The summer precipitation in P1 is primarily associated with a combination of the developing phase （central-eastern Pacific type） and decaying phase （eastern Pacific type） of El Nino-Southem Oscillation （ENSO）; while in P2, it is mainly associated with the decaying phase of central-eastern-Pacific-type ENSO.

Observation on Height Changes of Chinese Tide Gauges by GPS

The height changes of tide gauges directly influence sea level observation. For research of sea level variation in large region or globe, the land vertical displacement must be considered. Two sessions of GPS and absolute gravity observations in 2001 and 2003 are used to determine the horizontal and vertical motion of China coast in ITRF2000 and Eurasia frame. The difference between results of continuous observation and periodic observation is discussed.

Analysis on the Characteristics of the Coseismic Response of Water Levels Recorded in Three Wells in Hainan,China to the Two Sumatra-Andaman Strong Earthquakes

The characteristics of seismic water level fluctuations of the two Sumatra-Andaman strong earthquakes with magnitude 8.7 and 8.5 on December 26,2004 and March 29,2005 recorded at Jiaji well,Qionghai,Hainan were analyzed,the features of the infrequent "step" changes of well water level after the two earthquakes were also analyzed and the mechanism of the "step change" of well water level was discussed.Then the high-sample-rate digital observation data of seismically-induced water level fluctuations of the Sumatra-Andaman strong earthquakes with magnitude 8.7 and 8.5 recorded at Nanbin well,Sanya and Tanniu well,Wenchang were analyzed.The results suggest that the dominant period of the seismic well water level fluctuation in all three wells was comparatively accordant,the amplitudes of seismic water level fluctuation of the same earthquake in different wells were clearly different,the time duration of seismic water level fluctuations of different earthquakes at the same well was also clearly different.

Determination of the Absolute Rate of Sea Level by Using GPS Reference Station and Tide Gauge Data

The absolute rate of mean sea level of Xiamen area is derived from the data of Xiamen tide gauge station and Xiamen GPS fiducial station of crustal movement observation network of China（CMONC）. The height variation is discussed deeply in this paper, h is shown that height has periodic variations. So the rate of vertical land movement can not be precisely obtained only from several GPS campaigns. It is pointed out that the vertical crustal movement of tide gauge station should be monitored by using long-term continuous GPS observations.