Internal waves can bring nutrients to the upper level of water bodies and facilitate phytoplankton photosynthesis.Internal waves occur frequently in the northern portion of the South China Sea and inflict an important...Internal waves can bring nutrients to the upper level of water bodies and facilitate phytoplankton photosynthesis.Internal waves occur frequently in the northern portion of the South China Sea and inflict an important effect on chlorophyll a distribution.In this study,in-situ observation and satellite remote sensing data were used to study the effects of internal waves on chlorophyll a distribution.Based on the in-situ observations,lower chlorophyll a concentrations were present in the middle and bottom level in areas in which internal waves occur frequently,while the surface chlorophyll a distribution increased irregularly,and a small area with relatively higher chlorophyll a concentrations was observed in the area around the Dongsha Island.Satellite remote sensing showed that the chlorophyll a concentration increased in the area near Dongsha Island,where internal waves frequently occurred.The results of the increased chlorophyll a concentration in the surface water near Dongsha Island in the northern portion of the South China Sea indicated that internal waves could uplift phytoplankton and facilitate phytoplankton growth.展开更多
Satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes have been recently improved and extended.However,the accuracy of recent satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes in the Arctic is not well characterized.Here,the authors as...Satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes have been recently improved and extended.However,the accuracy of recent satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes in the Arctic is not well characterized.Here,the authors assess the accuracy of the net surface radiative flux （NETSRF） in the Arctic,focusing on the ice-covered ocean,for three satellite products against four in situ measurements collected from different areas in the Arctic.The three satellite products are the Surface Radiation Budget project （SRB）,the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project （ISCCP）,and the Extended AVHRR Polar Pathfinder version-2 （APP-x）.Our comparisons suggest that：（1） in terms of the overall bias,root-mean-square error,and correlation,the NETSRF of ISCCP is closer to in situ observations than that of SRB and APP-x;（2） in terms of the diurnal variation of the biases,it is not very clear which satellite product is superior to the others;and （3） in terms of the interannual variability of the bias,the NETSRF of ISCCP is more accurate than that of SRB and APP-x.This comparison may provide useful guidance to the community as to which data-set may provide the smallest bias in NETSRF展开更多
基金Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KZCX1-YW-12-01)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No.2008AA09Z112)+4 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No.2010CB951200)the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No.40876092)the Program of Guangdong Provincial Science & Technology (No.2008B030303026)the Natural Sciences Foundation of Guangdong Province (No.8351030101000002)the Project of Knowledge Innovation of the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (No.LYQY200701)
文摘Internal waves can bring nutrients to the upper level of water bodies and facilitate phytoplankton photosynthesis.Internal waves occur frequently in the northern portion of the South China Sea and inflict an important effect on chlorophyll a distribution.In this study,in-situ observation and satellite remote sensing data were used to study the effects of internal waves on chlorophyll a distribution.Based on the in-situ observations,lower chlorophyll a concentrations were present in the middle and bottom level in areas in which internal waves occur frequently,while the surface chlorophyll a distribution increased irregularly,and a small area with relatively higher chlorophyll a concentrations was observed in the area around the Dongsha Island.Satellite remote sensing showed that the chlorophyll a concentration increased in the area near Dongsha Island,where internal waves frequently occurred.The results of the increased chlorophyll a concentration in the surface water near Dongsha Island in the northern portion of the South China Sea indicated that internal waves could uplift phytoplankton and facilitate phytoplankton growth.
基金supported by the National Major Research High Performance Computing Program of China[grant number 2016YFB0200800]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 41676185]the NOAA Climate Program Office[grant number NA14OAR4310216]
文摘Satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes have been recently improved and extended.However,the accuracy of recent satellite-derived surface radiative fluxes in the Arctic is not well characterized.Here,the authors assess the accuracy of the net surface radiative flux （NETSRF） in the Arctic,focusing on the ice-covered ocean,for three satellite products against four in situ measurements collected from different areas in the Arctic.The three satellite products are the Surface Radiation Budget project （SRB）,the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project （ISCCP）,and the Extended AVHRR Polar Pathfinder version-2 （APP-x）.Our comparisons suggest that：（1） in terms of the overall bias,root-mean-square error,and correlation,the NETSRF of ISCCP is closer to in situ observations than that of SRB and APP-x;（2） in terms of the diurnal variation of the biases,it is not very clear which satellite product is superior to the others;and （3） in terms of the interannual variability of the bias,the NETSRF of ISCCP is more accurate than that of SRB and APP-x.This comparison may provide useful guidance to the community as to which data-set may provide the smallest bias in NETSRF
