We developed a Global Ocean Circulation and Tide Model （GOCTM） with coarse grids in the open deep ocean degrading ‘smoothly’ into the highly resolved China Seas （CS） of refined grids to study the tides and circu...We developed a Global Ocean Circulation and Tide Model （GOCTM） with coarse grids in the open deep ocean degrading ‘smoothly’ into the highly resolved China Seas （CS） of refined grids to study the tides and circulation there.GOCTM is based on the framework of the Finite Volume approach for better mass conservation through improved transports across the discrete individual control volume.It also takes a full advantage of the geometric flexibility of unstructured mesh using a realistic global topography including the Arctic Ocean.The CS are given a special focus by refining the unstructured grids,but they are embedded into global domain naturally.Furthermore,GOCTM not only successfully avoids the treatment of the open boundaries,but also optimizes the trade-off between computational cost and model accuracy.Meanwhile,GOCTM is driven by the astronomical tide-generating potential and the secondary tide-generating potential directly,together with the wind stress and heat flux.GOCTM succeeds in reproducing the global eight principal tidal harmonic constants.Particularly,the simulated tidal results in the CS are improved compared to some other regional models with the discrepancy of 3.9 cm for M 2 tide.This idea of GOCTM can also be referred for other regional ocean study.展开更多
Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of incident and reflected solar irradiance and describes the ability of a surface to reflect, rather than absorb incident solar shortwave radiation. It is thus a crucial paramete...Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of incident and reflected solar irradiance and describes the ability of a surface to reflect, rather than absorb incident solar shortwave radiation. It is thus a crucial parameter in the climate system, particularly in the polar oceans. Sea ice albedo is a main driver for light transmission into the polar oceans and thus has a high impact on ocean warming, ice melting and marine primary production. During spring and summer, sea ice albedo can exhibit a significant spatial variability caused by meltwater accumulations on the ice. While complex and expensive solutions for albedo measurements are already available, we want to present a simple open-source design that allows for affordable mapping of spatially varying surface albedo on sea ice and beyond. Our solution is based on off-the-shelf components, such as an Arduino microcontroller integrating affordable light sensors, a GPS unit, data recording on memory card and data display into a simple field strengthened unit. We provide example data from two Arctic field deployments showing the capabilities and limitations of this system.展开更多
Vibrio vulnificus is a deadly disease that has been increasing in prevalence. In this study, we review both primary and secondary data to discuss the factors that are contributing to the increase of vibrio disease, ca...Vibrio vulnificus is a deadly disease that has been increasing in prevalence. In this study, we review both primary and secondary data to discuss the factors that are contributing to the increase of vibrio disease, causing a 41% increase between 1996 and 2005. It has also been shown that public health campaigns to limit vibrio infections have focused on raw seafood consumption. However, an estimated 42% of infections are now being caused by wound infection, rather than through contaminated seafood. This shows the disparities in addressing vibrio contamination through contaminated seawater and open wounds. This is particularly stressing as global warming is causing an increase in risk of contaminated seawater. Reasons for this increase are discussed, and also possible solutions are presented for public health interventions to help mitigate this rise in vibrio infections.展开更多
基金The Hi-tech Research and Development Program (863) of China under contract No.2007AA09Z117the National Key Technology R&D Program under contract No.2011BAC03B02+1 种基金the National Natural Science Fund of China under contract No.40976001the National Marine Renewable Energy Program under contract Nos GHME2010ZC08,No.GHME 2010ZC11 and No.GHME2010ZC01
文摘We developed a Global Ocean Circulation and Tide Model （GOCTM） with coarse grids in the open deep ocean degrading ‘smoothly’ into the highly resolved China Seas （CS） of refined grids to study the tides and circulation there.GOCTM is based on the framework of the Finite Volume approach for better mass conservation through improved transports across the discrete individual control volume.It also takes a full advantage of the geometric flexibility of unstructured mesh using a realistic global topography including the Arctic Ocean.The CS are given a special focus by refining the unstructured grids,but they are embedded into global domain naturally.Furthermore,GOCTM not only successfully avoids the treatment of the open boundaries,but also optimizes the trade-off between computational cost and model accuracy.Meanwhile,GOCTM is driven by the astronomical tide-generating potential and the secondary tide-generating potential directly,together with the wind stress and heat flux.GOCTM succeeds in reproducing the global eight principal tidal harmonic constants.Particularly,the simulated tidal results in the CS are improved compared to some other regional models with the discrepancy of 3.9 cm for M 2 tide.This idea of GOCTM can also be referred for other regional ocean study.
基金the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforschungthe Helmholtz infrastructure initiative “Frontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring” (FRAM) for funding this projectfunded by a Sentinel North Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Université Laval, Canada
文摘Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of incident and reflected solar irradiance and describes the ability of a surface to reflect, rather than absorb incident solar shortwave radiation. It is thus a crucial parameter in the climate system, particularly in the polar oceans. Sea ice albedo is a main driver for light transmission into the polar oceans and thus has a high impact on ocean warming, ice melting and marine primary production. During spring and summer, sea ice albedo can exhibit a significant spatial variability caused by meltwater accumulations on the ice. While complex and expensive solutions for albedo measurements are already available, we want to present a simple open-source design that allows for affordable mapping of spatially varying surface albedo on sea ice and beyond. Our solution is based on off-the-shelf components, such as an Arduino microcontroller integrating affordable light sensors, a GPS unit, data recording on memory card and data display into a simple field strengthened unit. We provide example data from two Arctic field deployments showing the capabilities and limitations of this system.
文摘Vibrio vulnificus is a deadly disease that has been increasing in prevalence. In this study, we review both primary and secondary data to discuss the factors that are contributing to the increase of vibrio disease, causing a 41% increase between 1996 and 2005. It has also been shown that public health campaigns to limit vibrio infections have focused on raw seafood consumption. However, an estimated 42% of infections are now being caused by wound infection, rather than through contaminated seafood. This shows the disparities in addressing vibrio contamination through contaminated seawater and open wounds. This is particularly stressing as global warming is causing an increase in risk of contaminated seawater. Reasons for this increase are discussed, and also possible solutions are presented for public health interventions to help mitigate this rise in vibrio infections.
文摘利用7套温盐初始场、5套开边界强迫场海洋数据产品与温盐流观测数据,基于有限体积海岸模型(Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model,FVCOM),开展数值模型的初始场敏感性试验与开边界敏感性试验,定义一个分叉角度指标描述黄海暖流分叉特征,利用小波分析和功率谱分析方法研究分叉角度的冬季季节内变率,进而分析冬季东中国海的流场结构,包括黑潮、台湾暖流、对马暖流等的路径、来源特征。结果表明:在渤、黄、东海中,使用涡解高精度海洋模型(OGCM for the Earth Simulator,OFES)的再分析数据作为温盐初始场,以及使用简单海洋数据同化资料(Simple Ocean Data Assimilation,SODA)作为开边界强迫场时,温盐流与观测值综合偏差最小,FVCOM的冬季数值结果最可靠;使用分叉角度指标可以直观地描述冬季黄海暖流的消退变化,受风场影响,分叉角度存在3 d、5~8 d的强周期变化。
