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2. Facial composition of the deposits of the productive strata based on qualitative interpretation of the log data
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K.A. Kerimova and A.A. Samadzadeh
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facies ,alluvial riverbeds ,alluvial river channels ,coastal sea ,genesis ,spatial model ,Geography (General) ,G1-922 ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
As is known, most of the discovered oil and gas fields in Azerbaijan are associated with terrigenous deposits; thus, the successful discovery of new fields largely depends on determining the genesis of terrigenous formations. Determining the genesis of reservoir deposits allows apetroleum geologist to more accurately predict the reservoir’sshape and change its main parameters in both lateral and vertical directions.This information also allows us to choose a rational drilling operationsystem in the field. Comprehension of the genesis of the productive stratum deposits is also important in developing oil and gas fields. The research of the genesis of deposits of productive series is of great interest given the acceleration of exploration and evaluation of their oil and gas potential. In this regard, using the ««qualitative logging facies models» proposed by V.S. Muromtsev in the article, the sections of the wells of the Garbi Absheron, Shimali Absheron, Khazri, and Arzu structures of the North Absheron zone of the uplift PS suites «Fasila», «Upper Kirmaky Clayey» (UKC) and on the sedimentary rocks of the «Upper Kirmaky Sandy» (UKS) formation, a lithofacial analysis of sedimentary rocks was carried out, the genesis of sedimentary rocks was established, and an explanation of the results obtained was given. Geophysical logging data of the borehole potential curve of intrinsic polarisation were used to build spatial models and 3D models. The constructed models allow us to attribute various shapes of the well potential curve (WP) to deposits of a defined facies composition. In the research work, the total thickness of facies for the UKC and UKS suites was calculated, three-dimensional spatial models were built considering the variation in their thickness by structuresof the North Absheron zone of the uplift, and 3D models were built by the structures located on them.The facies composition of the sediments of the layers in the «Fasila», «UKC» and «UKS» formations was determined based on created models selected by their appearance and forms of display from WP diagrams of well sections in the Garbi Absheron, Shimali Absheron, Khazri, and Arzu structures. These models are major for accurately calculating oil and gas reserves in the area, for drilling and designing new wells, and refining the operation scheme.
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- 2023
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3. Application of the LSTM Models for Baltic Sea Wave Spectra Estimation
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Martin Simon, Sander Rikka, Sven Nomm, and Victor Alari
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Coastal sea ,long-short-term memory (LSTM) ,remote sensing ,synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ,wave density spectra ,Ocean engineering ,TC1501-1800 ,Geophysics. Cosmic physics ,QC801-809 - Abstract
This article proposes to apply long-short-term memory (LSTM) deep learning models to transform Sentinel-1 A/B interferometric wide (IW) swath image data into the wave density spectrum. Although spectral wave estimation methods for synthetic aperture radar data have been developed, similar approaches for coastal areas have not received enough attention. Partially, this is caused by the lack of high-resolution wave-mode data, as well as the nature of wind waves that have more complicated backscattering mechanisms compared to the swell waves for which the aforementioned methods were developed. The application of the LSTM model has allowed the transformation of the Sentinel-1 A/B IW one-dimensional image spectrum into wave density spectra. The best results in the test dataset led to the mean Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.85 for the comparison of spectra and spectra. The result was achieved with the LSTM model using $VV$ and $VH$ polarization spectra fed into the model independently. Experiments with LSTM neural networks that classify images into wave spectra with the Baltic Sea dataset demonstrated promising results in cases where empirical methods were previously considered.
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- 2023
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4. External and Internal Forcings for Hypoxia Formation in an Urban Harbour in Hong Kong
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Zhongming Lu, Liuqian Yu, and Jianping Gan
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hypoxia ,embayment ,coastal sea ,eutrophication ,numerical model ,Science ,General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution ,QH1-199.5 - Abstract
Eutrophication-driven hypoxia is one of the reasons for the deterioration of coastal waters, especially those adjacent to densely inhabited urban cities. Thus, effective hypoxia management is urgently needed, and quantitative knowledge of factors controlling hypoxia is required. A case in point is the coastal water around Hong Kong, a megacity that has over 7.5 million residents and is located downstream of the large and nutrient-rich Pearl River. The Victoria Harbour (VH) is the core area of Hong Kong water and has been suffering from marine environment deterioration for years because of external biogeochemical influxes from adjacent waters and internal physical and biogeochemical responses. Three channels orienting from south to north (C1), southeast to northwest (C2), and west to east (C3) connect the VH to adjacent waters and serve as the primary exchange pathways for water mass and biogeochemical substances. Using observational data and a coupled physical–biogeochemical model, we showed that the northward transport of low dissolved oxygen (DO) water from the coastal transition zone by the shoreward bottom current mainly through C1 directly contributes to the hypoxia formation in VH. The external influx of anthropogenic nutrients and organic matter through C2 further enhances the bottom water hypoxia in VH by stimulating phytoplankton bloom and microbial consumption of oxygen in water columns and sediments. Although the horizontal oxygen influx to VH is weak, the comparatively strong vertical mixing in C3 facilitates the replenishment of bottom water in the VH, mitigating bottom hypoxia. Locally in the VH, sediment oxygen demand is the dominant biogeochemical contributor (~93%) to hypoxia formation, while the contribution of water column remineralization is relatively minor (~6-7%). In general, vertical diffusion serves as the largest source (~57%) of DO in the VH because of the strong vertical DO gradient, whereas vertical motion ranks the second largest source of DO (~24%) and serves as a critical physical factor regulating the oxygen budget of the entire VH. In the spatial constriction area where the vertical DO gradient is weak, the magnitude of vertical motion exceeds vertical diffusion to become the largest source of DO (~48%).
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- 2022
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5. Underwater light climate and wavelength dependence of microalgae photosynthetic parameters in a temperate sea.
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Michel-Rodriguez, Monica, Lefebvre, Sebastien, Crouvoisier, Muriel, Mériaux, Xavier, and Lizon, Fabrice
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ABSORPTION cross sections ,MICROALGAE ,BIOTIC communities ,WAVELENGTHS ,PHOTOSYSTEMS ,ACCLIMATIZATION - Abstract
Studying how natural phytoplankton adjust their photosynthetic properties to the quantity and quality of underwater light (i.e. light climate) is essential to understand primary production. A wavelength-dependent photoacclimation strategy was assessed using a multi-color pulse-amplitude-modulation chlorophyll fluorometer for phytoplankton samples collected in the spring at 19 locations across the English Channel. The functional absorption cross section of photosystem II, photosynthetic electron transport (PETl) parameters and non-photochemical quenching were analyzed using an original approach with a sequence of three statistical analyses. Linear mixed-effects models using wavelength as a longitudinal variable were first applied to distinguish the fixed effect of the population from the random effect of individuals. Population and individual trends of wavelength-dependent PETl parameters were consistent with photosynthesis and photoacclimation theories. The natural phytoplankton communities studied were in a photoprotective state for blue wavelengths (440 and 480 nm), but not for other wavelengths (green (540 nm), amber (590 nm) and light red (625 nm)). Population-detrended PETl values were then used in multivariate analyses (partial triadic analysis and redundancy analysis) to study ecological implications of PETl dynamics among water masses. Two wavelength ratios based on the microalgae saturation parameter Ek (in relative and absolute units), related to the hydrodynamic regime and underwater light climate, clearly confirmed the physiological state of microalgae. They also illustrate more accurately that natural phytoplankton communities can implement photoacclimation processes that are influenced by in situ light quality during the daylight cycle in temporarily and weakly stratified water. Ecological implications and consequences of PETl are discussed in the context of turbulent coastal ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. Concentrations and sinking rates of transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) in a coastal sea: the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Estuary.
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Guo, Shujin and Sun, Jun
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Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) are ubiquitous throughout the oceans, and their sedimentation is considered an efficient biological carbon sink pathway. To investigate the role of coastal TEPs in sinking carbon from the upper layer, samples were collected in the spring and summer of 2011 in the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Estuary, a typical coastal water. The concentrations and sinking rates of TEPs were measured, and potential sedimentation flux of TEPs was estimated. TEPs concentrations ranged from 40.00 µg/L to 1 040.00 µg/L (mean=(209.70±240.93) µg/L) in spring and 56.67 µg/L to 1 423.33 µg/L (mean=(433.33±393.02) µg/L) in summer, and they were higher at bloom stations than at non-bloom stations during both cruises. A significant positive correlation between TEPs concentration and chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration was detected, suggesting that phytoplankton was the primary source of TEPs in this area. TEPs sinking rates ranged from 0.08 m/d to 0.57 m/d with a mean of (0.28±0.14) m/d in spring and 0.10 m/d to 1.08 m/d with a mean of (0.34±0.31) m/d in summer. The potential sedimentation flux of TEP-C ranged from 4.95 mg/(m
2 ·d) to 29.40 mg/(m2 ·d) with a mean of (14.66±8.83) mg/(m2 ·d) in spring and 6.80 mg/(m2 ·d) to 30.45 mg/(m2 ·d) with a mean of (15.71±8.73) mg/(m2 ·d) in summer, which was ∼17.81% to 138.27% (mean=65.15%±31.75%) of sedimentation flux of phytoplankton cells in the study area. Due to the increase of TEPs concentrations and their sinking rates, sedimentation fluxes of TEPs at the bloom station were obviously higher than at the non-bloom station during both cruises. This study indicates that TEPs serve as a carbon sink in the Changjiang River Estuary, especially during bloom events, and their sedimentation should be taken into account when we study the carbon sedimentation in the coastal sea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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7. Aequoribacter fuscus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halieaceae, isolated from coastal seawater.
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Li, Shan-Hui, Song, Jaeho, Kang, Ilnam, Hwang, Juchan, and Cho, Jang-Cheon
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A Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, obligately aerobic, nonflagellated, and chemoheterotrophic bacterium, designated IMCC3088
T , was isolated from coastal seawater of the Yellow Sea. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that this strain belonged to the family Halieaceae which shared the highest sequence similarities with Luminiphilus syltensis NOR5-1BT (94.5%) and Halioglobus pacificus S1-72T (94.5%), followed by 92.3–94.3% sequence similarities with other species within the aforementioned family. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that strain IMCC3088T was robustly clustered with Luminiphilus syltensis NOR5-1BT within the family Halieaceae. However, average amino acid identity (AAI), percentages of conserved proteins (POCP), average nucleotide identity (ANI), and alignment fraction (AF) between strain IMCC3088T and Luminiphilus syltensis NOR5-1BT were 54.5%, 47.7%, 68.0%, and 16.5%, respectively, suggesting that they belonged to different genera. Whole-genome sequencing of strain IMCC3088T revealed a 3.1 Mbp genome size with a DNA G + C content of 51.7 mol%. The genome encoded diverse metabolic pathways including sulfur oxidation, phenol degradation, and proteorhodopsin phototrophy. Mono-unsaturated fatty acids were found to be the predominant cellular fatty acid components in the strain. Phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol were the primarily identified polar lipids, and ubiquinone-8 was identified as a major respiratory quinone. The taxonomic data collected herein suggested that strain IMCC3088T represented a novel genus and species of the family Halieaceae, for which the name Aequoribacter fuscus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain (= KACC 15529T = NBRC 108213T ). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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8. Importance of Tidal Stress in the Numerical Model of Residual Flow in the Coastal Sea
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Yanagi, Tetsuo, Yamamoto, Jun, Morimoto, Akihiko, Fujihara, Masayuki, Yanagi, Tetsuo, Yamamoto, Jun, Morimoto, Akihiko, and Fujihara, Masayuki
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Result of residual flow calculation in the coastal sea by the diagnostic numerical model with the tidal stress, which is due to the nonlinear effect of tidal current, and that without the tidal stress are compared to the field observation result of residual flow by HF radar in Bungo Channel, Japan. Comparison shows that it is essentially important to include the tidal stress in the diagnostic numerical calculation of residual flow in the coastal sea where tidal current is dominant.
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- 2023
9. Spatial distribution and partition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water and sediment of the southern Bohai Sea: Yellow River and PAH property influences.
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Cao, Yuanxin, Wang, Jing, Xin, Ming, Wang, Baodong, and Lin, Chunye
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POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons , *ECOLOGICAL risk assessment , *HENRY'S law , *BOTTOM water (Oceanography) , *SEDIMENTS , *WATER levels , *SILT , *COASTAL sediments - Abstract
• Yellow River PAH input & sea currents determined PAH spatial distribution in the sea. • Yellow River alluvial loess solid dilution effect led to lower PAH levels in the sediment. • Yellow River & Yellow Sea water dilution effect led to lower PAH levels in the water. • PAH properties decided its partitions in surface/bottom water & bottom water/sediment. • PAH ecological risks in both water and sediment were negligible or acceptable. The marginal Bohai Sea, connected to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, is threatened by human activity. The Yellow River, the second largest river in China, drains large amounts of water, silts, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the southern Bohai Sea; however, to what extent the Yellow River inputs influence the spatial distributions and partitions of PAHs in the southern Bohai Sea is not well known. Therefore, this study collected surface water, bottom water, and sediment samples from the southern Bohai Sea and analyzed them to examine the spatial distributions and partitions of 15 priority PAHs. The results showed that PAH concentrations ranged from 26.9 to 50.1 ng L–1 in surface water, 18.8 to 44.1 ng L–1 in bottom water, and 7.4 to 143.9 ng g–1 in sediment, with higher proportions of four-, five-, and six-ring PAHs in sediment than in water. PAH inputs from the Yellow River and sea coastal currents determined the spatial distribution of PAH concentrations in water and sediment, with an overall decrease from the estuary to the southeast. However, the solid dilution effect of input silts from the Yellow River and the liquid dilution effect of water from the Yellow River and Yellow Sea led to lower PAH concentrations in the water and sediment of the southern Bohai Sea than those in other areas of the Bohai Sea. PAH exchange between the atmosphere and seawater led to significantly higher individual PAH concentrations (except for acenaphthylene) in the surface water than in the bottom water, with ratios significantly related to the PAH n-octanol-water partition coefficient, organic carbon-water partition coefficient, and Henry's law constants. These parameters also determined PAH partitioning between the bottom water and sediment. Individual and total PAH concentrations in the sediment were significantly correlated with organic matter, clay, and silt contents. Therefore, the partitions and spatial distributions of PAHs in the southern Bohai Sea comprehensively depend on PAH properties, PAH inputs from the Yellow River and the atmosphere, sea currents, and seawater and sediment properties. The ecological risks posed by individual PAHs in both water and sediment were negligible or acceptable. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Improving blank ocean satellite data through machine learning: Case study and application in the Bohai Sea, China.
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Li, Zhaoying, Bi, Naishuang, Sun, Kunpeng, and Wang, Houjie
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MACHINE learning , *OCEAN , *SUSPENDED sediments , *VISIBLE spectra , *RANDOM forest algorithms - Abstract
Ocean satellites provide accurate and precise data across various scales, making them a vital tool for investigating the association between global change and ocean processes. However, low-quality data creates unavoidable gaps in satellite data, diminishing its usefulness and continuity. These deficiencies can be resolved by implementing machine learning techniques as valuable tools. This paper details a new satellite data prediction tool titled "SatelliteFixer". The SatelliteFixer model, utilizing a custom-built random forest structure, can generate dependable data with enhanced temporal-spatial continuity. This model has demonstrated feasibility with diverse satellite data sources and light bands, and outperforms the basic machine learning approach. The juxtaposition of model data with in-situ cruise sampling results allows for widespread analysis of the movement and dispersion of suspended sediment. The above entails the inversion of long-term events and the observation of short-term events, which enables accurate seasonal analysis using continuous data without the influence of uneven data volume distribution and outliers, and is also the first-time satellite data has tracked the entire process of pulsed artificial flooding. SatelliteFixer provides a fresh outlook for detailing the varying trends on consecutive timescales and successional spaces among ocean processes. • A data-driven model for ocean satellite missing data prediction is established based on a specially designed machine learning structure. • The feasibility and availability of model result are demonstrated with MODIS Aqua and GOCI visible light data. • As an example of application, SatelliteFixer data are used with in-situ cruise data to analyze the transportation and distribution of suspended sediment. • SatelliteFixer data enables the accurate seasonal analysis and the first tracking of the entire process on pulsed artificial flooding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. Bed sediment distribution in the river estuary and coastal sea of Malili (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
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Mahatma Lanuru and Syafyudin Yusuf
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bed sediment ,sand ,silt ,organic content ,river estuary ,coastal sea ,Malili ,Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling ,SH1-691 - Abstract
Bed sediment characteristics and distribution is one of the important parameters in determining the management plan and utilization of estuarine and coastal waters. The objective of this study was to analyze sediment distribution and determine dominant oceanographic factors controlling the distribution of bed sediment in river estuary and coastal sea of Malili. Sediment samples were collected using a grab sampler at ten stations, namely four stations in the river estuary and six stations in the adjacent coastal sea for grain size and sediment organic content analysis. The results showed that the bed sediment along the river estuary consisted of silt, very fine sand, fine sand, and medium sand with organic content varying from 1.31 to 7.18 %. In the coastal sea, bed sediment was dominated by silt with a higher organic content of 2.25 - 7.31%
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- 2019
12. Heljumi dünaamika ja omadused optiliselt keerulistes veekogudes
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Uusõue, Mirjam, Ligi, Martin, juhendaja, Kutser, Tiit, juhendaja, Bourrin, François, juhendaja, and Tartu Ülikool. Loodus- ja täppisteaduste valdkond
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optical properties ,Estonia ,dissertations ,Eesti (riik) ,dissertatsioonid ,aineosakesed ,veekogud ,dynamic properties ,coastal sea ,ETD ,optilised omadused ,väitekirjad ,remote sensing ,suspensioonid ,Hispaania (riik) ,Spain ,dünaamilised omadused ,suspensions ,particles (physics) ,rannikumeri ,kaugseire ,water bodies - Abstract
Väitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publikatsioone, Puhas vesi on eluks vajalik kõikidele elusolenditele, kuid inimtegevuse ja kliimamuutuste mõjul on paljudes piirkondades veekvaliteet halvenenud. Veekogude seisundi hindamiseks ja vajalike meetmete kasutusele võtmiseks, on tarvis neid seirata. Aastakümneid on tehtud kontaktmõõtmisi, kuid need on ajakulukad ja kallid ning nendega on keeruline jälgida kiireid muutusi suurtel aladel. Viimastel aastakümnetel on kasutusele võetud kaugseire meetodid, mis võimaldavad neid puudujääke täita. Selleks, et mõista mida kaugseire instrument mõõdab on vaja teada parameetreid, mis kaugseire signaali ja selle interpreteerimist mõjutavad. Üheks selliseks aineks on heljum. Heljum koosneb veemassis hõljuvatest mineraalsetest (setted) ja orgaanilistest osakestest ja see jõuab veemassi looduslike protsesside (lainetus, erosioon, jõgede transport) ja inimtegevuse (traalimine, süvendamine, ehitamine) tagajärjel. Kõrge heljumi sisaldus veemassis muudab vee häguseks, mõjutades valguse jõudmist sügavamatesse veekihtidesse, mis omakorda halvendab vee, kui elukeskkonna seisundit. Heljum võib sisaldada kahjulikke aineid, nagu orgaanilised saasteained ja raskemetallid. Seetõttu uurisime Portmani lahes (Vahemere üks reostatumaid alasid), Lõuna-Hispaanias põhjasetteid, milles on kõrge raskemetallide sisaldus, ning kuidas need setted jõuavad veesambasse traalimise mõjul. Suured osakesed settisid kiiresti. Väikesed osakesed, millega liitusid raskemetallid, jäid veemassi pikemaks ajaks. Seetõttu raskemetallide sisaldus vees tõusis. Eesti rannikualadel uuriti heljumi optilisi omadusi (valguse neeldumist, hajumist, tagasihajumise/hajumise suhet). Leiti, et tagasihajumise/hajumise suhe, mida kasutatakse bio-optilistes kaugseire algoritmides konstandina on tegelikult väga muutlik ning sõltub hetke tingimustest (vetikaõitseng, torm). Sellist varieeruvust täheldati ka muude optiliste omadustega seoses. Leiti, et väga väikese soolsuse ja vähese orgaanika sisaldusega Pärnu lahes agregeerisid väikesed tormi mõjul veemassi keerutatud osakesed suuremateks osakesteks (> 30 μm) mõjutades vee optilisi omadusi ning seega ka kaugseire signaali., Clean water is necessary for all living organisms, but human activities and climate change have deteriorated water quality in many regions. It is important to monitor water bodies to take the necessary measures. Conventional contact measurements have been carried out for decades. However, they are time-consuming and expensive and can cover only a small number of water bodies. This is insufficient as changes in waterbodies are often rapid and occur over large areas. Remote sensing methods have been introduced to fill these gaps in temporal and spatial coverage. On the other hand, there is a need to study parameters that impact the formation of water-leaving signal in order to increase the accuracy of remote sensing products. One such substance that requires further investigation is suspended particulate matter. It consists of mineral and organic particles suspended in the water column due to natural processes (waves, erosion, river transport) and human activities (trawling, dredging, construction). The high content of suspended particles increases the water turbidity, consequently reducing the light availability. In turn, this worsens aquatic organisms' living conditions and alters physical processes (like radiative heating) in the water environment. Suspended particles can contain harmful substances such as organic pollutants and heavy metals. We studied the behaviour of heavy metal-rich sediments in Portman Bay (one of the most polluted areas of the Mediterranean), in southern Spain, after trawling the sea bottom. Coarse and heavy particles and flocs settled quickly. Fine particles remained in suspension for a longer time. Therefore, the content of heavy metals in the water increased. From an optical point of view, the suspended particles mainly scatter light. The optical properties of suspended particles (light absorption, scattering, backscattering/scattering ratio) were studied in several Estonian coastal areas. The backscattering ratio, which is used as a constant in bio-optical remote sensing algorithms, was highly variable, depending on the conditions (algal bloom, storm). Such variability was also observed for other optical properties. It was found that small particles resuspended by a storm aggregated into larger flocs (> 30 μm), affecting the particles' optical properties in the Pärnu Bay, which has very low salinity and little organic content. This study shows that using an assumption that the backscattering ratio is a fixed constant reduces the accuracy of remote sensing products., https://www.ester.ee/record=b5553931
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- 2023
13. Vertical distribution of optically active substances (OAS) in the coastal sea off Indian Sundarban during post monsoon.
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Das, Sourav and Hazra, Sugata
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WELL water , *DISSOLVED organic matter , *WATER , *WATER efficiency , *OCEAN color , *MONSOONS , *STREAMFLOW - Abstract
Optically active substances (i.e. chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM), total suspended matter (TSM), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a)) and other physico-chemical parameters were measured in the coastal sea off Indian Sundarban during October 2016–January 2017. The present study, firstly, portrayed the vertical distribution of optically active substances (OAS) in the study zone. The salinity ranged from 18.2–32.1 and 18.3–30.1 in the surface water as well as bottom water respectively. Higher values of CDOM were observed near the Hugli River confluence in both surface and bottom water and a gradual decrease towards the offshore was observed except in January. The aCDOM(440) varied between 0.1031–0.4321 m−1 and 0.0265–0.4221 m−1 in the surface water and bottom water, respectively, during the study period. Moreover, CDOM decreased towards the bottom of the water column in all three stations throughout the study periods except in October in the inshore sampling station (A1). CDOM also showed a significant temporal variation in the inshore in parity with the dynamics of TSM. Average Chl-a concentration was higher (<2 mg m−3) in the surface water than the bottom water (<1 mg m−3). During January, when favourable conditions for photosynthetic activity prevailed at the water surface, an increase in Chl-a was observed in the offshore along with a concurrent mild increase in CDOM but there was no similar trend in the bottom water. Overall, vertical distribution of OAS variability in this study area is principally dominated by the freshwater flow of the Hugli River. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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14. Sedimentary molybdenum and uranium : Improving proxies for deoxygenation in coastal depositional environments
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Paul, K. Mareike, van Helmond, Niels A.G.M., Slomp, Caroline P., Jokinen, Sami A., Virtasalo, Joonas J., Filipsson, Helena L., Jilbert, Tom, Geochemistry, General geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Geography, Environmental Geochemistry, Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Marine Ecosystems Research Group, Geochemistry, and General geochemistry
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1171 Geosciences ,Redox-sensitive ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Trace metal ,Geology ,Hypoxia ,Enrichment factor ,Coastal Sea - Abstract
Sedimentary molybdenum (Mo) and uranium (U) enrichments are widely used to reconstruct changes in bottom water oxygen conditions in aquatic environments. Until now, most studies using Mo and U have focused on restricted suboxic-euxinic basins and continental margin oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), leaving mildly reducing and oxic (but eutrophic) coastal depositional environments vastly understudied. Currently, it is un-known: (1) to what extent Mo and U enrichment factors (Mo-and U-EFs) can accurately reconstruct oxygen conditions in coastal sites experiencing mild deoxygenation, and (2) to what degree secondary (depositional environmental) factors impact Mo-and U-EFs. Here we investigate 18 coastal sites with varying bottom water redox conditions, which we define by means of five "redox bins", ranging from persistently oxic to persistently euxinic, from a variety of depositional environments. Our results demonstrate that Mo-and U-EF-based redox proxies and sedimentary Mo and U contents can be used to differentiate bottom water oxygen concentration among a range of modern coastal depositional environments. This is underpinned by the contrasting EFs of Mo and U along the redox gradient, which shows a substantial difference of Mo-EFs between redox bins 3-5 (ir/ regularly suboxic - ir/regularly dysoxic - persistently oxic) and of U-EFs between redox bins 1-2 (persistently euxinic - ir/regularly euxinic). Surprisingly, we observe comparatively low redox proxy potential for U in en-vironments of mild deoxygenation (redox bins 3-5). Further, we found that secondary factors can bias Mo-and U-EFs to such an extent that EFs do not reliably reflect bottom water redox conditions. We investigate the impact of limited Mo sedimentary sequestration in sulfidic depositional environments (i.e., the "basin reservoir effect", equilibrium with FeMoS4), Fe/Mn-(oxy)(hydr)oxide "shuttling", oxidative dissolution, the sulfate methane transition zone in the sediment, sedimentation rate, and the local Al background on Mo-and U-EFs.
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- 2023
15. Evaluation of a citizen science platform for collecting fisheries data from coastal sea trout anglers
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Christian Skov, Paul A. Venturelli, Bruce Hartill, Kieran Hyder, Hans Jakob Olesen, and Casper Gundelund
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0106 biological sciences ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Aquatic Science ,Smartphone application ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Fishery ,Trout ,Geography ,Recreational fishing ,Sustainable management ,Citizen science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Coastal sea - Abstract
There are often limited data available to support the sustainable management of recreational fisheries. Electronic citizen science platforms (e.g., smartphone applications) offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional survey methods — but these data must be validated. We compared sea trout (Salmo trutta) data from a Danish citizen science platform with three independent traditional surveys: a roving creel survey, an aerial survey, and a recall survey. The comparisons include fisheries data (e.g., catch, release, effort, and fish size structure) and demographic descriptors (e.g., age) that were collected within the same spatial and temporal frame. We found general alignment between recreational sea trout catch and effort data that were provided by citizen scientists, or collected by more traditional survey methods. Our results demonstrate that citizen science data have the potential to supplement traditional surveys, or act as an alternative source of catch and effort data. However, results were from a highly specialized fishery within a limited spatial and temporal frame, so more research is needed to assess their relevance over time and to a broader set of fisheries.
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- 2021
16. Trends and inter-annual variability of altimetry-based coastal sea level in the Mediterranean Sea: Comparison with tide gauges and models
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Anny Cazenave, Habib B. Dieng, B.A. Sow, and Y. Gouzenes
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Atmospheric Science ,Temperature salinity diagrams ,Aerospace Engineering ,Climate change ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Radar waveforms ,Geophysics ,Mediterranean sea ,Space and Planetary Science ,Climatology ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Environmental science ,Tide gauge ,Altimeter ,Sea level ,Coastal sea - Abstract
In the framework of the Coastal sea level project of the ESA Climate Change Initiative, a new coastal sea level product from the Jason-1, 2 and 3 missions over 2002–2018 has been made recently available. This product consists of along-track, high-resolution (20 Hz, i.e., ~350 m) sea level anomalies and coastal sea level trends derived from a complete reprocessing of the Jason altimetry data, including a retracking of the radar waveforms using the ALES (Adaptive Leading Edge Sub-waveform) retracker, in several coastal regions worldwide. In this study, we extend the assessment of this coastal sea level product in the Mediterranean Sea region by comparing with tide gauge data where available. We selected a set of 14 coastal sites where the distance between the Jason track at the coast is less than 30 km from a tide gauge for which the in-situ record at least partly covers the 2002-present time span. In a first part of this study, we compared the interannual variability and trends of the coastal sea level anomalies and of the tide gauge data. A good agreement is found between the altimetry-based sea level time series and the tide gauge data at interannual time scales. In terms of trends, the comparison also shows general good agreement within the respective uncertainties. In a second part of this study, we focus on the Senetosa site (south Corsica) where a significant altimetry-based sea level trend increase is observed in the last 3–4 km to the coast, and investigate which physical process could explain this trend behavior. We analyzed temperature and salinity data of the high-resolution (400 m) MARS3D model, available around Corsica over the January 2014 - December 2019 time span, and computed the steric sea level component and its trend along the Jason track. A clear steric sea level trend increase is found in the last 3–4 km to the coast. Although the MARS3D model does not provide outputs prior to 2014, we suggest that if the steric sea level trend increase found over 2014–2019 is a long-life time feature, it has the right amplitude to explain the altimetry-based coastal sea level trend increase observed at Senetosa.
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17. Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004
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Jian Su, Tian Tian, Hajo Krasemann, Markus Schartau, and Kai Wirtz
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Resuspension ,Chlorophyll a ,Phytoplankton production ,Coastal sea ,MERIS ,German Bight ,Oceanography ,GC1-1581 - Abstract
Chlorophyll (chl a) concentration in coastal seas exhibits variability on various spatial and temporal scales. Resuspension of particulate matter can somewhat limit algal growth, but can also enhance productivity because of the intrusion of nutrient-rich pore water from sediments or bottom water layers into the whole water column. This study investigates whether characteristic changes in net phytoplankton growth can be directly linked to resuspension events within the German Bight. Satellite-derived chl a were used to derive spatial patterns of net rates of chl a increase/decrease (NR) in 2003 and 2004. Spatial correlations between NR and mean water column irradiance were analysed. High correlations in space and time were found in most areas of the German Bight (R2 > 0.4), suggesting a tight coupling between light availability and algal growth during spring. These correlations were reduced within a distinct zone in the transition between shallow coastal areas and deeper offshore waters. In summer and autumn, a mismatch was found between phytoplankton blooms (chl a > 6 mg m−3) and spring-tidal induced resuspension events as indicated by bottom velocity, suggesting that there is no phytoplankton resuspension during spring tides. It is instead proposed here that frequent and recurrent spring-tidal resuspension events enhance algal growth by supplying remineralized nutrients. This hypothesis is corroborated by a lag correlation analysis between resuspension events and in-situ measured nutrient concentrations. This study outlines seasonally different patterns in phytoplankton productivity in response to variations in resuspension, which can serve as a reference for modelling coastal ecosystem dynamics.
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18. High contribution of picophytoplankton to phytoplankton biomass in a shallow, eutrophic coastal sea
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Hiroyuki Takasu, Mana Ikeda, Kotaro Miyahara, and Tomohiro Shiragaki
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Phytoplankton ,Isahaya bay ,General Medicine ,Aquatic Science ,Cyanobacteria ,Hypoxia ,Oceanography ,Picophytoplankton ,Pollution ,Coastal sea - Abstract
We explored picophytoplankton in the surface (0m) and bottom (2.3–8.7m) layers of a shallow (, Marine Environmental Research, 184, art. no. 105852; 2022
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- 2022
19. Removal of hydrogen sulfide with granulated coal ash under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
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Asaoka, Satoshi, Jadoom, Waqar Azeem, Ishidu, Takamichi, Okamura, Hideo, Oikawa, Takahito, and Nakamoto, Kenji
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HYDROGEN sulfide ,COAL ash ,ANAEROBIC digestion - Abstract
Graphical abstract Highlights • GCA is produced through coal fly ash from coal thermal electric power stations. • The removal rate of hydrogen sulfide was investigated by the GCA. • The GCA could remove hydrogen sulfide under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. • Hydrogen sulfide was removed due to the multiplier effect under aerobic conditions. Abstract Annual emissions of fly ash from the burning of coal have increased to approximately 750 million tons. It is hoped that new applications utilizing by-products from coal-fired power plants will contribute to further waste reduction and set the standard for industrial-scale recycling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the removal rate of hydrogen sulfide by a new recycled material called granulated coal ash, which is produced from coal fly ash from coal thermal electric power stations and blast furnace cement. A batch experiment was carried out to evaluate the removal rate of hydrogen sulfide by granulated coal ash under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. The granulated coal ash could remove hydrogen sulfide under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. However, the maximum removal of hydrogen sulfide by granulated coal ash was only 5.1 mg-S g
−1 under anaerobic conditions because the manganese oxide which oxidizes hydrogen sulfide to sulfur could not be regenerated under anaerobic conditions. In contrast, the rate constant for hydrogen sulfide under aerobic conditions was high due to the multiplier effect attributed to both increasing Eh and the regeneration of manganese oxide by dissolved oxygen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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20. Change in provenance of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers over the Holocene in the Baltic Sea and its impact on continental climate reconstruction.
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Warden, Lisa, Moros, Matthias, Weber, Yuki, and Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S.
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ISOPENTENOIDS , *GLYCERYL ethers , *HOLOCENE Epoch , *PALEOCLIMATOLOGY , *ALKALINE earth compounds - Abstract
The Baltic Sea is an enclosed basin that experienced a number of different salinity phases during the Holocene corresponding to the establishment of a connection with the North Sea. Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) in surface sediments and Holocene sedimentary successions from the Gotland and Arkona Basins were analyzed to examine their potential applicability as indicators for soil organic matter input, as well as their suitability for paleoclimate reconstructions. Our results show a marked change in brGDGT distributions and the branched and isoprenoid tetraether (BIT) index. The transition of the Ancylus Lake (fresh) to the Littorina Sea (brackish) phase is revealed by a large drop in the BIT index and an increase in the MBT′ 5Me , which reveals a large shift in provenance of the sedimentary brGDGTs. During the lake phase, brGDGTs are presumed to be primarily produced by in situ production in the water column. During the brackish phase, in situ brGDGT production in the alkaline pore waters of the surface sediments (as revealed by their high degree of cyclization) was predominant although there was evidence of occasional input of soil-derived brGDGTs. The predominant aquatic autochthonous production of brGDGTs does not allow the use of brGDGTs for continental air temperature reconstructions but they can be used for bottom water and lake temperature reconstructions during some intervals. The results from this study demonstrate that geological changes and concomittant salinity variations can be revealed by the provenance of brGDGTs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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21. Introduction: the coastal ecosystem complex as a unit of structure and function of biological productivity in coastal areas.
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Watanabe, Yoshiro, Kawamura, Tomohiko, and Yamashita, Yoh
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COASTAL ecology , *COASTAL zone management , *ECOSYSTEMS , *CONSERVATION of natural resources , *FISHERIES , *AQUACULTURE - Abstract
Coastal seas are composed of relatively independent ecosystems, such as estuaries, rocky shores, mangroves, and coral reefs. Such individual ecosystems (IEs) are linked closely to each other by the dispersal and circulation of nutrients and organic matter and the movement of organisms, and form a coastal ecosystem complex (CEC). The CEC is understood as a unit of structure and function of coastal seas. It is characterized by a high degree of species diversity and it plays a large role in fishery and aquaculture production, as it provides important marine services for humans. This special volume compiles recent ecological studies of target species and IEs, to facilitate the conservation of coastal seas and the sustainability and production of their fisheries and aquaculture based on our understanding of the structure and function of the CEC in these environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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22. Selenium and Mercury Interactions in Apex Predators from the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea).
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Faganeli, Jadran, Falnoga, Ingrid, Horvat, Milena, Klun, Katja, Lipej, Lovrenc, and Mazej, Darja
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Since the environmental levels of selenium (Se) can moderate the bioaccumulation and toxicity of mercury (Hg) in marine organisms, their interactions were studied in seawater, sediments, plankton and the benthic (Bull ray Pteromylaeus bovinus, Eagle ray Myliobatis aquila) and the pelagic (Pelagic stingray Dasyiatis violacea) rays, as apex predators in the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea). Male and female rays showed no difference in the Se contents in muscle tissue. Pelagic species contained higher Se levels in muscle but slightly lower levels in the livers of both genders. The Hg/Se ratios in seawater dissolved and colloidal fractions, plankton and sediment were <0.5, while those in particulate matter were <1.3. In benthic ray species, a parallel increase in Se and Hg in muscle was observed, so that an increased in Hg (MeHg) bioaccumulation results in Se coaccumulation. The Hg/Se ratios (molar) in muscle and liver of pelagic and benthic rays were <1.4 and <0.7, respectively. The low levels of Hg in muscle and liver in all the ray species corresponded to low Hg/Se ratios and increases in muscle and liver to 1 at 7 µg/g, dry weight (dw) and 5 µg/g dw, respectively, i.e., about 1.6 µg/g wet weight (ww). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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23. Non‐Redfieldian Dynamics Explain Seasonal pCO2 Drawdown in the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Fransner, Filippa, Gustafsson, Erik, Tedesco, Letizia, Vichi, Marcello, Hordoir, Robinson, Roquet, Fabien, Spilling, Kristian, Kuznetsov, Ivan, Eilola, Kari, Mörth, Carl‐Magnus, Humborg, Christoph, and Nycander, Jonas
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Abstract: High inputs of nutrients and organic matter make coastal seas places of intense air‐sea CO
2 exchange. Due to their complexity, the role of coastal seas in the global air‐sea CO2 exchange is, however, still uncertain. Here, we investigate the role of phytoplankton stoichiometric flexibility and extracellular DOC production for the seasonal nutrient and CO2 partial pressure (pCO2 ) dynamics in the Gulf of Bothnia, Northern Baltic Sea. A 3‐D ocean biogeochemical‐physical model with variable phytoplankton stoichiometry is for the first time implemented in the area and validated against observations. By simulating non‐Redfieldian internal phytoplankton stoichiometry, and a relatively large production of extracellular dissolved organic carbon (DOC), the model adequately reproduces observed seasonal cycles in macronutrients and pCO2 . The uptake of atmospheric CO2 is underestimated by 50% if instead using the Redfield ratio to determine the carbon assimilation, as in other Baltic Sea models currently in use. The model further suggests, based on the observed drawdown of pCO2 , that observational estimates of organic carbon production in the Gulf of Bothnia, derived with the 14 C method, may be heavily underestimated. We conclude that stoichiometric variability and uncoupling of carbon and nutrient assimilation have to be considered in order to better understand the carbon cycle in coastal seas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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24. A deep-learning model for national scale modelling and mapping of sea level rise in Malaysia: the past, present, and future
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Abdul-Lateef Balogun and Naheem Adebisi
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business.industry ,Deep learning ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Univariate ,Future trend ,Current (stream) ,Geography ,Sea level rise ,Scale (social sciences) ,Physical geography ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Sea level ,Water Science and Technology ,Coastal sea - Abstract
In this study, we conducted a holistic evaluation of current and future trend in coastal sea level at the 21 stations along Malaysia’s coastline. For sea level prediction, univariate and 3 scenario...
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- 2021
25. Comparison and Validation of Coastal Sea Level Measurements in the Indian Ocean Regions Using Coastal Altimetry
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Acharyulu Psn, Vignudelli Stefano, Rashmi Sharma, and Prasad Kvsr
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Indian ocean ,Oceanography ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Altimeter ,Geology ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2021
26. Impact of seasonal hypoxia on benthic copepod communities in Omura Bay, a highly enclosed coastal sea in southwestern Japan
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Ryo Ueda, Kazuki Kawano, Minoru Wada, Motohiro Shimanaga, and Quyen T. D. Nguyen
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Ecology ,biology ,Meiobenthos ,Hypoxia (environmental) ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,biology.organism_classification ,Cletodidae ,Benthic zone ,Environmental science ,Bay ,Harpacticoida ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Copepod ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2021
27. Data-driven reconstruction reveals large-scale ocean circulation control on coastal sea level
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Tal Ezer, Léon Chafik, Benjamin D. Hamlington, Thomas Frederikse, John M. Klinck, and Sönke Dangendorf
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0303 health sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Ocean current ,Environmental Science (miscellaneous) ,01 natural sciences ,Earth system science ,Ocean dynamics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Climatology ,Coastal planning ,Scale (map) ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Sea level ,Geology ,030304 developmental biology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Understanding historical and projected coastal sea-level change is limited because the impact of large-scale ocean dynamics is not well constrained. Here, we use a global set of tide-gauge records over nine regions to analyse the relationship between coastal sea-level variability and open-ocean steric height, related to density fluctuations. Interannual-to-decadal sea-level variability follows open-ocean steric height variations along many coastlines. We extract their common modes of variability and reconstruct coastal sterodynamic sea level, which is due to ocean density and circulation changes, based on steric height observations. Our reconstruction, tested in Earth system models, explains up to 91% of coastal sea-level variability. Combined with barystatic components related to ocean mass change and vertical land motion, the reconstruction also permits closure of the coastal sea-level budget since 1960. We find ocean circulation has dominated coastal sea-level budgets over the past six decades, reinforcing its importance in near-term predictions and coastal planning. Coastal sea levels are impacted by local vertical land motion plus local and remote changes to ocean circulation, density and mass changes. Tide-gauge records are used to reconstruct the coastal sea-level budget over nine regions, showing its variability has been dominated by ocean circulation since 1960.
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- 2021
28. External and Internal Forcings for Hypoxia Formation in an Urban Harbour in Hong Kong
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Lu, Zhongming, Yu, Liuqian, Gan, Jianping, Lu, Zhongming, Yu, Liuqian, and Gan, Jianping
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Eutrophication-driven hypoxia is one of the reasons for the deterioration of coastal waters, especially those adjacent to densely inhabited urban cities. Thus, effective hypoxia management is urgently needed, and quantitative knowledge of factors controlling hypoxia is required. A case in point is the coastal water around Hong Kong, a megacity that has over 7.5 million residents and is located downstream of the large and nutrient-rich Pearl River. The Victoria Harbour (VH) is the core area of Hong Kong water and has been suffering from marine environment deterioration for years because of external biogeochemical influxes from adjacent waters and internal physical and biogeochemical responses. Three channels orienting from south to north (C1), southeast to northwest (C2), and west to east (C3) connect the VH to adjacent waters and serve as the primary exchange pathways for water mass and biogeochemical substances. Using observational data and a coupled physical–biogeochemical model, we showed that the northward transport of low dissolved oxygen (DO) water from the coastal transition zone by the shoreward bottom current mainly through C1 directly contributes to the hypoxia formation in VH. The external influx of anthropogenic nutrients and organic matter through C2 further enhances the bottom water hypoxia in VH by stimulating phytoplankton bloom and microbial consumption of oxygen in water columns and sediments. Although the horizontal oxygen influx to VH is weak, the comparatively strong vertical mixing in C3 facilitates the replenishment of bottom water in the VH, mitigating bottom hypoxia. Locally in the VH, sediment oxygen demand is the dominant biogeochemical contributor (~93%) to hypoxia formation, while the contribution of water column remineralization is relatively minor (~6-7%). In general, vertical diffusion serves as the largest source (~57%) of DO in the VH because of the strong vertical DO gradient, whereas vertical motion ranks the second largest source
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29. Predicting regional coastal sea level changes with machine learning
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Veronica Nieves, Gustau Camps-Valls, and Cristina Radin
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Range (biology) ,Effects of global warming on oceans ,Science ,Context (language use) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Machine learning ,computer.software_genre ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Projection and prediction ,Sea level ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea ,Strategic planning ,geography ,Multidisciplinary ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,business.industry ,Physical oceanography ,Computer science ,Sea surface temperature ,Environmental science ,Medicine ,Artificial intelligence ,Oceanic basin ,business ,computer - Abstract
All ocean basins have been experiencing significant warming and rising sea levels in recent decades. There are, however, important regional differences, resulting from distinct processes at different timescales (temperature-driven changes being a major contributor on multi-year timescales). In view of this complexity, it deems essential to move towards more sophisticated data-driven techniques as well as diagnostic and prognostic prediction models to interpret observations of ocean warming and sea level variations at local or regional sea basins. In this context, we present a machine learning approach that exploits key ocean temperature estimates (as proxies for the regional thermosteric sea level component) to model coastal sea level variability and associated uncertainty across a range of timescales (from months to several years). Our findings also demonstrate the utility of machine learning to estimate the possible tendency of near-future regional sea levels. When compared to actual sea-level records, our models perform particularly well in the coastal areas most influenced by internal climate variability. Yet, the models are widely applicable to evaluate the patterns of rising and falling sea levels across many places around the globe. Thus, our approach is a promising tool to model and anticipate sea level changes in the coming (1–3) years, which is crucial for near-term decision making and strategic planning about coastal protection measures.
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- 2021
30. Analysis of Salinity Behavior in Hakata Bay after Heavy Rainfall Using a Three-dimensional σ-Coordinate Model
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Masayoshi Harada, Toshinori Tabata, Kazuaki Hiramatsu, and Akihiro Fukuda
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Salinity ,Oceanography ,Ecology ,Freshwater discharge ,Environmental science ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Bay ,Biotechnology ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2021
31. A Study on fishes caught by trawl survey in west coastal sea area of Je-ju island
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Yeechan Park, Younghun Kim, Dae Jin Kim, Jinyoung Yoo, and Hyeong-Ho Shin
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Fishery ,Geography ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2021
32. The differentiation of iron-reducing bacterial community and iron-reduction activity between riverine and marine sediments in the Yellow River estuary
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Zhang, Hongxia, Liu, Fanghua, Zheng, Shiling, Chen, Lei, Zhang, Xiaoli, and Gong, Jun
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- 2020
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33. Measuring complex for studying the dynamic characteristics and structure of the water flow in the coastal sea zone
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D.A. Antonenkov
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Oceanography ,Water flow ,Geology ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2020
34. ABOUT THE PALEOCANAL OF THE RIVER ASHAMBA IN BLUE BAY ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF BROADBAND SEISMOACOUSTIC PROFILING
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M. S. Klyuev, A. S. Zverev, A. A. Shreider, and A. L. Brekhovskikh
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Broadband ,Gps navigation ,Palaeochannel ,Black sea ,Geomorphological analysis ,Geomorphology ,Bay ,Geology ,Coastal sea - Abstract
A paleochannel and paleotributary of the Ashamba River at the bottom of the Blue Bay in Black Sea near the city of Gelendzhik were discovered and studied using broadband seismoacoustic profiling. A basic description of the geomorphology of the Blue Bay bottom is presented. The technology for studying bottom paleostructures of the coastal sea zone by means of broadband seismoacoustic profiling with a different directional diagram and GPS navigation is presented. The composition and main characteristics of the equipment used are presented. The results of profiling and transverse profiles of the paleochannel and paleotributary of the Ashamba River are presented, as well as their geomorphological analysis. Gas flares accompanying the paleochannel of the Ashamba River were discovered. A detailed map of the river paleostructures of the Blue Bay bottom and the discovered gas flares has been compiled.
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- 2020
35. Negligible effect of the benthic fauna on measuring the nutrient upward fluxes from coastal sediments.
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Tada, Kuninao, Koomklang, Jidapa, Ichimi, Kazuhiko, and Yamaguchi, Hitomi
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BENTHIC animals ,SPIONIDAE ,SPIONIDA ,COASTAL sediments ,MARINE sediments - Abstract
Although the influence of benthic fauna on estimating the nutrient upward fluxes from the coastal sediments are a concern, there are few comprehensive studies. We conducted monthly observations in a coastal embayment to examine the effect of benthic fauna on measuring the nutrient flux. Nutrient fluxes were measured by the core incubation method and the densities of organisms in benthic communities were also measured. Numerical composition of benthic communities, according to taxonomic group, was dominated by Polychaeta composed of a few Capitellida and Spionidae species. A negligible effect of the benthic communities on measuring nutrient fluxes was demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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36. Variations in dissolved oxygen and aquatic biological responses in China's coastal seas.
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Zhang, Wenqiang, Han, Songjie, Zhang, Dianwei, Shan, Baoqing, and Wei, Dongyang
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COASTAL ecosystem health , *NUMBERS of species , *SPECIES diversity , *ECOLOGICAL zones , *TERRITORIAL waters , *AQUATIC organisms , *BIODIVERSITY conservation - Abstract
Coastal areas can represent an ecological transition zone with the function of biodiversity conservation, and good water quality is fundamental to maintaining this function. In this study, we analyzed data from 2011 to 2020 to reveal the variation in dissolved oxygen (DO) and the aquatic biological response in China's coastal seas. Results showed that DO in coastal waters exhibited an upward trend from 2011 to 2020 because of reduction in terrestrial anthropogenic pollutant (TAP) input. In comparison with DO in other seas, the DO content in the East China Sea was lower owing to higher TAP input, i.e., the proportion of DO of <5 mg L−1 accounted for approximately 60% of the total. Species numbers, density, and the species diversity index of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and macrobenthos were different in the different sea areas because phytoplankton, zooplankton, and macrobenthos have different responses to changes in DO. In comparison with the species numbers of zooplankton and macrobenthos, the species numbers of phytoplankton were more significantly related to DO, and showed a negative linear relationship with a better DO environment (DO ≥ 5 mg L−1; r2 = 0.39, p < 0.01) and positive correlation with a poor DO environment (DO < 3 mg L−1; r2 = 0.52, p < 0.01). A better DO environment is conducive to increased density of macrobenthos. Studies have shown that a good DO environment contributes to coastal ecosystem health, and continuous control of TAP input is an effective means of ensuring DO recovery. [Display omitted] • DO in the coastal seas has improved from 2011 to 2020. • East China Sea has worse DO than that in other seas due to more TAP input. • The responses of aquatic organisms to DO changes were different. • Further control TAP input benefit for DO recovery and coastal ecosystem protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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37. High contribution of picophytoplankton to phytoplankton biomass in a shallow, eutrophic coastal sea.
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Takasu, Hiroyuki, Ikeda, Mana, Miyahara, Kotaro, and Shiragaki, Tomohiro
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We explored picophytoplankton in the surface (0 m) and bottom (2.3–8.7 m) layers of a shallow (<10 m) eutrophic coastal system (Isahaya Bay, Japan). We found that picophytoplankton (principally Synechococcus) constituted the major phytoplankton in spring and summer. The chlorophyll a (chl. a) concentration in the 0.7–2.0-μm picophytoplankton fraction (hereinafter 'pico-sized chl. a ') and picophytoplankton abundance in Isahaya Bay were higher than those in other eutrophic coastal waters. The pico-sized chl. a concentration and the picophytoplankton abundance counted with an epifluorescence microscope was up to 49.31 μg L−1 and 1.9 × 106 cells mL−1, respectively. Higher contributions of pico-sized chl. a to the total chl. a were evident in summer (up to 63.5%), relative to spring (up to 32.1%), at both depths. Picophytoplankton abundance and the pico-sized chl. a concentration was positively correlated with water temperature and dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) concentrations. Thus, both temperature and DIP may be major controllers of picophytoplankton in Isahaya Bay. The pico-sized chl. a concentration and picophytoplankton cell number at the bottom layer were positively correlated with those in the surface layer, suggesting that picophytoplankton in bottom layers may have sunk from the surface layers. The results imply that the picophytoplankton affects the biogeochemical processes in the bottom of Isahaya Bay more than previously thought. This may be true not only for this estuary but also for other eutrophic coastal seas. • Picophytoplankton contributed considerably to the total phytoplankton biomass in spring and summer of a shallow, eutrophic coastal sea. • Higher contributions of pico-sized chl. a to the total chl. a were evident in summer (up to 63.5%), relative to spring (up to 32.1%), at both depths. • High amount of picophytoplankton may sink from the surface to accumulate in near-bottom layers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Coastal sea level anomalies and associated trends from Jason satellite altimetry over 2002–2018
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Habib B. Dieng, Marcello Passaro, Jean François Legeais, Yvan Gouzenes, Anny Cazenave, Jérôme Benveniste, Fabien Léger, Andy Shaw, Fernando Niño, Christian Schwatke, Florence Birol, Francisco M. Calafat, and Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM)
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Statistics and Probability ,Data Descriptor ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Physical oceanography ,Library and Information Sciences ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,ddc ,Computer Science Applications ,Education ,Oceanography ,Ocean sciences ,Satellite altimetry ,lcsh:Q ,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty ,lcsh:Science ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Information Systems ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Climate-related sea level changes in the world coastal zones result from the superposition of the global mean rise due to ocean warming and land ice melt, regional changes caused by non-uniform ocean thermal expansion and salinity changes, and by the solid Earth response to current water mass redistribution and associated gravity change, plus small-scale coastal processes (e.g., shelf currents, wind & waves changes, fresh water input from rivers, etc.). So far, satellite altimetry has provided global gridded sea level time series up to 10–15 km to the coast only, preventing estimation of sea level changes very close to the coast. Here we present a 16-year-long (June 2002 to May 2018), high-resolution (20-Hz), along-track sea level dataset at monthly interval, together with associated sea level trends, at 429 coastal sites in six regions (Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Western Africa, North Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and Australia). This new coastal sea level product is based on complete reprocessing of raw radar altimetry waveforms from the Jason-1, Jason-2 and Jason-3 missions., Measurement(s) coastal sea level changes Technology Type(s) satellite imaging of a planet • computational modeling technique Factor Type(s) year of data collection Sample Characteristic - Environment coastal sea water • sea coast • ocean Sample Characteristic - Location Northeast Atlantic Ocean • Mediterranean Sea • West Africa • North Indian Ocean • Southeast Asia • Australia Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12999596
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- 2020
39. Exploring oxygen dynamics and depletion in an intensive bivalve production area in the coastal sea off Rushan Bay, China
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Junjie Wang, Jiaye Zang, Xiangbin Ran, Alexander F. Bouwman, Wentao Wu, Jun Liu, and Xunqiang Yin
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Production area ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Ecology ,Hypoxia (environmental) ,Oxygen dynamics ,010501 environmental sciences ,Aquatic Science ,01 natural sciences ,Oceanography ,Water column ,Environmental science ,Mariculture ,China ,Bay ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Hypoxia is a mounting problem affecting the world’s coastal waters, with severe consequences for marine ecosystems. Coastal oxygen consumption has been increasing, mainly owing to the continued spread nutrient discharges. Using field observations, incubation experiments and numerical modeling, we studied the spatial and temporal variability of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the coastal area off Rushan Bay, China, a typical coastal area influenced by intensive mariculture oyster production. Results show that summer DO is increasingly declining in bottom waters below the thermocline. Oxygen input from the air-sea interface exchange, primary production and net water exchange accounted for 70, 26 and 4% of the DO supply, respectively. Oxygen consumption by organic matter decomposition in the water column and sediment contributed, respectively, 79 and 21% to the total DO removal. In regions such as the coastal area off Rushan Bay where the algal biomass filtered by bivalves is imported from elsewhere by sea currents, the carbon and nutrient release by mariculture may lead to local oxygen depletion, which increased from a negligible contribution in 1984 to up to 24% of the total DO consumption in the water column in the period of June-September 2014. This phenomenon of oxygen depletion is a concern for other coastal areas with intensive bivalve and other shellfish production.
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- 2020
40. Coastal Sea Salt Chlorine Deposition Linked to Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) Oscillation in French Guiana
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K. Panechou, A. Jeannot, M. L. Gobinddass, J. Molinie, S. Richard, and S. jean-Louis
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Oscillation ,Intertropical Convergence Zone ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Salt (chemistry) ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Atmospheric sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Chloride ,Aerosol ,Deposition (aerosol physics) ,chemistry ,medicine ,Chlorine ,Environmental science ,0210 nano-technology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,medicine.drug ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Sea salt chloride is a major component of atmospheric aerosol and its behavior is an essential element in determining the climate. Two atmospheric chlorine deposition measurement procedures were performed between 2004 and 2008 by the French Guiana Regional Air Observatory (ORA), in the coastal plain of Sinnamary. The main goal was to determine the background spatial distribution of marine chlorine in order to evaluate the impact of Ariane rocket hydrogen chloride emission. To determine the chlorine concentration level, weekly samples from 10 sites were analyzed. A seasonal pattern was identified. For every site, a high sea salt chlorine deposition level was observed from December to April and a low level from July to October. The ratio of high to low mean chloride concentration RHC/LC shows that just under half of the variation in chlorine deposition can be linked to the variation of sea salt production with low-level wind speed. Equations relating mean sea salt chlorine concentration and the distance to shore were studied, taking into account parameters found in other tropical regions, with a focus on neighboring Brazil. The wind rotation between the two seasons, and the sea salt chlorine loss per kilometer equation found for dry deposition, were used to calculate RHC/LC. It appears that the observed rotation (60°) explains 88% of RHC/LC. Finally, inland sea salt chlorine deposition behavior in this region was linked to intertropical convergence zone oscillation through variations in wind speed and direction.
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- 2020
41. Distribution of Provincial and Regency/City Authorities in Management of Coastal Sea Areas
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Hamzah Halim, Abd. Razak, Achmad Ruslan, and Khelda Ayunita
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Fishery ,Geography ,business.industry ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Distribution (economics) ,business ,General Environmental Science ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2020
42. Combined climate change and nutrient load impacts on future habitats and eutrophication indicators in a eutrophic coastal sea
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Helén Andersson, Maris Plikshs, Brian R. MacKenzie, Anders Höglund, Kari Eilola, Matthias Gröger, Elin Almroth-Rosell, and Iréne Wåhlström
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0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,fungi ,Climate change ,Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser ,15. Life on land ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources ,Nutrient ,Habitat ,13. Climate action ,SDG 13 - Climate Action ,Environmental science ,sense organs ,SDG 14 - Life Below Water ,14. Life underwater ,Eutrophication ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Eutrophication and climate change will affect habitats of species and more generally, the structure and functioning of ecosystems. We used a three‐dimensional, coupled hydrodynamic‐biogeochemical model to investigate potential future changes in size and location of potential habitats of marine species during the 21st century in a large, eutrophicated brackish sea (the Baltic Sea, northern Europe). We conducted scenario projections under the combined impact of nutrient load and climate change. Possible future changes of the eutrophication state of this sea were also assessed through two policy‐relevant indicators. The results imply a physiologically more stressful environment for marine species by the end of the 21st century: volumes of higher salinity water become more hypoxic/anoxic and the volumes of low salinity, oxic water increase. For example, these results impact and reduce cod reproductive habitats. The decrease is mainly climate change induced in the Baltic basins less directly influenced by inflows of saline, oxic water to the Baltic Sea (E Gotland and Gdansk Basins). In basins more directly influenced by such inflows (Arkona and Bornholm Basins), the combined effect from climate change and nutrient loads is of importance. The results for the eutrophication state indicators clearly indicate a more eutrophic sea than at present without a rigorous nutrient reduction policy, that is, the necessity to implement the Baltic Sea Action Plan. The multidisciplinary, multiscenario assessment strategy presented here provides a useful concept for the evaluation of impacts from cumulative stresses of changing climate and socioeconomic pressures on future eutrophication indicators and habitats of marine species.
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- 2020
43. Understanding and reconstructing the coastal sea level variations along the western boundary of the North Pacific
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Fanghua Xu and Penghui Li
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Boundary (topology) ,Forcing (mathematics) ,01 natural sciences ,Western boundary ,Physics::Geophysics ,Rossby wave ,North Pacific ,lcsh:Science ,Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea ,010505 oceanography ,lcsh:QE1-996.5 ,Pelagic zone ,Coastal-trapped waves ,Sea level variability ,lcsh:Geology ,Planetary science ,Climatology ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Tide gauge ,Satellite ,lcsh:Q ,Geology - Abstract
To better understand the coastal sea level (SL) variations along the western boundary of the North Pacific, we quantitatively estimate the contributions of various forcing to the coastal SL variations on seasonal and longer time scales. Based on a western boundary SL theory and a linear least-squares regression, we obtain a polynomial equation to estimate the coastal SL variations from ocean interior information, atmospheric forcing, as well as local steric effects. The estimated results can explain about 91% (93%) of the SL variations at tide gauges south (north) of the Kuroshio extension jet. It is found that the local thermosteric effect is dominant on seasonal time scales. On interannual time scales, the signals from ocean interior and atmospheric forcing are dominant. For decadal SL trends, the coastal SL rise is mainly resulted from the signals from the open ocean. With the same polynomial equation, the SL variations at 6 new tide gauges were estimated and compared to the nearest satellite measurements. The newly estimated SL is generally in much better agreement with the tide gauge data than the satellite data. It is promising to apply the newly derived polynomial equation to estimate SL variations along the western boundary of the North Pacific where tide gauge data are not available. Particularly, the approach is promising to estimate the future SL change given the required oceanic and atmospheric conditions.
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- 2020
44. Leaky Slope Waves and Sea Level: Unusual Consequences of the Beta Effect along Western Boundaries with Bottom Topography and Dissipation
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John M. Huthnance, Chris W. Hughes, Jeff A. Polton, and Anthony Wise
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,010505 oceanography ,Zonal and meridional ,Geophysics ,Dissipation ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,Sea level ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Energy transport ,Boundary current ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Coastal trapped waves (CTWs) carry the ocean’s response to changes in forcing along boundaries and are important mechanisms in the context of coastal sea level and the meridional overturning circulation. Motivated by the western boundary response to high-latitude and open-ocean variability, we use a linear, barotropic model to investigate how the latitude dependence of the Coriolis parameter (β effect), bottom topography, and bottom friction modify the evolution of western boundary CTWs and sea level. For annual and longer period waves, the boundary response is characterized by modified shelf waves and a new class of leaky slope waves that propagate alongshore, typically at an order slower than shelf waves, and radiate short Rossby waves into the interior. Energy is not only transmitted equatorward along the slope, but also eastward into the interior, leading to the dissipation of energy locally and offshore. The β effect and friction result in shelf and slope waves that decay alongshore in the direction of the equator, decreasing the extent to which high-latitude variability affects lower latitudes and increasing the penetration of open-ocean variability onto the shelf—narrower continental shelves and larger friction coefficients increase this penetration. The theory is compared with observations of sea level along the North American east coast and qualitatively reproduces the southward displacement and amplitude attenuation of coastal sea level relative to the open ocean. The implications are that the β effect, topography, and friction are important in determining where along the coast sea level variability hot spots occur.
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- 2020
45. Reference state, structure, regime shifts, and regulatory drivers in a coastal sea over the last century: The Central Baltic Sea case
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Bärbel Müller-Karulis, Bo G. Gustafsson, Saskia A. Otto, Eva Ehrnsten, Maciej T. Tomczak, Margit Eero, K. Timmermann, Christoph Humborg, Alf Norkko, Thorsten Blenckner, Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Tvärminne Benthic Ecology Team, Marine Ecosystems Research Group, Tvärminne Zoological Station, and Biological stations
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DYNAMICS ,0106 biological sciences ,TROPHIC CASCADES ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,BIOMASS ,FLOWS ,14. Life underwater ,SDG 14 - Life Below Water ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea ,CLIMATE-CHANGE ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,COD GADUS-MORHUA ,MARINE ECOSYSTEM ,15. Life on land ,VARIABILITY ,Geography ,State structure ,Baltic sea ,13. Climate action ,1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology ,POPULATIONS ,FISHERIES - Abstract
The occurrence of regime shifts in marine ecosystems has important implications for environmental legislation that requires setting reference levels and targets of quantitative restoration outcomes. The Baltic Sea ecosystem has undergone large changes in the 20(th) century related to anthropogenic pressures and climate variability, which have caused ecosystem reorganization. Here, we compiled historical information and identified relationships in our dataset using multivariate statistics and modeling across 31 biotic and abiotic variables from 1925 to 2005 in the Central Baltic Sea. We identified a series of ecosystem regime shifts in the 1930s, 1970s, and at the end of the 1980s/beginning of the 1990s. In the long term, the Central Baltic Sea showed a regime shift from a benthic to pelagic-dominated state. Historically, benthic components played a significant role in trophic transfer, while in the more recent productive system pelagic-benthic coupling was weak and pelagic components dominated. Our analysis shows that for the entire time period, productivity, climate, and hydrography mainly affected the functioning of the food web, whereas fishing became important more recently. Eutrophication had far-reaching direct and indirect impacts from a long-term perspective and changed not only the trophic state of the system but also affected higher trophic levels. Our study also suggests a switch in regulatory drivers from salinity to oxygen. The "reference ecosystem" identified in our analysis may guide the establishment of an ecosystem state baseline and threshold values for ecosystem state indicators of the Central Baltic Sea.
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- 2022
46. Determination of Optimal Ship Route in Coastal Sea Considering Sea State and Under Keel Clearance
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Seung-Ho Ham, Choi Gwang-hyeok, Tae-Wan Kim, Wonchul Yoo, and Wonhee Lee
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Oceanography ,Computer science ,Sea state ,Keel (bird anatomy) ,Coastal sea - Published
- 2019
47. Are American Coasts Under-Protected?
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Robert Mendelsohn, Alexander J. Felson, and Joseph G. Schiavo
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0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Flooding (psychology) ,Environmental resource management ,01 natural sciences ,Current (stream) ,Environmental Chemistry ,Environmental science ,Cost benefit ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,Coastal sea - Abstract
This study tests whether potential coastal sea walls would pass a cost benefit test given current risks of flooding. The paper combines detailed GIS property data with local scientific meas...
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- 2019
48. Disentangling vertical land motion and waves from coastal sea level altimetry and tide gauges
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Fabrice Papa, Solène Dealbera, Melanie Becker, Guy Wöppelmann, Rafael Almar, LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMRi 7266 (LIENSs), and Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Future studies ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Geology ,Context (language use) ,Aquatic Science ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,13. Climate action ,Climatology ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,Environmental science ,Hindcast ,Tide gauge ,14. Life underwater ,Altimeter ,Wave setup ,Sea level ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coastal sea - Abstract
In the context of global mean sea level rise, understanding the drivers of relative sea-level (RSL) at the coast is of major importance for coastal environments research and management. Since the 1990s, the combination of satellite altimetry observations with in situ tide gauge data has provided a better understanding of coastal sea level variability, but challenges remain to quantify the relative contributions of possible drivers (oceanic, vertical land motion (VLM), atmospheric and wave). Here, over the period 1993–2015, we combine concurrent observations from satellite altimetry, tide gauges, and oceanic model hindcast in order to identify the predominant drivers responsible for long-term variability of RSL at 434 coastal locations worldwide. We found that the dominant driver of the RSL trend is the ocean components in 76% of the cases, VLM in 17% and waves in 7%. Interestingly, no significant trend in the wave setup was noted over the period considered at most of our coastal stations. However, at some locations, we found significant correlations between the wave setup hindcasts and VLM data. Moreover, we evidence a substantial variance reduction in the VLM once corrected for the wave setup. We therefore recommend future studies aiming at VLM estimation to consider applying wave setup corrections to improve the comparability of the tide gauge and satellite altimetry measurements.
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- 2021
49. Technology of Seismic Acoustic Detection and Research of River Paleostructures of the Sea Bottom of the Coastal Zone and Its Approbation in Blue Bay
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A. E. Sazhneva, M. S. Klyuev, A. S. Zverev, A. A. Schreider, and A. L. Brekhovskikh
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Depth sounding ,Oceanography ,Range (biology) ,Coastal zone ,Gps navigation ,Sea bottom ,Bay ,Geology ,Coastal sea - Abstract
The technology of seismoacoustic detection and study of river paleostructures of the coastal sea zone is considered. It is proposed to use the method of vertical seismoacoustic sounding in a wide frequency range with different directional patterns and the use of high-precision GPS navigation. The principles of seismoacoustic detection and studying of bottom paleostructures have been developed. The equipment for the practical implementation of the considered methods and approaches is described. The results of their application to study the paleostructures of the Ashamba River in Blue Bay near Gelendzhik are presented. The analysis and mapping of the identified bottom paleostructures was carried out.
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- 2021
50. Retraction Note to: Research on coastline climate environment and student psychology in coastal cities based on artificial intelligence
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Guangtao Zhang and Haihong Li
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Index (economics) ,business.industry ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Oceanic climate ,Resistance (psychoanalysis) ,Artificial intelligence ,China ,business ,Mental health ,Field (geography) ,Analysis method ,General Environmental Science ,Coastal sea - Abstract
Today, most students in coastal cities in China were born after the 1990s. They have been spoiled by the older generation since they were young. They grew up under the protection of their parents. Most of them are flowers in the greenhouse. Now, they have entered the university, carrying the double expectations of society and family. All these pressures, such as learning knowledge, improving skills, etc., come and make them feel confused. Strong self-esteem, personal resistance, and more or less selfish combination of these factors have a huge impact on the psychology of students in coastal cities. In view of the current situation, this article expounds the importance of mental health education for students in coastal cities, clarifies the current problems and causes of mental health in colleges and universities, and puts forward countermeasures and suggestions to solve these problems. The corresponding drop in seawater temperature is an important thermodynamic index that affects coastal climate. This paper selects the environmental climate data of a given coast at 21 locations on a given coast from 1972 to 2020, combines the intermediate data of ERA, and uses a comprehensive analysis method to study the climatic characteristics of sea fog on a given coast. Two dates in ERA-Interim and ICOADS were used to compare and analyze the spatial distribution of coastal sea temperature field from 1984 to 2018 and the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of coastal marine climate environment. Based on artificial intelligence algorithms, this article successfully optimized the original prediction model and effectively improved the prediction accuracy of the model. The final forecasting model can not only be applied to forecasting, but also because after improving it, it can make efficient and highly accurate forecasts based on a wide range of economic and other fields of data.
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- 2021
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