Sonographs of submarine sediment failure caused by the 1980 earthquake off northern California     

Michael E. Field  Robert K. Hall 《Geo-Marine Letters》1982,2(3-4):135-141

In 1980, a large earthquake caused extensive sediment failure on the shallow continental shelf off the Klamath River in northern California. Side-scan sonography was used to complement detailed geophysical profiling in identifying specific features and resolving modes of failure. The features include a nearly flat failure terrace mantled with sand boils, collapse craters and sediment flows, and bounded on the seaward side by a meandering continuous toe ridge. Seaward of the terrace lies a compression zone delineated by small pressure ridges. Our findings indicate a temporal progression of failure from lique-faction of shallow subsurface sand to lateral spread of intact blocks to sediment collapse and flow.  相似文献   

Storm-built sand ridges on the Maryland inner shelf: a preliminary report     

Donald J. P. Swift  Michael E. Field 《Geo-Marine Letters》1981,1(1):33-37

Several aspects of the Maryland ridge field are pertinent to the problem of ridge genesis in response to Holocene sea-level rise. There is a systematic morphologic change fromshoreface ridges throughnearshore ridges tooffshore ridges, which reflects the changing hydraulic regime. Grain size is 90° out of phase with topography, so that the coarsest sand lies between the axis of each trough and the adjacent seaward ridge crest, while the finest sand lies between each ridge crest and the axis of the adjacent seaward trough. Finally, analysis over a 43-year period on an outer ridge reveals a systematic pattern of landward flank erosion, seaward flank deposition, and seaward crest migration. These relationships support a model which explains the ridges as consequences of the up-current shift of maximum bottom shear stress with respect to the crests of initial bottom irregularities. The oblique orientation of the ridges with respect to the beach may be at least partly due to the more rapid migration rate of the ridges’ inshore ends.  相似文献   

海冰业务化预报基础研究进展     

李春花  刘钦政  白珊  张启文  李宝辉  刘煜  王旭 《海洋预报》2005,22(Z1):50-55

本文概述了我国近年来在海冰预报基础研究方面的工作进展情况,着重介绍了在我国海冰的气候成因、海冰分布特征和变化规律等方面的研究成果.  相似文献   

Baltic cod recruitment - the impact of climate variability on key processes   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Koster  Friedrich W.; Mollmann  Christian; Hinrichsen  Hans-Harald; Wieland  Kai; Tomkiewicz  Jonna; Kraus  Gerd; Voss  Rudiger; Makarchouk  Andrei; MacKenzie  Brian R.; St. John  Michael A.; Schnack  Dietrich; Rohlf  Norbert; Linkowski  Tomasz; Beyer  Jan E. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2005,62(7):1408-1425

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Mineralogical and geochemical features of authigenic carbonates on seepings and hydrothermal fields (By the examples of the Black Sea reefs and the mounds of the lost city field)     

A. Yu. Lein  O. Yu. Bogdanova  Yu. A. Bogdanov  L. I. Magazina 《Oceanology》2007,47(4):537-553

Two genetically different types of authigenic carbonate mounds are studied: those within an active hydrothermal field related to serpentinite protrusions in the zone of intersection of a transform fracture zone and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and those in an active field of methane seepings in the Dnieper canyon of the Black sea. The general geochemical conditions under which authigenic carbonate formation occurs in the two fields considered were found. They include the presence of reduced H₂S, H₂, and CH₄ gases at the absence of free oxygen; the high alkalinity of the waters participating in the carbonate formation; the similarity of the textural and structural features of authigenic aragonite, which represents the initial mineral of the carbonate matter of the mounds; the paragenesis of aragonite with sulfide minerals; and the close relation of carbonate mounds with communities of sulfate-reducing and methane-oxidizing microorganisms. A new mechanism of formation of hydrothermal authigenic carbonates is suggested; it implies their microbial sulfate reduction over the hydrogen of the fluid in the subsurface zone (biosphere) of mixing between the hydrothermal solution and the adjacent seawater.  相似文献   

Comparison of high spatial resolution trace metal distributions with model simulations for surface waters of the Gulf of Cadiz     

J.M. Beckers  E.P. Achterberg  Ch. Braungardt 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2007,74(4):599

A multidisciplinary study in the Gulf of Cadiz is revisited, using additional diagnostic modelling tools. The dissolved trace metal (Cu, Ni, Zn, Co) distributions in the Gulf of Cadiz are analysed using modelled tracer evolutions, field observations and the concept of tracer ages. This study shows that a significant part of the observed metal distributions can be explained by the metal inputs of three river systems (Guadiana, Rio Tinto and Odiel, Guadalquivir) discharging into the Gulf of Cadiz, while the remainder of the signal is most likely associated with the benthic metal remobilisation along the shelf of this coastal region.  相似文献   

The Aleutian Low, storm tracks, and winter climate variability in the Bering Sea     

S.N. Rodionov  N.A. Bond  J.E. Overland 《Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography》2007,54(23-26):2560

Previous studies have found inconsistent results regarding how wintertime conditions in the Bering Sea relate to variations in the North Pacific climate system. This problem is addressed through analysis of data from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis for the period 1950–2003. Composite patterns of sea-level pressure, 500 hPa geopotential heights, storm tracks and surface air temperature are presented for four situations: periods of strong Aleutian Low, weak Aleutian Low, warm Bering Sea air temperatures, and cold Bering Sea air temperatures. Winter temperatures in the Bering Sea are only marginally related to the strength of the Aleutian Low, and are much more sensitive to the position of the Aleutian Low and to variations in storm tracks. In particular, relatively warm temperatures are associated with either an enhanced storm track off the coast of Siberia, and hence anomalous southerly low-level flow, or an enhanced storm track entering the eastern Bering Sea from the southeast. These latter storms do not systematically affect the mean meridional winds, but rather serve to transport mild air of maritime origin over the Bering Sea. The leading indices for the North Pacific, such as the NP and PNA, are more representative of the patterns of tropospheric circulation and storm track anomalies associated with the strength of the Aleutian Low than patterns associated with warm and cold wintertime conditions in the Bering Sea.  相似文献   

Reducing the short-term mortality of juvenile school prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) discarded during trawling     

Macbeth  William G.; Broadhurst  Matt K.; Paterson  Brian D.; Wooden  Michael E.L. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2006,63(5):831-839

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The stimulation on shedding reactions of sea urchins by K⁺ and Li⁺ immersion     

Yu Fucai  Ma Li 《海洋学报(英文版)》1993,12(2):309-315

INTRODUCTION Sea urchin is a marine animal of economic value. The gonad of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz and Anthocidaris crassispina A. Agassiz may be offered as food and medicine, the sea urchin shell may be used as fertilizer and artware and moreover, the sea urchin eggs are important materials for the studies in embryology and molecular biology. With the increasing exportation of sea urchins in China, the natural resources are gradually decreasing. In order to satisfy people's growing needs of sea  相似文献   

人工越冬对虾体内寄生纤毛虫——旋毛蟹栖拟阿脑虫,新亚种的记述   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

周丽  孟庆显  俞开康 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》1991,(2)

报导了从中国对虾(Penaeus orientalis Kishnouye)越冬亲虾血淋巴内分离的盾纤毛目纤毛虫一新亚种,隶属于嗜污科(Philasteridae)拟阿脑虫属(Paranophrys),系蟹栖拟阿脑虫(Paranophrys carcini)一新地理亚种,定名为旋毛蟹栖拟阿脑虫,新亚种(Paranophrys carcini spiralis subsp.nov.)。本工作对该亚种做了蛋白银染色、银浸法、孚尔根染色,以显示其银线系、纤毛下器及细胞核器,并结合扫描电镜对虫体形态作了观察与鉴定。文内对该亚种的形态学作了描述并列表比较了所在属诸种主要性状特征以及本新亚种与相似种在形态特征上的主要差别,以确定新亚种的成立。  相似文献