Ecological classification of European transitional waters in the North-East Atlantic eco-region     

Cristina Galván  José Antonio Juanes  Araceli Puente 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2010

A new methodology to classify European North-East Atlantic transitional waters into ecological types has been developed based on the most important hydrological and morphological features that are likely to determine the ecology of aquatic systems in transitional waters. Hydrological indicators help identifying if a transitional water area is dominated by fresh or sea water and/or by intertidal or subtidal areas, while morphological indicators allow an estimation of the complexity of the transitional water and the diversity of the habitats involved. Twelve transitional waters of the southern Bay of Biscay were classified using this methodology and the five hydro-morphological types obtained were validated with benthic macro-invertebrate data. Transitional waters with a complex morphology showed the highest values of species diversity, while those with a smaller tidal influence showed lower species diversity. The ‘Scrobicularia’ and ‘Abra’ assemblages, previously identified in the study area, were found to be related to different types of transitional waters. The ‘Abra’ assemblage only appeared in estuaries with a complex morphology and dominated by tidal influences, while the ‘Scrobicularia’ assemblage was detected in all the transitional waters except for a single coastal lagoon. This classification of transitional waters may therefore be useful to establish the biological reference conditions needed for European Directives.  相似文献   

Direct observation of complex Tóthian groundwater flow systems in the laboratory     

Xing Liang  Yu Liu  Menggui Jin  Xingchen Lu  Renquan Zhang 《水文研究》2010,24(24):3568-3573

Based on the theory of gravity‐driven groundwater flow systems, we have developed a complex Flow System Sand‐Box Model (FSM). It enables the visual observations of the development and characteristics and temporal evolution of complex Tóthian flow systems in the laboratory. The configuration of the regional, intermediate and local flow systems can be controlled and observed; hydraulic head, flow direction and travel time can be measured; and the scale and shape of the sub‐flow systems as well as the path lines and flow lines can be observed directly. The experiments demonstrate the Tóthian flow systems in a small basin with multiple sources and sinks. Greater local topographic (water table) undulation will lead to larger local flow systems. Greater regional and less local topographic undulation will enhance the development of intermediate and regional flow systems. In homogeneous media, increasing fluid‐potential differences between source and sink increase the spatial scale of the generated flow systems. The FSM is a useful teaching aid and experimental device to study and develop an intuitive insight into gravity‐driven groundwater flow systems. It helps to visualize and understand the hydraulic properties and controlling factors of Tóthian flow systems and may be used to study problems related to the chemical and temperature characteristics of the flow systems as well. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Morphological and sedimentary impacts and recovery on a mixed sandy to pebbly seabed exposed to marine aggregate extraction (Eastern English Channel,France)     

Sophie Le Bot  Robert Lafite  Matthieu Fournier  Agnès Baltzer  Michel Desprez 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2010

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印度洋-太平洋暖池海域表层水温分析     

邱云  李燕初  李立  许德伟 《台湾海峡》2010,29(4):547-554

利用1951~2003年HadISST资料集的表层海水温度（SST）资料,讨论了印度洋-西太平洋暖池（IPWP）海域,尤其是印度尼西亚贯穿流（ITF）及其周边海域SST的季节及年际变化的时空特征.研究结果表明,整个研究海域SST的年际变化均与ENSO相关,但印度洋与南海的响应特征与西太平洋的相反且不同步.前者海温变化滞后Nio3指数3~6个月,而热带太平洋西边界和ITF流经海域海温则超前1~3个月.沿ITF及其东印度洋出口,SST的年际变化规律不同于热带印度洋而与太平洋的相似,分析表明其在较大程度上受到ITF海洋桥的影响.在季节尺度上,印度洋和太平洋赤道海域SST的波动规律也有明显不同.以巽他岛弧（苏门答腊、爪哇和小巽他群岛）为界,从赤道西太平洋向西沿ITF流径,太平洋一侧SST的季节变化以0.5a周期的波动占主导,印度洋一侧则以1a周期占主导.  相似文献   

某矿区断裂带含矿糜棱岩形成时物理条件的初步研究     

梁良  钟芝筠 《华东地质学院学报》1989,12(1):1-6

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北上热带气旋发展与不发展的对比分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2       下载免费PDF全文

孙力  郑秀雅  王琪 《热带气象学报》1993,9(4):326-334

重点分析了一个北上热带气旋（８５０９号台风）变性发展过程中扰动能和扰动有效有效位能的收支平衡关系及其与中纬地区高空环境场、Ｑ矢量散度、旋度特征和锋生锋消现象的联系，并和与此台风前期路径及强度相似、但进入西风带后很快消失了的８４０６号台风的诊断结是要 进行了对比。结果表明：有利的大尺度环境是台风变性发展的主要因子和先决条件，斜压过程是否能有效和大量地制造扰动动能以抵消台风北上过程中的能量耗散是其能否  相似文献   

甘肃及其邻域地壳中间界面的某些性质     

董奇珍  李清河 《华南地震》1991,11(4):9-19

本文根据地壳中间界面上反射波的运动学和动力学参数，探测了地壳中间界面的埋深、复盖介质中波的传播速度、温度、压力、反射性、透过性、弹性等性质。  相似文献   

东海陆架盆地岩石密度与磁性   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

高德章 《上海国土资源》1995,(2):38-45

本文在东海陆架盆地２０口钻井１６０块岩心标本物测定和１７口钻井密度测井的基础上，通过整理、分析、统计，给出了东海陆架盆地的岩石密度和磁性特征。  相似文献   

Physical,radiative, and dynamical processes within a nighttime marine stratus cloud     

Ismail Gultepe 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1995,144(2):321-350

Observations taken by aircraft and conventional platforms are used to investigate dynamical, physical, and radiative processes within a marine stratus cloud during the Canadian Atlantic Storms Program (CASP) II field project which took place over the east coast of Canada. Stratus which formed over the ocean on February 6, 1992 during the nighttime, is studied to analyze cloud top and base processes. The cloud was supercooled during the study period. Fluctuations and fluxes are calculated along constant flight altitude legs approximately 100 km long in space. The scales of structures larger than 5 km are removed from the analysis using a running average technique. Droplet spectra obtained by a forward scattering spectrometer probe (FSSP) were used in a 1-D radiative transfer model to calculate infrared (IR) fluxes and radiative heating rates. A heat conservation equation was used to estimate vertical air velocity (w _a ) within the cloud. The results showed that, because of a warmer ocean surface, significant moisture and heat were transferred from the ocean surface to the boundary layer. The cloud base was at about 400 m height and the top was at about 1.4 km.w _a at the cloud base was estimated about 5 cm s^–1. Strong IR cooling rate at the cloud top was calculated to be 75°C day^–1 for a 100 m thick layer. Negative skewness inw _a , suggesting narrow downdrafts, was likely due to radiative cooling at the cloud top. The entrainment velocity was found to be about 1.5 cm s^–1 at cloud top. Mean moisture and heat fluxes within the cloud were estimated to be comparable to those from the ocean surface. Vertical air velocity at the cloud top due to radiative cooling was found to be about –40 cm s^–1.  相似文献   

暴雨类冷涡与非暴雨类冷涡的合成对比分析   总被引：15，自引：2，他引：15       下载免费PDF全文

孙力  王琪  唐晓玲 《气象》1995,21(3):7-10

选择了８例典型的东北冷涡暴雨过程和８例典型的东北冷涡弱降水过程进行了合成对比分析，发现暴雨类冷涡其暴雨主要出现在冷涡的发展阶段，而非暴雨类冷涡的降水主要发生在冷涡的成熟阶段；暴雨类冷涡与其南侧的副热带低值系统联系密切，非暴雨类冷涡的这一特点不甚明显；暴雨类冷涡的两个降水中心分别出现在系统东侧偏南和南侧偏东一些的地，距系统中心大约３００－４００ｋｍ和７００－８００ｋｍ，这些区域处于低层辐合、高层辐菜  相似文献