Enrichment of alkanes within a phytoplankton bloom during an in situ iron enrichment experiment in the western subarctic Pacific     

Sohiko Kameyama  Urumu Tsunogai  Fumiko Nakagawa  Motoki Sasakawa  Daisuke D. Komatsu  Akira Ijiri  Junko Yamaguchi  Takeo Horiguchi  Hiroshi Kawamura  Aika Yamaguchi  Atsushi Tsuda 《Marine Chemistry》2009,115(1-2):92-101

During the Subarctic Pacific Iron Experiment for Ecosystem Dynamics Study ΙΙ (SEEDS-II), we monitored variations in the concentrations of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs), CH₃Cl, N₂O, and CH₄ within a phytoplankton bloom. Stable isotopic compositions were also determined to evaluate the sources of the variations. Although there was little variation in either the concentrations or the stable isotopic compositions of alkenes, CH₃Cl, N₂O, and CH₄ during the 23-day observation period, alkane concentrations increased substantially as the phytoplankton bloomed. The column-integrated quantities of alkanes increased to 3 times pre-bloom levels for C₂H₆, 5 times for C₃H₈, and 20 times for n-C₄H₁₀. The δ¹³C values of both C₂H₆ and C₃H₈ remained almost constant while concentrations increased, whereas that of n-C₄H₁₀ increased by about 12‰. To evaluate the sources of the alkanes produced during the bloom, we compared their δ¹³C values with those of alkanes produced in axenic phytoplankton cultures in our laboratory. We concluded that during the SEEDS-ΙΙ experiment the major portions of C₂H₆ and C₃H₈ were produced during the autolysis of diatoms cells, whereas n-C₄H₁₀ was produced during autolysis of other phytoplankton cells such as cryptophytes and dinoflagellates.  相似文献   

Biogenic opal production changes during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition in the Bering Sea (IODP Expedition 323 Site U1343)     

Sunghan Kim  Kozo Takahashi  Boo-Keun Khim  Yoshihiro Kanematsu  Hirofumi Asahi  Ana Christina Ravelo 《Quaternary Research》2014

Biogenic opal content and mass accumulation rate (MAR) at IODP Expedition 323 Site U1343 were found to fluctuate consistently, generally being high under warm conditions and low under cold conditions during the last 2.4 Ma. Continuous wavelet transform analysis of the normalized biogenic opal content indicates that export production in the Bering Sea varied predominantly at 41-ka periodicity before 1.25 Ma, and shifted to 100-ka periodicity at the onset of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT; 1.25–0.7 Ma). The 100-ka cycles dominated until the Holocene. Export production in the Bering Sea decreased markedly in the Bering Sea two times during the MPT: the first occurred at the beginning of the MPT (1.25 Ma) and the second in the middle of the MPT (0.9 Ma). These decreases coincided with both increases in the relative abundance of sea-ice diatoms and decreases in the warm-water diatom species Neodenticula seminae, indicating that reductions in export production in the Bering Sea during the MPT were associated with climate cooling. Decreases in export production in the Bering Sea during the MPT were most likely associated with the increased influence of polar/Arctic domains on the high-latitude North Pacific.  相似文献   

Grazing impact of the copepod community in the Oyashio region of the western subarctic Pacific Ocean     

Kazutaka Takahashi  Akira Kuwata  Hiroaki Saito  Keiichiro Ide 《Progress in Oceanography》2008,78(3):222-240

The role of copepod grazing on the ecosystem dynamics in the Oyashio region, western subarctic Pacific was investigated during six cruises from June 2001 to June 2002. In situ grazing rates of the copepod community (CGR) were measured by the gut fluorescence method in respect to developmental stages of dominant species. In terms of biomass, more than 80% of the copepod community was dominated by six large calanoid species (Neocalanus cristatus, Neocalanus flemingeri, Neocalanus plumchrus, Eucalanus bungii, Metridia pacifica and Metridia okhotensis) throughout the year. Resulting from the observed pattern of the interzonal migrating copepods, the CGR in the Oyashio region was divided into three phases, i.e. spring (bloom), summer (post-bloom) and autumn-winter phase. During the spring bloom, late copepodites of the interzonal migrating species, N. cristatus, N. flemingeri and E. bungii appeared in the surface layer (0-50 m) to consume the production of the bloom, resulting in a high grazing rate of the copepod community (7.9 mg Chl m⁻² d⁻¹), though its impact on phytoplankton community was low due to the high primary productivity. During the post-bloom period, although the copepod community which was dominated by N. cristatus, N. plumchrus, M. pacifica and newly recruited E. bungii still maintained a high biomass, the CGR was generally lower (1.8-2.6 mg Chl m⁻² d⁻¹ for June and August 2001), probably due to the lower availability of phytoplankton. Nevertheless, the highest CGR was also observed during this period (10.5 mg Chl m⁻² d⁻¹ in June 2002). The high CGR on autotrophic carbon accounted for 69% of the primary production, suggesting that the copepod community in the Oyashio region potentially terminates the phytoplankton bloom. Abundant occurrence of young E. bungii, which is a characteristic phenomenon in the Oyashio region, was largely responsible for the high grazing pressure in June 2002 suggesting that success of reproduction, growth, and survival in E. bungii during the spring bloom is an important factor in controlling phytoplankton abundance during the post-bloom season. During autumn and winter, CGR was the lowest in the year (0.29-0.38 mg Chl. m⁻² d⁻¹) due to the disappearance of the interzonal migrating copepods from the surface layer. Diel migrant M. pacifica was the most important grazer during this period. The annual ingestion of the copepod community is estimated as 37.7 gC m⁻² on autotrophic carbon (converted using C:Chl ratio of 30) or 137.9 gC m⁻² on suspended particles (using C:Chl ratio of in situ value, 58-191), accounting for 13% and 46% of annual primary production, respectively. This study confirms that copepod grazing is an important pathway in carbon flow in the Oyashio region and in particular their role in the phytoplankton dynamics is significant for the termination of the spring bloom.  相似文献   

Characteristics of Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies and Their Influences on the Onset of South China Sea Summer Monsoon          下载免费PDF全文

LIANG Jie-Yi  WEN Zhi-Ping  CHEN Jie-Peng  and WU Li-Ji 《大气和海洋科学快报》2013,6(5):266-272

The characteristics of sea surface temperature anomalies(SSTAs)in the tropical oceans and their influences on the onset of South China Sea summer monsoon(SCSSM)have been studied.The anomaly of SST in tropical Pacific Ocean exerts persistence impact for one to three months on atmospheric circulations.If the warm pool becomes anomalously warmer during an earlier period from February to April,the SCSSM breaks out earlier,and vice versa.Singular value decomposition(SVD)and composite analysis have shown that,in La Ni a pattern,the convection over Western Pacific will occur earlier and be stronger than normal,which favors the convergence at a lower layer over Western Pacific,as well as the strengthening of upwelling branch of Walker circulation,leading to an earlier burst of westerly in the southern South China Sea.Moreover,the convection in Sumatra appears earlier than normal and favors the westerly evolution in eastern Indian Ocean,resulting in the splitting of the subtropical high belt and an early onset of SCSSM.However,the atmospheric circulation anomaly is reversed in El Nio pattern.  相似文献   

两种热通量边界条件对热带太平洋海温模拟的影响     

王璐  周天军  刘海龙  邹立维 《海洋学报(英文版)》2011,30(4):9-18

利用中国科学院大气物理研究所大气科学和地球流体力学数值模拟国家重点实验室发展的气候海洋模式(LICOM),考察了两种热通量边界条件(牛顿冷却型边界条件和总体公式型边界条件)对热带太平洋海温平均态和年际变率模拟效果的影响。结果显示,在两种边界条件下,模式均能较好的再现海温的年平均空间分布特征和季节循环特征。对比分析发现,在牛顿冷却条件下,模拟结果与观测更加接近,这是因为该条件会通过调整净海表热通量使模拟海温向观测的气候态海温逼近。就年际变率而言,牛顿冷却条件下模式模拟的净海表热通量负反馈作用偏强,从而使ENSO模拟偏弱,进而使中东太平洋的异常经向温度平流模拟偏弱,造成海温异常的经向尺度偏窄。负反馈的强度与耦合系数的选取有关。而总体公式条件下模式能够合理地模拟出ENSO相关的热通量负反馈过程,从而能正确的模拟出ENSO振幅以及ENSO空间型。因此,当利用海洋模式对气候平均态海温进行模拟时,两种条件均可采用,但以牛顿冷却条件为佳;而当对海温的年际变率进行模拟时,应该采用总体公式型边界条件。  相似文献   

太平洋经向模态对西北太平洋热带气旋影响的数值模拟研究     

黄勇  李崇银  王颖 《热带气象学报》2011,27(4):433-441

在分析研究太平洋海气耦合经向模（Pacific Meridional Mode——PMM）和西北太平洋生成热带气旋频数变化关系的基础上,利用NCAR的大气环流模式CAM3模拟研究了太平洋海气耦合经向模态对西北太平洋生成热带气旋的影响。结果表明,海气耦合的经向模态通过影响热带气旋生成的大尺度环境从而影响热带气旋的频数和强度。在模式中当增加了PMM的海温强迫后,纬向风切变变小,对流层中低层相对湿度变大,热带西太平洋对流层低层出现西风异常,在西北太平洋地区形成一个异常的气旋性环流,并且匹配有较大的正涡度异常;对流层高层出现赤道东风异常和一个与低层气旋性环流相匹配的反气旋性环流,有利于对流活动的发展,从而有利于热带气旋的生成和发展。在增加了PMM的海温强迫的试验中,热带气旋中心的海平面最低气压降低,850 hPa中心附近最大切向风速增加,气旋中高层的暖心强度增强。热带气旋强度总体增加。数值模拟结果与资料分析相互映证,揭示了太平洋经向模态对西北太平洋热带气旋有重要影响。  相似文献   

The Major Mode of the Shaanxi Thunderstorm and Possible Influence Mechanism     

Zhang Hongfang  Pan Liujie  Hou Jianzhong  Li Mingjuan 《地球科学进展》2013,28(9):1025-1035

Based on observational data of thunderstorm and lightening of 76 stations in Shaanxi, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction / National Centers for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis dataset from 1960 to 2010, the major modes of thunderstorm in warm seasons (May to September) of Shaanxi province and mechanism of its possible influence are studied .The results show that:①the thunderstorms show an obvious decreasing trend in the past 51 years, the average thunderstorm days reaching the peak in July, of which 70% occurred in warm season.②There are two dominant modes: EOF1 mode depicting a thunderstorm phase oscillation between the East and the West of Shaanxi province and EOF2 mode describing negative anomaly oscillation between the North and the middle of Shaanxi province and positive anomaly oscillation between Yan’an area and some areas of Southern Shaanxi province. These two modes account for 53.1% and 13.6% of total variance respectively. ③Analysis with Morlet wavelet method indicates that EOF1 mode has an inter annual changing cycle of 3 to 6 years and EOF2 has an interdecadal change cycle of about 15 years.④The meteorological field regression of EOF1 time coefficient shows the West Pacific subtropical high 584 line is located near 30°N ,the flowing of the southwest warm wet airflow to the north increases and the thunderstorms increase in the west of Shaanxi province; the time coefficient regression of EOF2 shows that the Northern Hemisphere polar vortex is weaker and the pressure over Mongolia area is stronger than usual result in the north wind component’s increasing ,which contributes to the formation EOF2. ⑤The important factors influencing Shaanxi thunderstorm spatial mode EOF1 include the location and the strength of Northwest Pacific subtropical high. In the same way, the Northern Hemisphere polar vortex possibly has a close connection with Shaanxi thunderstorm.  相似文献   

西-亚北极锋季节及年际特征分析     

朱科澜  陈希  毛科峰  王彦磊  张芳苒  白志鹏  姚小海 《海洋通报》2020,39(1):86-93

基于1982-2016年的OISST资料分析了西-亚北极锋(The Western Subarctic front,WSAF;37°N-45°N,146°E-152°E)强度与位置的季节及年际变化特征,结果表明:冬季WSAF强度最大,平均位置最靠南;夏季WSAF强度最小,平均位置最靠北;春秋两季WSAF强度、平均位置相当,位于冬夏之间;1982-2016年,WSAF强度逐渐增强,分布位置逐渐缓慢南移;各季节WSAF强度最大值稳定位于149°E附近,WSAF平均位置自西向东不断北移。在此基础上,分析了不同季节WSAF强度与黑潮-亲潮交汇区(The Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence Region,KOCR)内水体性质的关系:KOCR内黑潮水特征显著时WSAF强度小,黑潮水特征不显著时WSAF强度大;利用EOF分析探寻了WSAF强度年际变化与KOCR内海温的关系:不同季节内WSAF年际变化与KOCR内海温相关性不显著,春、夏、秋季,随着KOCR内海温升高,WSAF强度减弱,而冬季WSAF强度随KOCR内海温升高而增强。  相似文献   

四川盆地持续性暴雨发生的一类环流特征研究     

陈永仁  师锐  李跃清  王春国 《四川气象》2010,(1):29-34

利用NCEP1°×1°的资料研究了四川盆地一类持续性暴雨特征,结果表明：（1）在伴有西太平洋副热带高压西伸和其南侧有热带低压系统扰动的大气环流背景下,其水汽供应环流形势体现为东南气流输送,这主要与副高和热带低压系统相互扰动有关,而与大部分造成四川盆地暴雨的西南气流输送有差异。（2）局地涡度的变化对大尺度环流背景场的分布起到重要的作用,在副高西伸稳定的边缘,局地涡度变化为负,在槽区和热带低压扰动区域内,局地涡度变化为正,而局地涡度的正负变化,取决于涡度方程各项的变化大小,在850hPa上,雨区局地正涡度的增加可能与热带低压的局地正涡度输送有关,而这一过程可能主要山正涡度平流来完成。（3）局地正涡度变化范围和中心较好程度上对应着雨区的范围和中心,可以作为一个判断降水落区的预报要素来参考。  相似文献   

淮河洪涝年7月上旬环流特征与近10年平均环流特征差异分析   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

王东勇  张娇  朱红芳  郑媛媛 《气象》2008,34(8):63-69

利用NCEP 1998-2007年分析资料,分析了2007年、2005年和2003年3个淮河大洪水年7月上旬逐日各层的位势高度、温度、水汽和风场等资料.分析结果表明:这3个洪水年和近10年平均场的大尺度环流背景、高低空急流、水汽输送特征等存在显著差异.东亚夏季风异常是这3年淮河流域洪涝出现的主要原因.同时,这3年西北太平洋副热带高压均较历史同期偏强,西伸脊点偏西;华北南部到黄淮距平风场上有较常年明显的偏北气流,副热带高压西北侧850hPa低空急流较常年平均偏强6m·s-1以上,南北两支气流交汇区正好位于淮河流域;在200hPa上淮河流域处于异常的高空急流入口南侧或受较常年偏强的反气旋环流控制之下;从整层水汽通量距平分析,南海是这3个淮河洪涝年的主要水汽源地.  相似文献