Spatial and temporal variations in nutrient and chlorophyll-a concentrations in the northern East China Sea surrounding Cheju Island     

Dongseon Kim  Sang Hwa Choi  Kyung Hee Kim  JeongHee Shim  Sinjae Yoo  Chul Ho Kim 《Continental Shelf Research》2009,29(11-12):1426-1436

Nutrients, chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), and environmental conditions were extensively investigated in the northern East China Sea (ECS) near Cheju Island during five research cruises from 2003 to 2007. In the eastern part of the study area, surface waters were characterized only by the Tsushima Current Water (TCW) during all five cruises. However, the western surface waters changed with season and were characterized by the Yellow Sea Cold Water (YSCW) in spring, the Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW) in summer, and the Yellow Sea Mixed Water (YSMW) in autumn. In spring and autumn, relatively high concentrations of nitrate and phosphate were observed in the surface waters in the western part of the study area, where vertical mixing brought large supplies of nutrients from deep waters. Changes in wind direction occasionally varied the inflow of the Changjiang plume in summer, clearly causing the annual variation in surface nitrate and phosphate concentrations in summer. In summer, the surface distribution of nitrate and phosphate did not coincide with that of silicate in the study area, which probably resulted from the significant drop in the Si:N ratio in the Changjiang plume since construction of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD). Despite large temporal and spatial variations in surface Chl-a concentrations, depth-integrated Chl-a concentrations exhibited little variation temporally and spatially. In the study area, surface Chl-a concentration did not well reflect the standing stocks of phytoplankton. The vertical distribution of Chl-a showed large temporal and spatial variations, and the main factor controlling the vertical distribution of Chl-a in summer was the availability of nitrate. The thermohaline front may play an important role for accumulation of phytoplankton biomass in spring and autumn.  相似文献   

Assimilation of sea surface temperature in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and its marginal seas using the ensemble Kalman filter   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Gwang-Ho Seo  Byoung-Ju Choi  Yang-Ki Cho  Young Ho Kim  Sangil Kim 《Ocean Science Journal》2010,45(4):225-242

Satellite-borne sea surface temperature (SST) data were assimilated with the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) in a Northwest Pacific Ocean circulation model to examine the effect of data assimilation. The model domain included the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean and its marginal seas, such as the Yellow Sea and East/Japan Sea. The performance of the data assimilation was evaluated by comparing the simulated ocean state with that observed. Spatially averaged root-mean-squared errors in the SST and sea surface height (SSH) decreased by 0.44 °C and 4 cm, respectively, by the assimilation. The results of the numerical experiments substantiated the effectiveness of the SST assimilation via the EnKF for all marginal seas, as well as the Kuroshio region. The benefit of the data assimilation depended on the characteristics of each marginal sea. The variation of the SST in the East/Japan Sea and the Kuroshio extension (KE) region were improved 34% and those in the Yellow Sea 12.5%. The variation of the SSH was improved approximately 36% in the KE region. This large improvement was achieved in the deep-water regions because assimilation of SST data corrected the separation point of the western boundary currents, such as the Kuroshio and the East Korea Warm Current, and the associated horizontal surface currents. The SST assimilation via the EnKF also improved the subsurface temperature profiles. The effectiveness of SST assimilation was seasonally dependent, with the improvement being relatively larger in winter than in summer, which was related to the seasonal variation of the vertical mixing and stratification in the ocean surface layer.  相似文献   

Evaluation of hydrologic data obtained from a local groundwater monitoring network in a metropolitan city,Korea     

Jin‐Yong Lee  Mi‐Jung Choi  Yoon‐Young Kim  Kang‐Kun Lee 《水文研究》2005,19(13):2525-2537

In the late 1980s, dramatic increases in water use caused over‐exploitation of groundwater resources and deterioration of water quality in Seoul metropolitan city. To monitor changes in quantity of groundwater resources and their quality, the metropolitan government established a local groundwater monitoring network in 1997 consisting of 119 monitoring wells. Groundwater resources in the urban area were affected by various human activities, including underground construction such as subways, pumping for public or private water use, leaky sewer systems and pavements. The variation patterns of the groundwater levels were mainly classified into four types, reflecting natural recharge due to rainfall events during the wet season, artificial recharge from leaky sewer or water supply systems, and heavy groundwater pumping for drainage or flood control purposes at underground construction sites. Significantly decreasing trends of groundwater levels in the suburbs of Seoul indicate groundwater use for various agricultural activities. Subway construction lowered the water level by an average of 25 m. Electrical conductivity values showed a wide range, from 100 to 1800 µS/cm (mean 470 µS/cm). Groundwater temperature generally showed a stable pattern, except for some sensitive increases at relatively shallow monitoring wells. Detailed analysis of the monitored groundwater data would provide some helpful implications for optimal and efficient management of groundwater resources in this metropolitan city. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

New records of three <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paraprionospio</Emphasis> species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Korean waters     

Hisashi Yokoyama  Jin-Woo Choi 《Ocean Science Journal》2010,45(1):55-61

The spionid polychaete Paraprionospio pinnata (Ehlers 1901) has been widely reported from Korean waters. We examined some specimens belonging to the genus Paraprionospio that had been collected from Korean waters, and identified them as Paraprionospio coora Wilson, 1990, Paraprionospio cordifolia Yokoyama, 2007 and Paraprionospio patiens Yokoyama, 2007, which are new to the fauna of Korea. The present study suggests misidentification of the specimens that have been previously reported as P. pinnata from Korean waters.  相似文献   

Structure and seasonal variability of the deep mean circulation of the East Sea (Sea of Japan)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Young Jin Choi  Jong-Hwan Yoon 《Journal of Oceanography》2010,66(3):349-361

The horizontal structure of deep mean circulation and its seasonal variability in the Japan/East Sea (JES) were studied using profiling float and moored current meter data. The deep circulation in the Japan Basin (JB) flows cyclonically, basically following f/H contours. The correlation between the directions of deep current and f/H contour increases as |▿(f/H)| increases, reaching remarkably high correlation coefficient (>0.8) values in steep slope regions in the JB. In contrast to the JB, the deep mean circulation in the Ulleung/Tsushima Basin (UTB) is generally weak and cyclonic accompanied by sub-basin-scale cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies. The UTB shows a poorer correlation between directions of deep current and f/H contours than other basins. The time-space averaged deep mean current is about 2.8 cm/s and the volume transport in the deep layer (800 m to bottom) in the JB reaches about 10 Sv (10 × 10⁶ m³s⁻¹), which is about four times greater than the inflow transport through the Tsushima Straits. A salient feature is that the amplitude of deep mean current in the JB reveals a remarkable seasonal variation with a maximum in March and minimum in October. The annual range of the seasonal variation is about 30% of the mean velocity, whereas that in the southern JES (UTB and Yamato Basin) is weak.  相似文献   

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine sediments from industrialized bays of Korea   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

Moon HB  Kannan K  Choi M  Choi HG 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(9):1402-1412

Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in coastal sediments from heavily industrialized areas and major harbors in Korea. SummationPBDE(20) concentrations in sediments ranged from 2.03 to 2253ng/g dry weight. PBDE concentrations were higher at estuarine and inner bay locations close to industrial complexes and large harbors, indicating that the PBDE contamination in the sediments is due to local discharges from industrial complexes. Deca-BDE was the predominant congener and the concentrations were comparable to or higher than those reported from other countries. Non-parametric multidimensional scaling (MDS) ordination showed that deca-BDE technical mixture is the main source of PBDE contamination in Korean coastal waters, with minor contamination by octa-BDE product. This result is consistent with the consumption pattern of brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) in Korea. Significant correlations existed among BDEs 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, and 154; however, BDEs 183 and 209 showed little correlation with less highly brominated congeners.  相似文献   

Report on the Annual Gametogenesis and Tissue Biochemical Composition in the Gray mussel,Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker 1853) in the Subtidal Rocky Bottom on the East Coast of Korea     

Subramaniam  Thatchaneshkanth  Lee  Hee-Jung  Jeung  Hee-Do  Kang  Hyun-Sil  Kim  Chul-Won  Kim  Hyung-Seop  Cho  Young-Ghan  Choi  Kwang-Sik 《Ocean Science Journal》2021,56(4):424-433

Ocean Science Journal - The Gray mussel Crenomytilus grayanus occurs in high density in the shallow rocky subtidal zone on the east coast of Korea, where the mussel dominates the shallow subtidal...  相似文献   

Spring Distribution of Ciliate Plankton in the Southeastern Yellow Sea in 2019     

Kim  Young Ok  Choi  Jungmin  Kang  Hyung-Ku  Noh  Jae Hoon  Choi  Dong Han  Oh  Kyung-Hee 《Ocean Science Journal》2021,56(1):69-77

Ocean Science Journal - As planktonic ciliates have been recognized as important players in marine microbial food webs, relevant studies have been conducted in the western coastal waters of the...  相似文献   

Marine-Derived Fungi in Korea     

Kwon  Yong Min  Bae  Seung Sub  Choi  Grace  Lim  Ji Yeon  Jung  Yoon-Hee  Chung  Dawoon 《Ocean Science Journal》2021,56(1):1-17

Ocean Science Journal - Studies on marine fungi (termed as ‘marine-derived fungi’ in this paper) have been significantly increasing worldwide because of the critical role displayed by...  相似文献   

Effects of Green Light on the Stress Response of Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus under Clove Oil Anesthesia     

Choi  Cheol Young  Song  Jin Ah  Park  Young-Su 《Ocean Science Journal》2021,56(1):78-85

Ocean Science Journal - Clove oil (CO) is an effective anesthetic. Many hatcheries and research studies use clove oil to immobilize fish for artificial reproduction and surgery to suppress their...  相似文献