Fractal and Fractional,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(2), P. 102 - 102
Published: Feb. 7, 2024
Gaining
insights
into
the
space–time
variations
in
long-range
dependence
of
sea
surface
chlorophyll
is
crucial
for
early
detection
environmental
issues
oceans.
To
this
end,
12
locations
were
selected
along
Yangtze
River
and
Pearl
estuaries,
varying
distances
from
Chinese
coastline.
Daily
satellite-observed
concentration
data
at
these
collected
Copernicus
Marine
Service
website,
spanning
December
1997
to
November
2023.
The
main
objective
current
study
introduce
a
multi-fractional
generalized
Cauchy
model
calculating
values
Hurst
exponents
quantitatively
assessing
strength
different
spatial
time
instants
during
period.
Furthermore,
ANOVA
was
utilized
detect
differences
calculated
exponent
among
various
months
seasons.
From
perspective,
findings
reveal
significantly
stronger
offshore
regions
compared
nearshore
areas,
with
>
0.5
versus
<0.5.
It
noteworthy
that
each
location
exhibit
significant
seasons,
temporal
perspective.
Specifically,
summer
region
weaker
than
other
whereas
concludes
inversely
related
distance
coastline,
anthropogenic
activity
plays
dominant
role
shaping
coastal
China.
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
127(2)
Published: Jan. 27, 2022
Abstract
Sediment
oxygen
consumption
(SOC)
is
important
in
modulating
the
budget
East
China
Sea
where
seasonal
hypoxia
occurs.
Porewater
advection,
molecular
diffusion
and
bioturbation
supply
for
sedimentary
organic
matter
degradation.
A
pelagic‐benthic
coupled
model
was
applied
to
quantify
SOC.
comparison
with
observations
showed
good
performance
reproducing
hydrographic
ecological
environments,
particularly
interannual
variation
hypoxic
zone.
Simulation
results
show
that
porewater‐advection‐induced
flux
predominant
component
of
SOC
sandy
areas
on
Changjiang
bank
outer
shelves,
while
bioturbation‐induced
at
mud
depocenters.
By
comparing
water
(WOC)
below
pycnocline,
contribution
generally
∼40%
The
spatial
distribution
summer
relatively
steady
from
year
year,
high
WOC
patches
explain
more
about
rather
than
drives
hypoxia.
Particularly
bank,
milder
hydrodynamics
are
favorable
both
higher
benthic
but
substantially
suppress
porewater
advective
flux,
which
net
lower
This
finding
may
shed
light
other
coupling
processes
coastal
shelf
seas
occurs
permeable
sediments.
Limnology and Oceanography,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
68(5), P. 1161 - 1171
Published: March 12, 2023
Abstract
Nutrient
import
into
eutrophic
estuarine‐coastal
zones
is
modulated
by
river
discharge
and
anthropogenic
activities
(agriculture,
industry,
sewage,
etc.).
Comparing
vs.
hydrological
influences
on
nutrient
loading
important
for
ecosystem
managers
but
has
been
a
long‐standing
challenge.
As
an
attempt
to
fill
this
gap,
retrospective
study
was
conducted
using
multiyear
(2012–2022)
data
in
one
of
the
most
coastal
seas
China,
Jiangsu
waters.
Of
two
main
pollutants
coast,
dissolved
inorganic
nitrogen
(DIN)
extremely
overloaded
relative
phosphate
(PO
4
).
Their
spatial
distribution
shows
clear
terrestrial
sources
as
concentrations
decrease
offshore.
Although
each
survey
DIN
PO
are
enriched
low‐salinity
waters,
their
spatially
averaged
out
phase
with
seasonal
interannual
scales.
A
box
model
applied
decompose
contributions
activities.
Results
show
that
human
impacts
variability
exceed
those
factors
coast.
Anthropogenic
decreases
during
2012–2020,
paralleled
reduced
fertilizer
use
other
nonpoint
sources.
Sporadic
fluxes
from
point
likely
responsible
aseasonal
nutrient‐rich
patches.
Our
demonstrates
water
quality
waters
highly
affected
Findings
have
broad
implications
local
monitoring
strategies
restoration
efforts
provide
insight
assessing
stress
field
global
ecosystems.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Feb. 9, 2024
Phytoplankton
frequently
blooms
in
estuaries
and
coastal
seas.
Numerous
dynamic
processes
affect
these
regions,
generating
complex
hydrodynamics
that
induce
intense
phytoplankton
variability
over
multiple
time
scales.
Especially,
the
scales
of
10
0
-10
1
days
(event-scale)
is
a
strong
signal
fundamental
to
aquatic
environments
ecosystems.
Based
on
historical
monitoring
harmful
algal
bloom
events
fully
coupled
hydrodynamics-sediment-ecosystem
numerical
model,
this
study
explored
horizontal
distribution
patterns
maximum
off
Changjiang
River
Estuary
Our
results
showed
typically
lasted
less
than
week
chlorophyll
varied
scale
days.
Tidal
forcing
was
shown
dominate
periodic
variability.
The
variations
river
runoff
wind
also
modulated
added
more
disturbances.
Increased
enhanced
summer
monsoon
caused
physically
extend
further
offshore,
while
they
biologically
stimulated
blooms.
analysis
regulation
responds
faster
physical
effects
biological
ones.
At
same
time,
during
neap
tides,
adjustment
disturbances
associated
with
hydrodynamic
stably
salient.
Such
based
adaptation
light
availability
nutrient
supply.
This
contributes
understanding
affected
by
physical-biological
benefits
management
environmental
conservation.