Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Subject Index to Vol. 36 (2017)

CONTENTS

No.-P

Physical Oceanography, Marine Meteorology and Marine Physics

1-1……………… The regime shift in the 1960s and associated atmospheric change over the southern Indian Ocean WANG Tianyu, DU Yan, LIAO Xiaomei

1-9……………… Characteristics and possible causes of the seasonal sea level anomaly along the South Sea coast WANG Hui, LIU Kexiu, GAO Zhigang, FAN Wenjing, LIU Shouhua, LI Jing

1-17……………… Definition of water exchange zone between the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea and the effect of winter gale on it SONG Jun, GUO Junru, LI Jing, MU Lin, LIU Yulong, WANG Guosong, LI Yan, LI Huan

1-26……………… Seasonal variation of the double diffusion processes at the Strait of Hormuz AZIZPOUR Jafar, CHEGINI Vahid, SIADATMOUSAVI Seyed Mostafa

1-35……………… Regime shift of the dominant factor for halocline depth in the Canada Basin during 1990–2008 MU Longjiang, ZHAO Jinping, ZHONG Wenli

1-44……………… Arctic sea ice volume export through the Fram Strait from combined satellite and model data: 1979–2012 ZHANG Zehua, BI Haibo, SUN Ke, HUANG Haijun, LIU Yanxia, YAN Liwen

1-56……………… Winter sea ice albedo variations in the Bohai Sea of China ZHENG Jiajia, KE Changqing, SHAO Zhude

1-64……………… Aerial observations of sea ice and melt ponds near the North Pole during CHINARE2010 LI Lanyu, KE Changqing, XIE Hongjie, LEI Ruibo, TAO Anqi

1-73……………… Characteristics of the sea ice reflectance spectrum polluted by oil spills based on field experiments in the Bohai Sea CHAO Jinlong, LIU Chengyu, LI Ying, LIN Xia, YAN Yu

1-80…………… Towards a semi-empirical model of the sea ice thickness based on hyperspectral remote sensing in the Bohai Sea YUAN Shuai, GU Wei, LIU Chengyu, XIE Feng

3-1……………… An oceanic eddy statistical comparison using multiple observational data in the Kuroshio Extension region JI Jinlin, DONG Changming, ZHANG Biao, LIU Yu

3-8……………… Derivation of the thermal characteristics of mesoscale eddies CHEN Xuan, PAN Jing, ZHENG Chongwei, ZHANG Xi, HE Ming

3-14…………… Cool water brought by upwelling in the Sanya Bay benefits corals in the background of global warming Dingtian

3-20…………… An evaluation of input/dissipation terms in WAVEWATCH III using in situ and satellite significant wave height data in the South China Sea WANG Jichao, ZHANG Jie, YANG Jungang, BAO Wendi, WU Guoli, REN Qifeng

3-26…………… The temporal and spatial variations in the Pacific wind and wave fields for the period 2002–2011 XU Yao, BI Fan, SONG Jinbao, HE Hailun II

3-37……………… Assimilating OSTIA SST into regional modeling systems for the Yellow Sea using ensemble methods JI Xuanliang, KWON Kyung Man, CHOI Byoung-Ju, LIU Guimei, PARK Kwang-Soon, WANG Hui, BYUN Do-Seong, LI Yun, JI Qiyan, ZHU Xueming

3-52……………… Comparison of TMI and AMSR-E sea surface temperatures with Argo near-surface temperatures over the global oceans CHEN Xingrong, LIU Zenghong, SUN Chaohui, WANG Haiyan

3-60……………… Temporal and spatial variability of the carbon cycle in the east of China’s seas: a three-dimensional physical- biogeochemical modeling study JI Xuanliang, LIU Guimei, GAO Shan, WANG Hui, ZHANG Miaoyin

4-13……………… Analysis of the characteristics of offshore currents in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuarine waters based on buoy observations LI Peng, SHI Benwei, WANG Yaping, QIN Weihua, LI Yangang, CHEN Jian

4-21……………… Modeling the circulation and sediment transport in the Beibu Gulf CHENG Gaolei, GONG Wenping, WANG Yaping, XIA Zhen

5-1……………… A fresh look at the deepwater overflow in the Luzon Strait ZHU Yaohua, SUN Junchuan, WEI Zexun, WANG Yonggang, FANG Guohong, QU Tangdong

5-9……………… Meso-scale eddy in the South China Sea simulated by an eddy-resolving ocean model FENG Baoxin, LIU Hailong, LIN Pengfei, WANG Qi

5-26……………… The variation of turbulent diapycnal mixing at 18°N in the South China Sea stirred by wind stress LIU Yongzheng, JING Zhao, WU Lixin

5-31……………… Experimental analysis of infragravity waves in two eroded microtidal beaches MARIO Conde-Frias, LUIS Otero, JUAN Camilo Restrepo, JUAN Carlos Ortíz

5-44……………… A study on the relationships between the wave height and the El Niño in the north area of the South China Sea HAN Shuzong, FAN Yongbin, DONG Yangyang, WU Shuangquan

5-51……………… Dramatic weakening of the ear-shaped thermal front in the Yellow Sea during 1950s–1990s Tana, FANG Yue, LIU Baochao, SUN Shuangwen, WANG Huiwu

5-57……………… Prediction of salinity intrusion in the sheltered estuary of Terengganu River in Malaysia using 1-D empirical intrusion model LEE Hin Lee, TANGANG Fredolin, GISEN Jacqueline Isabella, SURATMAN Saim

5-67……………… Role of surface warming in the northward shift of tropical cyclone tracks over the South China Sea in November SUN Jia, WANG Guihua, ZUO Juncheng, LING Zheng, LIU Dahai ……………… 5-73 The September 16, 2015 Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile Earthquake: characteristics of tsunami wave from near-field to far-field REN Zhiyuan, YUAN Ye, WANG Peitao, FAN Tingting, WANG Juncheng, HOU Jingming

5-83……………… An advanced wind vector retrieval algorithm for the rotating fan-beam scatterometer XIE Xuetong, WEN Ya, HUANG Zhou

5-90……………… The temporal-spatial distribution and changes of dissolved oxygen in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters for the last 50 a LU Wenhai, XIANG Xianquan, YANG Lu, XU Yan, LI Xiao, LIU Shuming

6-1……………… China Argo project: progress in China Argo ocean observations and data applications LIU Zenghong, WU Xiaofen, XU Jianping, LI Hong, LU Shaolei, SUN Chaohui, CAO Minjie

6-23……………… Vertical development of a Prorocentrum donghaiense bloom in the coastal waters of the East China Sea: coupled biophysical numerical modeling SUN Ke, QIU Zhongfeng, HE Yijun, FAN Wei, WEI Zexun

7-4……………… Pacific-Indian interocean circulation of the Antarctic Intermediate Water around South YAO Wenjun, SHI Jiuxin III

7-15……………… A performance evaluation of remotely sensed sea surface salinity products in combination with other surface measurements in reconstructing three-dimensional salinity fields CHEN Jian, YOU Xiaobao, XIAO Yiguo, ZHANG Ren, WANG Gongjie, BAO Senliang

7-32……………… Sea surface wind speed retrieval under rain with the HY-2 microwave radiometer WANG Jin, ZHANG Jie, WANG Jing

7-39……………… A numerical simulation of latent heating within Typhoon Molave LIU Yang, LIN Wenshi, LI Jiangnan, WANG Gang, YANG Song, FENG Yerong

8-1……………… Arctic sea ice in CMIP5 climate model projections and their seasonal variability HUANG Fei, ZHOU Xiao, WANG Hong

8-9……………… Variation of sea ice extent in different regions of the Arctic Ocean CHEN Ping, ZHAO Jinping

8-20……………… Slowdown of sea surface height rises in the Nordic seas and related mechanisms SHI Wenqi, ZHAO Jinping, LIAN Xihu, WANG Xiaoyu, CHEN Weibin

8-34……………… The role of diminishing Arctic sea ice in increased winter snowfall over northern high-latitude continents in a warming environment SONG Mirong, LIU Jiping

8-42……………… Spatio-temporal variations of Arctic amplification and their linkage with the Arctic oscillation WANG Yanshuo, HUANG Fei, FAN Tingting

8-52……………… Sensitivity and nonlinearity of Eurasian winter temperature response to recent Arctic sea ice loss SUI Cuijuan, ZHANG Zhanhai, YU Lejiang, LI Yi, SONG Mirong

8-59……………… Effect of increasing Arctic river runoff on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: a model study , QIAO Fangli, SONG Zhenya, XIAO Bin

8-66……………… Observed and modelled snow and ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean with CHINARE buoy data TIAN Zhongxiang, CHENG Bin, ZHAO Jiechen, VIHMA Timo, ZHANG Wenliang, LI Zhijun, ZHANG Zhanhai

8-76……………… Sea ice extent retrieval with HY-2A scatterometer data and its assessment SHI Lijian, LI Mingming, ZHAO Chaofang, WANG Zhixiong, SHI Yingni, ZOU Juhong, ZENG Tao

8-84……………… Thermodynamic model of melt pond and its application during summer of 2010 in the central Arctic Ocean ZHANG Shugang, BIAN Lingen, ZHAO Jinping, LI Min, CHEN Shizhe, JIAO Yutian, CHEN Ping

9-1……………… A dual-period response of the Kuroshio Extension SST to Aleutian Low activity in the winter season YU Peilong, ZHANG Lifeng, LIU Hu, LIU Xing, ZHU Juan

9-10……………… The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies LIU Zhiliang, PANG Chongguang

9-15……………… The analysis of gales over the “Maritime Silk Road” with remote sensing data LIU Yuanxin, YIN Xiaobin, XU Youping

9-23……………… The multifractal spectrum of a sea clutter using a random walk model HE Jingbo, XU Jianghu

9-27……………… An evaluation of new satellite-derived latent and sensible heat fluxes with moored buoy data, OAFlux and NCEP2 reanalysis products ZHANG Lei, SHI Hanqing

9-39……………… The research on boundary layer evolution characteristics of Typhoon Usagi based on observations by wind profilers LIAO Fei, DENG Hua, GAO Zhiqiu, CHAN Pak-wai

9-45……………… A case study of the consistency problem in the inverse estimation WEI Yanzhou, KANG Xianbiao, PEI Yuhua

10-1……………… Seasonal and inter-annual variations of Arctic cyclones and their linkage with Arctic sea ice and atmospheric teleconnections WEI Lixin, QIN Ting, LI Cheng IV

11-4……………… The spatio-temporal variation of wintertime subtidal currents in the western Strait SHEN Junqiang, QIU Yun, GUO Xiaogang, PAN Aijun, ZHOU Xiwu

11-14…………… Revisiting mesoscale eddy genesis mechanism of nonlinear advection in a marginal ice zone DAI Haijin, CUI Jian, YU Jingping

11-21…………… A hindcast of the Bohai Bay oil spill during June to August 2011 YANG Yiqiu, LI Yan, LIU Guimei, PAN Qingqing, WANG Zhaoyi

11-27…………… Tracking the evolution processes and behaviors of mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea: a global nearest neighbor filter approach YI Jiawei, DU Yunyan, WANG Dongxiao, ZHOU Chenghu

11-38…………… Revisiting the seasonal wave height variability in the South China Sea with merged satellite altimetry observations SU Hui, WEI Chunlei, JIANG Shaocai, LI Peiliang, ZHAI Fangguo

11-51…………… Investigation of Arctic air temperature extremes at north of 60°N in winter SUI Cuijuan, ZHANG Zhanhai, YU Lejiang, LI Yi, SONG Mirong

11-61…………… Comparison of summer chlorophyll a concentration in the South China Sea and the Arabian Sea using remote sensing data YAO Jinglong, YANG Lei, SHU Yeqiang, ZENG Lili, SHI Rui, CHEN Ju, ZU Tingting, CHEN Chuqun ……………… 12-1 Comparison of air-sea CO2 flux and biological productivity in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and Yellow Sea: a three-dimensional physical-biogeochemical modeling study JI Xuanliang, LIU Guimei, GAO Shan, WANG Hui, ZHANG Miaoyin

12-111………… Impact of Phase III Project of Maji Mountain Port on sediment siltation in adjacent sea area JIN Zuowen, ZUO Changsheng, WANG Zhizu

Marine Chemistry

1-90…………… The phosphorus cycle in the Sanggou Bay XU Wenqi, LI Ruihuan, LIU Sumei, NING Zhiming, JIANG Zengjie

2-1……………… Identification of coastal water quality by multivariate statistical techniques in two typical bays of northern Zhejiang Province, East China Sea YE Ran, LIU Lian, WANG Qiong, YE Xiansen, CAO Wei, HE Qinyan, CAI Yanhong

3-72…………… Sources and conservative mixing of uranium in the Taiwan Strait CEN Rongrong, LIU Yanna, XING Na, CHEN Min, CHENG Hua, CAI Yihua

5-99…………… A new electroplated Ir/Ir(OH)x pH electrode and its application in the coastal areas of Newport Harbor, California ZHANG Xiao, YE Ying, KAN Yating, HUANG Yuanfeng, JIA Jianjun, ZHAO Yue, CHEN Chen-Tung Arthur, QIN Huawei

6-12…………… Coupled carbon and sulfur isotope behaviors and other geochemical perspectives into marine methane seepage LIU Lihua, FU Shaoying, ZHANG Mei, GUAN Hongxiang, WU Nengyou

7-48…………… Characterization of iron diagenesis in marine sediments using refined iron speciation and quantized iron(III)-oxide reactivity: a case study in the Jiaozhou Bay, China TAO Jing, MA Weiwei, ZHU Maoxu, LI Tie, YANG Rujun …………… 8-94 Evaluation of the net CO2 uptake in the Canada Basin in the summer of 2008 SUN Heng, GAO Zhongyong, LU Peng, XIU Peng, CHEN Liqi

8-101…………… Accumulation of freshwater in the permanent ice zone of the Canada Basin during summer 2008 TONG Jinlu, CHEN Min, YANG Weifeng, ZHANG Run, PAN Hong, ZHENG Minfang, QIU Yusheng, HU Wangjiang, ZENG Jian

8-109…………… Response of phytoplankton community to different water types in the western Arctic Ocean surface water based on pigment analysis in summer 2008 JIN Haiyan, ZHUANG Yanpei, LI Hongliang, CHEN Jianfang, GAO Shengquan, JI Zhongqiang, ZHANG Yang V

8-122…………… Composition of algal pigments in surface freshen layer after ice melt in the central Arctic ZHUANG Yanpei, JIN Haiyan, GU Fan, ZHANG Yang, BAI Youcheng, JI Zhongqiang, LU Yong, CHEN Jianfang

10-8…………… Biomarker assessments of sources and environmental implications of organic matter in sediments from potential cold seep areas of the northeastern South China Sea DING Ling, ZHAO Meixun, YU Meng, LI Li, HUANG Chi-Yue

Marine Geology

1-101…………… Source and nature of ore-forming fluids of the Edmond hydrothermal field, Central Indian Ridge: evidence from He-Ar isotope composition and fluid inclusion study WANG Yejian, HAN Xiqiu, QIU Zhongyan

1-109…………… The determination of 52 elements in marine geological samples by an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with a high-pressure closed digestion method GAO Jingjing, LIU Jihua, LI Xianguo, YAN Quanshu, WANG Xiaojing, WANG Hongmin

2-11……………… Organic carbon isotope and pollen evidence for mangrove development and response to human activity in Guangxi (Southwest China) over the last 140 years XIA Peng, MENG Xianwei, LI Zhen, FENG Aiping

2-22…………… Mineralogical characteristics of polymetallic sulfides from the Deyin-1 hydrothermal field near 15°S, southern Mid- Atlantic Ridge WANG Shujie, LI Huaiming, ZHAI Shikui, YU Zenghui, SHAO Zongze, CAI Zongwei

2-35…………… Effect of natural prolongation with geological features on maritime delimitation QIU Wenxian, JIN Xianglong, FANG Yinxia, WANG Kui

3-82…………… Major and trace element geochemistry of the mid-Bay of Bengal surface sediments: implications for provenance LI Jingrui, LIU Shengfa, FENG Xiuli, SUN Xingquan, SHI Xuefa

3-91…………… The evolution characteristics of main waterways and their control mechanism in the radial sand ridges of the southern Yellow Sea CHEN Kefeng, ZHENG Jinhai, ZHANG Chi, WANG Nairui, ZHOU Chunyan

3-99…………… The influence of earthquakes on Zhubi Reef in the Nansha Islands of the South China Sea GUO Lei, ZHAN Wenhuan, ZHANG Fan, ZHANG Jinchang, YAO Yantao, LI Jian, FENG Yingci, CHEN Mei, CHENG Gong

4-1……………… Evidence of China’s sea boundary in the South China Sea WANG Ying, GE Chendong, ZOU Xinqing

4-31…………… Br/Cl, I/Cl and chlorine isotopic compositions of pore water in shallow sediments: implications for the fluid sources in the Dongsha area, northern South China Sea LI Yanping, JIANG Shaoyong, YANG Tao

4-37…………… Typhoon events recorded in coastal lagoon deposits, southeastern Hainan Island ZHOU Liang, GAO Shu, YANG Yang, ZHAO Yangyang, HAN Zhuochen, LI Gaocong, JIA Peihong, YIN Yong

4-46…………… Deposition of duststorm particles during 2000–2012 in the South Yellow Sea, China based on satellite data YYANG Dingtian, YIN Xiaoqing, ZOU Xinqing, GAO Jianhua, SHAN Xiujuan

4-54…………… The response of sedimentary record to catchment changes induced by human activities in the western intertidal flat of Yalu River Estuary, China SHI Yong, LIU Zhishuai, GAO Jianhua, YANG Yang, WANG Yaping

4-64…………… Classifying the sedimentary environments of the Xincun Lagoon, Hainan Island, by system cluster and principal component analyses YANG Yang, GAO Shu, ZHOU Liang, WANG Yunwei, LI Gaocong, WANG Yaping, HAN Zhuochen, JIA Peihong

4-72…………… Geothermal investigation of the thickness of gas hydrate stability zone in the north continental margin of the South China Sea WANG Yanmin, LIU Shaowen, HAO Feifei, ZHAO Yunlong, HAO Chunyan VI

4-80…………… Processes of small-scale tidal flat accretion and salt marsh changes on the plain coast of Province, China ZHANG Yunfeng, ZHANG Zhenke, HE Huachun, CHEN Yingying, JIANG Songliu,

4-87…………… Recent changing patterns of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary caused by human activities WANG Chenglong, ZHAO Yifei, ZOU Xinqing, XU Xinwanghao, GE Chendong

6-34…………… The effect of Fe-Mn minerals and seawater interface and enrichment mechanism of ore-forming elements of polymetallic crusts and nodules from the South China Sea GUAN Yao, SUN Xiaoming, JIANG Xiaodong, SA Rina, ZHOU Li, HUANG Yi, LIU Yating, LI Xiaojie, LU Rongfei, WANG Chi

7-56…………… A backscattering model for a stratified seafloor YU Shengqi, LIU Baohua, YU Kaiben, YANG Zhiguo, KAN Guangming

7-66…………… Use of portable X-ray fluorescence in the analysis of surficial sediments in the exploration of hydrothermal vents on the Southwest Indian Ridge LIAO Shili, TAO Chunhui, LI Huaiming, ZHANG Guoyin, LIANG Jin, YANG Weifang

7-77…………… The difference analysis of physical-mechanical properties of sediments in the central South Yellow Sea and Zhe- Min coastal area in China XU Yuanqin, LI Ping, LI Peiying, DU Jun, LIU Lejun, GAO Wei, LIU Jie

8-131…………… Variations in organic carbon loading of surface sediments from the shelf to the slope of the Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean LI Zhongqiao, WANG Xinyi, JIN Haiyan, JI Zhongqiang, BAI Youcheng, CHEN Jianfang

8-137…………… Paleoenvironmental implications of Holocene long-chain n-alkanes on the northern Bering Sea Slope ZHANG Haifeng, WANG Rujian, XIAO Wenshen

9-52…………… Geochemical and microbial characters of sediment from the gas hydrate area in the Taixinan Basin, South China Sea GONG Junli, SUN Xiaoming, LIN Zhiyong, LU Hongfeng, LU Yongjun

9-65…………… Basin modeling in the initial stage of exploration: a case study from the North Subbasin of the South Yellow Sea Basin PANG Yumao, ZHANG Xunhua, GUO Xingwei, XIAO Guolin, HAN Zuozhen

9-79…………… The application of three-dimensional seismic spectral decomposition and semblance attribute to characterizing the deepwater channel depositional elements in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand LI Quan, WU Wei, YU Shui, KANG Hongquan, TONG Liqing, CAO Xiangyang, LIU Xiaolong

10-20…………… Diatom distribution and its relationship to sediment property in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China SHEN Linnan, GAO Aiguo, LI Chao, CHEN Min

11-68…………… The sources and composition of organic matter in sediments of the Jiaozhou Bay: implications for environmental changes on a centennial time scale KANG Xuming, SONG Jinming, YUAN Huamao, LI Xuegang, LI Ning, DUAN Liqin

11-79…………… The observations of seabed sediment erosion and resuspension processes in the Jiaozhou Bay in China LIU Xiaolei, ZHU Chaoqi, ZHENG Jiewen, GUO Lei, YIN Ping, JIA Yonggang

12-11…………… Mangrove swamp expansion controlled by climate since 1988: a case study in the Nanliu River Estuary, Guangxi, Southwest China , TAO Yancheng, LIU Ying

Marine Biology

2-43…………… An assessment of “fishing down marine food webs” in coastal states during 1950–2010 DING Qi, CHEN Xinjun, YU Wei, CHEN Yong

2-51…………… Identification of five Pampus species from the coast of China based on sagittal otolith morphology analysis ZHANG Chi, FAN Yannan, YE Zhenjiang, LI Zengguang, YU Hongliang VII

2-57…………… Exposure to bifenthrin disrupts the development of testis in male Sebastiscus marmoratus LI Jinshou, LUO Fen, LIU Liyue, RUAN Junfeng, WANG Nannan

2-62…………… Heterosis and heritability estimates for the survival of the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) under the commercial scale ponds LU Xia, LUAN Sheng, CAO Baoxiang, SUI Juan, DAI Ping, MENG Xianhong, LUO Kun, KONG Jie

2-69…………… Autotrophic potential in mesophilic heterotrophic bacterial isolates from Sino-Pacific marine sediments CAO Wenrui, DAS Anindita, SAREN Gaowa, JIANG Mingyu, ZHANG Hongjie, YU Xinke

2-78…………… Transcriptome analysis of the Antarctic psychrotrophic bacterium Psychrobacter sp. G in response to temperature stress WANG Zhen, LI Yang, LIN Xuezheng

2-88…………… The complete genome of hydrocarbon-degrading Pseudoalteromonas sp. NJ289 and its phylogenetic relationship LIU Fangming, WANG Yibin, QU Changfeng, ZHENG Zhou, MIAO Jinlai, XU Hua, XIAO Tian

2-94…………… Characterization of uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria from the sediments of Yuehu Lake, China DU Haijian, ZHANG Rui, ZHANG Wenyan, XU Cong, CHEN Yiran, PAN Hongmiao, ZHOU Ke, WU Longfei, XIAO Tian

2-105…………… Biomass, nutrient uptake and fatty acid composition of Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L in response to different nitrogen sources AN Meiling, WANG Yibin, LIU Fangming, QI Xiaoqing, ZHENG Zhou, YE Naihao, SUN Chengjun, MIAO Jinlai

4-97…………… The ecological cost of land reclamation and its enlightenment to coast sustainable development in the northwestern Bohai Bay, China ZHU Gaoru, XU Xuegong, WANG Hui, LI Tuoyu, FENG Zhe

6-47…………… Estimation of genetic parameters for growth trait of turbot using Bayesian and REML approaches GUAN Jiantao, WANG Weiji, HU Yulong, WANG Mosang, TIAN Tao, KONG Jie

6-52…………… Identification and molecular characterization of Cathepsin L gene and its expression analysis during early ontogenetic development of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus QIAO Ying, WANG Jun, MAO Yong, LIU Min, SONG Xiaohong, SU Yongquan, WANG Chunzhong, ZHENG Zhipeng

6-61…………… A novel beta-galactose-specific lectin of the tubeworm, Ridgeia piscesae, from the hydrothermal vent RUAN Lingwei, XU Haipeng, LIN Wenyang, SHI Hong, CUI Zhizhong, XU Xun

6-68…………… In situ diet of the copepod Calanus sinicus in coastal waters of the South Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea YI Xiaoyan, HUANG Yousong, ZHUANG Yunyun, CHEN Hongju, YANG Feifei, WANG Weimin, XU Donghui, LIU Guangxing, ZHANG Huan

6-80…………… Response of microbial biomass and bacterial community composition to fertilization in a salt marsh in China MA Yuexin, TAO Wei, LIU Changfa, LIU Jiao, YANG Zhiping, LI Jin, LIU Jichen

6-89…………… Prevalence of Bacillus sp. among the biofilm forming community on Ti surface in marine environment PRIYA Chokkalingam, ARAVIND Ganessin, THILAGARAJ Wilson Richard

6-95…………… Distribution of reactive aluminum under the influence of mesoscale eddies in the western South China Sea LIU Jiaxing, ZHOU Linbin, TAN Yehui, WANG Qiong, HU Zifeng, LI Jiajun, JIANG Xin, KE Zhixin

8-146…………… Bacterial and archaeal community structure of pan-Arctic Ocean sediments revealed by pyrosequencing LIN Xuezheng, ZHANG Liang, LIU Yanguang, LI Yang

8-153…………… Factors dominating bacterioplankton abundance and production in the Nordic seas and the Chukchi Sea in summer 2012 GAO Yuan, HE Jianfeng, CHEN Min, LIN Ling, ZHANG Fang

9-87…………… The biogeographical distribution of tree species-abundance and its relation to climatic factors in mass islands , WU Chengzhen, GU Wu, YE Ran, ZHANG Haibo, QI Ping, WANG Shengqiang, ZHOU Siying, WEI Yongjie, CAI Yanhong VIII

10-31…………… Stocking density effects on growth and stress response of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) reared in land- based recirculating aquaculture system LIU Baoliang, JIA Rui, ZHAO Kuifeng, WANG Guowen, LEI Jilin, HUANG Bin

10-39…………… Biological responses of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) to multiple stressors: a case study in the Yellow Sea, China SHAN Xiujuan, LI Xiansen, YANG Tao, SHARIFUZZAMAN S M, ZHANG Guozheng, JIN Xianshi, DAI Fangqun

10-48…………… Impacts of oceanographic factors on interannual variability of the winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid abundance in the Northwest Pacific Ocean YU Wei, CHEN Xinjun, CHEN Changsheng, ZHANG Yu

10-60…………… A mass balanced model of trophic structure and energy flows of a semi-closed marine ecosystem HAN Dongyan, XUE Ying, ZHANG Chongliang, REN Yiping

10-70…………… Fouling community characteristics in subtropical coastal waters of the southwestern East China Sea LIN Heshan, WANG Jianjun, LIU Wei, LIU Kun, ZHANG Shuyi, HE Xuebao, HUANG Yaqin, LIN Junhui, MOU Jianfeng, ZHENG Chengxing, YAN Tao

10-79…………… Nematode community structure in relation to metals in the southern of Caspian Sea Kazem Darvish Bastami, Mehrshad Taheri, Maryam Yazdani Foshtomi, Sarah Haghparast, Ali Hamzehpour, Hossein Bagheri, Marjan Esmaeilzadeh, Neda Molamohyeddin

10-87…………… Striking taxonomic differences in summer zooplankton in the northern South China Sea: implication of an extreme cold anomaly LIAN Xiping, TAN Yehui, HUANG Liangmin, ZHOU Linbin

10-97…………… Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay JIANG Zengjie, DU Meirong, FANG Jinghui, GAO Yaping, LI Jiaqi, ZHAO Li, FANG Jianguang

10-106………… Development of a 16S rRNA gene-based microarray for the detection of marine bacterioplankton community , WANG Jingjing, LIANG Yajie, HUANG Zhiyong

10-115………… Pathogenic bacterium Vibrio harveyi: an endosymbiont in the marine parasitic ciliate protozoan Cryptocaryon irritans QIAO Ying, WANG Jun, MAO Yong, LIU Min, CHEN Ruanni, SU Yongquan, KE Qiaozhen, HAN Kunhuang, ZHENG Weiqiang

12-18…………… Morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding of Pampus echinogaster (Basilewsky, 1855) LI Yuan, ZHANG Yan, GAO Tianxiang, HAN Zhiqiang, LIN Longshan, ZHANG Xiumei

12-24…………… Molecular cloning, expression pattern and phylogenetic analysis of Guanine nucleotide exchange factor Vav2 in lamprey, Lampetra japonica HAN Yinglun, LI Jun, XU Lei, MA Qinghua, GOU Meng, PANG Yue, LIU Xin, LI Qingwei

12-31…………… An overview of cetacean strandings, bycatches and rescues along the western coast of the Taiwan Strait, China: 2010–2015 ZHAO Liyuan, ZHU Qian, MIAO Xing, XU Min, WU Fuxing, DAI Yufei, TAO Cuihua, MOU Jianfeng, WANG Xianyan

12-37…………… Estimation of catch losses resulting from overexploitation in the global marine fisheries DING Qi, CHEN Xinjun, CHEN Yong, TIAN Siquan

12-45…………… Comparison of pigment composition and melanin content among white, light-green, dark-green, and purple morphs of sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus XING Lili, SUN Lina, LIU Shilin, LI Xiaoni, MIAO Ting, ZHANG Libin, YANG Hongsheng

12-52…………… Genetic and morphological divergence in the purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) across the African Mediterranean coast Temim Deli, Mohamed Hbib Ben Attia, Rym Zitari-Chatti, Khaled Said, Noureddine Chatti

12-67…………… Ontogenetic diet shift in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Prydz Bay: a stable isotope analysis ZHANG Ye, LI Chaolun, YANG Guang, WANG Yanqing, TAO Zhencheng, ZHANG Yongshan, WANG Aijun IX

12-79…………… Seasonal dynamics of meiofaunal distribution in the Dagu River Estuary, Jiaozhou Bay, China YIN Shengle, TAN Peng, YUAN Chao, HU Jin, LIU Xiaoshou

12-87…………… Effects of live rock on removal of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in coral aquaria LI Yan, ZHENG Xinqing, YANG Xiaozhou, OU Dangyun, LIN Rongcheng, LIU Xinmin

12-95…………… Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using ginger (Zingiber officinale) extract and their antibacterial properties against aquatic pathogens YANG Nan, LI Fuyan, JIAN Tiancai, LIU Chongchong, SUN Hushan, WANG Lei, XU Hui

12-101………… The response of spring phytoplankton assemblage to diluted water and upwelling in the eutrophic Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary SONG Shuqun, LI Zhao, LI Caiwen, YU Zhiming

Ocean Engineering

3-109…………… A seasonal grade division of the global offshore wind energy resource ZHENG Chongwei, LI Chongyin, GAO Chengzhi, LIU Mingyang

4-105…………… Diurnal variations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide fluxes from invasive Spartina alterniflora dominated coastal wetland in northern Jiangsu Province XU Xinwanghao, FU Guanghe, ZOU Xinqing, GE Chendong, ZHAO Yifei

5-105…………… The polarimetric features of oil spills in full polarimetric synthetic aperture radar images ZHENG Honglei, ZHANG Yanmin, WANG Yunhua, ZHANG Xi, MENG Junmin

6-104…………… Numerical investigation of influence of wave directionality on the water resonance at a narrow gap between two rectangular barges JIN Ruijia, TENG Bin, NING Dezhi, ZHAO Ming, CHENG Liang

7-86…………… A novel oil spill detection method from synthetic aperture radar imageries via a bidimensional empirical mode decomposition YANG Yonghu, LI Ying, ZHU Xueyuan

9-91…………… An available formula of the sandy beach state induced by plunging waves JIANG Changbo, WU Zhiyuan, CHEN Jie, DENG Bin, LONG Yuannan, LI Lianjie

11-86…………… Behavior-oriented calculation of the annual coastal bathymetry evolution caused by a reclamation work ZHENG Jinhai, HOANG Quoc Xuyen, ZHANG Chi, CHEN Kefeng, DONG Xiaowei, LEI Gang, WANG Yigang

Marine Technology

2-111…………… Optimization of marine environment monitoring sites by integrating spatial correlation and stratified heterogeneity FAN Haimei, GAO Bingbo, XU Ren, WANG Jinfeng

6-112…………… Assessing the uncertainties of phytoplankton absorption-based model estimates of marine net primary productivity TAO Zui, MA Sheng, YANG Xiaofeng, WANG Yan

9-101…………… An ocean current inversion accuracy analysis based on a Doppler spectrum model BAO Qingliu, ZHANG Youguang, LIN Mingsen, GONG Peng

11-94…………… A precise tidal prediction mechanism based on the combination of harmonic analysis and adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system model ZHANG Zeguo, YIN Jianchuan, WANG Nini, HU Jiangqiang, WANG Ning X

Marine Information Science

4-114…………… Assessing the vulnerability of changing coasts, Hainan Island, China WANG Yaping, SHI Benwei, ZHANG Liang, JIA Jianjun, XIA Xiaomin, ZHOU Liang, YU Rui, YANG Yang, GAO Jianhua

7-95…………… Development and validation of an ocean wave retrieval algorithm for VV-polarization Sentinel-1 SAR data LIN Bo, SHAO Weizeng, LI Xiaofeng, LI Huan, DU Xiaoqing, JI Qiyan, CAI Lina

7-102…………… A spatial resolution effect analysis of remote sensing bathymetry LIANG Jian, ZHANG Jie, MA Yi

7-110…………… The monitoring and analysis of the coastal lowland subsidence in the southern Hangzhou Bay with an advanced time-series InSAR method HAN Peng, YANG Xiaoxia, BAI Lin, SUN Qishi

9-108…………… Nonparametric estimations of the sea state bias for a radar altimeter MIAO Hongli, JING Yujie, JIA Yongjun, LIN Mingsen, ZHANG Guoshou, WANG Guizhong

11-106………… An automatic detection of green tide using multi-windows with their adaptive threshold from Landsat TM/ETM plus image WANG Changying, CHU Jialan, TAN Meng, SHAO Fengjing, SUI Yi, LI Shujing

Cover Story

7-1……………… New insight into the South China Sea: Rossby normal modes XIE Lingling, ZHENG Quanan

11-1…………… The first quantitative joint observation of typhoon by Chinese GF-3 SAR and HY-2A microwave scatterometer LIN Mingsen, YE Xiaomin, YUAN Xinzhe

News and Views

1-118…………… The first quantitative remote sensing of ocean internal waves by using Chinese GF-3 SAR satellite YANG Jingsong, WANG Juan, REN Lin

2-122…………… The first quantitative ocean remote sensing by using Chinese interferometric imaging radar altimeter onboard TG-2 YANG Jingsong, REN Lin, ZHENG Gang

3-115…………… Chinese seventh Arctic scientific expedition LIU Na, KONG Bin, LIN Lina, HE Yan, LIU Yanguang, LIN Longshan, ZHANG Tao, CHEN Jianfang

10-120………… China is making significant progress in the nomenclature of international undersea features SONG Chengbing, ZHOU Yang, LUO Yi

11-115………… Chinese GF-1 and GF-3 satellites observed the giant iceberg calving off the Larsen C Ice Shelf SHI Lijian, WANG Qimao, ZENG Tao, LIANG Chao