Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Environmental Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 1841

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Department of Oceanography and Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: marine pollution; marine ecotoxicology; PAHs; chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM); biomarkers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Section Marine Environmental Science, aims to publish original research papers and reviews on the topic of Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science. Given the complexity of current issues impacting the marine environment, a compilation of relevant papers and reviews is very important in helping to guide further research and helping environmental managers and the public at large to make better decisions regarding the marine environment. Sea-level rise, ocean warming, acidification, urbanization, land-use changes, etc. are processes impacting the marine environment, and the connections between biological, abiotic, and human factors are currently being explored.

Submissions may address the following or related topics in the marine environment, including the open oceans, estuaries and other coastal areas, and coral reefs:

  • Sea-level rise
  • Acidification
  • Overfishing
  • Coastal management
  • Urbanization
  • Land use change effects on coasts and estuaries
  • Coastal and ocean governance
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Deep-sea mining
  • International cooperation programs
  • Coastal and ocean resiliency

Prof. Dr. Gerardo Gold Bouchot
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • sea-level rise
  • management
  • resiliency
  • acidification
  • biodiversity
  • governance
  • overfishing

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Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Sea Ice and Connectivity in the NEP of the Arctic in Summer in Hot Years
by Guochong Liu, Min Ji, Fengxiang Jin, Ying Li, Yawen He and Ting Li
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(11), 1177; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111177 - 26 Oct 2021
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Abstract
Climate warming has enabled the Arctic region to achieve seasonal navigation, and sea ice concentration is an important factor affecting the navigation of the Arctic waterways. This article uses the Arctic sea ice concentration data of the three highest temperatures in 2016, 2019, [...] Read more.
Climate warming has enabled the Arctic region to achieve seasonal navigation, and sea ice concentration is an important factor affecting the navigation of the Arctic waterways. This article uses the Arctic sea ice concentration data of the three highest temperatures in 2016, 2019, and 2020, combined with the Arctic summer sea level pressure, wind field, temperature, temperature anomaly, ice age, and sea ice movement data to analyze the spatial and temporal variation of sea ice and connectivity in the Northeast Passage (NEP) of the Arctic in Summer in three hot years, and summarizes the causes of sea ice anomalies. The results show that: (1) the summer Arctic sea ice extent in 2016, 2019 and 2020 were all lower than the multi-year average sea ice extent, and the summer sea ice extent in 2020 had the largest change trend; (2) in October of these three years, the sea ice was all negative anomalies, extending the opening time of the NEP; (3) when the sea ice concentration was 30% as the threshold, the navigation period of the NEP in 2016 was from mid-August to late October, 2019 was from the beginning of August to mid-October, 2020 was from the end of July to the end of October, and 2020 was the longest year since the opening of the NEP; (4) when the sea ice concentration was 10% as the threshold, the navigation period of the NEP in 2016 was from the end of August to the end of October, 2019 was from early August to mid-October, and 2020 was from the beginning of August to the end of October; (5) the key navigable areas of the NEP in the past three years were the central waters of the East Siberian Sea, the New Siberian Islands and the Vilkitsky Strait; (6) the navigation period of the NEP in 2016, 2019 and 2020 was longer. The main reasons were that the temperature of the NEP in the past 3 years was relatively high, the wind was weak, the sea ice movement had little effect, and the sea ice age in the key navigable areas was first year ice, which was easy to melt, which greatly promoted the opening of the NEP. Full article
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