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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"East China Sea"”.
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Organic Carbon Cycling in East China Sea Shelf Sediments: Linkages with Hypoxia
… large delta-front estuary (LDE) in the East China Sea (ECS). This study analyzed bulk OC, biomarkers including lignin and plant pigment, black carbon (BC) on ECS sediments sampled in winter 2009 and 2010 in order to study the OC cycling under the influence of natural and anthropogenic …
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THE EFFECT OF TROPICAL CYCLONE PASSAGE ON UNDERSEA ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
This research examines the impact of tropical cyclone passage on undersea acoustic parameters in the East China Sea using 222 historical tropical cyclone tracks and seven acoustic parameters from 1979 to 2010 (i.e., the global warming period). Data from the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and …
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Characteristics of Tight Reservoirs in the Oligocene Huagang Formation, Xihu Sag, East China Sea Basin
The Xihu Sag in the East China Sea Basin can be divided into five structural belts. From west to east, they are western slope belt, western sub-sag, central inversion tectonic belt, eastern sub-sag and eastern fault and fold belt. The petrographical, diagenetic and petrophysical properties of the …
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Characterization of the East China Sea Continental Shelf Circulation Northeast of Taiwan surrounding Mien-Hua Canyon
… There are two key circulation features northeast of Taiwan on the East China Sea continental shelf: (1) the cold dome, a cyclonic feature that appears primarily in summer and is associated with upwelling, and (2) Kuroshio intrusions onto the continental shelf in the vicinity of Mien-Hua …
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Characterization of the East China Sea Continental Shelf Circulation Northeast of Taiwan Surrounding Mien-Hua Canyon
… There are two key circulation features northeast of Taiwan on the East China Sea continental shelf: (1) the cold dome, a cyclonic feature that appears primarily in summer and is associated with upwelling, and (2) Kuroshio intrusions onto the continental shelf in the vicinity of Mien-Hua …
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The US-Japan Alliance and China's Rise: Alliance Strategy and Reassurance, Deterrence, and Compellence
… reassuring, deterring, and compelling a rising China? This study contends that when the US pursues a distancing strategy toward from Japan, Japan adopts hedging strategies that may undercut US reassurance, deterrence, and compelling China. When the US pursues increased coordination with Japan, …
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Nitrate Reductase Activity, Nitrate Uptake and Iodine Speciation in the Marine Environment
… In an attempt to improve this situation, this research examined the possibility of estimating <sup>15</sup>NO<sub>3</sub>– uptake by measuring the activity of nitrate reductase (NRA). In addition, because it has long been suspected that the biological reduction of IO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> to …
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The legality of the Air Defence Identification Zones under International Law
… varied practice by states. The United States and China are used as case studies to show the varied practice of ADIZ by states and the cause of such misconception. One major difference is the threat of the use of force in the East China Sea ADIZ for non-compliance with China’s ADIZ rules. This is a …
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Ocean acoustic uncertainty for submarine applications
The focus of this research is to study the uncertainties forecast by multi-resolution ocean models and quantify how those uncertainties affect the pressure fields estimated by coupled ocean models. The quantified uncertainty can then be used to provide enhanced sonar performance predictions for …
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Trace Metal Biogeochemistry in the Western North Pacific
… inputs. A possible source for this Pb is the East China Sea, a marginal sea heavily influenced by anthropogenic inputs.</p>
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Nationalism in the 21st Century and its impact on revisionist great powers
… has been a rise in the assertiveness of both China and Russia’s foreign policies. Both countries have framed their actions as justifiable for various reasons including: historical claims; the assertion of territorial sovereignty rights; or, in coming to the aid of an ally. What is most …
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Bold Leader or Bully? Interpreting Chinese Regional Maritime Behavior
… 2009, tensions have increased markedly between China and its maritime neighbors over disputed territories in the East and South China Seas. China’s neighbors accuse it of acting like a bully, alleging that China engages in behavior that is aggressive, inappropriate, and oppressive. But can such …
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Power in Institutions: Interstate Negotiations of Incremental Agreements for the East and South China Sea Disputes
Attempts of the disputing parties in the East and South China Sea to create institutions in a step-by-step process that reconcile single interests, incentivise cooperation and manage conflict are almost as old as the disputes themselves. This thesis analyses the disputing parties’ negotiation …