已有 2415 次阅读2011-9-25 06:44|个人分类:My Research Interests|系统分类:论文交流|SHORT, abstract, super, ASOMZ, OSM2012
What kind of committee would make
such a demand for super short abstracts?
I had an abstract of 800 words.
(Yes, I know it is too long.)
So, I just spent 30 mins to shorten
it to less than 160 words.
Here it is.
ON THE EASTWARD SHIFT
OF THE ARABIAN SEA OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE
Observations indicate
that the upper part of the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone (ASOMZ; above 400 m)
appears to the east of most productive regions along the western boundary of
the Arabian Sea. There is no consensus about what causes the so-called
“eastward shift.”
We use a coupled
biological/physical model to investigate the processes that determine the “eastward
shift.” The physical component of the model is a variable-density, 6 1/2-layer
model, with each layer corresponding to a distinct dynamic regime or water-mass
type. Its biological component consists
of a set of advective-diffusive equations in each layer that determine nitrogen
concentration in five compartments, namely, nutrients, phytoplankton,
zooplankton, and two size classes of detritus. In addition, the model contains
an oxygen compartment that reacts to production and consumption of dissolved
inorganic nitrogen in the biological system. We will show the relative roles of
physical versus biological processes in generating the so-called “eastward shift”
in the upper ASOMZ.