Coastal Altimetry: A Promising Technology for the Coastal Oceanography Community

Satellite altimetry has been one of the most important implements for physical oceanographers. The conventional altimeter is best performed over open ocean surface, yet there are many attempts to exploit the potential of altimetry in coastal zone in the last decade. To achieve a high performance for coastal altimetry is a multi-fold effort: the more sophisticated instrument concepts, the smarter onboard trackers, the more expert data editing criteria, the more specific retracking algorithms, the more advanced error correction methods, etc. In this chapter, each of the above aspects is described in detail, and some representative works in the altimetry community are reviewed. Particularly, the coastal altimetry offshore Hong Kong is addressed as a case study to demonstrate the potential of the new technology. In the conclusive session, some prospects for the coastal oceanography community are presented

Electromagnetic Scattering Laws in Weyl Systems

Wavelength determines the length scale of the cross section when electromagnetic waves are scattered by an electrically small object. The cross section diverges for resonant scattering, and diminishes for non-resonant scattering, when wavelength approaches infinity. This scattering law explains the color of the sky as well as the strength of a mobile phone signal. We show that such wavelength scaling comes from free space's conical dispersion at zero frequency. Emerging Weyl systems, offering similar dispersion at non-zero frequencies, lead to new laws of electromagnetic scattering that allow cross sections to be decoupled from the wavelength limit. Diverging and diminishing cross sections can be realized at any target wavelength in a Weyl system, providing unprecedented ability to tailor the strength of wave-matter interactions for radio-frequency and optical applications

The impact of planetary boundary layer parameterisation over the Yangtze River Delta region, China, part 1: meteorological simulation.

The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is the main region for the exchange of matter, momentum, and energy between land and atmosphere. The transport processes in the PBL determine the distribution of temperature, water vapour, wind speed and other physical quantities and are very important for the simulation of the physical characteristics of the meteorology. Based on the two non-local (YSU, ACM2) and two local closure PBL schemes (MYJ, MYNN) in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, seasonal and daily cycles of meteorological variables over the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region are investigated. It is shown that all four PBL schemes overestimate 10-m wind speed and 2-m temperature, while underestimate relative humidity. Inter-comparisons among the different PBL schemes show that the MYNN scheme results in closer match of 2-m temperature and 10-m wind speed to surface observations in summer, while the MYJ scheme shows the smallest bias of 2-m temperature and relative humidity in winter. Compared to the observed PBL height obtained from a micro-pulse lidar system, the MYNN scheme exhibits lowest mean bias while the ACM2 scheme shows the highest correlation. It is also found that there is a varying degree of sensitivity of the PBL height in winter and summer, respectively; a best-performing PBL scheme should be chosen under different seasons to predict various meteorological conditions over complicated topography like the YRD region

The impact of planetary boundary layer parameterisation scheme over the Yangtze River Delta region, China, part I: seasonal and diurnal sensitivity studies.

The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is the main region for the exchange of matter, momentum and energy between land and atmosphere. The transport processes in the PBL determine the distribution of temperature, water vapour, wind speed and other physical quantities within the PBL and are very important for the simulation of the physical characteristics of the meteorology. Based on the two non-local closure PBL schemes (YSU, ACM2) and two local closure PBL schemes (MYJ, MYNN) in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, seasonal and daily cycles of meteorological variables over the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region are investigated. It is shown that all the four PBL schemes overestimate 10-m wind speed and 2-m temperature, while underestimate relative humidity. The MYJ scheme produces the largest biases on 10-m wind speed and the smallest biases on humidity, while the ACM2 scheme show WRF-simulated 2-m temperature and 10-m wind speed are closer to surface meteorological observations in summer. The ACM2 scheme performs well with daytime PBL height, the MYNN scheme performs the lowest mean bias of 0.04 km and the ACM2 scheme shows the highest correlation coefficient of 0.59 compared with observational data. It is found that there is a varying degree of sensitivity of the respective PBL in winter and summer and a best-performing PBL scheme should be chosen to predict various meteorological conditions under different seasons over a complicated region like the YRD

OLIG2 expression level could be used as an independent prognostic factor for patients with cerebellar Glioblastoma (cGBM)

Objectives: The incidence of cerebellar Glioblastoma Multiforme (cGBM) is rare. Database like TCGA have not distinguish cGBM from GBM, our knowledge on cGBM gene expression characteristics is limited. The expression status of Oligodendrocyte Lineage Transcription factor 2 (OLIG2) and its clinical significance in cGBM is still unclear. Methods: The clinical data and tissue specimens of 73 cGBM patients were retrospectively studied. The association between OLIG2 expression level and the demographic characteristics of cGBM patients was identified by the Chi-Square test. The survival curves were drawn by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The independent prognostic factors was calculated according to Cox regression analysis. Results: The OLIG2 high expression was observed in about 57.5% (42/73) of the cGBM patients. Patients with high OLIG2 expression levels had a higher alive ratio at the end of follow-up (alive ratio: 70.6% vs. 29.4%, p = 0.04). The median survival time was 21 months and 13 months for high and low expression of OLIG2 (p < 0 .05). Univariate analysis and Multivariate analysis indicated that EOR (HR = 3.89, 95% CI 1.23‒12.26, p = 0.02), low OLIG2 expression (HR = 5.26, 95% CI 1.13‒24.59, p = 0.04), and without adjuvant therapy (HR = 4.95, 95% CI 1.22‒20.00, p = 0.03) were independent risk factors for the OS of cGBM patients. Conclusion: High expression level of OLIG2 could be used as an independent favorable prognosis indicator in cGBM patients and be recognized as a characteristic biomarker of cGBM