In order to investigate long-term variations of deep sea currents and temperature in the east of the Luzon Strait, a submarine mooring system was made at 19.75°N, 126.75°E from May 2015 to May 2016 in the Philippine Sea. The vertical distribution of ocean currents and its temporal variation characteristics are analyzed in the paper. Several features show that: (1) In the upper layer (100~160 m) , the average current velocity is about 12.5 cm/s with average flow direction oriented northwest; in the middle layer (810 m), the average current velocity is about 2.6 cm/s with flow direction oriented westward; in the deep layer of 1 550 m and 2 560 m, the average current velocity is small and less than 1 cm/s whereas that in 4 040 m is about 2.3 cm/s and oriented southwest. (2) The kinetic energy of the upper layer is one to two orders of magnitude compared with the middle and the deep layers. In the deep layer, the total kinetic energy and average kinetic energy in the 4 040 m layer is the largest, with smallest total kinetic energy and eddy kinetic energy in the 2 560 m layer, and with smallest averaged kinetic energy and largest eddy kinetic energy in the 1 550 m layer. Meanwhile, eddy kinetic energy is larger than averaged kinetic energy in all the layers. (3) The wavelet analysis shows that ocean current exhibits a low-frequency oscillation period of 81~85 d in layers shallower than 2 560 m, while the current at 4 040 m shows 51 d oscillation period.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |