EARTH OBSERVATORY DATA FOR MARITIME SILK ROAD DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Shawkat Hossain ◽  
Mazlan Hashim
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Major Step ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Maritime Silk Road

Malaysia is one of the leading maritime countries surrounded by the South China Sea. Since the emergence of Maritime Silk Road (MSR) concept and its operational implementation, economic growth, development and cooperation, particularly in the context of Southeast Asia (SEA) including Malaysia has enhanced, but simultaneously traffic congestion and tensions in the South China Sea through claiming Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by the law enforcing agencies of the regional countries have increased. To trade China within SEA, has to follow longer shipping route, linking the mainland of China with ports throughout the Middle East, traversing the South China Sea. Given there are many uncharted and emerging islands in the South China Sea, that still undetected and therefore, delineation of these island boundaries could be a major step forward in reducing maritime tensions. An integrated MSR network plan can be developed through recognizing those islands as potential EEZ for the related regional countries based on international water boundary law suits. The set of initiatives recommended in this paper gives strategic focus to – how earth observatory (EO) data can be used in (1) delineating emerging islands, (2) designing and developing coastal infrastructural facilities, and (3) protecting the integrity of the maritime environment. The future study can emphasize on investigating the potential usefulness of EO data, inter alia optical and radar for mapping emerging islands, possibilities of appearing islands in future based on shallowness predicted from bathymetric and sedimentation data analysis, and forecast opportunities and risks of using those as MSR transportations. The environmental risks associated with water pollution, degradation of coastal habitats, and marine ecosystem health and vulnerabilities can be assessed by analysing current and historical EO data. The particular emphasis should be given on protecting environmental pollution in the effort to introduce the philosophy of sustainable development in the local maritime sector.

scholarly journals Re-contemplating the South China Sea Issue: Sailing with the Wind of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Tseng Hui-yi
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
21St Century ◽  
South China ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Maritime Silk Road ◽  
Dash Line

With the proposal of the 21st century Maritime Silk Road plan, China has demonstrated its willingness to connect with the rest of the world via cooperation, by sharing its development dividends. Yet, the soaring South China Sea issue possesses great potentials in dampening China’s ambitious efforts. The Maritime Silk Road plan is one example. The key is how China can conciliate its South China Sea position, which sees a territorialization trend of the dash-line claim, and the projected posture emphasizing on mutual cooperation and common prospects in the Maritime Silk Road plan. By operating the territorialized dash-line claim in an open-end manner along with subtle management tactics, the South China Sea tensions can be pacified, the Maritime Silk Road plane can also take a successful first step by delivering its words of cooperation and common prospects.

Impact of the September Silk Road Pattern on the South China Sea summer monsoon withdrawal

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (15) ◽  
pp. 6361-6368
Author(s):  
Peng Hu ◽  
Wen Chen ◽  
Shangfeng Chen ◽  
Yuyun Liu ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Summer Monsoon ◽  
South China ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Silk Road Pattern

Diversity and biogeography of picoplankton communities from the Straits of Malacca to the South China Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Zhao-Yu Jiang ◽  
Fu-Lin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Open Sea ◽  
Straits Of Malacca

AbstractMarine picoplankton, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic picoplankton, drive many biogeochemical processes, such as carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles, making them crucial to the marine ecosystem. Despite the fact that picoplankton is prevalent, its diversity and spatial distribution from the Straits of Malacca (SM) to the South China Sea (SCS) remain poorly investigated. This work explores the phylogenetic diversity and community structure of picoplankton in relation to environmental factors from the SM to the SCS. To this end, the Illumina MiSeq sequencing technique was applied to 16S and 18S rRNA genes. The results showed significant differences in the dynamics of picoplankton between the open sea and the strait region. Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria constituted a larger part of the prokaryotic group. Within Cyanobacteria, the abundance of Prochlorococcus in the open sea was significantly higher than that of Synechococcus, while the opposite trend was observed in the strait. Dinoflagellata, Cnidaria, Retaria, Tunicata, and Arthropoda dominated among the eukaryotic taxa. High-throughput sequencing data indicated that salinity, temperature and NO2-N were the key factors determining the prokaryotic community structure, while temperature and dissolved oxygen determined the eukaryotic community structure in the studied region. The network analysis demonstrated that the cooperation and competition were also important factors affecting the picoplankton community.

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