Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2): 98-106.doi: 10.11978/2019054CSTR: 32234.14.2019054

Special Issue: 南海专题

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Parameter analysis and optimization using genetic algorithm in a marine ecosystem model of the northern South China Sea

Chan SHU1,2(), Bingxu GENG1, Weiwei FANG1,2, Peng XIU1()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
  • Received:2019-06-06 Revised:2019-08-23 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-03-10
  • Supported by:
    Foundation item: National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC1401604);Natural Science Foundation of China(41576002);Natural Science Foundation of China(41730536);Natural Science Foundation of China(41890805);Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography(LTOZZ1803)

Abstract:

Marine ecosystem dynamics model is an important means to study marine ecological environment. As the model complexity increases, the number and uncertainty of biological parameters increase, which has a great impact on model results; therefore, optimization of model parameters is particularly important. In this paper, a one-dimensional physical-biological model is applied to the northern South China Sea, and the key biological parameters obtained through sensitivity analysis are optimized by using genetic algorithm. The results show that the sensitive parameters in the model are related to phytoplankton growth, zooplankton growth, feeding and death, and detritus sinking. Based on the genetic algorithm optimization of the above-mentioned parameters, we find that the surface and vertical simulation errors of the model are reduced by 27.80% and 21.40%, respectively, by using only surface satellite data; the surface and vertical simulation errors are reduced by 14.90% and 32.70%, respectively, by adding observed profile data. The success of applying genetic algorithm in the one-dimensional model provides the basis for its further application in three-dimensional marine ecosystem models.

Key words: northern South China Sea, marine ecosystem model, genetic algorithm, parameter optimization

CLC Number: 

  • P731