East Coast Area Research Articles

Identification and characterization of a novel marine Bacillus cereus for mosquito control

Entomopathogenic bacteria to control mosquitoes are a promising environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides. In the present study, a novel mosquitocidal bacterium was isolated from marine soil collected from east coastal areas at Pondicherry (India). 16S rRNA gene sequence alignment depicted that this isolate belonged to Bacillus cereus VCRC-B520 (NCBI: KC-119192). Biochemical studies on bacterial growth, biomass, and toxin production have revealed that this strain could possibly be helpful in the production of a biopesticide in mosquito control. Toxicity assay with B. cereus against mosquito larvae has shown that the filariasis vector, Culex quinquefasciatus, is more susceptible than the other two species (Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti). The LC50 and LC90 values for C. quinquefasciatus were 0.30 and 2.21 mg/L, respectively. No effect of B. cereus was found on nontargeted organisms. SDS-PAGE analysis and protein purification result from the cell mass of B. cereus have shown that a well-perceptible polypeptide was the dependable factor (85 kDa) for mosquitocidal action. Protein characterization (M/S MALDI-TOF) has shown that it is an endotoxin-specific insecticidal protein, namely "Cry4Aa". Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rDNA gene sequence from this marine isolate have revealed the presence of homology among closely related Bacillus strains. Therefore, considerable interest has been shown on the identification of a potential mosquitocidal bacterium from marine environment (B. cereus), which was not reported earlier in view of the current scenario of the rapid development of resistance to Bacillus sphaericus in mosquito vector control program.

기상자료를 활용한 도로표지 결로의 지역별 발생가능성 분석

PURPOSES : This study analyzed the regional dew possibility in road sign using meteorological data. METHODS : Four years of meteorological data such as temperature, humidity, dew point, wind velocity were collected and analyzed. As a result of literature review, dew was frequent in large diurnal range, high humidity and weak wind. So, dew possibility was analyzed by (temperature-dew point <TEX>${\leq}1^{\circ}C$</TEX> and wind velocity <TEX>${\leq}$</TEX> 1.5m/s). RESULTS : The possibility was analyzed for each meteorological observation point and the point of Suncheon and Bonghwa were selected as the most likely points of dew in road sign. The area of East Coast, Kyungbuk and Kyungnam were relatively low potential. CONCLUSIONS : Alternative with high effect of preventing dew should be selected in high possibility dew area despite of low economics.

Antibiotic resistance and molecular typing among cockle (Anadara granosa) strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based analysis

Genomic DNA of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were characterized by antibiotic resistance, enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR) and random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) analysis. These isolates originated from 3 distantly locations of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka (East coastal areas), Malaysia. A total of 44 (n = 44) of tentatively V. parahaemolyticus were also examined for the presence of toxR, tdh and trh gene. Of 44 isolates, 37 were positive towards toxR gene; while, none were positive to tdh and trh gene. Antibiotic resistance analysis showed the V. parahaemolyticus isolates were highly resistant to bacitracin (92%, 34/37) and penicillin (89%, 33/37) followed by resistance towards ampicillin (68%, 25/37), cefuroxime (38%, 14/37), amikacin (6%, 2/37) and ceftazidime (14%, 5/37). None of the V. parahaemolyticus isolates were resistant towards chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, streptomycin and vancomycin. Antibiogram patterns exhibited, 9 patterns and phenotypically less heterogenous when compared to PCR-based techniques using ERIC- and RAPD-PCR. The results of the ERIC- and RAPD-PCR were analyzed using GelCompare software. ERIC-PCR with primers ERIC1R and ERIC2 discriminated the V. parahaemolyticus isolates into 6 clusters and 21 single isolates at a similarity level of 80%. While, RAPD-PCR with primer Gen8 discriminated the V. parahaemolyticus isolates into 11 clusters and 10 single isolates and Gen9 into 8 clusters and 16 single isolates at the same similarity level examined. Results in the presence study demonstrated combination of phenotypically and genotypically methods show a wide heterogeneity among cockle isolates of V. parahaemolyticus.

Spatial Disequilibrium Development and its Policies of Central China: The Case of Hubei Province

Central China is progressively paving its way to the second carrier of Chinese population after the east coastal areas with disequilibrium theory as the guidance of provincial spatial development. Based on ESDA (exploratory spatial data analysis) with statistical data of GDP per capita of Hubei Province by county-level (2000-2010), this paper reveals the spatial differentiation characteristics of economic differences among counties in Hubei Province. According to global analysis of ArcGIS and GeoDA095i, economic space of the county presents the trend of climbing up and then declining. Besides, differences between counties are remarkable. The LISA clean-cut indicates different developed and underdeveloped districts. Finally, contrasting to policy response that the provinces cope with disequilibrium theory in Central China, the results show that the Central China continues to promote disequilibrium development is a reasonable choice, and it’s also indispensible to pay attention to controlling magnification of differences in regional development.

추계학적 강우발생모형과 Copula 함수를 이용한 가뭄위험분석

This study performed the bivariate drought frequency analysis for duration and severity of drought, using copula functions which allow considering the correlation structure of joint features of drought. We suggested the confidence intervals of duration-severity-frequency (DSF) curves for the given drought duration using stochastic scheme of monthly rainfall generation for 57 sites in Korea. This study also investigated drought risk via illustrating the largest drought events on record over 50 and 100 consecutive years. It appears that drought risks are much higher in some parts of the Nakdong River basin, southern and east coastal areas. However, such analyses are not always reliable, especially when the frequency analysis is performed based on the data observed over relatively short period of time. To quantify the uncertainty of drought frequency curves, the droughts were filtered by different durations. The 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 95% confidence intervals of the drought severity for a given duration were estimated based on the simulated rainfall time series. Finally, it is shown that the growing uncertainties is revealed in the estimation of the joint probability using the two marginal distributions since the correlation coefficient of two variables is relatively low.

Long-term monitoring of wind characteristics at Sutong Bridge site

The Sutong Bridge is vulnerable to Pacific typhoons since it is located in the east coastal area of China. Therefore, the dynamic action on the bridge induced by the turbulence wind needs special consideration. In order to obtain the turbulent characteristics at the bridge site, 3D ultrasonic anemometers are included in the Structural Health Monitoring System (SHMS) to collect wind data. In this paper, the recorded real-time wind data are analyzed in detail to generate the wind-rose diagram, mean wind speed and direction, turbulence intensity, turbulence integral scale, and power spectral density. Comparative analyses are then conducted among the inhomogeneous wind characteristics of three strong wind events, including the Northern wind, Typhoon Kalmaegi and Typhoon Fung-Wong. In addition, calculated wind characteristic values and those recommended in the current design specification are compared. Results show that turbulence intensities decrease as the mean wind speed increases, except in the area with the superposition of general winds and typhoons. Meanwhile, turbulence intensities of the typhoons are different from the values recommended by the current design specification. In addition, the measured power spectra in the along-wind direction match relatively well with the Kaimal spectra, whereas in the vertical direction, apparent deviations can be witnessed. The conclusions can be used to determine the wind parameters of the east coastal area of China, and as references for wind-resistant evaluation of bridges in the area.

강원도에서 토양과 기후 데이터베이스를 이용한 이탈리안 라이그라스의 재배 적지 구분

As a part of establishing suitability classification for forage production, use of the national soil and climate database was attempted for Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., IRG) in Gangwon Province. The soil data base were from Heugtoram of the National Academy of Agricultural Science, and the climate data base were from the National Center for Agro-Meteorology, respectively. Soil physical properties including soil texture, drainage, slope available depth and surface rock contents, and soil chemical properties including soil acidity and salinity, organic matter content were selected as soil factors. The crieria and weighting factors of these elements were scored. Climate factors including average daily minimum temperature, average temperature from March to May, the number of days of which average temperature was higher than 5 from September to December, the number of days of precipitation and its amount from October to May of the following year were selected, and criteria and weighting factors were scored. The electronic maps were developed with these scores using the national data base of soil and climate. Based on soil scores, the area of Goseong, Sogcho, Gangreung, and Samcheog in east coastal region with gentle slope were classified as the possible and/or the proper area for IRG cultivation in Gangwon Province. The lands with gentle or moderate slope of Cheolwon, Yanggu, Chuncheon, Hweongseong, Pyungchang and Jeongsun in west side slope of Taebaeg mountains were classified as the possible and/or proper area as well. Based on climate score, the east coastal area of Goseong, Sogcho, Yangyang, Gangreung and Samcheog could be classified as the possible or proper area. Most area located on west side of the Taebaeg mountains were classified as not suitable for IRG production. In scattered area in Chuncheon and Weonju, where the scores exceeded 60, the IRG cultivation should be carefully

Spatiotemporal distributions of thermal peaks in summer and winter over South Korea

This study investigated the spatial distributions and long-term trends of the annual highest and lowest temperatures (summer peak temperature, SPT; winter peak temperature, WPT) and their timings (summer peak day, SPD; winter peak day, WPD) in South Korea and analyzed their relationship with the general circulation patterns. The two peaks were determined by selecting the highest and the lowest points after extracting temperature variations longer than the seasonal scale (91 days) in the time series of daily mean temperatures. For the long-term trend, we examined data for 100 years (1909–2008) for five stations and data for 35 years (1974–2008) for 61 stations. The SPD in South Korea is August 4 on average. It is earliest (July 31) in the central inland region, the central hilly sections, and the southern inland region and latest (August 10) in the southern coastal region and on Jeju Island (Seogwipo). The WPD in South Korea is January 16 on average. It is earliest (January 13) in the central inland region and southern inland region and latest (January 24) on Jeju Island (Jeju) and in Ulleungdo. The SPT and WPT are highest on Jeju Island (Seogwipo; 27.3 and 6.4 °C, respectively) and lowest in the central hilly sections (Daegwallyeong; 20.2 and −7.9 °C, respectively). The interannual variations in the WPD and WPT are greater than those in SPD and SPT. A significant increasing trend in the WPT was observed for all of the analyzed stations only for the second half of the 100-year period (1959–2008). In the case of the 35-year period, the SPD did not show any clear changes at all stations, but the WPD tended to occur earlier at three stations in the east coastal area. The WPT showed an increasing trend at 55 stations for 35 years, but the SPT showed an increasing trend only in Seogwipo (0.041 °C/year) and even showed a decreasing trend in Mungyeong (−0.049 °C/year). General circulation patterns were indexed and their correlations with the seasonal peaks were investigated. No correlations were found with the SPD. However, the WPD showed a significant positive correlation with the day of the highest Siberian High Intensity (SHI) and the day of the lowest Arctic Oscillation Index (AOI). Furthermore, the SPT showed negative correlations with the intensities of the Okhotsk High and North Pacific High, whereas the WPT showed a negative correlation with SHI and a positive correlation with AOI and with the intensity of the northerly wind that flows into the Korean Peninsula.

An empirical examination of the effects of local agro-food quality and safety supervision in China

Introduction As the development of China’s economy, as well as people’s living conditions grows, more concerns have arisen around food safety issues. However, due to uneven resource distribution, the food safety situations between urban and rural areas differ. Compared to the ongoing research on urban food safety, rare attention is given to the study of this problem in rural areas.Objectives Based on the survey result of 892 counties of China, this study is designed to analyze factors that exert influence on the supervision of agro-food quality and safety. Methods In view of the actual conditions in China, 12 variables were selected as the original evaluation indexes in the process of this supervision. Factor analysis was used to figure out the regional difference and major factors influencing the agro-food quality and safety supervision in these counties. In order to analyze the main influencing factors, the counties were divided into four groups according to their composite scores. And the different major factors of these four clusters were given by comparative analysis. Results Through the analysis, this thesis found out that sufficient budget is the most important factor that affects the local agro-food quality and safety supervision, and the overwhelming majority of China’s counties enjoy mediocre supervision. Conclusion Furthermore, this thesis also found out that the difference between regions is significant and counties in the east coastal areas have established the most effective supervision institution on the agro-food quality and safety.

STABILITY OF WAVE-DISSIPATING CONCRETE BLOCKS OF DETACHED BREAKWATERS AGAINST TSUNAMI

In recent years, the risk of occurrence of tsunamis generated by near shore earthquakes, such as, Tokai, Tonankai, Nankai and off-Miyagi is considered to be higher than before, as well as off shore tsunamis traveling long distances, e.g., the 2010 Chilean tsunami. On March, 11th, 2011 the huge, devastating tsunami generated by The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake attacked and damaged the east coast area of Japan. Tsunami forces onto vertical walls, such as seawalls, has already been studied in detail, e.g., Asakura et al.(2002) and Kato et al.(2006). In Japan, detached breakwaters made with wave-dissipating concrete blocks such as Tetrapods have been widely applied. However, the effects of detached breakwater on tsunami disaster mitigation have not been studied. In our study, hydraulic model tests have been systematically and carefully carried out using solitary tsunami waves to evaluate the stability of concrete blocks following the our previous study on the effect of detached breakwaters from the viewpoint of reducing run-up and wave pressure onto seawalls behind the detached breakwaters (Hanzawa et al., 2011).

Numerical study of the barotropic responses to a rapidly moving typhoon in the East China Sea

Barotropic responses of the East China Sea to typhoon KOMPASU are investigated using a high-resolution, three-dimensional, primitive equation, and finite volume coastal ocean model. Even the fact that the typhoon KOMPASU only brushed across the brink of China mainland without landing, it still imposed great influence across China's east coastal area, where storm surges ranging from 35 to 70 cm were intrigued during this event and a large wake of water setdown due to the outward radial transport driven by the cyclonic wind stress was generated after the KOMPASU traveled across the Yellow Sea. Analysis of the numerical results reveals that the barotropic waves propagating along the coast after the typhoon's landing can be identified as Kelvin wave and the currents associated with the storm are geostrophic currents. A series of model runs are initiated to diagnose the effects of wind stress, atmospheric pressure, and storm track variation on the surge's spatial distribution in the East China Sea. The barotropic waves affected by the atmospheric disturbance due to the typhoon in deep Pacific Ocean travel far more rapidly, arriving at the coastal regions at least 60 h ahead of the typhoon. The wave amplitudes are merely 0.2–0.4 cm and damp gradually due to friction. The model experiments also confirm that the surge levels in nearshore regions are highly dominated by winds, whereas the water level variations in deeper areas are controlled by the atmospheric pressure forcing during typhoon events in the East China Sea.

강원 영동지역 봄철 산불대형화 영향 기상요소 분석

In this study, we analyzed the meteorological elements, when large forest fires were occurred, The rate of precipitation was 13% of annual average precipitation. Especially, the stronger wind speed, lower humidity and rainfall than average annual record were the distinct feathers on the year when large forest fire occurred in east coast area in Kangwon region. The average, maximum and maximum instantaneous wind speed was 5.9 m/s, 11.3 m/s and 20.9 m/s when large forest fires occurred. The average, maximum and maximum instantaneous wind speed on large fire occurred were 1.8 m/s, 3.0 m/s and 6.9 m/s faster than and average wind speed when whole forest fires occurred. The results indicated that the large forest fire occurrence had a close correlation with meteorological elements.

Experimental Study on Stability of Wave-dissipating Concrete Blocks of Detached Breakwaters against Tsunami

In Japan, detached breakwaters made with wave dissipating concrete blocks such as Tetrapods have been widely applied. On March, 11th, 2011 the huge, devastating tsunami generated by The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake attacked and damaged the east coast area of Japan. In our study, hydraulic model tests have been systematically and carefully carried out using solitary tsunami waves to evaluate the stability of concrete blocks following the our previous study on the effect of detached breakwaters from the viewpoint of reducing run-up and wave pressure onto seawalls behind the detached breakwaters.

The Process of Building a Historical and Cultural Map Database from a Gender Viewpoint - Focused on historical areas in the east coastal area of Jollanam-do and the Seomjin River basin -

The Process of Building a Historical and Cultural Map Database from a Gender Viewpoint - Focused on historical areas in the east coastal area of Jollanam-do and the Seomjin River basin -

Temporal distribution of weather catastrophes in the USA

The temporal distributions of the nation’s four major storm types during 1950–2005 were assessed, including those for thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter storms. Storms are labeled as catastrophes, defined as events causing $1 million or more in property losses, based on time-adjusted data provided by the insurance industry. Most catastrophic storms occurred in the eastern half of the nation. Analysis of the regional and national storm frequencies revealed there was little time-related relationship between storm types, reflecting how storm types were reported. That is, when tornadoes occurred with thunderstorms, the type producing the greatest losses was the one identified by the insurance industry, not both. Temporal agreement was found in the timing of relatively high incidences of thunderstorms, hurricanes, and winter storms during 2002–2005. This resulted in upward time trends in the national losses of hurricane and thunderstorm catastrophes, The temporal increase in hurricanes is in agreement with upward trends in population density, wealth, and insurance coverage in Gulf and East coastal areas. The upward trends in thunderstorm catastrophes and losses result from increases in heavy rain days, floods, high winds, and hail days, revealing that atmospheric conditions conducive to strong convective activity have been increasing since the 1960s. Tornado catastrophes and their losses peaked in 1966–1973 and had no upward time trend. Temporal variability in tornado catastrophes was large, whereas the variability in hurricane and thunderstorm catastrophes was only moderate, and that for winter storms was low.

A Historical reflection on the perception of Korea's east coast area in Modern period

A Historical reflection on the perception of Korea's east coast area in Modern period

Fresh evidence relating the great Adriatic surge of 21 June 1978 to mesoscale atmospheric forcing

On the morning of 21 June 1978, exceptional sea level oscillations with a trough‐to‐crest height of 6 m and a period of 10–20 min were observed in Vela Luka Bay. Slightly less pronounced variability was observed in a wider middle and south Adriatic east coastal area and, with some delay, along the west coast. In this paper, one of the original hypotheses put forward to interpret the event, relating it to a mesoscale air pressure disturbance, is reconsidered by using all the available data as well as state‐of‐the‐art meteorological and oceanographic models. A fresh look at the meteorological data confirms that the atmospheric disturbance propagated at about 22 m/s in a northeastward direction. Additionally, the data suggest that it had the shape of the boxcar function characterized by an air pressure offset of 3 mbar and duration of 10 min. The meteorological model employed (Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)‐Advanced Research WRF) proves unable to reproduce the mesoscale disturbance coinciding with the surge, but it shows that the background atmospheric conditions were favorable for the development of such disturbances. The oceanographic model Advanced Circulation Model for Shelves, Coasts and Estuaries (two‐dimensional depth integrated), forced by the described air pressure disturbance, successfully reproduces sea level variability in Vela Luka Bay reaching a few meters and thus surpassing the inverted barometer response by two orders of magnitude. The enhancement appears to be due to a four‐phase process. The model also suggests that the scattering due to the variable bathymetry and the reflection from the east Adriatic coast resulted in waves that returned towards the west coast and generated considerable sea level activity there.

동해안 산불피해지 복구를 위한 산림생산력의 추정

본 연구는 입지환경 인자를 적용하여 수종별 지위지수 추정식을 개발하고 이를 통해 해당 입지의 산림생산력을 추정함으로서 산불 피해지의 복구을 위한 수종 선택에 필요한 정보를 제공하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 입지환경 인자를 이용하여 동해안 산불 피해지역인 강릉, 고성, 동해, 그리고 삼척 지역에 적용할 수 있는 온대 중부지역의 수종별 지위지수 추정식을 조제하였다. 본 연구에서 도출된 수종별 지위지수 추정식은 4~5개의 비교적 소수의 입지환경 인자를 이용하여 산림생산력에 대한 높은 추정능력을 보였다. 또한 이와 같이 개발된 수종별 지위지수 추정식을 대상으로 모형의 평균 편의, 정도, 표준오차 등의 3가지 평가통계량에 근거한 검증을 실시한 결과 수종별 오차가 모두 0.5m 이내로 본 연구에서 도출된 지위지수 추정식의 실용성을 입증할 수 있었다. 지위지수 추정식의 검증결과를 보면전반적으로 본 연구에서 개발된 수종별 지위지수 추정식의 평가통계량은 낮은 것으로 판명되어 실제 적용하는 데는 문제가 없는 것으로 평가되었다. 본 연구에서 개발한 수종별 지위지수 추정식은 몇가지의 입지환경 인자만으로 산불 피해지에 대한 수종별 산림생산력을 추정할 수 있는 것으로 판명되어 앞으로 활용가치가 높을 것으로 평가된다. 특히 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 수종별 적지판정과 이를 통한 산림의 경영 및 관리에 유용한 정보로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 산불 피해지역의 입지평가 기준을 설정하기 위해서는 우선 산불피해임지를 자연회복, 인공복구 방법으로 현재의 임지를 개선하고자 할 때 이를 위한 입지 및 토양환경 인자 및 기준에 따라 임지의 생산력을 고려하여 적정한 수종을 선정하여 복구를 하여야 할 것이다. 본 연구에서는 입지환경 인자에 의한 임지생산력 추정결과 물푸레나무와 굴참나무의 적지가 비교적 넓은 면적으로 분석되어 침엽수의 단순림이 많이 있는 동해안 지역의 임분을 참나무류와 같은 활엽수 수종으로 임분 구조를 개선하여 산불이 수관화로 확산되는 큰 피해를 막을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 산불의 피해를 저감하는 내화수림대의 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. In order to rehabilitate forest sites damaged by wildfire via natural or artificial restoration, it is important to determine right tree species, which can acclimate to biogeoclimatic environment at the sites. The objectives of this study were to develop site index equation of different tree species for estimating forest productivity and to provide information on species selection for post-wildfire restoration. Site index equation was developed based on environmental information from wildfire damaged areas in Gangneung, Goseong, Donghae, and Samcheok, where were located in east coastal areas of South Korea. Despite the small numbers (4~5) of environmental variables used for the development of the site index equations, statistical analysis (e.g. mean difference, standard deviation of difference, and standard error of difference) showed relatively low bias and variation, suggesting that those equations can provide relatively high capability of estimation and practical applicability with high effectiveness. The small numbers of the variables enabled the model to be applied in a wide range of usages including determination of appropriate tree species for post-wildfire restoration. The estimation of forest site productivity showed the possibility of large distribution in east coastal region as the best site for Korean ash (Fraxinus rhynchophylla) and original oak (Quercus variabilis) that can be used for firebreak in the region. These results imply that damages by forest fire can be reduced significantly by replacing existing pure coniferous forests in the area with ones dominated by broad-leaved deciduous stands, which can play an important role as fire break and/or prevent a transition from surface fire to crown fire.

Pre-Feasibility Study of Hybrid Hydrogen Based Energy Systems for Coastal Residential Applications

Problem statement: The purpose of this study is to design a renewable energy hydrogen based power system to provide electricity to a coastal residential area in east coast area (Kuala Terengganu) of Malaysia. Approach: The selected case study represents a power demand of 20 kWh day -1 . The autonomous system used in this study is diese l generator, wind and photovoltaic hybrid system. The power system was redesigned and optimized as hydrogen-based autonomous power systems in order to meet the existing user's power demand at a minimum cost of energy. Wind speed and solar radiations data obtained from Malay sian Meteorological Department have been used in the simulation process through optimization softwar e, Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER). Results: Three systems that were considered in this study a rea are stand alone PV-wind-diesel, stand alone PV-wind-hydrogen and grid connected PV-wind-hydrogen energy system. The proposed systems then were compared regarding on their operational characteristics and cost values. The comparisons prove that grid connected P V-wind-hydrogen energy system had the lowest total net present cost and cost of energy, $53,197 and $0.57/kWh, respectively that makes it the most cost effective system and followed by PV-wind-diesel and stand alone PV-wind-hydrogen system. Conclusion/Recommendations: It can be concluded that the hydrogen-based system can become a favorable system without aid from the grid system a nd bring advantage in technical and economic point of view and also suitable to be applied in th e coastal residential application as energy carrier if only the current cost of wind turbine, PV arrays an d hydrogen system technology have been reduced to its minimum rate.

Analysis on the spatial distribution of logistics industry in the developed East Coast Area in China

Based on the theory of location quotient (LQ) and the characteristics of regional logistics, we apply methods of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) to examine variation in logistics industry in the East Coast Area (ECA) in China. This paper investigates the regional disparities at city level in ECA by global and local spatial autocorrelation analysis, with the support of ArcMap and Geoda software. It visualizes the regional distribution of logistics industry by box map, and analyzes the statistical data of China logistic industry by Moran’s I scatter plots and local indicators of spatial association (LISA) map. Then we briefly discuss regional economic development in relation to the spatial distribution of logistics industry. The results show that the Moran’s I for per capita GDP is higher than that for logistics industry in ECA. Some logistics clusters have been formed in the developed strip-shaped region—confirming the existence of agglomeration economics. The paper has derived some implications for policy makers at the end.