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Kyoko Ohashi Jinyu Sheng Keith R. Thompson Charles G. Hannah Harold Ritchie 《Continental Shelf Research》2009
A numerical shelf circulation model was developed for the Scotian Shelf, using a nested-grid setup consisting of a three-dimensional baroclinic inner model embedded inside a two-dimensional barotropic outer model. The shelf circulation model is based on the Princeton Ocean Model and driven by three-hourly atmospheric forcing provided by a numerical weather forecast model and by tidal forcing specified at the inner model's open boundaries based on pre-calculated tidal harmonic constants. The outer model simulates the depth-mean circulation forced by wind and atmospheric pressure fields over the northwest Atlantic Ocean with a horizontal resolution of 1/12°. The inner model simulates the three-dimensional circulation over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Scotian Shelf, and the adjacent slope with a horizontal resolution of 1/16°. The performance of the shelf circulation model is assessed by comparing model results with oceanographic observations made along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia and in the vicinity of Sable Island (on the Scotian Shelf) during two periods: October 2000–March 2001 and April–June 2002. Analysis of model results on Sable Island Bank indicates that tidal currents account for as much as ∼80% of the total variance of near-bottom currents, and currents driven by local winds account for ∼30% of the variance of the non-tidal near-bottom currents. Shelf waves generated remotely by winds and propagating into the region also play an important role in the near-bottom circulation on the bank. 相似文献
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An analysis of time variations in the earth's length of day (LOD) for 25 years (1973-1998) versus at- mospheric circulation changes and lunar phase is presented. It is found that, on the average, there is a 27.3-day and 13.6-day period oscillation in global zonal wind speed, atmospheric geopotential height, and LOD following alternating changes in lunar phase. Every 5-9 days (6.8 days on average), the fields of global atmospheric zonal wind and geopotential height and LOD undergo a sudden change in rela- tion to a change in lunar declination. The observed atmospheric oscillation with this time period may be viewed as a type of atmospheric tide. Ten atmospheric tidal cases have been analyzed by comparing changes in LOD, global zonal wind speed and atmospheric geopotential height versus change in lunar declination. Taken together these cases reveal prominent 27.3-day and 13.6-day tides. The lunar forcing on the earth's atmosphere is great and obvious changes occur in global fields of zonal wind speed and atmospheric geopotential height over the equatorial and low latitude areas. The driving force for the 27.3-day and 13.6-day atmospheric tides is the periodic change in lunar forcing during the moon's revolution around the earth. When the moon is located on the celestial equator the lunar declination equals zero and the lunar tidal forcing on the atmosphere reaches its maximum, at this time the global zonal wind speed increases and the earth's rotation rate decreases and LOD increases. Conversely, when the moon reaches its most northern or southern positions the lunar declination is maximized, lunar tidal forcing decreases, global zonal wind speed decreases, earth's rotation rate increases and LOD decreases. 27.3-day and 13.6-day period atmospheric tides deserve deeper study. Lunar tidal forcing should be considered in models of atmospheric circulation and in short and medium range weather forecasting. 相似文献
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An unstructured mesh model of the west coast of Britain, covering the same domain and using topography and open boundary forcing
that are identical to a previous validated uniform grid finite difference model of the region, is used to compare the performance
of a finite volume (FV) and a finite element (FE) model of the area in determining tide–surge interaction in the region. Initial
calculations show that although qualitatively both models give comparable tidal solutions in the region, comparison with observations
shows that the FV model tends to under-estimate tidal amplitudes and hence background tidal friction in the eastern Irish
Sea. Storm surge elevations in the eastern Irish Sea due to westerly, northerly and southerly uniform wind stresses computed
with the FV model tend to be slightly higher than those computed with the FE model, due to differences in background tidal
friction. However, both models showed comparable non-linear tide–surge interaction effects for all wind directions, suggesting
that they can reproduce the extensive tide–surge interaction processes that occur in the eastern Irish Sea. Following on from
this model comparison study, the physical processes contributing to surge generation and tide–surge interaction in the region
are examined. Calculations are performed with uniform wind stresses from a range of directions, and the balance of various
terms in the hydrodynamic equations is examined. A detailed comparison of the spatial variability of time series of non-linear
bottom friction and non-linear momentum advection terms at six adjacent nodes at two locations in water depths of 20 and 6 m
showed some spatial variability from one node to another. This suggests that even in the near coastal region, where water
depths are of the order of 6 m and the mesh is fine (of order 0.5 km), there is significant spatial variability in the non-linear
terms. In addition, distributions of maximum bed stress due to tides and wind forcing in nearshore regions show appreciable
spatial variability. This suggests that intensive measurement campaigns and very high-resolution mesh models are required
to validate and reproduce the non-linear processes that occur in these regions and to predict extreme bed stresses that can
give rise to sediment movement. High-resolution meshes will also be required in pollution transport problems. 相似文献
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The role of seamounts in the formation and evolution of sea ice is investigated in a series of numerical experiments with
a coupled sea ice–ocean model. Bottom topography, stratification and forcing are configured for the Maud Rise region in the
Weddell Sea. The specific flow regime that develops at the seamount as the combined response to steady and tidal forcing consists
of free and trapped waves and a vortex cap, which is caused by mean flow and tidal flow rectification. The enhanced variability
through tidal motion in particular modifies the mixed layer above the seamount enough to delay and reduce sea-ice formation
throughout the winter. The induced sea-ice anomaly spreads and moves westward and affects an area of several 100 000 km2. Process studies reveal the complex interaction between wind, steady and periodic ocean currents: all three are required
in the process of generation of the sea ice and mixed layer anomalies (mainly through tidal flow), their detachment from the
topography (caused by steady oceanic flow) and the westward translation of the sea-ice anomaly (driven by the time-mean wind). 相似文献
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Anna Zacharioudaki Shunqi Pan Dave Simmonds Vanesa Magar Dominic E. Reeve 《Ocean Dynamics》2011,61(6):807-827
In this paper, we investigate changes in the wave climate of the west-European shelf seas under global warming scenarios.
In particular, climate change wind fields corresponding to the present (control) time-slice 1961–2000 and the future (scenario)
time-slice 2061–2100 are used to drive a wave generation model to produce equivalent control and scenario wave climate. Yearly
and seasonal statistics of the scenario wave climates are compared individually to the corresponding control wave climate
to identify relative changes of statistical significance between present and future extreme and prevailing wave heights. Using
global, regional and linked global–regional wind forcing over a set of nested computational domains, this paper further demonstrates
the sensitivity of the results to the resolution and coverage of the forcing. It suggests that the use of combined forcing
from linked global and regional climate models of typical resolution and coverage is a good option for the investigation of
relative wave changes in the region of interest of this study. Coarse resolution global forcing alone leads to very similar
results over regions that are highly exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. In contrast, fine resolution regional forcing alone is
shown to be insufficient for exploring wave climate changes over the western European waters because of its limited coverage.
Results obtained with the combined global–regional wind forcing showed some consistency between scenarios. In general, it
was shown that mean and extreme wave heights will increase in the future only in winter and only in the southwest of UK and
west of France, north of about 44–45° N. Otherwise, wave heights are projected to decrease, especially in summer. Nevertheless,
this decrease is dominated by local wind waves whilst swell is found to increase. Only in spring do both swell and local wind
waves decrease in average height. 相似文献
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The Mediterranean Sea is a region of intense air–sea interactions, with in particular strong evaporation over sea which drives
the thermohaline circulation. The Mediterranean region is also prone to strong precipitation events characterized by low spatial
extent, short duration, and high temporal variability. The impacts of intense offshore precipitation over sea, in the Gulf
of Lions which is a spot for winter deep convection, are investigated using four sensitivity simulations performed at mesoscale
resolution with the eddy-resolving regional ocean model NEMO-MED12. We use various atmospheric fields to force NEMO-MED12,
downscaled from reanalyses with the non-hydrostatic mesoscale Weather Research and Forecasting model but differing in space
resolutions (20 and 6.7 km) or in time frequencies (daily and three-hourly). This numerical study evidences that immediate,
intense, and rapid freshening occurs under strong precipitation events. The strong salinity anomaly induced extends horizontally
(≃50 km) as vertically (down to 50 m) and persists several days after strong precipitation events. The change in the space
resolution of the atmospheric forcing modifies the precipitating patterns and intensity, as well as the shape and the dynamics
of the low-salinity layer formed are changed. With higher forcing frequency, shorter and heavier precipitation falls in the
ocean in the center of the Gulf of Lions, and due to a stronger vertical shear and mixing, the low-salinity anomaly propagates
deeper. 相似文献
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Emil V. Stanev Jörg-Olaf Wolff Hans Burchard Karsten Bolding Götz Flöser 《Ocean Dynamics》2003,53(1):27-51
In this paper we use a combination of numerical modeling and data analysis to gain a better understanding of the major characteristics
of the circulation in the East Frisian Wadden Sea. In particular, we concentrate on the asymmetry of the tidal wave and its
modulation in the coastal area, which results in a complex pattern of responses to the sea-level forcing from the North Sea.
The numerical simulations are based on the 3-D primitive equation General Estuarine Transport Model (GETM) with a horizontal
resolution of 200 m and terrain-following vertical coordinates. The model is forced at its open boundaries with sea-level
data from an operational model for the German Bight (German Hydrographic Office). The validation data for our model simulations
include time series of tidal gauge data and surface currents measured at a pile in the back-barrier basin of the Island Langeoog,
as well as several ADCP transects in the Accumer Ee tidal inlet.
Circulation and turbulence characteristics are investigated for typical situations driven by spring and neap tides, and the
analysis is focused on dominating temporal and spatial patterns. By investigating the response of five back-barrier basins
with rather different morphologies to external forcing, an attempt is made to elucidate the dominating physical balances controlling
the circulation in the individual sub-basins. It is demonstrated that the friction at the seabed tends to slow down the tidal
signal in the shallow water. This leads to the establishment of flood dominance in the shallow sea north of the barrier islands.
South of the islands, where the water volume of the channels at low tide is smaller than the tidal prism, the asymmetry of
the tidal signal is shifted towards ebb dominance, a feature which is particularly pronounced at spring tide.
At the northern open boundary, the tidal wave propagating from west to east generates a sea-level difference of ∼1 m along
the boundary, and thereby triggers vigorous alongshore currents. The frictional control in the model is located in the inlets,
as well as along the northern boundary. The correlation between velocity and turbulent kinetic energy tends to the establishment
of a net southward transport, giving theoretical support to the observed accumulation of sediments on the intertidal flats.
Weak turbulence along the northern shores of the barrier islands and the small magnitude of the residual currents there promote
accumulation of suspended matter in these areas, although wave action will generally counteract this effect.
Received: 29 May 2002 / Accepted: 26 September 2002
Responsible Editor: Jean-Marie Beckers
Acknowledgements We are indebted to S. Dick for providing the data from the operational model of BSH and to B. Flemming for the useful discussions.
The topography data and Fig. 1 have been prepared in cooperation with F. Meyer. Figure 2 has been prepared by G. Brink-Spalink.
We also thank for the comments from an anonymous reviewer which helped to improve our paper. 相似文献
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Fredolin T. Tangang Changsui Xia Fangli Qiao Liew Juneng Feng Shan 《Ocean Dynamics》2011,61(9):1317-1328
A wave–tide–circulation coupled model based on Princeton Ocean Model is established to study the seasonal circulation in the
Malay Peninsula Eastern Continental Shelf region. The model successfully reconstructs the observed seasonal variation of the
circulation in the region, as well as the main currents. The simulated tidal harmonic constants, sea surface temperature,
and sea surface height anomaly agree with the observations well. The model results show that the upper-layer circulation in
the region is mainly controlled by the monsoon winds, while there are two transitions in spring and fall. An anti-cyclonic
eddy is present off the Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast in summer, centered at 5°N and 105.5°E, both in the TOPEX/Poseidon
data and in the model. Numerical experiments show that the wind stress curl and bathymetry steering are responsible for its
formation. 相似文献
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Karin M. H. Huijts Huib E. de Swart George P. Schramkowski Henk M. Schuttelaars 《Ocean Dynamics》2011,61(8):1067-1091
An analytical and a numerical model are used to understand the response of velocity and sediment distributions over Gaussian-shaped
estuarine cross-sections to changes in tidal forcing and water depth. The estuaries considered here are characterized by strong
mixing and a relatively weak along-channel density gradient. It is also examined under what conditions the fast, two-dimensional
analytical flow model yields results that agree with those obtained with the more complex three-dimensional numerical model.
The analytical model reproduces and explains the main velocity and sediment characteristics in large parts of the parameter
space considered (average tidal velocity amplitude, 0.1–1 m s − 1 and maximum water depth, 10–60 m). Its skills are lower for along-channel residual flows if nonlinearities are moderate to
high (strong tides in deep estuaries) and for transverse flows and residual sediment concentrations if the Ekman number is
small (weak tides in deep estuaries). An important new aspect of the analytical model is the incorporation of tidal variations
in the across-channel density gradient, causing a double circulation pattern in the transverse flow during slack tides. The
gradient also leads to a new tidally rectified residual flow component via net advection of along-channel tidal momentum by
the density-induced transverse tidal flow. The component features landward currents in the channel and seaward currents over
the slopes and is particularly effective in deeper water. It acts jointly with components induced by horizontal density differences,
Coriolis-induced tidal rectification and Stokes discharge, resulting in different along-channel residual flow regimes. The
residual across-channel density gradient is crucial for the residual transverse circulation and for the residual sediment
concentration. The clockwise density-induced circulation traps sediment in the fresher water over the left slope (looking
up-estuary in the northern hemisphere). Model results are largely consistent with available field data of well-mixed estuaries. 相似文献
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Synoptic scale variability of the Southern Ocean wind field in the high-frequency range of barotropic Rossby waves results
in transport variations of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which are highly coherent with the bottom pressure field
all around the Antarctic continent. The coherence pattern, in contrast to the steady state ACC, is steered by the geostrophic
f/h contours passing through Drake Passage and circling closely around the continent. At lower frequencies, with interannual
and decadal periods, the correlation with the bottom pressure continues, but baroclinic processes gain importance. For periods
exceeding a few years, variations of the ACC transport are in geostrophic balance with the pressure field associated with
the baroclinic potential energy stored in the stratification, whereas bottom pressure plays a minor role. The low-frequency
variability of the ACC transport is correlated with the baroclinic state variable in the entire Southern Ocean, mediated by
baroclinic topographic–planetary Rossby waves that are not bound to f/h contours. To clarify the processes of wave dynamics and pattern correlation, we apply a circulation model with simplified
physics (the barotropic–baroclinic-interaction model BARBI) and use two types of wind forcing: the National Centers for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP) wind field with integrations spanning three decades and an artificial wind field constructed from the first
three empirical orthogonal functions of NCEP combined with a temporal variability according to an autoregressive process.
Experiments with this Southern Annular Mode type forcing have been performed for 1,800 years. We analyze the spin-up, trends,
and variability of the model runs. Particular emphasis is placed on coherence and correlation patterns between the ACC transport,
the wind forcing, the bottom pressure field and the pressure associated with the baroclinic potential energy. A stochastic
dynamical model is developed that describes the dominant barotropic and baroclinic processes and represents the spectral properties
for a wide range of frequencies, from monthly periods to hundreds of years. 相似文献
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The Bras d’Or Lakes (BdOL) are a large, complex and virtually land-locked estuary in central Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia and one of Canada’s charismatic ecosystems, sustaining ecological and cultural communities unique in many aspects. The BdOL comprise two major basins, many deep and shallow bays, several narrow channels and straits and a large, geologically complex watershed. Predictive knowledge of the water movement within the estuary is a key requirement for effective management and sustainable development of the BdOL ecosystem. A three-dimensional (3D) primitive-equation ocean circulation model is used to examine the estuary’s response to tides, winds and buoyancy forcing associated with freshwater runoff in a series of numerical experiments validated with empirical data. The model results generate intense, jet-like tidal flows of about 1 m s?1 in the channels between the basins and connecting them to the ocean and relatively weak tidal currents in other regions, which agrees well with previous observations and numerical results. Wind forcing and buoyancy forcing associated with river runoff play important roles in generating the significant sub-tidal circulations in the estuary, including narrow channels, deep basins and shallow bays. The circulation model is also used to reconstruct the 3D circulation and temperature-salinity distributions in the summer months of 1974, when current and hydrographic measurements were made at several locations. The sub-tidal circulation in the estuary produced by the model is characterised by wind and barometric set-up and set-down in different sections of the system, and a classic two-layer estuarine circulation in which brackish, near-surface waters flow seaward from the estuary into the Atlantic Ocean, and deep salty waters flow landward through the major channel. The model results reproduce reasonably well the overall features of observed circulation and temperature-salinity fields made in the BdOL in 1974 but generally underestimate the observed currents and density stratification. The model discrepancies reflect the use of spatially mean wind forcing and spatially and monthly mean surface heat flux and the inability of the coarse model horizontal resolution (～500 m) to resolve narrow channels and straits. 相似文献
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The transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is influenced by a variety of processes and parameters. A proper
implementation of basin geometry, ocean topography and baroclinicity is known to be a fundamental requisite for a realistic
simulation of the circulation and transport. Other, more subtle parameters are those of eddy-induced transports and diapycnal
mixing of thermohaline tracers or buoyancy, either treated by eddy resolution or by a proper parameterization. Quite a number
of realistic numerical simulations of the circulation in the Southern Ocean have recently been published. Many concepts on
relations of the ACC transport to model parameters and forcing function are in discussion, however, without much generality
and little success. We present a series of numerical simulations of circumpolar flow with a simplified numerical model, ranging
from flat-bottom wind-driven flow to baroclinic flow with realistic topography and wind and buoyancy forcing. Analysis of
the balances of momentum, vorticity, and baroclinic potential energy enables us to develop a new transport theory, which combines
the most important mechanisms driving the circulation of the ACC and determining its zonal transport. The theory is based
on the importance of the bottom vertical velocity in generating vorticity and shaping the baroclinic potential energy of the
ACC. It explains the breaking of the -constraint by baroclinicity and brings together in one equation the wind and buoyancy forcing of the current. The theory
emphasizes the role of Ekman pumping and eddy diffusion of buoyancy to determine the transport. It also demonstrates that
eddy viscosity effects are irrelevant in the barotropic vorticity balance and that friction arises via eddy diffusion of density.
In this regime, the classical Stommel model of vorticity balance is revived where the bottom friction coefficient is replaced
by (with the Gent–McWilliams coefficient and the baroclinic Rossby radius ) and a modified wind curl forcing appears. 相似文献
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Marta Rodrigues Anabela Oliveira Martha Guerreiro André Bustorff Fortunato José Menaia Luís Mesquita David Alexandra Cravo 《Ocean Dynamics》2011,61(6):841-856
This study aims at understanding the fecal contamination behavior in a small coastal stream (Aljezur, Portugal), which has
significant economic and ecological values. Like in most small coastal systems, circulation and water renewal in the Aljezur
stream exhibit a strong variability due to their dependence on tides, waves, intermittent river flows, and a highly variable
morphology. Hence, the problem was approached through a combination of field surveys and the development and application of
a hard-coupled three-dimensional hydrodynamic and fecal contamination model. Salinity and temperature results have shown that
mixing and transport in the stream are very sensitive to the river flow and wind forcing. The model is able to represent the
main patterns and trends observed in Escherichia coli and fecal enterococcus concentrations along the stream, for different environmental and contamination conditions, suggesting
die-off rates on the order of 0.50–0.55 day−1. Die-off rate and the representation of the sediment-associated processes were identified as the major remaining sources
of uncertainty in the model. Results show that, owing to the processes that occur along the stream, fecal bacteria reach the
beaches water in numbers that comply with the European Bathing Waters Directive, even during the summer periods when the upstream
concentrations are larger. In particular, results suggest a direct relation between the tidal propagation upstream and the
reduction of the fecal bacteria concentrations along the stream that can be relevant for the development of a strategy for
the management of the system’s water safety. 相似文献
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This paper addresses the impact of atmospheric variability on ocean circulation in tidal and non-tidal basins. The data are generated by an unstructured-grid numerical model resolving the dynamics in the coastal area, as well as in the straits connecting the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The model response to atmospheric forcing in different frequency intervals is quantified. The results demonstrate that the effects of the two mechanical drivers, tides and wind, are not additive, yet non-linear interactions play an important role. There is a tendency for tidally and wind-driven circulations to be coupled, in particular in the coastal areas and straits. High-frequency atmospheric variability tends to amplify the mean circulation and modify the exchange between the North and the Baltic Sea. The ocean response to different frequency ranges in the wind forcing is area-selective depending on specific local dynamics. The work done by wind on the oceanic circulation depends strongly upon whether the regional circulation is tidally or predominantly wind-driven. It has been demonstrated that the atmospheric variability affects the spring-neap variability very strongly. 相似文献
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Climate and variability bias adjustment of climate model-derived winds for a southeast Australian dynamical wave model 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Climate models are increasingly being used to force dynamical wind wave models in order to assess the potential climate change-driven
variations in wave climate. In this study, an ensemble of wave model simulations have been used to assess the ability of climate
model winds to reproduce the present-day (1981–2000) mean wave climate and its seasonal variability for the southeast coast
of Australia. Surface wind forcing was obtained from three dynamically downscaled Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP-3)
global climate model (GCM) simulations (CSIRO Mk3.5, GFDLcm2.0 and GFDLcm2.1). The downscaling was performed using CSIRO’s
cubic conformal atmospheric model (CCAM) over the Australian region at approximately 60-km resolution. The wind climates derived
from the CCAM downscaled GCMs were assessed against observations (QuikSCAT and NCEP Re-analysis 2 (NRA-2) reanalyses) over
the 1981–2000 period and were found to exhibit both bias in mean wind conditions (climate bias) as well as bias in the variance
of wind conditions (variability bias). Comparison of the modelled wave climate with over 20 years of wave data from six wave
buoys in the study area indicates that direct forcing of the wave models with uncorrected CCAM winds result in suboptimal
wave hindcast. CCAM winds were subsequently adjusted for climate and variability bias using a bivariate quantile adjustment
which corrects both directional wind components to align in distribution to the NRA-2 winds. Forcing of the wave models with
bias-adjusted winds leads to a significant improvement of the hindcast mean annual wave climate and its seasonal variability.
However, bias adjustment of the CCAM winds does not improve the ability of the model to reproduce the storm wave climate.
This is likely due to a combination of storm systems tracking too quickly through the wave generation zone and the performance
of the NRA-2 winds used as a benchmark in this study. 相似文献
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This paper deals with the interaction and small-scale processes occurring around the inlets that connect the Venice Lagoon
with the Northern Adriatic Sea. In a previous paper, barotropic processes have been investigated, whereas here, the focus
is on the baroclinic processes. The hydrodynamics of the area are studied by means of a 3D shallow water hydrodynamic finite-element
model, suitable to describe areas of complex morphology such as the coasts and the interaction channels. This is the first
work that models the 3D interaction between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. Three different sets of simulations have
been carried out to identify the physics behind the small-scale processes and the influence of the main forcings on the study
area. The first imposes different idealized forcings, such as tides, wind, and river runoff. The vorticity maps of the first
two layers show the predominance of wind forcing in the coastal area and tidal forcing in the three inlets of the Lagoon.
Bora wind acts homogeneously, increasing the littoral currents, while Sirocco wind mainly impacts near Chioggia inlet, with
a coastal current reversal, inducing its detachment offshore. Freshwater patterns are present along the coast, near the river
mouths. Rivers do not directly influence the circulation close to the coast in front of the Venice Lagoon, except for the
area near Chioggia inlet, where the Brenta river action can be seen. The second set of simulations deals with a sensitivity
analysis to define the importance of the advection and of the baroclinic pressure gradient terms in the creation of persistent
structures, such as small-scale coastal vortices seen along the littoral very close to the inlets. This analysis shows how
advection is the main physical process responsible for the persistence of the positive vorticity structures close to the coast
between the inlets, while the negative vorticity structures, also seen by the HF Radar, are due to the baroclinic-advective
interaction. Finally, a real case, year 2004, has been simulated both to validate the model with observations and to identify
the occurrence during the year of the characteristic hydrodynamic features attributable to the main forcings. The action of
Bora wind characterizes the surface current patterns of February and November 2004, while Sirocco influences the month of
May 2004. During periods of weak wind, the model reproduces the small-scale vortical structures close to the littoral. 相似文献
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A shallow water hydrostatic 2D hydrodynamic numerical model, based on the boundary conforming coordinate system, was used to simulate aspects of both general and small scale oceanic features occurring in the composite system constituted by the Adriatic Sea and the Lagoon of Venice (Italy), under the influence of tide and realistic atmospheric forcing. Due to a specific technique for the treatment of movable lateral boundaries, the model is able to simulate efficiently dry up and flooding processes within the lagoon. Firstly, a model calibration was performed by comparing the results of the model, forced using tides and ECMWF atmospheric pressure and wind fields, with observations collected for a set of 33 mareographic stations uniformly distributed in the Adriatic Sea and in the Lagoon of Venice. A second numerical experiment was then carried out by considering only the tidal forcing. Through a comparison between the results obtained in the two experiments it was possible to assess the reliability of the estimated parameter through the composite forcing. Model results were then verified by comparing simulated amplitude and phase of each tidal constituent as well as tidal velocities simulated at the inlets of the lagoon and in the Northern Adriatic Sea with the corresponding observed values. The model accurately reproduces the observed harmonics: mean amplitude differences rarely exceed 1 cm, while phase errors are commonly confined below 15°. Semidiurnal and diurnal currents were correctly reproduced in the northern basin and a good agreement was obtained with measurements carried out at the lagoon inlets. On this basis, the outcomes of the hydrodynamic model were analyzed in order to investigate: (i) small-scale coastal circulation features observed at the interface between the adjoining basins, which consist often of vortical dipoles connected with the tidal flow of Adriatic water entering and leaving the Lagoon of Venice and with along-shore current fields connected with specific wind patterns; (ii) residual oscillations, which are often connected to meteorological forcing over the basin. In particular, it emerges that small-scale vortical features generated near the lagoon inlet can be efficiently transported toward the open sea, thus contributing to the water exchange between the two marine regions, and a realistic representation of observed residual oscillations in the area would require a very detailed knowledge of atmospheric as well as remote oceanic forcing. 相似文献
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Almudena Fontán Manuel González Neil Wells Michael Collins Julien Mader Luis Ferrer Ganix Esnaola Adolfo Uriarte 《Continental Shelf Research》2009,29(8):998-1007
The Basque coastal area, in the southeastern Bay of Biscay, can be characterised as being more influenced by land climate and inputs, than other typically ‘open sea’ areas. The influence of coastal processes, together with the presence of irregular and steep topography, complicate greatly the water circulation patterns. Water movement along the Basque coastal area is not well understood; observations are scarce and long-term current records are lacking. The knowledge available is confined to the surface currents: the surface water circulation is controlled mainly by wind forcing, with tidal and density currents being weak. However, there is a lack of knowledge available on currents within the lower levels of the water column; likewise, on the main time-scales involved in the water circulation. This study quantifies the contribution of the tidal and wind-induced currents, to the overall water circulation; it identifies the main time-scales involved within the tidal and wind-induced flows, investigating difference in such currents, throughout the water column, within Pasaia Bay (Basque coast). Within this context, extensive oceanographic and meteorological data have been obtained, in order to describe the circulation. The present investigation reveals that the circulation, within the surface and the sub-surface waters, is controlled mainly by wind forcing fluctuations, over a wide range of meteorological frequencies: third-diurnal, semidiurnal and diurnal land–sea breezes; synoptic variability; frequencies, near fortnightly periods; and seasonal. At the lower levels of the water column, the main contribution to the water circulation arises from residual currents, followed by wind-induced currents on synoptic time-scales. In contrast, tidal currents contribute minimally to the overall circulation throughout the water column. 相似文献
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《Continental Shelf Research》1998,18(10):1157-1177
The spatial and temporal variability of water entering and leaving the Chesapeake Bay estuary was determined with a spatial resolution of 75 m. The four cruises during which the observations were made took place under different conditions of freshwater discharge, tidal phase, and wind forcing. The tidal variability of the flows was dominated by the semidiurnal constituents that displayed greatest amplitudes and phase lags near the surface and in the channels that lie at the north and south sides of the entrance. The subtidal variability of the flows was classified into two general scenarios. The first scenario occurred during variable or persistently non-southwesterly winds. Under these conditions there was surface outflow and bottom inflow in the two channels, inflow over the shoal between the two channels, and possible anticyclonic gyre formation over the shoal. The flow pattern in the channels was produced by gravitational circulation and wind forcing. Over the shoal it was caused by tidal rectification and wind forcing. The second scenario occurred during persistently southwesterly winds. The anticyclonic gyre over the shoal vanished suggesting that wind forcing dominated the tidal rectification mechanism over the shoal, while gravitational circulation and wind forcing continued to cause the flows in the channels. In both scenarios, most of the volume exchange took place in the channels. 相似文献