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A mesoscale eddy detection method of specific intensity and scale from SSH image in the South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Mesoscale eddies exist almost everywhere in the ocean and play important roles in the ocean circulation of the world. These eddies may cause sound spread singular regions and bring great influences to the upwater ship and underwater aircraft. Due to the lack of hydrographic survey datasets, study of mesoscale eddies has been greatly restricted. Fortunately, satellite altimeter provided an effective way to study mesoscale eddies. An automatic detection algorithm is introduced to detect mesoscale eddies of specific intensity and spatial/temporal scale based on satellite sea surface height (SSH) data and the algorithm is applied in a strong eddy activity region: the South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific. The algorithm includes four steps. The first step is preprocessing of the SSH image, which includes elimination of error SSH data and interpolation. The second step is to detect suspected mesoscale eddies from preprocessed SSH images by dynamic threshold adjustment and morphological method, and the suspected mesoscale eddy detection includes two procedures: suspected mesoscale eddy core region detection and suspected mesoscale eddy brim extraction. The third step is to pick out mesoscale eddies satisfied with specified criteria from suspected mesoscale eddies. The criteria include three items, that is, intensity criterion, spatial scale, criterion and temporal scale criterion. The last step is algorithm performance analysis and verification. The algorithm has the capability of adaptive parameter adjustment, and can extract mesoscale eddies of interested intensity and spatial/temporal scale. The paper can provide a basis for analyzing space-time characteristics of mesoscale eddy in the South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific. 相似文献
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A complex and highly dynamical ocean region, the Agulhas Current System plays an important role in the transfer of energy, nutrients and organic material from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean. Its dynamics are not only important locally, but affect the global ocean-atmosphere system. In working towards improved ocean reanalysis and forecasting capabilities, it is important that numerical models simulate mesoscale variability accurately—especially given the scarcity of coherent observational platforms in the region. Data assimilation makes use of scarce observations, a dynamical model and their respective error statistics to estimate a new, improved model state that minimises the distance to the observations whilst preserving dynamical consistency. Qualitatively, it is unclear whether this minimisation directly translates to an improved representation of mesoscale dynamics. In this study, the impact of assimilating along-track sea-level anomaly (SLA) data into a regional Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) is investigated with regard to the simulation of mesoscale eddy characteristics. We use an eddy-tracking algorithm and compare the derived eddy characteristics of an assimilated (ASSIM) and an unassimilated (FREE) simulation experiment in HYCOM with gridded satellite altimetry-derived SLA data. Using an eddy tracking algorithm, we are able to quantitatively evaluate whether assimilation updates the model state estimate such that simulated mesoscale eddy characteristics are improved. Additionally, the analysis revealed limitations in the dynamical model and the data assimilation scheme, as well as artefacts introduced from the eddy tracking scheme. With some exceptions, ASSIM yields improvements over FREE in eddy density distribution and dynamics. Notably, it was found that FREE significantly underestimates the number of eddies south of Madagascar compared to gridded altimetry, with only slight improvements introduced through assimilation, highlighting the models’ limitation in sustaining mesoscale activity in this region. Interestingly, it was found that the threshold for the maximum eddy propagation velocity in the eddy detection scheme is often exceeded when data assimilation relocates an eddy, causing the algorithm to interpret the discontinuity as eddy genesis, which directly influences the eddy count, lifetime and propagation velocity, and indirectly influences other metrics such as non-linearity. Finally, the analysis allowed us to separate eddy kinetic energy into contributions from detected mesoscale eddies and meandering currents, revealing that the assimilation of SLA has a greater impact on mesoscale eddies than on meandering currents. 相似文献
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Based on eddy-permitting ocean circulation model outputs, the mesoscale variability is studied in the Sea of Okhotsk. We confirmed that the simulated circulation reproduces the main features of the general circulation in the Sea of Okhotsk. In particular, it reproduced a complex structure of the East-Sakhalin current and the pronounced seasonal variability of this current. We established that the maximum of mean kinetic energy was associated with the East-Sakhalin Current. In order to uncover causes and mechanisms of the mesoscale variability, we studied the budget of eddy kinetic energy (EKE) in the Sea of Okhotsk. Spatial distribution of the EKE showed that intensive mesoscale variability occurs along the western boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk, where the East-Sakhalin Current extends. We revealed a pronounced seasonal variability of EKE with its maximum intensity in winter and its minimum intensity in summer. Analysis of EKE sources and rates of energy conversion revealed a leading role of time-varying (turbulent) wind stress in the generation of mesoscale variability along the western boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk in winter and spring. We established that a contribution of baroclinic instability predominates over that of barotropic instability in the generation of mesoscale variability along the western boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk. To demonstrate the mechanism of baroclinic instability, the simulated circulation was considered along the western boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk from January to April 2005. In April, the mesoscale anticyclonic eddies are observed along the western boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk. The role of the sea ice cover in the intensification of the mesoscale variability in the Sea of Okhotsk was discussed. 相似文献
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The oceanic response to a typhoon, where mesoscale ocean circulations co-exist, was investigated by analyzing the independent
observations of profiling floats data at three different locations, satellite altimetry data near the eye of Typhoon Man-Yi
(2007) before and after its passage, and synthetic aperture radar data taken during the typhoon’s passage. In spite of the
nearly symmetric wind pattern around the eye, the distribution of mesoscale eddies had a major impact on the surface currents
and mixed layer (ML) depths. As a result, the entrainment of the water below the ML into the ML was affected by the mesoscale
circulation and became asymmetric, which accounted for most of the changes observed in the temperature profiles. Changes in
the isotherms were driven primarily by the westward propagation of the mesoscale pattern rather than by the typhoon-induced
shoaling. The typhoon-induced shoaling could have played a significant role in the generation of high-frequency (e.g., near-inertial)
oscillations and/or sub-mesoscale structures. Although a similar or even greater energy flux was observed at the surface,
the entrainment within the anticyclonic circulation was weaker than that within the cyclonic circulation and at the edge of
the anticyclonic circulation because of the thick pre-existing ML. A strong ocean response to Typhoon Man-Yi (2007) within
a cyclonic circulation or at the edge of an anticyclonic circulation, rather than within an anticyclonic eddy, has implications
for the role of mesoscale ocean circulations in better understanding and forecasting the typhoon intensity. 相似文献
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Global ocean circulation models usually lack an adequate consideration of high-latitude processes due to a limited model domain
or insufficient resolution. Without the processes in key areas of the global thermohaline circulation, the characteristics
and flow of deep and bottom waters cannot be modeled realistically. In this study, a high-resolution (~20 km) ocean model
focused on the Weddell Sea sector of the Southern Ocean is combined with a low-resolution (2° × 2°) global ocean model applying the state estimation technique. Temperature, salinity, and velocity data on two Weddell Sea
sections from the regional model are used as constraints for the large-scale model in addition to satellite altimetry and
sea-surface temperatures. The differences between the model with additional constraints and without document that the Weddell
Sea circulation exerts significant influence on the course of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with consequences for Southern
Ocean water mass characteristics and the spreading of deep and bottom waters in the South Atlantic. Furthermore, a warming
trend in the period 1993–2001 was found in the Weddell Sea and adjacent basins in agreement with float measurements in the
upper Southern Ocean. Teleconnections to the North Atlantic are suggested but need further studies to demonstrate their statistical
significance. 相似文献
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L. Eymard S. Planton P. Durand C. Le Visage P. Y. Le Traon L. Prieur A. Weill D. Hauser J. Rolland J. Pelon F. Baudin B. Bénech J. L. Brenguier G. Caniaux P. De Mey E. Dombrowski A. Druilhet H. Dupuis B. Ferret C. Flamant P. Flamant F. Hernandez D. Jourdan K. Katsaros D. Lambert J. M. Lefèvre P. Le Borgne B. Le Squere A. Marsoin H. Roquet J. Tournadre V. Trouillet A. Tychensky B. Zakardjian 《Annales Geophysicae》1996,14(9):986-1015
The SEMAPHORE (Structure des Echanges Mer-Atmosphère, Propriétés des Hétérogénéités Océaniques: Recherche Expérimentale) experiment has been conducted from June to November 1993 in the Northeast Atlantic between the Azores and Madeira. It was centered on the study of the mesoscale ocean circulation and air-sea interactions. The experimental investigation was achieved at the mesoscale using moorings, floats, and ship hydrological survey, and at a smaller scale by one dedicated ship, two instrumented aircraft, and surface drifting buoys, for one and a half month in October-November (IOP: intense observing period). Observations from meteorological operational satellites as well as spaceborne microwave sensors were used in complement. The main studies undertaken concern the mesoscale ocean, the upper ocean, the atmospheric boundary layer, and the sea surface, and first results are presented for the various topics. From data analysis and model simulations, the main characteristics of the ocean circulation were deduced, showing the close relationship between the Azores front meander and the occurrence of Mediterranean water lenses (meddies), and the shift between the Azores current frontal signature at the surface and within the thermocline. Using drifting buoys and ship data in the upper ocean, the gap between the scales of the atmospheric forcing and the oceanic variability was made evident. A 2 °C decrease and a 40-m deepening of the mixed layer were measured within the IOP, associated with a heating loss of about 100 W m−2. This evolution was shown to be strongly connected to the occurrence of storms at the beginning and the end of October. Above the surface, turbulent measurements from ship and aircraft were analyzed across the surface thermal front, showing a 30% difference in heat fluxes between both sides during a 4-day period, and the respective contributions of the wind and the surface temperature were evaluated. The classical momentum flux bulk parameterization was found to fail in low wind and unstable conditions. Finally, the sea surface was investigated using airborne and satellite radars and wave buoys. A wave model, operationally used, was found to get better results compared with radar and wave-buoy measurements, when initialized using an improved wind field, obtained by assimilating satellite and buoy wind data in a meteorological model. A detailed analysis of a 2-day period showed that the swell component, propagating from a far source area, is underestimated in the wave model. A data base has been created, containing all experimental measurements. It will allow us to pursue the interpretation of observations and to test model simulations in the ocean, at the surface and in the atmospheric boundary layer, and to investigate the ocean-atmosphere coupling at the local and mesoscales. 相似文献
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The circulation in the Straits of Florida is dominated by the throughflow of the Florida Current, as modified by tidal flows,
responses to atmospheric cold front and extratropical cyclone (easterly wave and tropical cyclone) passages in winter (summer),
and intrinsic mesoscale variability due to instabilities of the Florida Current front and jet system. Monthly meanders of
the Florida Current, persistent oceanic fronts associated with the Florida Current’s baroclinic jet, and frontal eddies shed
weekly by the Florida Current are the primary mesoscale features. A limited area model (Princeton Ocean Model: POM) is implemented
to cover the Straits of Florida with a curvilinear grid that resolves the mesoscale structure, especially where the baroclinic
flow is locked to steep topography in a 90 degree bend of the Straits. Florida Current cyclonic frontal eddies are spawned
spontaneously, grow as they translate downstream, interact with shelf waters, and exhibit the same space-time attributes that
characterize their observed counterparts, as evidenced by satellite imagery, shipboard synoptic mapping, coastal HF radar,
and moored time series. Here, a deeper understanding is attempted for the frontal eddy kinematics and dynamics by examining,
for example, their sensitivity to model parameter values, synoptic versus monthly atmospheric forcing, and other determinants
of the flow. The mean flow shears are concentrated along the shelfbreak, where these frontal eddies are trapped, favoring
the formation of the eddies by mean flow instabilities. In particular, it is found that the Florida Current frontal eddies
exist independent of the wind-forcing considered (i.e., no winds, monthly winds, and synoptic (but not mesoscale) winds);
however, they are modulated by the synoptic wind-forcing. Nevertheless, intriguingly, the frontal eddies have the same weekly
time scale as the weather cycle. 相似文献
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George R. HalliwellJr Alexander Barth Robert H. Weisberg Patrick Hogan Ole Martin Smedstad James Cummings 《Ocean Dynamics》2009,59(1):139-155
Nested non-assimilative simulations of the West Florida Shelf for 2004–2005 are used to quantify the impact of initial and
boundary conditions provided by Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment ocean products. Simulations are nested within an
optimum interpolation hindcast of the Atlantic Ocean, the initial test of the US Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation system
for the Gulf of Mexico, and a global ocean hindcast that used the latter assimilation system. These simulations are compared
to one that is nested in a non-assimilative Gulf of Mexico model to document the importance of assimilation in the outer model.
Simulations are evaluated by comparing model results to moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler measurements and moored sea
surface temperature time series. The choice of outer model has little influence on simulated velocity fluctuations over the
inner and middle shelf where fluctuations are dominated by the deterministic wind-driven response. Improvement is documented
in the representation of alongshore flow variability over the outer shelf, driven in part by the intrusion of the Loop Current
and associated cyclones at the shelf edge near the Dry Tortugas. This improvement was realized in the simulation nested in
the global ocean hindcast, the only outer model choice that contained a realistic representation of Loop Current transport
associated with basin-scale wind-driven gyre circulation and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. For temperature,
the non-assimilative outer model had a cold bias in the upper ocean that was substantially corrected in the data-assimilative
outer models, leading to improved temperature representation in the simulations nested in the assimilative outer models. 相似文献
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Cecilia E. Enriquez Georgy I. Shapiro Alejandro J. Souza Andrei G. Zatsepin 《Ocean Dynamics》2005,55(5-6):476-489
A three dimensional structure of mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea is simulated using the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Coastal Ocean Modelling System. A number of sensitivity tests reveal the response of the model to changes in the horizontal
resolution, time steps, and diffusion coefficients. Three numerical grids are examined with x-fine (3.2 km), fine (6.7 km) and coarse (25 km) resolution. It is found that the coarse grid significantly overestimates
the energy of the currents and is not adequate even for the study of basin-scale circulation. The x-fine grid, on the other hand, does not give significant advantages compared to the fine grid, and the latter is used for
the bulk of simulations. The most adequate parameters are chosen from the sensitivity study and used to model both the basin-scale
circulation and day-to-day variability of mesoscale currents for the months of May and June of 2000. The model is forced with
actual wind data every 6 h and monthly climatic data for evaporation, precipitation, heat fluxes and river run-off. The results
of the fine grid model are compared favourably against the satellite imagery. The model adequately reproduces the general
circulation and many mesoscale features including cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies, jets and filaments in different parts
of the Black Sea. The model gives a realistic geographical distribution and parameters of mesoscale currents, such as size,
shape and evolution of the eddies. 相似文献
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Mapping the mesoscale surface velocity stream function by combining estimates of surface height from satellite altimetry
and surface currents from sequential infrared (sea-surface temperature) imagery using optimal interpolation is described.
Surface currents are computed from infrared images by the method of maximum cross-correlations (MCC) and are combined with
altimeter sea-level anomaly data from the TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS satellites. The analysis method was applied to 6 years of
data from the East Australian Current region. The covariance of velocity and sea-level data is consistent with the statistical
assumptions of homogeneous, isotropic turbulence, with typical length scales of order 220 km and time scales of 10 days in
this region. Augmenting the analysis of altimeter data with MCC velocity observations improves the resolution of the surface
currents, especially near the Australian coast, and demonstrates that the two data sources provide consistent and complementary
observations of the surface mesoscale circulation. The volume of MCC data is comparable to that from a satellite altimeter,
but with a more variable distribution of spatial and temporal resolution. In concert with altimetry, satellite radiometer
velocimetry represents a technique useful for retrospective analysis of currents from high-resolution satellite radiometer
data-sets.
Received: 3 July 2001 / Accepted: 16 November 2001 相似文献
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Toward a global ocean data assimilation system based on ensemble optimum interpolation: altimetry data assimilation experiment 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
A global ocean data assimilation system based on the ensemble optimum interpolation (EnOI) has been under development as the
Chinese contribution to the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment. The system uses a global ocean general circulation
model, which is eddy permitting, developed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In
this paper, the implementation of the system is described in detail. We describe the sampling strategy to generate the stationary
ensembles for EnOI. In addition, technical methods are introduced to deal with the requirement of massive memory space to
hold the stationary ensembles of the global ocean. The system can assimilate observations such as satellite altimetry, sea
surface temperature (SST), in situ temperature and salinity from Argo, XBT, Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO), and other sources
in a straightforward way. As a first step, an assimilation experiment from 1997 to 2001 is carried out by assimilating the
sea level anomaly (SLA) data from TOPEX/Poseidon. We evaluate the performance of the system by comparing the results with
various types of observations. We find that SLA assimilation shows very positive impact on the modeled fields. The SST and
sea surface height fields are clearly improved in terms of both the standard deviation and the root mean square difference.
In addition, the assimilation produces some improvements in regions where mesoscale processes cannot be resolved with the
horizontal resolution of this model. Comparisons with TAO profiles in the Pacific show that the temperature and salinity fields
have been improved to varying degrees in the upper ocean. The biases with respect to the independent TAO profiles are reduced
with a maximum magnitude of about 0.25°C and 0.1 psu for the time-averaged temperature and salinity. The improvements on temperature
and salinity also lead to positive impact on the subsurface currents. The equatorial under current is enhanced in the Pacific
although it is still underestimated after the assimilation. 相似文献
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Mesoscale eddy plays an important role in the ocean circulation. In order to improve the simulation accuracy of the mesoscale eddies, a three-dimensional variation (3DVAR) data assimilation system called Ocean Variational Analysis System (OVALS) is coupled with a POM model to simulate the mesoscale eddies in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. In this system, the sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) data by satellite altimeters are assimilated and translated into pseudo temperature and salinity (T-S) profile data. Then, these profile data are taken as observation data to be assimilated again and produce the three-dimensional analysis T-S field. According to the characteristics of mesoscale eddy, the most appropriate assimilation parameters are set up and testified in this system. A ten years mesoscale eddies simulation and comparison experiment is made, which includes two schemes: assimilation and non-assimilation. The results of comparison between two schemes and the observation show that the simulation accuracy of the assimilation scheme is much better than that of non-assimilation, which verified that the altimetry data assimilation method can improve the simulation accuracy of the mesoscale dramatically and indicates that it is possible to use this system on the forecast of mesoscale eddies in the future. 相似文献
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B. Meyssignac C. G. Piecuch C. J. Merchant M.-F. Racault H. Palanisamy C. MacIntosh S. Sathyendranath R. Brewin 《Surveys in Geophysics》2017,38(1):187-215
We analyse the regional variability in observed sea surface height (SSH), sea surface temperature (SST) and ocean colour (OC) from the ESA Climate Change Initiative datasets over the period 1993–2011. The analysis focuses on the signature of the ocean large-scale climate fluctuations driven by the atmospheric forcing and do not address the mesoscale variability. We use the ECCO version 4 ocean reanalysis to unravel the role of ocean transport and surface buoyancy fluxes in the observed SSH, SST and OC variability. We show that the SSH regional variability is dominated by the steric effect (except at high latitude) and is mainly shaped by ocean heat transport divergences with some contributions from the surface heat fluxes forcing that can be significant regionally (confirming earlier results). This is in contrast with the SST regional variability, which is the result of the compensation of surface heat fluxes by ocean heat transport in the mixed layer and arises from small departures around this background balance. Bringing together the results of SSH and SST analyses, we show that SSH and SST bear some common variability. This is because both SSH and SST variability show significant contributions from the surface heat fluxes forcing. It is evidenced by the high correlation between SST and buoyancy-forced SSH almost everywhere in the ocean except at high latitude. OC, which is determined by phytoplankton biomass, is governed by the availability of light and nutrients that essentially depend on climate fluctuations. For this reason, OC shows significant correlation with SST and SSH. We show that the correlation with SST displays the same pattern as the correlation with SSH with a negative correlation in the tropics and subtropics and a positive correlation at high latitude. We discuss the reasons for this pattern. 相似文献
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Besides providing an estimate of the changing ocean state, an important result of the dynamically consistent estimating the circulation and climate of the ocean (ECCO) state estimate approach is the provision of a posterior model–data residuals which contain important information about elements in the assimilated observations that are inconsistent with the model dynamics or with the information present in other ocean data sets that are being used as constraints in the assimilation procedure. Based on decreased GECCO2 model–data residuals, upon using the altimeter data through the ESA climate change initiative (cci) sea-level (SL) project, we show here that the recently reprocessed ESA SL_cci altimeter data set (SL1) has been improved relative to the earlier AVISO altimetry data set and is now more consistent with the GECCO2 estimate and with the information about the changing ocean state embedded in other ocean data sets. The improvement can be shown to exist separately for both TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS data sets. The study reveals that especially in regions characterized by small sea surface height (SSH) variability and small signal-to-noise ratio in the SSH data, improvements can be on the order of 30% of previously existing model–data residuals. However, in some regions we can find degradations, particulary in those where GECCO2 has little skill in representing the altimeter data and where evaluation of the products with GECCO2 is thus not advisable. Upon the assimilation of the new SL1 data set, the GECCO2 synthesis was further improved. However, adding the sea surface temperature (SST) from the SST_cci project as additional constrain, no further impact can be identified. 相似文献
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Tommy G. Jensen Igor Shulman Hemantha W. Wijesekera Stephanie Anderson Sherwin Ladner 《Ocean Dynamics》2018,68(3):391-410
Large freshwater fluxes into the Bay of Bengal by rainfall and river discharges result in strong salinity fronts in the bay. In this study, a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-ocean-wave model with comprehensive physics is used to model the weather, ocean circulation, and wave field in the Bay of Bengal. Our objective is to explore the submesoscale activity that occurs in a realistic coupled model that resolves mesoscales and allows part of the submesoscale field. Horizontal resolution in the atmosphere varies from 2 to 6 km and is 13 km for surface waves, while the ocean model is submesoscale permitting with resolutions as high as 1.5 km and a vertical resolution of 0.5 m in the upper 10 m. In this paper, three different cases of oceanic submesoscale features are discussed. In the first case, heavy rainfall and intense downdrafts produced by atmospheric convection are found to force submesoscale currents, temperature, and salinity anomalies in the oceanic mixed layer and impact the mesoscale flow. In a second case, strong solitary-like waves are generated by semidiurnal tides in the Andaman Sea and interact with mesoscale flows and fronts and affect submesoscale features generated along fronts. A third source of submesoscale variability is found further north in the Bay of Bengal where river outflows help maintain strong salinity gradients throughout the year. For that case, a comparison with satellite observations of sea surface height anomalies, sea surface temperature, and chlorophyll shows that the model captures the observed mesoscale eddy features of the flow field, but in addition, submesoscale upwelling and downwelling patterns associated with ageostrophic secondary circulations along density fronts are also captured by the model. 相似文献
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Global coupled climate models are generally capable of reproducing the observed trends in the globally averaged atmospheric
temperature. However, the global models do not perform as well on regional scales. Here, we present results from a 20-year,
high-resolution ocean model experiment for the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The atmospheric forcing is taken from the final
20 years of a twentieth-century control run with a coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation model. The ocean model results
from the regional ocean model are validated using observations of hydrography from repeat cruises in the Barents Sea. Validation
is performed for average quantities and for probability distributions in space and time. The validation results reveal that,
though the regional model is forced by a coupled global model that has a noticeable sea ice bias in the Barents Sea, the hydrography
and its variability are reproduced with an encouraging quality. We attribute this improvement to the realistic transport of
warm, salty waters into the Barents Sea in the regional model. These lateral fluxes in the ocean are severely underestimated
by the global model. The added value with the regional model that we have documented here lends hope to advance the quality
of oceanic climate change impact studies. 相似文献
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We show a mechanism whereby the jets result during the development of β-plumes (i.e., low-frequency Rossby waves that establish gyre circulations) in a model of ocean-basin circulation. The energy originates in baroclinic meanders of circulation at the eastern boundary of the ocean. Eddies are intimately related and occur as a result of the instability of this process. This mechanism does not rely on the existence of the small-scale turbulence to establish zonal flows. Zonal jets can then be amplified by eddies arranged in certain order in the flow. The underlying dynamics include the propagation of linear and nonlinear basin scale Rossby waves. The related barotropic theory for these waves is developed here. We demonstrate the radiative development of jets and β-plumes in a laboratory experiment using a rotating fluid with a paraboloidal free surface. The dynamical fields are measured by the laboratory analog of the satellite altimetry. 相似文献
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Clement Ubelmann Jacques Verron Jean-Michel Brankart Pierre Brasseur Emmanuel Cosme 《Ocean Dynamics》2012,62(6):867-880
Tropical instability waves (TIWs) are not easily simulated by ocean circulation models primarily because such waves are very sensitive to wind forcing. In this study, we investigate the impact of assimilating sea surface height (SSH) observations on the control of TIWs in an observing system simulation experiment (OSSE) context based on a regional model configuration of the tropical Atlantic. A Kalman filtering method with suitable adaptations is found to be successful when altimetric data are assimilated in conjunction with sea surface temperature and some in situ temperature/salinity profiles. In this rather realistic system, the TIW phase is roughly controlled with a single nadir observing satellite. However, a right correction of the TIW structure and amplitude requires at least two nadir observing satellites or a wide swath observing satellite. The significant impact of orbital parameters is also demonstrated: in particular, the Jason or GFO satellite orbits are found to be more suitable than the ENVISAT orbit. More generally, it is found that as soon as adequate sub-sampling exists (with periods of 5–10?days), the length of the repetitivity cycle of orbits does not have a significant impact. 相似文献
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Sandrine Bony Bjorn Stevens Felix Ament Sebastien Bigorre Patrick Chazette Susanne Crewell Julien Delanoë Kerry Emanuel David Farrell Cyrille Flamant Silke Gross Lutz Hirsch Johannes Karstensen Bernhard Mayer Louise Nuijens James H. RuppertJr. Irina Sandu Pier Siebesma Sabrina Speich Frédéric Szczap Julien Totems Raphaela Vogel Manfred Wendisch Martin Wirth 《Surveys in Geophysics》2017,38(6):1529-1568
Trade-wind cumuli constitute the cloud type with the highest frequency of occurrence on Earth, and it has been shown that their sensitivity to changing environmental conditions will critically influence the magnitude and pace of future global warming. Research over the last decade has pointed out the importance of the interplay between clouds, convection and circulation in controling this sensitivity. Numerical models represent this interplay in diverse ways, which translates into different responses of trade-cumuli to climate perturbations. Climate models predict that the area covered by shallow cumuli at cloud base is very sensitive to changes in environmental conditions, while process models suggest the opposite. To understand and resolve this contradiction, we propose to organize a field campaign aimed at quantifying the physical properties of trade-cumuli (e.g., cloud fraction and water content) as a function of the large-scale environment. Beyond a better understanding of clouds-circulation coupling processes, the campaign will provide a reference data set that may be used as a benchmark for advancing the modelling and the satellite remote sensing of clouds and circulation. It will also be an opportunity for complementary investigations such as evaluating model convective parameterizations or studying the role of ocean mesoscale eddies in air–sea interactions and convective organization. 相似文献
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An assessment of the impact of surface currents on wave modeling in the Southern Ocean 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
This paper presents an assessment of the impact of the ocean circulation on modeled wave fields in the Southern Ocean, where a systematic positive bias of the modeled wave height against altimetry data has been reported. The inclusion of ocean currents in the wave model considerably reduces the positive bias of the simulated wave height for high southern latitudes. The decrease of wave energy in the presence of currents is almost exclusively related to the reduction of the relative wind, caused by an overall co-flowing current field associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Improvements of the model results are also found for the peak period and the mean period against a long-term moored buoy. At the mooring location, the effect of currents is greater for larger and longer waves, suggesting remotely generated swells are more influenced by the currents than local waves. However, an additional qualitative analysis using high-resolution currents in a finer grid nested to the global coarser grid shows that typical resolution of global hydrodynamic reanalysis is not sufficient to resolve mesoscale eddies, and as a consequence, the simulation of mesoscale wave patterns can be compromised. The results are also discussed in terms of the accuracy of forcing fields. 相似文献