Spectral modification and geographic redistribution of the semi-diurnal internal tide     

Harper L. Simmons   《Ocean Modelling》2008,21(3-4):126-138

A realistic-geometry global baroclinic tidal model forced with a single tidal constituent $(M_2)$ is used to investigate the generation of the internal tide and the associated radiated baroclinic energy flux. The model internal wave spectrum is populated at discrete frequency multiples $(1/2\text{,}1\text{,}3/2\text{,}2\text{,}5/2\text{,}\dots )$ of $M_2$. The $1/2M_2$ subharmonic is particularly energetic at its turning latitude of $\pm 28.8°$. Poleward only integer superharmonics of $M_2$ are significantly excited. The subharmonic turning latitude (SHTL) disturbance has high vertical wavenumber and shear, provided that internal tide energy level exceeds a threshold value. Under these circumstances, Richardson numbers smaller than 1/4 occur in the upper few hundred meters in both the realistic-geometry model and in a complimentary idealized geometry two-dimensional (2D) model. In the 2D model, the disturbance enables Richardson number dependent diapycnal entrainment to effect a modification of the stratification of the upper 400 m of the ocean, and poleward cross-SHTL energy flux falls to 10% of its pre-instability value due to energy transfer to the non-propagating (i.e., inertial) subharmonic. Realistic-geometry simulations suggest a more modest 40% decrease in net flux, although the strongest beams are almost entirely shut down. The predicted energy flux-convergence implies a thermocline dissipation rate in the 28.5–30.0°N latitude band of $5\times {10}^{-9}\text{W}{\text{kg}}^{-1}$, with an associated diapycnal diffusivity of ${10}^{-4}{\text{m}}^2{\text{s}}^{-1}$. North of Hawaii the implied regional dissipation rate reaches $4\times {10}^{-8}\text{W}{\text{kg}}^{-1}$ with an associated thermocline diffusivity of $8\times {10}^{-4}{\text{m}}^2{\text{s}}^{-1}$. Investigations of subgridscale parameterization and resolution sensitivity suggest that the basic character and magnitude of the predictions are robust to details of the numerical solutions. The present results are taken as further evidence that an increase in shear-driven turbulent mixing in the upper ocean is predicted at special latitudes. It is suggested that the search should be directed to regions where intense low-mode internal tide beams cross their subharmonic turning latitude.  相似文献   

Fossils in fold belts     

David L Bruton  David A.T. Harper 《地学学报》1992,4(2):179-183

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Verifying Inventory Predictions of Animal Methane Emissions with Meteorological Measurements   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

O. T. Denmead  R. Leuning  D. W. T. Griffith  I. M. Jamie  M. B. Esler  L. A. Harper  J. R. Freney 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2000,96(1-2):187-209

The paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of a rangeof meteorological flux measurement techniques that mightbe used to verify predictions of greenhouse gas inventories.Recent research into emissions of methane (CH₄)produced by enteric fermentation in grazing cattle and sheepis used to illustrate various methodologies. Quantifying thisimportant source presents special difficulties because the animalsconstitute moving, heterogeneously distributed, intermittent, pointsources. There are two general approaches: one, from the bottom up,involves direct measurements of emissions from a known number ofanimals, and the other, from the top down, infers areal emissions ofCH₄ from its atmospheric signature. A mass-balance methodproved successful for bottom-up verification. It permits undisturbedgrazing, has a simple theoretical basis and is appropriate for fluxmeasurements on small plots and where there are scattered pointsources. The top-down methodologies include conventional flux-gradientapproaches and convective and nocturnal boundary-layer (CBL and NBL)budgeting schemes. Particular attention is given to CBL budget methods inboth differential and integral form. All top-down methodologies require ideal weather conditions for their application, and they suffer from the scattered nature of the source, varying wind directions and low instrument resolution. As for mass-balance, flux-gradient micrometeorological measurements were in good agreement with inventory predictions of CH₄ production by livestock, but the standard errors associated with both methods were too large to permit detection of changes of a few per cent in emission rate, which might be important for inventory, regulatory or research purposes. Fluxes calculated by CBL and NBL methods were of the same order of magnitude as inventory predictions, but more improvement is needed before their use can be endorsed. Opportunities for improving the precision of both bottom-up and top-down methodologies are discussed.  相似文献   

A Regional Analysis of Business and Employment Dynamics in New Zealand Manufacturing     

David Harper  Alan Bollard 《New Zealand geographer》1986,42(2):73-77

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Ordovician faunas in mass-flow deposits, Southern Scotland     

Euan N.K. Clarkson  David A.T. Harper  Alan W. Owen  Cecilia M. Taylor 《地学学报》1992,4(2):245-253

In the Ordovician Northern Belt of the Southern Uplands, basal volcanics (Arenig) are followed by cherts (Llanvirn-?Llandeilo), then by graptolite shales (Llandelio-Lower Caradoc), and finally by Caradoc greywackes. Within the greywackes (Kirkcolm Formation) are a number of occurrences of fossiliferous conglomerate and overlying mudstone; these can be traced along-strike for some 30 km. The conglomerates, and especially the mudstones, yield rich mid- Caradoc shelly assemblages; brachiopods (20 spp.)/ trilobites (14 spp.), gastropods, bivalves, bryozoans, and the first known Palaeozoic scleractiniamorph coral. These occurrences are interpreted as mass-flow deposits derived by downslope movement from a now-vanished shelf to the North, and may belong either to a single gigantic debris flow event, or to a series of smaller, but roughly contemporaneous flows. Strong faunal similarities to faunas at Girvan (western Scotland), and Tyrone (Northern Ireland), lying North of the Southern Upland Fault may suggest sinistral strike-slip movement of no more than a few hundred kilometres.  相似文献   

Erratum to: Seasonal and Inter-annual Patterns in Primary Production,Respiration, and Net Ecosystem Metabolism in Three Estuaries in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico     

Jane M. Caffrey  Michael C. Murrell  Kendra S. Amacker  Jennifer W. Harper  Scott Phipps  Mark S. Woodrey 《Estuaries and Coasts》2014,37(5):1312-1312

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Developments in storm tide modelling and risk assessment in the Australian region     

Bruce Harper  Thomas Hardy  Luciano Mason  Ross Fryar 《Natural Hazards》2009,51(1):225-238

An overview is provided of some of the significant storm tide modelling and risk assessment studies undertaken over the past few years within Australia and the nearby oceanic regions for government and industry. Emphasis is placed on the need for integrated planning and forecasting approaches for storm tide risk assessment. The importance of the meteorological forcing and the appropriate modelling of each of the storm tide components, namely, astronomical tide, storm surge, breaking wave setup and coastal inundation is discussed. The critical role of tropical cyclone “best track” datasets for risk assessment studies and the potential impacts on design criteria and risk assessment studies is highlighted, together with the challenge of developing credible enhanced-greenhouse climate change scenarios. It is concluded that storm tide modelling needs to be undertaken in a holistic framework that considers the relative uncertainties in each of the various elements—atmospheric, hydrodynamic and data, as well as addressing operational forecasting, design and planning needs.  相似文献   

The stratigraphy of the Drummuck Group (Ashgill), Girvan     

D. A. T. Harper 《Geological Journal》1982,17(4):251-277

The Drummuck Group of the Girvan district (S. W. Scotland) comprises a varied sequence of marine siliciclastic sedimentary rocks some 350 m thick and ranging in age from early Cautleyan to late Rawtheyan (Ashgill Series). Deposition in an unstable slope environment is envisaged. These upper Ordovician rocks crop out in the centre of the Craighead inlier, north of the Girvan valley and are sporadically exposed and locally very fossiliferous. A detailed revision of the Drummuck rocks has permitted, for the first time, the formal lithostratigraphical division of the group. Four main units, in ascending order, the Auldthorns, Quarrel Hill, Lady Burn and South Threave formations are recognized and, within these, a number of smaller, useful divisions are defined. Detailed geological maps of the Drummuck outcrop are presented. Brachiopods numerically dominate the shelly faunas and all the divisions named are characterized by distinctive brachiopod assemblages. Preliminary correlations are discussed with selected upper Ordovician successions elsewhere but the emphasis of this study is placed upon the establishment of a stratigraphical framework within which future detailed research on the Drummuck faunas may be carried out.  相似文献   

Infrared arrays on ice: New opportunities for astronomy in Antarctica     

D. A. Harper 《Experimental Astronomy》1994,3(1-4):85-85

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The detailed study of glacier beds using radio-echo techniques     

M. E. R. Walford  M. F. L. Harper 《Geophysical Journal International》1981,67(2):487-514

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