Steady-state frictional geostrophic circulation in a one-layer ocean model with thermodynamics     

R. B. Scott  A. J. Willmott   《Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans》2002,35(4):389

The governing equations are developed for a steady-state frictional geostrophic inhomogeneous 1.5-layer ocean model, with horizontal velocity field that is linearly sheared in the vertical coordinate. We show that in the adiabatic, thermally non-diffusive limit there are an infinite number of solutions for the temperature and depth fields of the subtropical gyre even with the constraint of identical mass within each temperature range. In the non-adiabatic case, a unique subtropical gyre solution exists that can exhibit a temperature front, containing an unbounded meridional gradient, in the northwest corner of the solution domain. The role of mixing of enthalpy in the western boundary layer (WBL) region was investigated by comparing the two extreme cases of no mixing and complete mixing of enthalpy in this region. Also investigated was the dependence of the meridional heat transport on the air–sea heat exchange coefficient, κ. The temperature field was found to be strongly influenced by mixing. However, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the heat transport is similar in the model with and without mixing. The heat transport attains a single local maximum at κ=κ_c, that lies within values that are oceanographically relevant.  相似文献   

“云娜”台风影响的商城特大暴雨过程分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

朱文洁王志强  孙永霞冯庆合  朱艳红易亮 《河南气象》2006,(1):25-26

利用常规资料、天气图、物理量诊断分析等资料,对“云娜”登陆后的特征及其对商城造成特大暴雨的天气过程进行了分析,结果表明:强大深厚的台风低压是主要影响系统;华北地区弱冷空气侵入台风倒槽是主要原因;地形对降水起增幅作用;水汽通量和垂直速度中心与特大暴雨落区一致,对特大暴雨具有指示意义。  相似文献   

Patos Lagoon outflow within the Río de la Plata plume using an airborne salinity mapper: Observing an embedded plume     

Derek Burrage  Joel Wesson  Carlos Martinez  Tabare Pérez  Osmar Möller Jr.  Alberto Piola 《Continental Shelf Research》2008

Major river systems discharging into continental shelf waters frequently form buoyant coastal currents that propagate along the continental shelf in the direction of coastal trapped wave propagation (with the coast on the right/left, in the northern/southern hemisphere). The combined flow of the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers, which discharges freshwater into the Río de la Plata estuary (Lat. ∼36°S), often gives rise to a buoyant coastal current (the ‘Plata plume’) that extends northward along the continental shelf off Uruguay and Southern Brazil. Depending upon the prevailing rainfall, wind and tidal conditions, the Patos/Mirim Lagoon complex (Lat. ∼32°S) may also produce a freshwater outflow plume that expands across the inner continental shelf. Under these circumstances the Patos outflow plume can be embedded in temperature, salinity and current fields that are strongly influenced by the larger Plata plume. The purpose of this paper is to present observations of such an embedded plume structure and to determine the dynamical characteristics of the ambient and embedded plumes.  相似文献   

国外河口水文研究的动向   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

沈焕庭 《地理学报》1988,(3)

近十多年来,随着河口水文要素监测技术的现代化,物理和数学模型的不断完善,有力地推进了河口水文学的发展。本文从研究内容和研究方法两个方面对国外河口水文研究的动向进行了分析,着重介绍河口环流、河口锋、河口最大浑浊带研究的进展,并对现场观测、物理模型和数学模型等三种研究方法进行评价,可为发展具有我国特色的河口水文学提供借鉴。  相似文献   

On the problem of boundary conditions in isentropic coordinates     

H. C. Upadhyaya  R. Sadourny 《Journal of Earth System Science》1992,101(1):35-46

The main advantages of constant potential enthalpy as a vertical coordinate are weaker horizontal velocity gradients in frontal regions and a higher vertical resolution. A disadvantage is the intersection of isentropes with the ground and folding of these surfaces. A numerical model is proposed to overcome the difficulties imposed by the intersection of isentropes with the ground. The model contains a physical and computational domain. The top and bottom surfaces of the computational domain are isentropes whereas the physical domain of the flow confined above by a free surface of constant pressure, and the bottom of this domain is the surface of the earth. In the present study the top surfaces of these two domains coincide (θ _T, P_Tare constants in space and time). The model was tested for the study of frontogenesis and cyclogenesis and integrated for 7 days. The results correspond to enstrophy-conserving finite difference scheme.  相似文献   

Copepod assemblages in a highly complex hydrographic region   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：2  

A.D. Berasategui  S. Menu Marque  M. Gmez-Erache  F.C. Ramírez  H.W. Mianzan  E.M. Acha 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2006,66(3-4):483-492

Community structure and diversity patterns of planktonic copepods were investigated for the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean between 34 and 41°S. Our objectives were (1) to define copepod assemblages, (2) to accurately identify their association to different water masses/hydrodynamic regimes, (3) to characterize the assemblages in terms of their community structure, and (4) to test if frontal boundaries between water masses separate copepod assemblages. Biogeographic patterns were investigated using multivariate analysis (cluster and ANOSIM analyses). Biodiversity patterns were examined using different univariate indexes (point species richness and taxonomic distinctness). Five regions of similar copepod assemblages were defined for our study area each one corresponding to different environments (freshwater, estuarine, continental shelf, Malvinas and Brazil current assemblages). These assemblages have major community structure differences. In spite of the complex oceanographic scenario of our study area, that can lead us to expect a pattern of copepod communities with diffuse boundaries, we found a strong spatial correspondence between these limits and the presence of permanent frontal structures.  相似文献   

Internal tidal bore warm fronts and settlement of invertebrates in central Chile     

Cristian A. Vargas  Diego A. Narvez  Andrea Piones  Roberto M. Venegas  Sergio A. Navarrete 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2004,61(4):603-612

We studied the occurrence of large high frequency temperature fluctuations and their potential association with settlement of intertidal invertebrates during the spring/summer period 1999/2000 at Las Cruces, on the coast of central Chile. Our results showed the existence of internal tidal bores, characterized by sharp drops in water temperature at the surface and near the bottom, and subsequent temperature increases, which occurred with a semidiurnal periodicity. Measured currents support the hypothesis of alternating onshore and offshore movement of warm-water fronts. The frequency of the events varied through the summer and their amplitude seems to be modulated by onshore winds. The strongest events were observed when strong onshore winds occurred in late afternoon hours and the entire water column showed a semidiurnal temperature signal. Highest values of chlorophyll concentration in the intertidal zone and daily settlement of bivalves, gastropods and crustaceans were observed at times when conditions were favorable for occurrence of internal tidal bores. Results suggest that internal tidal bore warm fronts could play an important role in the transport of neustonic larval invertebrates and the delivery of phytoplankton to at least some intertidal sites along the coast of Chile.  相似文献   

Variation in groundfish predation on juvenile walleye pollock relative to hydrographic structure near the Pribilof Islands, Alaska   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lang  Geoffrey M.; Brodeur  Richard D.; Napp  Jeffrey M.; Schabetsberger  Robert 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2000,57(2):265-271

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Progress in Seto Inland Sea Research     

Hidetaka Takeoka 《Journal of Oceanography》2002,58(1):93-107

The Seto Inland Sea is a representative coastal sea in Japan with a complicated geometry and thus a variety of marine environments. This sea is, at the same time, one of the most industrialized areas in Japan, and its marine environment has been significantly affected by the anthropogenic impacts over the last four decades. The wide range of marine environments in this sea and the serious environmental issues resulting from these impacts have attracted the attention of Japanese coastal oceanographers. It is believed that the nature and scope of these studies might be an example of the progress of Japanese coastal oceanography. The historical changes in the Seto Inland Sea environment in the last four decades are briefly summarized, and the progress in the studies of the Seto Inland Sea is reviewed with reference to historical changes. Some recent research topics and activities are also mentioned. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland     

McMahon  T.; Raine  R.; Titov  O.; Boychuk  S. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1995,52(2):221-232

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