The circulation of the Indian Ocean at 32°S     

Elaine L. McDonagh  Harry L. Bryden  Brian A. King  Richard J. Sanders 《Progress in Oceanography》2008,79(1):20-36

Using inverse methods a circulation for a new section along 32°S in the Indian Ocean is derived with a maximum in the overturning stream function (or deep overturning) of 10.3 Sv at 3310 m. Shipboard and Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data are used to inform the choice of reference level velocity for the initial geostrophic field. Our preferred solution includes a silicate constraint (−312 ± 380 kmol s⁻¹) consistent with an Indonesian throughflow of 12 Sv. The overturning changes from 12.3 Sv at 3270 m when the silicate constraint is omitted to 10.3 Sv when it is included. The deep overturning varies by only ±0.7 Sv as the silicate constraint varies from +68 to −692 kmol s⁻¹, and by ±0.3 Sv as the net flux across the section, driven by the Indonesian throughflow, varies from −7 to −17 Sv with an appropriately scaled silicate flux constraint. Thus, the overturning is insensitive to the size of the Indonesian throughflow and silicate constraint within their apriori uncertainties. We find that the use of the ADCP data adds significant detail to the horizontal circulation. These resolved circulations include the Agulhas Undercurrent, deep cyclonic gyres and deep fronts, features evidenced by long term integrators of the flow such as current meter and float measurements as well as water properties.  相似文献   

Processes affecting deposition of sediment in a small, morphologically complex lake     

Robert Gilbert  Scott Lamoureux 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2004,31(1):37-48

Devil Lake is morphologically complex as a result of Pleistocene glacial erosion of the Frontenac Axis of the Canadian Shield. In order to assess the processes causing highly variable sedimentation in the lake, we monitored currents, suspended sediment and temperature in the lake before and during autumn overturn in 2002. Strong summer thermal stratification (stability number to 0.11 s^–1 declining with the approach of overturn) was insufficient to prevent a dynamic response in the hypolimnion to wind forcing. Superimposed on a gradual increase in suspended sediment concentration in the last weeks of stratification from less than 2 g/l to about 30 g/l were shorter-term rises lasting up to several days. Associated with these events was an increase in particle size of the sediment from a mode of 40–50 to 150–200 m ascribed to flocculation from primary particles. These events culminated in rapid (<1 h) clearing of the water associated with strong, sustained winds over the lake, especially from the southwest. After overturn, the events were more frequent, and flocculation was unable to develop as well in the more vigorous circulation. However, currents in the hypolimnion occurred throughout the period before, during and after overturn with speed related to wind speed, but direction largely independent of wind direction. The results represent an approach to understanding the nature of sedimentary processes and thus to strengthening the use of sedimentary records as proxy in environmental and paleoenvironmental assessment.  相似文献   

A Simulation Study on the Extreme Temperature Events of the 20th Century by Using the BCC_AGCM   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2       下载免费PDF全文

DONG Min  WU Tongwen  WANG Zaizhi  CHENG Yanjie  ZHANG Fang 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》2012,26(4):489-506

Extreme temperature events are simulated by using the Beijing Climate Center Atmospheric General Circulation Model (BCC AGCM) in this paper. The model has been run for 136 yr with the observed external forcing data including solar insolation, greenhouse gases, and monthly sea surface temperature (SST). The daily maximum and minimum temperatures are simulated by the model, and 16 indices representing various extreme temperature events are calculated based on these two variables. The results show that the maximum of daily maximum temperature (TXX), maximum of daily minimum (TNX), minimum of daily maximum (TXN), minimum of daily minimum (TNN), warm days (TX90p), warm nights (TN90p), summer days (SU25), tropical nights (TR20), and warm spell duration index (WSDI) have increasing trends during the 20th century in most regions of the world, while the cold days (TX10p), cold nights (TN10p), and cold spell duration index (CSDI) have decreasing trends. The probability density function (PDF) of warm/cold days/nights for three periods of 1881-1950, 1951- 1978, and 1979-2003 is examined. It is found that before 1950, the cold day/night has the largest probability, while for the period of 1979-2003, it has the smallest probability. In contrast to the decreasing trend of cold days/nights, the PDF of warm days/nights exhibits an opposite trend. In addition, the frost days (FD) and ice days (ID) have decreasing trends, the growing season has lengthened, and the diurnal temperature range is getting smaller during the 20th century. A comparison of the above extreme temperature indices between the model output and NCEP data (taken as observation) for 1948-2000 indicates that the mean values and the trends of the simulated indices are close to the observations, and overall there is a high correlation between the simulated indices and the observations. But the simulated trends of FD, ID, growing season length, and diurnal temperature range are not consistent with the observations and their correlations are low or even negative. This indicates that the model is incapable to simulate these four indices although it has captured most indices of the extreme temperature events.  相似文献   

西北中部半干旱区兴隆山森林岛降水机理的数值模拟     

陈磊  田文寿  黄倩  黄建平  王婵  孙兰东 《高原气象》2012,31(4):885-899

通过WRF V2.1.2模式数值模拟试验并结合长期观测数据,研究了中国西北半干旱区长期存在和维持的森林山区(兴隆山区,103.84°E、35.86°N)的降水特征及其与周边地区的降水差异,并探讨了造成这种差异的主要原因。结果表明,兴隆山区与周边地区的降水差异主要表现在夏、秋季。在夏、秋季兴隆山区受东南湿润气流的影响,获得较多的水汽输入和较稳定的水汽来源,而山地地形则有利于截留东南气流携带的水汽并形成降水;兴隆山区及其周边地区局地的蒸散差异对二者之间降水差异的贡献不大。另外,兴隆山区土壤堆积覆盖的石质山构造和森林下垫面也有利于降水的截留和贮存以及植被的生长。因此,有利于水汽输入的大尺度环流形势、地形对空中水汽的截留以及特殊的地质因素是兴隆山山区孤立森林岛在半干旱区长期存在和维持的原因。  相似文献   

玛曲地区夏季强降水的环流分型及水汽轨迹分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

李江萍  杜亮亮  张宇  王嘉媛  王劲松  王式功 《高原气象》2012,31(6):1582-1590

利用青藏高原(下称高原)东北边坡玛曲地区1967—2008年12个常规气象观测站的降水资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,在环流分型的基础上,应用后向轨迹模型分析了不同等级降水的不同环流型的水汽输送轨迹。结果表明:(1)暴雨发生的环流型以高原低槽型为主,大雨的发生以切变型为主。(2)暴雨的不同环流型的水汽输送轨迹差异较大,同一型暴雨不同等压面水汽轨迹较一致;大雨的不同环流型之间水汽轨迹无明显差异,同一型大雨不同等压面的水汽轨迹差异很大。(3)通过追踪不同时间长度的水汽输送的后向轨迹发现,可以用向前追踪360h的水汽输送轨迹代表玛曲地区的水汽输送,水汽轨迹以偏南气流为主。由此可见,虽然不同等级、不同环流型强降水之间的水汽轨迹存在差异,但是玛曲地区强降水的水汽主要来自印度洋-孟加拉湾和南海-孟加拉湾的偏南气流。  相似文献   

长治高温气候特征及分析预报     

王正旺  杨艳平  程玉斌  刘颖  宋凯  江渊  薛博 《山西气象》2012,(2):12-15,34

通过对长治市1977年-2004年6月-8月出现≥35℃的高温天气的地理分布特征、时间和强度等统计研究,给出了高温天气的气候背景。从500hPa高空形势分析,归纳出造成高温天气的四种主要环流形势（两槽一脊型、纬向环流型、大陆暖高型、副高控制型）;分析了风、云、降水等气象要素与高温天气的内在联系。通过850hPa高温预报指标站的选取及数值预报产品的统计分析,给出了高温天气的综合性预报模型。  相似文献   

MM5模式对2008年1月25—30日我国南方强冰雪过程的数值模拟     

董海萍  倪娜  洪凯  张秀丽 《湖北气象》2009,28(1)

利用NECP 1°×1°6 h再分析资料,分析2008年1月25-30日我国南方一次强降雪天气的大尺度环流形势.结果表明,高空环流波动为此次强降雪提供了有利的高空环流形势,中低层阻塞高压及其南部低涡的长期维持是导致低层锋区形成和强降雪发生的关键;由于部分地区大气垂直结构呈上下冷、中间暖的状态,致使冻雨形成.同时,利用中尺度模式MM5对此次过程进行72 h数值模拟,并以模拟结果对湖南湘潭的冰冻成因进行再分析,进一步证实了低层低温、逆温层的存在及充足的水汽是冰冻形成的主要原因.  相似文献   

包头地区二次大雪过程的成因分析     

蔡文玮  杨翠芝 《内蒙古气象》2009,(5):18-19

文章应用常规资料,从天气环流形势演变、物理量等方面,对2000年1月10—11日包头地区普降大雪过程作了客观的分析,揭示了大雪过程的发生、发展机制,对今后分析大雪过程具有一定指导意义。  相似文献   

北大西洋飓风频次与西半球的南极涛动的联系          下载免费PDF全文

FAN Ke 《大气和海洋科学快报》2009,2(3):159-164

To examine the zonal asymmetry of the Antarctic oscillation （AAO）, different portions of the AAO from June to October （JJASO） in the interannual variability of the Atlantic tropical hurricanes number （ATHN） are documented in this research. It follows that the AAO in the Western Hemisphere （AAOWH） is positively correlated with the ATHN, at 0.36 during the period of 1871-1998 and 0.42 during the period of 1949-98. After removing the linear regressions on the Southern Oscillation Index （SOI） in all time series, the above correlation coefficients are 0.25 and 0.30, respectively. The underlying mechanisms are studied through analyses of the atmospheric general circulation variability associated with the AAOWH. It turns out that the positive （negative） phase of JJASO AAOWH corresponds with several factors： decreased （increased） vertical zonal wind shear magnitude, low-level anomalous convergence （divergence）, high-level anomalous divergence （convergence）, and warmed （cooled） sea surface temperature in the tropical Atlantic. Therefore, the positive （negative） phase of JJASO AAOWH is favorable （unfavorable） to the tropical hurricane genesis.  相似文献   

2007年淮河强降水时期低频环流特征   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1  

李勇  周兵  金荣花 《气象学报》2010,68(5):740-747

利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料以及中国气象台站降水资料,研究了2007年夏季淮河流域强降水的低频振荡及其环流特征。结果表明,2007年夏季淮河流域强降水低频振荡的主要周期是10 25天。淮河流域降水强弱与对应低频周期存在联系,降水主要发生在低频周期的正位相时期,而在负位相时期结束或明显减弱。降水的低频变化一方面与副热带高压和南亚高压的低频变化有关,另一方面还受到中高纬度冷空气低频变化的影响。在低频周期的峰值位相,对流层高层出现的低频反气旋使南亚高压偏东,脊线偏北,并有利于西太平洋副热带高压向更西、更北的方向发展,整个对流层垂直方向上有低频的上升运动。中高纬地区出现大片正位势涡度,冷空气的低频活动显著偏强,南下侵入到中国淮河流域的冷空气较多,形成有利于淮河流域强降水的环流场。相反,在低频周期的谷值位相,对流层高层出现的低频气旋使南亚高压偏西,脊线偏南,不利于西太平洋副热带高压向更西、更北的方向发展,整个对流层垂直方向上有低频的下沉运动。高纬度冷空气的低频活动偏弱,南下侵入到中国淮河流域的冷空气也较少,最终形成不利于淮河流域强降水的环流场。  相似文献