Development of storm surge which led to flooding in St. Bernard Polder during Hurricane Katrina   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

B.A. Ebersole  J.J. Westerink  J.C. Dietrich 《Ocean Engineering》2010,37(1):91-103

Hurricane Katrina caused devastating flooding in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Storm surge surrounded the polder that comprises heavily populated sections of the Parish in addition to the Lower 9th Ward section of Orleans Parish. Surge propagated along several pathways to reach levees and walls around the polder's periphery. Extreme water levels led to breaches in the levee/wall system which, along with wave overtopping and steady overflow, led to considerable flood water entering the polder. Generation and evolution of the storm surge as it propagated into the region is examined using results from the SL15 regional application of the ADCIRC storm surge model. Fluxes of water into the region through navigation channels are compared to fluxes which entered through Lake Borgne and over inundated wetlands surrounding the lake. Fluxes through Lake Borgne and adjacent wetlands were found to be the predominant source of water reaching the region. Various sources of flood water along the polder periphery are examined. Flood water primarily entered through the east and west sides of the polder. Different peak surges and hydrograph shapes were experienced along the polder boundaries, and reasons for the spatial variability in surge conditions are discussed.  相似文献   

Numerical analysis of effects of tidal variations on storm surges and waves   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Soo Youl Kim  Tomohiro Yasuda  Hajime Mase 《Applied Ocean Research》2008,30(4):311-322

This study examines the effects of tides on surges, wave setups and waves, in terms of tidal amplitudes and phases, by using a coupled numerical model of Surge, WAve and Tide (called as SuWAT). The SuWAT model, composed of depth integrated nonlinear shallow water equations and Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model, is able to simultaneously run with an arbitrary number of nested domains by using the Message Passing Interface. The results for an idealized case indicate that surge and wave setup are increased in the phase of low water and decreased in the high water phase; on the other hand, waves change in a reverse manner. Such changes are enhanced by large tidal variations. The conventional method (e.g., surge plus tide independently) has the possibility of overestimation for the total water level. The hindcast results for Typhoon Ewiniar in 2006 show that the run with tides is more accurate 10% than that without tides in coastal areas of Korea. The nested scheme improves the accuracy up to 40% for the prediction of water levels in the simulations. It is shown that the present coupled model, SuWAT, is capable of predicting both water levels and waves under storm events with reasonable accuracy against the observations.  相似文献   

泰国近岸古环境Toarcian-Aalenian期风暴沉积初探     

Assanee MEESOOK  Michal KROBICKI 《地球学报》2012,33(S1):40-40

Jurassic deposits of the Malayan Peninsula (Thailand) are stratigraphically limited to Toarcian and Aalenian only (Meesook & Sha, 2010, and literature cited therein). These are represented by wide spectrum of both clastic and carbonate rocks with full develop-ment of transitional ones. In the middle part of penin-sula (vicinity of Krabi) distribution of Jurassic facies suggest occurrence of full marine palaeoenvironments in NE part of it with gentle transition by lagoonal (brackish?) and tidal environments up to terrestrial ones in the SW part of peninsula. Sections studied, close to Thung Song city, are represented by 20 m thick sequence of thin-bedded limestones and marls of the Khlong Min Formation, most probably lagoonal palaeoenvironments (transitional = restricted ma-rine-brackish), indicated by specific benthic fauna dominated by different kind of ethological group of bivalves – infaunal, epifaunal and encrusted (epibion-tic) species like Protocardia, Praemytilus, Modiolus, Myrene, and Actinostreon. Very characteristic is a lack of full marine, stenohaline, other invertebrates – brachiopods, crinoids, echinoids etc.  相似文献   

Assessing water quality in Marine Protected Areas from Southern California, USA     

Schiff K  Luk B  Gregorio D  Gruber S 《Marine pollution bulletin》2011,62(12):2780-2786

Despite the regulatory mandate to maintain “natural water quality”, there are ?271 storm drain discharges that potentially threaten the 14 designated marine water quality protected areas in Southern California called Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS). After sampling 35 site-events, the geomean concentrations of total suspended solids, nutrients, total and dissolved trace metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the ocean following storm events were similar between reference drainages and ASBS discharge sites. Concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons were nondetectable and no post-storm sample exhibited significant toxicity to the endemic purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) near ASBS discharge sites. A reference-based threshold was developed and, despite the similarities in average concentrations, there were some individual ASBS discharge sites that were greater than reference background. Cumulatively across all ASBS, the constituents that were most frequently greater than the reference-based threshold were nutrients and general constituents, followed by dissolved and total trace metals.  相似文献   

Adaptive mesh refinement for storm surge     

《Ocean Modelling》2014

An approach to utilizing adaptive mesh refinement algorithms for storm surge modeling is proposed. Currently numerical models exist that can resolve the details of coastal regions but are often too costly to be run in an ensemble forecasting framework without significant computing resources. The application of adaptive mesh refinement algorithms substantially lowers the computational cost of a storm surge model run while retaining much of the desired coastal resolution. The approach presented is implemented in the GeoClaw framework and compared to ADCIRC for Hurricane Ike along with observed tide gauge data and the computational cost of each model run.  相似文献   

GPS/PWV资料同化在强降水过程中的定量作用评估   总被引：6，自引：6，他引：0  

曾明剑  张备  周嘉陵  王文兰  梅海霞 《气象科学》2014,34(1):77-86

基于WRF模式及其三维变分同化系统,分别采用江苏GPS观测网的大气可降水量资料及区域内探空和地面气象站资料,对2011年8月25日江苏苏南地区的一次区域性暴雨和2008年苏皖地区的一次局地特大暴雨过程进行了同化试验,用以比较分析GPS/PWV、探空和地面观测资料同化对强降水预报的定量作用。结果表明:探空和地面资料的同化通过对模式动力和热力场的影响,在强降水中心附近形成了强烈的辐合上升运动和热力不稳定条件,直接改进了强降水中心分布结构和强度特征,对数值模拟的成功与否起着决定性作用。而GPS/PWV在探空和地面资料同化的基础上,将使水汽条件得到增强且更有组织性,无论对降水中心强度还是位置都具有较为显著的改进作用。  相似文献   

Storm extreme levels and coastal flood hazards: A parametric approach on the French coast of Languedoc (district of Leucate)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Brice Anselme  Paul Durand  Yves-François Thomas  Alexandre Nicolae-Lerma 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2011,343(10):677-690

Coastal flooding is a significant risk on the shores of Languedoc-Roussillon. The storms that periodically hit the coast can generate strong swells and storm surges. Most beach resorts, built on a low elevation dune ridge, are periodically flooded during major storms. Although risks zoning regulations take into consideration coastal flood hazards, the delineation of vulnerable areas is still insufficient and the commonly accepted threshold is regularly exceeded during most severe storms. This paper presents a method to improve the assessment of extreme storm-related water levels. It relies on fieldwork carried out in the Leucate commune (Aude), which is particularly exposed to the risk of sea level rise. It considers both storm surges and wave phenomena that occur within the surf zone (set-up and swash), calculated from the Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN^®) numerical wave model and the Stockdon formula. Water levels reached during several recent storm events have been reconstructed and simulations of submerged areas were carried out by numerical modelling.  相似文献   

弱天气系统强迫下北京地区对流下山演变的热动力机制   总被引：10，自引：3，他引：7  

肖现  陈明轩  高峰  王迎春 《大气科学》2015,39(1):100-124

利用三维数值云模式和雷达资料四维变分(4DVar)同化技术,通过对京津冀地区4部新一代多普勒天气雷达观测资料进行快速更新同化和云尺度模拟,初步分析了弱天气系统强迫下两次发生在北京地区对流风暴的低层动力和热力影响机制。这两次风暴过程处于弱天气系统强迫和弱层结背景下,局地冷池和环境风场的相互配合是造成山上对流风暴是否能够顺利传播下山的关键机制。起初,两个个例平原局地热、动力不均衡形成平原冷池,而冷池的“障碍物”作用进而阻碍环境风场的传播配置。在此机制下,导致在冷池东南边缘形成较强的辐合上升、垂直风切变和螺旋度。在6月26日个例中,由于冷池强度较强且位置偏南,因此阻断了东南暖湿气流向山区的输送,形成由平原至山区的辐散区使得山区的对流风暴不断减弱。但是,随着已经消散的对流风暴下沉气流,覆盖至冷池边缘东南气流上空形成了较强的风切变和垂直螺旋度,进而促使在冷池边缘形成新的对流风暴。而且,在新对流风暴生成后,由于平原地区整体切变强度较弱,因此形成了冷池扩张强度大于对流风暴传播速度的态势。这种配置会切断暖湿入流,从而导致对流风暴快速消亡。对于8月1日个例,冷池位置偏北,因而不受冷池阻挡作用的偏南风在山脚形成较强的辐合上升,同时与下山的偏西风形成明显辐合上升区,有利于山区对流风暴的不断增强;进而,受此影响,山上风暴降水产生若干冷池,新生冷池和原有冷池的相互挤压,在迫使中、北部风暴增强的同时,最终也导致这些风暴互相靠近,最终合并组织成带状对流系统。同时,北部冷池边缘形成的辐合带也为对流风暴向山下传播提供有利条件,而回波产生的冷池进一步增强,并明显扩展。低层风场指示冷池出流(阵风锋)更加强烈且存在明显的“前冲”特征,显现出部分飑线系统的热动力特征。但是由于此时平原地区处于弱切变环境中,风切变强度不能与冷池出流强度相平衡,同样冷池扩展将领先于对流风暴移动,切断东南暖湿入流,导致原有风暴快速减弱。在文章的最后,基于观测和模拟结果,对比分析这两个个例,初步得出了与对流风暴传播下山发展演变密切相关的低层热、动力配置概念模型。  相似文献   

Analysis of storm run-off sources using oxygen-18 in a headwater swamp     

A. R. Hill  J. M. Waddington 《水文研究》1993,7(3):305-316

A combination of hydrometric data and observations of natural isotope (oxygen-18) variations in saturation overland flow and stream discharge were used to investigate the sources of storm run-off in a headwater swamp located in a permanent groundwater discharge zone near Toronto, Canada. The results of a two-component hydrograph separation indicated that pre-event water formed 80–90% of the stream hydrograph volume for six of the seven storms analyzed in June–November 1990. However, the instantaneous event water contribution showed considerable variability, ranging from maximum values of 20–25% for four moderate intensity storms to 63% for a high intensity thunderstorm with a return period of two years. The relative contribution of event and pre-event water to storm run-off from saturated areas and small streamlets within the swamp was similar to the main outlet stream. The dominance of pre-event water during storms could be accounted for by the mixing of a small volume of event water with a large pool of pre-event water on the surface of permanently saturated areas within the swamp. Occasional storms of high intensity or long duration produced a greater shift towards an event water signature in the saturated areas and a larger event water contribution to the outlet stream hydrograph.  相似文献   

The mineralogy and possible sources of spring dust particles over Beijing   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

邵龙义  李卫军  肖正辉  孙珍全 《大气科学进展》2008,25(3):395-403

A severe Asian Dust Storm （ADS） event occurred on 16-17 April 2006 in northern China. The mineral compositions of dust samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results indicated that dust particles of the ＂17 April 2006＂ dust storm were dominated by quartz （37.4%） and clay （32.9%）, followed by plagioclase （13.7%）, with small amounts of calcite, K-feldspar, dolomite, hornblende and gypsum （all less than 10%）. The clay fractions with diameter less than 2 μm were separated from the dust storm particles by centrifuging and were further analyzed by XRD. The results revealed that the clay species were mainly illite/smectite mixed layers （I/S） （49%） and illite （34%）, with small amount of kaolinite （8%） and chlorite （9%）.
In order to evaluate the feasibility of using the mineralogy to trace the sources of dust particles, the XRD results of the ＂17 April 2006＂ dustfall particles were compared with the dust particles over past years. The results confirmed that the finer dust particles represented by the ADS PM10 displayed a smaller quartz/clay ratio than the dustfall particles. The dust storm particles, either from the ADS PM10 or from the ＂17 April 2006＂ dustfall, showed a lower level of dolomite contents and lower dolomite/clay ratios compared with the non-dust storm dustfall particles. This implies that dolomite could be used to distinguish between the dust contributions from local and non-local sources. Similar trends were found for the gypsum and the gypsum/clay ratio. Moreover, the two dustfall samples had a lower level of illite/smectite mixed layers and a higher level of illite than airborne PM10, implying that the dustfall particles tend to be enriched with illite in its clay fraction.  相似文献