Sulfur hexafluoride as a complementary method for measuring the extent of point-source thermal effluents     

Kim TW  Lee K  Park KT  Kim M 《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,56(7):1294-1302

The transport and dilution dynamics of power-plant thermal effluent were measured for 10 consecutive days, between 25 June and 4 July 2006, by concurrently mapping the daily distributions of seawater temperature and concentrations of deliberately released sulfur hexafluoride (SF(6)) within the tidal Kwangyang Bay on the southern coast of Korea. Estimates of the daily extent of the thermal plume based on temperature and SF(6) data showed distinct differences. These differences were particularly pronounced on sunny days during which solar radiation significantly heated river or bay waters moving across the tidal flats; in these cases, the estimates based on seawater temperature data were consistently greater than those based on SF(6) data, indicating considerable overestimates of the extent of the thermal plume when temperature data were used. The present results indicate that the concurrent use of seawater temperature and SF(6) data is a powerful method in determining the extent of thermal plumes, particularly for shallow areas in which the effects of solar heating lead to large uncertainties in temperature-based estimates.  相似文献   

海～气耦合振荡的非绝热慢波     

李超  朱方来 《成都信息工程学院学报》1991,(1)

本文从大气能量平衡方程和海温变化方程出发,得到海～气耦合的多频振荡系统,分析此多频系统的特殊频率方程得到: 1)当大气视为非定常,海洋视为定常的情况下,得到的波动本质上是非绝热的Rossby波。 2)当大气定常,海洋非定常的情况下,得到两类性质相异的波动;一类是周期为准半年(4～9月)的非绝热慢波,另一类是周期为准两年(2～3年)的非绝热慢波;两类慢波的传播方向完全相反,准两年波比准半年波传播得更慢(两者几乎相差一个量级)。  相似文献   

Implementation of a Coupled Atmosphere-Wave-Ocean Model in the Mediterranean Sea: Sensitivity of the Short Time Scale Evolution to the Air-Sea Coupling Mechanisms     

P. Lionello  G. Martucci  M. Zampieri 《Journal of Atmospheric & Ocean Science》2003,9(1):65-95

In this study a coupled regional atmosphere-wave-ocean model has been implemented in the Mediterranean Sea and applied to the simulation of the atmospheric circulation and of the upper ocean structure on the short time scale range typical of regional meteorological predictions. The coupling accounts for the feedback of the upper ocean on the atmospheric circulation, that is for the variation of the SST (Sea Surface Temperature) during the development of the cyclones and for the dependence of the SSR (Sea Surface Roughness) on the wind-wave spectrum. The model can operate also in uncoupled mode, with prescribed SST and SSR computed using the Charnock formula (depending on wind speed only). Six case-studies, characterized by strong cyclones and intense air-sea interaction, have been analyzed. A sensitivity analysis is carried out by comparing uncoupled and coupled simulations, carried out including the SST and SSR-feedbacks both separately and simultaneously. The feedbacks have systematic effects on the atmospheric precipitation, on heat and momentum fluxes, and, consequently, on MLD (Mixed Layer Depth), SST, and SWH (Significant Wave Height). For all these quantities, except for SWH, the two feedbacks act in opposite directions. The effect of the SST feedback is larger on latent heat flux, precipitation, sea surface cooling, and, marginally, on mixed layer growth and it determines their reduction when the two feedbacks act simultaneously. The SSR and SST-feedbacks have comparable effect on the SWH field and they both contribute to the SWH reduction. Though the SLP (Sea Level Pressure) and Geopotential minima of single "fall" case-studies can be appreciably modified by the inclusion of the feedbacks, no systematic effect has been identified in these fields, presumably because of the intrinsic unpredictability of the atmospheric circulation.  相似文献   

中尺度海-气相互作用对台风暴雨过程的影响研究   总被引：12，自引：4，他引：12       下载免费PDF全文

黄立文  吴国雄  宇如聪 《气象学报》2005,63(4):455-467

利用中尺度海-气耦合模式MCM对两个典型台风过程进行了数值模拟试验,定量地分析了海-气相互作用对台风暴雨的影响,并探讨了这一影响的物理机制。结果表明,模式MCM能成功模拟台风的路径、强度以及台风暴雨的落时、落区。考虑海-气相互作用能使台风中心气压48和72 h分别回升9.9和3.5 hPa,使后续时段的台风对流性降水减小40~100 mm,还明显改变了非对流性降水分布。耦合与非耦合试验对比分析初步表明,海-气相互作用影响台风暴雨的机制是一种通过台风大风区附近海平面温度(SST)下降来调节的负反馈机制。  相似文献   

北大西洋涛动与欧亚冬季气温     

任广成 《成都信息工程学院学报》1990,(Z1)

本文首先分析了北大西洋涛动的自身振动及其对欧亚地区冬季气温的影响,而后又对北大西洋涛动与500hpa西风指数变异之联系作了探讨。结果发现:北大西洋涛动存在着较显著的9年变化周期,其强弱变化对欧亚大范围冬季气温具有一定程度的影响,尤其是对大西涛动与同期和前期5月及10月特定区域500hpa西风指数关系密切。  相似文献   

影响我国短期气候异常的关键区：亚印太交汇区   总被引：18，自引：0，他引：18  

WU Guo-xiong  吴国雄  李建平  周天军  陆日宇  俞永强  朱江  穆穆  段安民  任荣彩  丁一汇  李维京  何金海  王凡  于卫东  乔方利  袁东亮  齐义泉 《地球科学进展》2006,21(11):1109-1118

围绕国家重点基础研究发展计划项目“亚印太交汇区海气相互作用及其对我国短期气候的影响”,介绍了“亚印太交汇区”（AIPO）的概念,从气候系统多圈层相互作用的角度,阐述了研究AIPO区海气相互作用的科学意义;在分析国内外海气相互作用影响气候研究发展动态的基础上,指出AIPO区是影响我国短期气候的关键区;研究AIPO区海气相互作用对我国短期气候的影响也是国民经济发展需要亟待解决的重要课题。介绍了项目拟研究的关键科学问题,指出该项目的最终研究目标为：揭示AIPO季节到年际尺度的海气相互作用特征,从而提出该关键区海气相互作用影响我国短期气候异常的理论框架,为改进东亚季风的季度—年际变化预测提供理论和方法。  相似文献   

Evaluation of Haney-Type Surface ThermalBoundary Conditions Using a CoupledAtmosphere and Ocean Model     

Peter C. Chu  Chen Yuchun  Lu Shihua 《大气科学进展》2001,18(3):355-375

A coupled atmosphere-ocean model developed at the Institute for Space Studies at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Russell et al., 1995) was used to verify the validity of Haney-type surface thermal boundary condition, which linearly connects net downward surface heat flux Q to air / sea temperature difference △T by a relaxation coefficient k. The model was initiated from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) atmospheric observations for 1 December 1977, and from the National Ocean Data Center (NODC) global climatological mean December temperature and salinity fields at 1° ×1° resolution. The time step is 7.5 minutes. We integrated the model for 450 days and obtained a complete model-generated global data set of daily mean downward net surface flux Q, surface air temperature TA,and sea surface temperature To. Then, we calculated the cross-correlation coefficients (CCC) between Q and △T. The ensemble mean CCC fields show (a) no correlation between Q and △T in the equatorial regions, and (b) evident correlation (CCC≥ 0.7) between Q and △T in the middle and high latitudes.Additionally, we did the variance analysis and found that when k= 120 W m-2K-1, the two standard deviations, σQ and σk△T, are quite close in the middle and high latitudes. These results agree quite well with a previous research (Chu et al., 1998) on analyzing the NCEP re-analyzed surface data, except that a smaller value of k (80 W m-2K-1) was found in the previous study.  相似文献   

Feedback Mechanisms For The Atmosphere And Ocean Surface   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Yaocun Zhang  William Perrie 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2001,100(2):321-348

Two kinds of feedback mechanisms in the coupling process between the atmosphere and ocean surface are identified in this paper. One is a negative feedback mechanism, which is effective in the dynamic interaction processes through momentum flux exchange. In this mechanism,the ocean extracts momentum from the atmosphere as a forcing field to generate waves, which decelerates atmospheric motions, lessening the intensity of synoptic systems. The second is a positive feedback mechanism, which is effective in the thermal interaction processes through heat flux exchange. This is a mechanism that is effective in the transport of sensible and latent heat fluxes to the atmosphere from the underlyingocean surface. As a result, the atmosphere obtains energy from the ocean, which intensifies atmospheric motions. For storm conditions typical of North Atlantic mid-latitudes, we consider these thermal and dynamical nteractions, the dominance of one over the other, and related implications for storm intensification.  相似文献   

New evidence for a relation between wind stress and wave age from measurements during ASGAMAGE   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

W.A. Oost  G.J. Komen  C.M.J. Jacobs  C. Van Oort 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2002,103(3):409-438

Data from the 1996 ASGAMAGE experiment, performed in the southern North Sea at research platform Meetpost Noordwijk (MPN), are analysed for the parameters affecting the momentum flux. The stress turns out to be quadratically related to the 10-m wind speed and linearly to the wind speed at a wavelength related level. The Charnock parameter (dimensionless roughness length) shows a pronounced correlation with wave age. This implies, due to a coupling between wave age and the steepness of the waves, a connection between the stress and the steepness. We find that our North Sea results are consistent withopen ocean observations. For a given wind speed the mean stress at MPN turns out to be higher because the wave age there is in general lower. We define and give an expression for a drag coefficient at a wavelength related level that can be calculated straightforwardly from the wave age and then reduced to a standard level.  相似文献   

离散气候系统中的周期与混沌   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

曹鸿兴  王永中 《应用气象学报》1995,6(3):311-319

从零维气候模式导出了一个非线性映象公式，对由该公式表征的气候系统的平衡态和稳定域进行了研究。通过迭代计算揭露海洋热贮存C对气候系统的调控作用。计算结果表明，存在一个控制气候系统行为的很窄的C值敏感区；当C值大于敏感区上界时，气候系统趋向平衡态，即现代气候；当C值小于敏感区下界时，系统失稳。在敏感区内则呈现出周期与混沌行为，且随着C的增加，勾画出通过周期倍分岔通向混沌的道路。  相似文献