Beach tar accumulation, transport mechanisms, and sources of variability at Coal Oil Point, California     

Del Sontro TS  Leifer I  Luyendyk BP  Broitman BR 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(9):1461-1471

A new field method for tar quantification was used at Coal Oil Point (COP), California to study the mechanisms transporting oil/tar from the nearby COP natural marine hydrocarbon seep field. This method segregates tar pieces into six size classes and assigns them an average mass based on laboratory or direct field measurements. Tar accumulation on the 19,927m(2) survey area was well resolved spatially by recording tar mass along twelve transects segmented into 4-m(2) blocks and then integrating over the survey area. A seasonal trend was apparent in total tar in which summer accumulations were an order of magnitude higher than winter accumulations. Based on multiple regression analyses between environmental data and tar accumulation, 34% of tar variability is explained by a combination of onshore advection via wind and low swell height inhibiting slick dispersion.  相似文献   

Improvement of the semi-Lagrangian advection scheme in the GRAPES model: Theoretical analysis and idealized tests   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

HUANG Bo  CHEN Dehui  LI Xingliang  LI Chao 《大气科学进展》2014,31(3):693-704

ABSTRACT The Global/Regional Assimilation and PrEdiction System （GRAPES） is the newgeneration numerical weather predic- tion （NWP） system developed by the China Meteorological Administration. It is a fully compressible non-hydrostatical global/regional unified model that uses a traditional semi-Lagrangian advection scheme with cubic Lagrangian interpola tion （referred to as the SL_CL scheme）. The SL_CL scheme has been used in many operational NWP models, but there are still some deficiencies, such as the damping effects due to the interpolation and the relatively low accuracy. Based on Reich＇s semi-Lagrangian advection scheme （referred to as the R2007 scheme）, the Re_R2007 scheme that uses the low- and high-order B-spline function for interpolation at the departure point, is developed in this paper. One- and two-dimensional idealized tests in the rectangular coordinate system with uniform grid cells were conducted to compare the Re..R2007 scheme and the SL_CL scheme. The numerical results showed that： （1） the damping effects were remarkably reduced with the Re_R2007 scheme; and （2） the normalized errors of the Re_R2007 scheme were about 7.5 and 3 times smaller than those of the SL_CL scheme in one- and two-dimensional tests, respectively, indicating the higher accuracy of the Re..R2007 scheme. Furthermore, two solid-body rotation tests were conducted in the latitude-longitude spherical coordinate system with non uniform grid cells, which also verified the Re_R2007 scheme＇s advantages. Finally, in comparison with other global advection schemes, the Re_R2007 scheme was competitive in terms of accuracy and flow independence. An encouraging possibility for the application of the Re_R2007 scheme to the GRAPES model is provided.  相似文献   

Calibration and use of continuous heat-type automated seepage meters for submarine groundwater discharge measurements     

B.M. Mwashote  W.C. Burnett  J. Chanton  I.R. Santos  N. Dimova  P.W. Swarzenski 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2010

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) assessments were conducted both in the laboratory and at a field site in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, using a continuous heat-type automated seepage meter (seepmeter). The functioning of the seepmeter is based on measurements of a temperature gradient in the water between downstream and upstream positions in its flow pipe. The device has the potential of providing long-term, high-resolution measurements of SGD. Using a simple inexpensive laboratory set-up, we have shown that connecting an extension cable to the seepmeter has a negligible effect on its measuring capability. Similarly, the observed influence of very low temperature (≤3 °C) on seepmeter measurements can be accounted for by conducting calibrations at such temperatures prior to field deployments. Compared to manual volumetric measurements, calibration experiments showed that at higher water flow rates (>28 cm day⁻¹ or cm³ cm⁻² day⁻¹) an analog flowmeter overestimated flow rates by ≥7%. This was apparently due to flow resistance, turbulence and formation of air bubbles in the seepmeter water flow tubes. Salinity had no significant effect on the performance of the seepmeter. Calibration results from fresh water and sea water showed close agreement at a 95% confidence level significance between the data sets from the two media (R² = 0.98). Comparatively, the seepmeter SGD measurements provided data that are comparable to manually-operated seepage meters, the radon geochemical tracer approach, and an electromagnetic (EM) seepage meter.  相似文献   

Peat porewater chloride concentration profiles in the Everglades during wet/dry cycles from January 1996 to June 1998: field measurements and theoretical analysis     

Michael M. Reddy  Micaela B. Reddy  Kenneth L. Kipp  Aaron Burman  Paul Schuster  Peter S. Rawlik Jr. 《水文研究》2008,22(11):1713-1724

Water quality is a key aspect of the Everglades Restoration Project, the largest water reclamation and ecosystem management project proposed in the United States. Movement of nutrients and contaminants to and from Everglades peat porewater could have important consequences for Everglades water quality and ecosystem restoration activities. In a study of Everglades porewater, we observed complex, seasonally variable peat porewater chloride concentration profiles at several locations. Analyses and interpretation of these changing peat porewater chloride concentration profiles identifies processes controlling conservative solute movement at the peat–surface water interface, that is, solutes whose transport is minimally affected by chemical and biological reactions. We examine, with an advection–diffusion model, how alternating wet and dry climatic conditions in the Florida Everglades mediate movement of chloride between peat porewater and marsh surface water. Changing surface water–chloride concentrations alter gradients at the interface between peat and overlying water and hence alter chloride flux across that interface. Surface water chloride concentrations at two frequently monitored sites vary with marsh water depth, and a transfer function was developed to describe daily marsh surface water chloride concentration as a function of marsh water depth. Model results demonstrate that porewater chloride concentrations are driven by changing surface water chloride concentrations, and a sensitivity analysis suggests that inclusion of advective transport in the model improves the agreement between the calculated and the observed chloride concentration profiles. Published in 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Robe's restricted three-body problem with drag     

C. M. Giordano  A. R. Plastino  A. Plastino 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1996,66(2):229-242

Robe's restricted three-body problem is investigated with regards to the effects of a linear drag force. In particular. the stability of the model's equilibrium points is studied in this respect. Two scenarios are envisaged: the one originally discussed by Robe himself and the one suggested by him and recently analyzed by the present authors, that assumes for the fluid body the structure of a Roche's ellipsoid.  相似文献   

不同环境风场条件下两次华南西部低涡暴雨个例对比分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

高安宁  赖珍权  张瑞波  陈见  陈伟斌 《气象》2013,39(1):11-19

利用常规观测资料、FY 2C卫星TBB资料、自动站降水量以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,对2009年7月3-4日(简称“09.7”)和2008年6月1 6 1 7日(简称“08.6”)两次发生在华南西部的低涡暴雨过程进行对比分析,结果表明:(1)低涡是两次暴雨过程的直接影响系统,“09.7”过程伴随西南低空急流,“08.6”过程无低空急流配合,中尺度辐合可能在两次强降水过程中有着直接的触发作用.(2)“09.7”过程的低层辐合强度及上升运动强度明显强于“08.6”过程.“09.7”过程较“08.6”过程,暖平流强度明显偏强,等温度平流线也较密集.(3)相比“08.6”过程,“09.7”过程水汽净流量更大,这是西南低空急流将充足水汽往暴雨区输送的结果.(4)“09.7”和“08.6”两次暴雨过程均与高空西风急流南侧的垂直环流圈密切相关,“09.7”过程由于低空有急流存在,上升运动维持时间长,降水强度大,历时长,“08.6”过程广西境内低空无急流,上升运动维持时间短,降水强度偏弱,历时短.  相似文献   

影响北京的一例沙尘天气过程的起沙沉降及输送路径分析   总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4  

张亚妮  张碧辉  宗志平  吴英 《气象》2013,39(7):911-922

本文选取2012年4月27-28日影响北京的一次沙尘天气过程进行分析,发现在本次过程中,沙源地区的沙尘暴主要发生在地面冷锋和500 hPa槽后,在近地层强烈的感热加热与中低层冷平流的共同作用下,形成了不稳定层结及深厚的混合层,最高可达600 hPa,是沙尘天气能够影响下游地区的重要条件。本文还通过分析等熵混合层厚度变化及其平流过程来追踪沙尘天气的输送路径和定位沉降地,发现本次过程有两种传输路径,一种是沿辽宁北部向东而后转向东北方向,主要沿等熵混合层平流向下游移动,之后随着等熵混合层的接地沉降到近地层,该路径影响高度较高;另一种是沿辽宁南部向东南方向移动,混合层平流较清楚,但沉降时与东北路径明显不同,在辽东半岛东部地面辐散气流及下沉运动的作用下发生沉降,并随冷锋后冷高压南侧的东风回流向西输送影响北京地区。另外,由于混合层之上的稳定层明显下压,使沙尘输送高度偏低。运用HYSPLIT模式模拟的前、后向轨迹证实了上述两种输送路径,表明北京的扬沙天气是由东风回流造成的。  相似文献   

雷达回波外推预报的误差分析   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

王改利  赵翠光  刘黎平  王红艳 《高原气象》2013,32(3)

基于天气雷达资料的外推预报是灾害天气临近预报的基础,选取4次强降水过程分析了外推预报的误差.主要分析方法包括3个步骤:(1)采用多尺度回波跟踪方法确定雷达回波的运动场;(2)采用半拉格朗日平流方案对雷达回波进行外推;(3)预报结果和观测结果进行对比.利用去相关时间方法分析了雷达回波的可预报性,利用预报技巧评分和相对绝对误差对外推预报的误差进行了定量分析.此外,还分析了外推预报的误差与尺度之间的关系,以及外推预报中的不确定因素 回波强度变化和回波运动场变化在预报误差中的相对重要性.这4次强降水过程的误差分析表明,预报误差随预报时效的变化基本上是以指数规律递减的,大尺度的降水系统对应较长的持续性,对于发展演变较快、尺度较小的风暴,其持续性较短.  相似文献   

河套地区一次寒潮天气的环流形势分析     

白秀芳  张铁栓  白杰  李臻  张震岳  毕炜 《内蒙古气象》2013,(3):9-10

利用常规气象观测资料和Micaps提供的相关资料,对2009年9月19—20日在河套地区发生的寒潮天气的环流形势及物理量进行分析。分析表明:在寒潮爆发前期,500hPa系统,蒙古西部的冷中心强度≥-32℃,且温度场滞后于高度场,为冷空气爆发南下提供了最基本条件;700hPa河套地区及上游≥16m.s-1的西北风急流基本形成,等温线与等高线交角≥45°且10个纬距内有4条及以上等温线的密集区;850hPa河套地区有≥16℃的暖中心,高空槽前后的西北风速≥18 m.s-1,温度线与高度线的夹角>45°;地面蒙古气旋的暖性性质为寒潮爆发的前期提供了有利的热力条件,地面冷锋后部冷高压轴线接近南北向,且冷高压中心强度≥1040hPa,3h变压≥3hPa。  相似文献   

“尤特”强降水过程大气层结分析     

程正泉  林良勋  沙天阳  杨国杰 《广东气象》2013,(6):1-6,16

1311号强台风“尤特”登陆后给广东带来持续性大范围强降水,对流降水特征显著.分析了“尤特”影响期间大尺度环流背景,重点讨论了此次持续性强降水过程中大气层结问题.发现低空急流向广东输送强的暖平流,是广东大气层结不稳定得以持续维持的根本原因.进一步分析发现,低空急流本身并不是“暖”的,当“尤特”趋向陆地时,陆地上的暖气团在“尤特”环流强迫下向南传播扩散,低空急流穿越这一暖区时温度升高才具备“暖”的特性.这一事实在以前并未被关注到.通过个例反查,在许多登陆后造成连续强降水的台风过程中均发现了这一特征.因此,台风登陆引起环境温度场的演变以及与低空急流的配置需引起重视.  相似文献