An analysis of mixing in the frontal zone of South and North Atlantic Central Water off North-West Africa     

Matthias Tomczak 《Progress in Oceanography》1981,10(3):173-192

Multi-parameter mixing analysis is applied to 26 stations of Auftrieb 75, a joint expedition of R.R.S. Discovery and FS Meteor. North Atlantic Central Water (NACW) and South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) are represented by two water types each, and phosphate, silicate and nitrate are all used as an additional parameter with temperature and salinity, yielding three sets of independent solutions. Solutions from different parameters show similar vertical distributions but can differ considerably in absolute terms. This is believed to be caused by insufficient knowledge of nutrient values of pure NACW and SACW and by low range/precision ratios of nutrient determination.It is shown that isopycnal mixing analysis correctly describes the water mass distribution to lowest order, i.e. there is agreement between results from isopycnal and multi-parameter analysis at most stations within the error bounds which are inherent in the method and which are presently very high. Significant non-isopycnal mixing could be confirmed for only one station, situated on the continental slope in the area of the undercurrent of the Canary Current upwelling regime, and may be caused by active upwelling, increased lateral and vertical shear in the under-current, or internal waves interacting with the bottom. Five stations do not yield oceanographically acceptable solutions, and an attempt is made to include a coastal water mass in the analysis in order to improve the result for these stations, i.e. three-parameter analysis for NACW and SACW is replaced by four-parameter analysis for NACW, SACW and coastal water by combining temperature and salinity with phosphate and silicate or with nitrate and silicate simultaneously (the combination phosphate and nitrate is degenerate because both nutrients are linearly correlated). This indeed improves the results, indicating the presence of coastal water at those stations, but accumulation of errors inhibits quantitative conclusions.  相似文献   

Organic Acid Derivatization Techniques Applied to Petroleum Hydrocarbon Transformations in Subsurface Environments     

Michael J. Barcelona  Jie Lu  Daniel M. Tomczak 《Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation》1995,15(2):114-124

Evidence for the natural microbial remediation of subsurface fuel contamination situations should include identification and analysis of transformation or degradation products. In this way. u mass balance between fuel constituents and end products may be approached to monitor cleanup progress. Application of advanced organic acid metabolite derivatization techniques to several known sites of organic compounds and fuel mixture contamination provide valuable information on the pathways and progress of microbial transformation. Good correlation between observed metabolites and transformation pathways of aromatic fuel constituents were observed at the sites.  相似文献   

Nachweis einer fortschreitenden Welle in der südlichen Nordsee     

Gerhard Tomczak 《Ocean Dynamics》1958,11(3):97-109

Zusammenfassung Am 4. November 1957 wurde an den deutschen und niederländischen Küsten der Nordsee eine Störung des Gezeitenverlaufes beobachtet. Trotz eines Sturmes aus ablandiger Richtung wurde der mittlere Wasserstand bis zu mehreren Metern erhöht. Eine Analyse der Wasserstandsbeobachtungen von vierzehn Stationen ergab, daß es sich um eine fortschreitende Welle handelte, die sich im Seegebiet der südwestlichen Nordsee gebildet hatte. Es wird die Entstehung dieser Welle untersucht. Sie wird erklärt 1. aus ungewöhnlich stark ausgeprägten Luftdruckschwankungen im Küstengebiet Südostenglands und 2. aus dem besonderen Windfeld im Bereich eines Tiefdrucktroges über der südwestlichen Nordsee. Die beobachteten Durchgangszeiten der Welle stimmen mit den berechneten Werten überein; auch die beobachteten Amplituden lassen sich größenordnungsmäßig erklären. Ein Parallelfall vom 13./14. Dezember 1956 weist schließlich auf die Ähnlichkeit der Erscheinung mit den an der englischen Ostküste häufiger beobachtetenexternal surges hin, die als fortschreitende Wellen vom Atlantischen Ozean her in die Nordsee vordringen.

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Verification of a progressive wave in the southern North Sea

Summary On November 4, 1957, a disturbance of the tide was observed on the German and Netherlandish North Sea coasts. Although a storm associated with offshore winds was dominating, the water rose up to several meters above mean sea level. The analysis of sea level observations from 14 stations showed that the rise of water was due to a progressive wave that had been produced in the sea region of the southwestern North Sea. The origin of the progressive wave is the subject of the present investigations. Its occurrence is attributed firstly to atmospheric pressure variations of extraordinary intensity over the southeastern coastal area of England, secondly to a particular wind field in the neighbourhood of a trough of low pressure over the southwestern North Sea. The observed times of passage of the progressive wave correspond to the calculated values; the order of magnitude of the observed amplitudes, too, allows a satisfactory interpretation. A parallel case occurring on December 13/14, 1956 reveals the resemblance of the progressive wave to the phenomenon of external surges, frequently observed on the east coast of England; taking its origin as a progressive wave in the Atlantic Ocean, it penetrates into the North Sea.

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Preuve de la présence d'une onde progressive dans la région sud de la mer du Nord

Résumé Le 4 novembre 1957, on observa une perturbation de la marée sur la côte allemande et sur la côte néerlandaise. Bien qu'une tempête, associée aux vents de terre, dominât, la surface de la mer atteignit une hauteur supérieure au niveau moyen de la mer de plusieurs mètres. Une analyse basée sur des observations du niveau de la merde 14 stations révéla qu'il s'agit d'une onde progressive originaire de la région sud-ouest de la mer du Nord. La génération de cette onde est le sujet des recherches actuelles. Sa formation est ramenée 1⁰ aux variations extraordinairement prononcées de pression atmosphérique au-dessus du littoral sud-est de l'Angleterre, et 2⁰ au champ particulier du vent au voisinage d'un couloir de basse pression au-dessus de la région sud-ouest de la mer du Nord. Les observations des heures de passage de l'onde progressive s'accordent avec les valeurs calculées; de même, l'ordre de grandeur des amplitudes observées permet une interprétation satisfaisante. Un cas analogue, survenu le 13/14 décembre 1956, révéla enfin la ressemblance de l'onde progressive avec le phénomène des ondes externes («external surges») observées fréquemment sur la côte est de l'Angleterre; ce type d'onde tire son origine dans l'Océan Atlantique pour pénétrer dans la mer du Nord.

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Dank. Diese Untersuchung wurde ermöglicht, weil verschiedene Dienststellen entgegenkommenderweise Beobachtungsmaterial zur Verfügung stellten: Die Wasser- und Schifffahrtsämter Emden, Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven und Tönning sowie die Marschenbauämter Heide und Husum stellten ihre Pegelaufzeichnungen zur Verfügung, der Rijkswaterstaat, 's-Gravenhage, die der niederländischen Stationen. Die englischen und niederländischen Luftdruckbeobachtungen wurden mir freundlicherweise von Mr. Virgo, Chief Meteorological Officer, Headquarters Second ATAF, und Herrn M. P. H. Weenink, De Bilt, vermittelt. Das Seewetteramt Hamburg des Deutschen Wetterdienstes stellte wiederum, wie schon bei früheren Untersuchungen, bereitwillig die Arbeitswetterkarten zur Einsicht zur Verfügung. Schließlich sei dankend hervorgehoben, daß die im internationalen Wetterfernschreibnetz verbreiteten Wasserstandsbeobachtungen des englischen Sturmflutwarndienstes die Untersuchung wesentlich gefördert haben.  相似文献   

Eine lineare Theorie des stationären Auftriebs im stetig geschichteten Meer     

Dr. Matthias Tomczak Jr. 《Ocean Dynamics》1970,23(5):214-234

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Über interne Wellen in der Nähe der Trägheitsperiode     

Dr. Matthias Tomczak Jr. 《Ocean Dynamics》1968,21(4):145-151

Zusammenfassung Für winderzeugte interne Wellen wird gezeigt, daß bei der Trägheitsperiode in erster Näherung Resonanz eintritt, die in zweiter Näherung in zwei symmetrisch zur Trägheitsperiode liegende Resonanzen zerfällt. Der Effekt wächst mit zunehmender Schichtung und ist außerdem abhängig vom virtuellen Austauschkoeffizienten und der WellenlängeL der internen Wellen. Die Näherung erfolgt in Termen des Verhältnissesd ² H ² (d=Dicke der winderzeugten Grenzschicht,H=Wassertiefe).

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On internal waves near the inertia period

Summary Wind-generated internal waves are shown to have a resonance at the inertia period to first order of an analytical approximation which, to second order, splits into two resonances lying symmetrically to the inertia period. The effect is large for strong stratification and depends also on the Austausch coefficient and the wave lengthL of the internal waves. The approximation is done in terms ofd ² H ² whered=thickness of the wind-generated boundary layer andH=water depth.

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Sur les ondes internes près de la période d'inertie

Résumé On montre que pour les ondes internes dues au vent, il se produit en première approximation, à la période d'inertie, une résonance qui, en deuxième approximation, se décompose en deux résonances symétriques par rapport à la période d'inertie. L'effet augmente avec une stratification croissante et dépend en outre du coefficient de turbulence virtuel et de la longueur d'ondeL des ondes internes. L'approximation s'obtient en termes du rapportd ² H ² (d=épaisseur de la couche-limite due au vent,H=profondeur de l'eau).

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Die Wassermassenverteilugn und Strömungsverhältnisse am Westausgang des Skagerraks während der internationalen Skagerrak-Expedition im Sommer 1966     

Dr. Gerhard Tomczak 《Ocean Dynamics》1968,21(3):97-105

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Neuere Veröffentlichungen     

M. Tomczak Jr. 《Ocean Dynamics》1967,20(4):187-188

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The ClNECA experience     

Matthias Tomczak 《Marine Policy》1979,3(1):59-65

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Investigation of Quasi-periodic Variations in Hard X-rays of Solar Flares     

J. Jakimiec  M. Tomczak 《Solar physics》2010,261(2):233-251

The aim of the present paper is to use quasi-periodic oscillations in hard X-rays (HXRs) of solar flares as a diagnostic tool for the investigation of impulsive electron acceleration. We have selected a number of flares which showed quasi-periodic oscillations in hard X-rays and their loop-top sources could be easily recognized in HXR images. We have considered MHD standing waves to explain the observed HXR oscillations. We interpret these HXR oscillations as being due to oscillations of magnetic traps within cusp-like magnetic structures. This is confirmed by the good correlation between periods of the oscillations and the sizes of the loop-top sources. We argue that a model of oscillating magnetic traps is adequate to explain the observations. During the compressions of a trap, particles are accelerated, but during its expansions plasma, coming from chromospheric evaporation, fills the trap, which explains the large number of electrons being accelerated during a sequence of strong pulses. The advantage of our model of oscillating magnetic traps is that it can explain both the pulses of electron acceleration and quasi-periodicity of their distribution in time.  相似文献   

Investigation of Quasi-periodic Variations in Hard X-Rays of Solar Flares. II. Further Investigation of Oscillating Magnetic Traps     

J. Jakimiec  M. Tomczak 《Solar physics》2012,278(2):393-410

In our recent paper (Jakimiec and Tomczak, Solar Physics 261, 233, 2010) we investigated quasi-periodic oscillations of hard X-rays during the impulsive phase of solar flares. We have come to the conclusion that they are caused by magnetosonic oscillations of magnetic traps within the volume of hard-X-ray (HXR) loop-top sources. In the present paper we investigate four flares that show clear quasi-periodic sequences of the HXR pulses. We also describe our phenomenological model of oscillating magnetic traps to show that it can explain the observed properties of the HXR oscillations. The main results are the following: i) Low-amplitude quasi-periodic oscillations occur before the impulsive phase of some flares. ii) The quasi-periodicity of the oscillations can change in some flares. We interpret this as being due to changes of the length of oscillating magnetic traps. iii) During the impulsive phase a significant part of the energy of accelerated (non-thermal) electrons is deposited within a HXR loop-top source. iv) The quick development of the impulsive phase is due to feedback between the pressure pulses by accelerated electrons and the amplitude of the magnetic-trap oscillation. v) The electron number density and magnetic field strength values obtained for the HXR loop-top sources in several flares fall within the limits of N≈(2 – 15)×10¹⁰ cm⁻³, B≈(45 – 130) gauss. These results show that the HXR quasi-periodic oscillations contain important information about the energy release in solar flares.  相似文献