Although solitary waves with large ratio of wave height to water depth are difficult to produce in laboratory settings by traditional wave generating methods,a water column collapsing(WCC)method can be employed.This s...Although solitary waves with large ratio of wave height to water depth are difficult to produce in laboratory settings by traditional wave generating methods,a water column collapsing(WCC)method can be employed.This study uses the WCC method to produce large solitary waves and through a series of experiments,an empirical equation is developed that considers wave height and water depth in addition to water column height and depth.Generated solitary waves are studied through wavelet transforms.Results from this analysis demonstrate that the ratios between the initial lab-oratory-generated solitary wave and its theoretical counterpart range from 0.2−0.8.By using the results,a new solitary wave generating law is derived and can be applied to future solitary wave laboratory studies.展开更多
大西洋经向翻转环流(Atlantic meridional overturning circulation,AMOC)作为全球大洋的极向热量输送带,对大西洋附近区域的天气及全球气候变化都存在至关重要的影响。采用自然资源部第一海洋研究所研发的地球系统模式FIO-ESM v2.0(Fir...大西洋经向翻转环流(Atlantic meridional overturning circulation,AMOC)作为全球大洋的极向热量输送带,对大西洋附近区域的天气及全球气候变化都存在至关重要的影响。采用自然资源部第一海洋研究所研发的地球系统模式FIO-ESM v2.0(First Institute of Oceanography-earth system model version 2.0)分析了1850~2014年AMOC的空间分布特征及时间变化规律,并进一步讨论造成该变化的可能因素。研究结果表明:1850~2014年AMOC最大值出现在40°N、1000 m深度附近,其时间序列总体呈现-0.0791×10^(6)m^(3)/(s·a)的减弱趋势,该期间伴随着Labrador、Irminger海域冬季混合层深度的变浅。通过将模式计算的AMOC强度与RAPID(rapid climate change programme)和OSNAP(overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic program)观测资料进行对比,结合模式间并行比较结果显示该模式能较好地再现观测数据期间的AMOC变化规律。FIO-ESM v2.0模式模拟的AMOC具有55 a左右的年代际周期,Labrador、Irminger海域冬季混合层深度变化揭示的对流变化以及Labrador、GIN海域表层海水密度变化造成的海水下沉对AMOC强度的周期性振荡贡献较明显,其周期性变化与海表盐度(sea surface salinity,SSS)、海表温度(sea surface temperature,SST)、蒸发与降水的差值、北大西洋涛动(North Atlantic oscillation,NAO)等要素的变化密切相关。展开更多
Recently,an algorithm of surface turbulent heat fluxes over snow/sea ice has been developed based on the theory of maximum entropy production(MEP),which is fundamentally different from the bulk flux algorithm(BF)that ...Recently,an algorithm of surface turbulent heat fluxes over snow/sea ice has been developed based on the theory of maximum entropy production(MEP),which is fundamentally different from the bulk flux algorithm(BF)that has been used in sea ice models for a few decades.In this study,we first assess how well the MEP algorithm captures the observed variations of turbulent heat fluxes over Arctic sea ice.It is found that the calculated heat fluxes by the MEP method are in good agreement with in-situ observations after considering the absorption of incoming radiation in a snow/ice surface layer with infinitesimal depth.We then investigate the effects of two different schemes(MEP vs.BF)in the sea ice model of CICE6 on simulated turbulent heat fluxes and sea ice processes in the Arctic Basin.Our results show that the two different schemes give quite different representations of seasonal variations of heat fluxes,particularly for sensible heat fluxes in summer.The heat fluxes simulated by the MEP produce weak cooling effect on the ice surface in summer,whereas the BF generates a warming effect.As a result,compared to the BF,the MEP leads to a reduced seasonal cycle of Arctic sea ice mass flux by modulating snow-to-ice conversion,basal ice growth,surface ice melt and basal ice melt.展开更多
基金The work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFA0604100,2018YFA0605904 and 2021YFB2600702)the Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Public Research Institutes(Grant Nos.Y221017 and Y222004).
文摘Although solitary waves with large ratio of wave height to water depth are difficult to produce in laboratory settings by traditional wave generating methods,a water column collapsing(WCC)method can be employed.This study uses the WCC method to produce large solitary waves and through a series of experiments,an empirical equation is developed that considers wave height and water depth in addition to water column height and depth.Generated solitary waves are studied through wavelet transforms.Results from this analysis demonstrate that the ratios between the initial lab-oratory-generated solitary wave and its theoretical counterpart range from 0.2−0.8.By using the results,a new solitary wave generating law is derived and can be applied to future solitary wave laboratory studies.
文摘大西洋经向翻转环流(Atlantic meridional overturning circulation,AMOC)作为全球大洋的极向热量输送带,对大西洋附近区域的天气及全球气候变化都存在至关重要的影响。采用自然资源部第一海洋研究所研发的地球系统模式FIO-ESM v2.0(First Institute of Oceanography-earth system model version 2.0)分析了1850~2014年AMOC的空间分布特征及时间变化规律,并进一步讨论造成该变化的可能因素。研究结果表明:1850~2014年AMOC最大值出现在40°N、1000 m深度附近,其时间序列总体呈现-0.0791×10^(6)m^(3)/(s·a)的减弱趋势,该期间伴随着Labrador、Irminger海域冬季混合层深度的变浅。通过将模式计算的AMOC强度与RAPID(rapid climate change programme)和OSNAP(overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic program)观测资料进行对比,结合模式间并行比较结果显示该模式能较好地再现观测数据期间的AMOC变化规律。FIO-ESM v2.0模式模拟的AMOC具有55 a左右的年代际周期,Labrador、Irminger海域冬季混合层深度变化揭示的对流变化以及Labrador、GIN海域表层海水密度变化造成的海水下沉对AMOC强度的周期性振荡贡献较明显,其周期性变化与海表盐度(sea surface salinity,SSS)、海表温度(sea surface temperature,SST)、蒸发与降水的差值、北大西洋涛动(North Atlantic oscillation,NAO)等要素的变化密切相关。
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0605901,2016YFC1402700)the National Major Research High Performance Computing Program of China(2016YFB0200800)the Innovation Group Project of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai)(311021008).
文摘Recently,an algorithm of surface turbulent heat fluxes over snow/sea ice has been developed based on the theory of maximum entropy production(MEP),which is fundamentally different from the bulk flux algorithm(BF)that has been used in sea ice models for a few decades.In this study,we first assess how well the MEP algorithm captures the observed variations of turbulent heat fluxes over Arctic sea ice.It is found that the calculated heat fluxes by the MEP method are in good agreement with in-situ observations after considering the absorption of incoming radiation in a snow/ice surface layer with infinitesimal depth.We then investigate the effects of two different schemes(MEP vs.BF)in the sea ice model of CICE6 on simulated turbulent heat fluxes and sea ice processes in the Arctic Basin.Our results show that the two different schemes give quite different representations of seasonal variations of heat fluxes,particularly for sensible heat fluxes in summer.The heat fluxes simulated by the MEP produce weak cooling effect on the ice surface in summer,whereas the BF generates a warming effect.As a result,compared to the BF,the MEP leads to a reduced seasonal cycle of Arctic sea ice mass flux by modulating snow-to-ice conversion,basal ice growth,surface ice melt and basal ice melt.
