Responses of global ocean circulation and temperature to freshwater runoff from major rivers were studied by blocking regional runoff in the global ocean general circulation model (OGCM) developed at the Massachuset...Responses of global ocean circulation and temperature to freshwater runoff from major rivers were studied by blocking regional runoff in the global ocean general circulation model (OGCM) developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Runoff into the tropical Atlantic, the western North Pacific, and the Bay of Bengal and northern Arabian Sea were selectively blocked. The blocking of river runoff first resulted in a salinity increase near the river mouths (2 practical salinity units). The saltier and, therefore, denser water was then transported to higher latitudes in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and southern Indian Ocean by the mean currents. The subsequent density contrasts between northern and southern hemispheric oceans resulted in changes in major ocean currents. These anomalous ocean currents lead to significant temperature changes (I^C -2~C) by the resulting anomalous heat transports. The current and temperature anomalies created by the blocked river runoff propagated from one ocean basin to others via coastal and equatorial Kelvin waves. This study suggests that river runoff may be playing an important role in oceanic salinity, temperature, and circulations; and that partially or fully blocking major rivers to divert freshwater for societal purposes might significantly change ocean salinity, circulations, temperature, and atmospheric climate. Further studies are necessary to assess the role of river runoff in the coupled atmosphere-ocean system.展开更多
Study of the major Asian rivers discharge to the ocean reveals variations of their water discharges and sediment loads, and local characteristics of river sediment concentrations. On the basis of this, the Asian river...Study of the major Asian rivers discharge to the ocean reveals variations of their water discharges and sediment loads, and local characteristics of river sediment concentrations. On the basis of this, the Asian rivers fall into three regions, including Eurasia Arctic, East Asia, Southeast and South Asia Regions. The Eurasia Arctic Region is characterized by the lowest sediment concentration and load, while the East Asia Region is of the highest sediment concentration and higher sediment load, and the South-East and South Asia Region yields higher sediment concentration and highest sediment load.The sediment loads of these regions are mainly controlled by climate, geomorphology and tectonic activity. The Eurasia Arctic rivers with large basin areas and water discharge, drain low relief which consists of tundra sediment, thus causing the lowest sediment load. The East Asia rivers with small basin areas and lowest water discharges, drain extensive loess plateau, and transport most erodible loess material, which results in highest sediment concentration. The SE and South Asia rivers originating from the Tibet Plateau have large basin areas and the largest water discharges because of the Summer Monsoon and high rainfall influence, causing the highest sediment load.In Asia, tectonic motion of the Tibet Plateau plays an important role. Those large rivers originating from the Tibet Plateau transport about 50% of the world river sediment load to ocean annually, forming large estuaries and deltas, and consequently exerting a great influence on sedimentation in the coastal zone and shelves.展开更多
The watershed of the Amazon River discharges about 120,000 m3·s-1?of freshwater into the adjacent platform and oceanic region. The aim of this work was to analyze the distribution of oceanographic parameters, chl...The watershed of the Amazon River discharges about 120,000 m3·s-1?of freshwater into the adjacent platform and oceanic region. The aim of this work was to analyze the distribution of oceanographic parameters, chlorophyll a and primary productivity under the influence of the Amazon River plume, during the period of greatest extension of the Amazon plume. Collections were carried out in September 14 in 16 stations including continental platform and oceanic region. It was possible to observe superficial currents along the coast in the northwest direction, but with less intensity and currents with greater speeds towards the east due to the North Brazil Current retroflexion at this time of the year, transporting the plume to the central Atlantic Ocean. The spatial influence of the plume was observed in the salinity, which ranged from 28 to 36.75, although the high precipitation in the region may also have contributed as a source of freshwater. However, the sampled region showed strong negative linear correlation of silicate, chlorophyll a and primary productivity with salinity. The primary productivity values ranged from 0.04 to 18.81 mg C m-3?day-1, whereas chlorophyll a concentrations ranged from 0.15 mg·m-3?to 1.83 mg·m-3, decreasing their values as they move away from the coast. The Amazon River plume can reach and influence the oceanographic and biological parameters in a large area of this oligotrophic region. However, the results also suggest that the export of material from the adjacent coastal region is another determinant of the region’s productivity.展开更多
To understand the ecological status and macrobenthic assemblages of the Xin'an River Estuary and its adjacent waters, a survey was conducted for environmental variables and macrobenthic assemblage structure in Septem...To understand the ecological status and macrobenthic assemblages of the Xin'an River Estuary and its adjacent waters, a survey was conducted for environmental variables and macrobenthic assemblage structure in September 2012(Yantai, China). Several methods are adopted in the data analysis process: dominance index,diversity indices, cluster analysis, non-metric multi-dimentional scaling ordination, AMBI and M-AMBI. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus of six out of eight sampling stations were in a good condition with low concentration. The average value of DO((2.89±0.60) mg/L) and p H(4.28±0.43) indicated that the research area faced with the risk of ocean acidification and underlying hypoxia. A total of 62 species were identified, of which the dominant species group was polychaetes. The average abundance and biomass was577.50 ind./m^2 and 6.01 g/m^2, respectively. Compared with historical data, the macrobenthic assemblage structure at waters around the Xin'an River Estuary was in a relatively stable status from 2009 to 2012.Contaminant indicator species Capitella capitata appeared at Sta. Y1, indicating the animals here suffered from hypoxia and acidification. AMBI and M-AMBI results showed that most sampling stations were slightly disturbed,which were coincided with the abiotic measurement on evaluating the health conditions. Macrobenthic communities suffered pressures from ocean acidification and hypoxia at the research waters, particularly those at Stas Y1, Y2 and Y5, which displays negative results in benthic health evaluation.展开更多
A three-dimensional wave-current-sediment coupled numerical model is developed to understand the sediment transport dynamics in the Zhujiang(Pearl)River Estuary(ZRE),China.The model results are in good agreement with ...A three-dimensional wave-current-sediment coupled numerical model is developed to understand the sediment transport dynamics in the Zhujiang(Pearl)River Estuary(ZRE),China.The model results are in good agreement with observed data,and statistics show good model skill scores.Numerical studies are conducted to assess the scenarios of suspended sediment in the ZRE under the effects of different forcing(river discharges,waves,and winds).The model results indicate that the estuarine gravitational circulation plays an important role in the development of estuarine turbidity maximum in the ZRE,particularly during neap tides.The increased river discharge can result in a seaward sediment transport.The suspended sediment concentration(SSC)in the bottom increases with both wave bottom orbital velocity and wave height.Because of the shallow water depth,the effect of waves on sediment in the west shoal is greater than that in the east channel.The southwesterly wind-induced wave affects the SSC more than those resulting from the northeasterly wind,while the northeasterly wind-driven circulation has a slightly greater influence on the SSC than that of the southwesterly wind.However,a steady southwesterly wind condition favors the increase of the SSC in the Lingding Bay more so than a steady northeasterly wind condition.If the other forcings are same,the averaged SSC under a steady southwesterly wind condition is about 1.1 times that resulting from a steady northeasterly wind.展开更多
A buoy of 10 m in diameter was used to record the current speed and direction in a vertical profile in the offshore area of the Changjiang(Yangtze River) Estuary(with an average water depth of 46.0 m) for one year...A buoy of 10 m in diameter was used to record the current speed and direction in a vertical profile in the offshore area of the Changjiang(Yangtze River) Estuary(with an average water depth of 46.0 m) for one year.The results include:(1) the currents rotate clockwise and the current direction is consistent in a vertical profile without clear seasonal variations.(2) The horizontal current speeds are generally high,with a maximum of 128.5 cm/s occurring in summer and 105.5 cm/s appearing in winter commonly close to the surface.The average current speeds in the vertical profile fall in the same range(the differences are less than 8.0 cm/s),with the maximum of47.0 cm/s occurring in summer and 40.8 cm/s in winter.The average current speed during spring tides is twice that during neap tides(26.5 cm/s).(3) Significant differences of speeds are observed in the vertical profile.The maximum current speed occurs at either surface(spring and winter) or sub-surface(summer and autumn),with the minimum current speed appearing at the bottom.The maximum average current speed of all layers is 57.9cm/s,which occurs in the 18-m layer during summer.(4) The average speed of the residual currents ranges from7.5 cm/s to 11.3 cm/s,with the strongest occurring in spring and weakest in winter.The residual currents of all layers are eastward during spring and winter,whereas northeastward or northward during summer and autumn.(5) The currents in the offshore of Changjiang Estuary are impacted collectively by diluted Changjiang River discharge,the Taiwan Warm Current,monsoon and tides.展开更多
Observations show that during summer especially in August, the northward expansion of the Changjiang(Yangtze) River diluted water (CRDW) is blocked in the vicinity of the Changjiang Estuary. To explain this phenom...Observations show that during summer especially in August, the northward expansion of the Changjiang(Yangtze) River diluted water (CRDW) is blocked in the vicinity of the Changjiang Estuary. To explain this phenomenon, Princeton ocean model (POM) is applied to simulate the summertime expansion pattern of CRDW. Numerical experiments show that to the north of the Changjiang Estuary, a tide-induced temperature front of a cold water centered at (34°N, I22.5°E) plays the key role in determining the expansion pattern of CRDW. This front splits the CRDW into two parts: the main part expands northeastward, and the other small part expands northwestward off the coast of Jiangsu Province, China.展开更多
The large amount of dissolved and particulate material discharged by the Amazon River into the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean cause distinct spectral response of its waters as compared to the nearby ocean waters. This pape...The large amount of dissolved and particulate material discharged by the Amazon River into the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean cause distinct spectral response of its waters as compared to the nearby ocean waters. This paper shows the application of K-means clustering algorithm for classifying water masses in the region under the Amazon River plume influence according to their spectral behavior. Salinity and temperature data from 67 oceanographic stations were related to Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) remote sensing reflectances values and the following bio-optical products: (i) chlorophyll-a concentration, (ii) water attenuation coefficient and (iii) absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material. Four different water masses were identified such as: (1) oceanic water, (2) intermediate oceanic water, (3) intermediate river plume water and (4) Amazon River plume water. The spectral behavior of these water masses allowed concluding that the main active optical component of the waters in the region is the colored dissolved organic matter originated mostly from the Amazon River.展开更多
River plumes are the regions where the most intense river-sea-land interaction occurs, and they are char- acterized by complex material transport and biogeochemical processes. However, due to their highly dy- namic na...River plumes are the regions where the most intense river-sea-land interaction occurs, and they are char- acterized by complex material transport and biogeochemical processes. However, due to their highly dy- namic nature, global river plume areas have not yet been determined for use in synthetic studies of global oceanography. Based on global climatological monthly averaged salinity data from the NOAA World Ocean Atlas 2009 (WOA09), and monthly averaged salinity contour maps of the East and South China Seas from the Chinese Marine Atlas, we extract the monthly plume areas of major global rivers using a geographic information system (GIS) technique. Only areas with salinities that are three salinity units lower than the average salinity in each ocean are counted. This conservative estimate shows that the minimum and max- imum monthly values of the total plume area of the world's 19 largest rivers are 1.72× 106 kin2 in May and 5.38× 106 klTl2 inAugust. The annual mean area of these river plumes (3.72× 106 knl2) takes up approximately 14.2% of the total continental shelves area worldwide (26.15 × 106 km2). This paper also presents river plume areas for different oceans and latitude zones, and analyzes seasonal variations of the plume areas and their relationships with river discharge. These statistics describing the major global river plume areas can now provide the basic data for the various flux calculations in the marginal seas, and therefore will be of useful for many oceanographic studies.展开更多
A river plume dynamics analysis was made in Namtso Lake by using a sigma coordinate non-hydrostatic numerical ocean model, the Bergen Ocean Model. Simulations were carried out by hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic models...A river plume dynamics analysis was made in Namtso Lake by using a sigma coordinate non-hydrostatic numerical ocean model, the Bergen Ocean Model. Simulations were carried out by hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic models with horizontal resolution of 5.00 m, 2.50 m and 1, 25 m, respectively. The simulation results for the homogeneous lake are robust to the grid size, and the non-hydrostatic pressure effect is not important in this ease. For the stratified case, the results are sensitive to both the grid size and non-hydrostatic pressure corrections.展开更多
Based on the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for the period of 1948-2004 and the monthly rainfall data at 160 stations in China from 1951 to 2004, the relationships among the land-ocean temperature anomaly difference in the...Based on the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for the period of 1948-2004 and the monthly rainfall data at 160 stations in China from 1951 to 2004, the relationships among the land-ocean temperature anomaly difference in the mid-lower troposphere in spring (April-May), the mei-yu rainfall in the Yangtze River- Huaihe River basin, and the activities of the South China Sea summer monsoon (SCSSM) are analyzed by using correlation and composite analyses. Results show that a significant positive correlation exists between mei-yu rainfall and air temperature in the middle latitudes above the western Pacific, while a significant negative correlation is located to the southwest of the Baikal Lake. When the land-ocean thermal anomaly difference is stronger in spring, the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) will be weaker and retreat eastward in summer (June-July), and the SCSSM will be stronger and advance further north, resulting in deficient moisture along the mei-yu front and below-normal precipitation in the mid and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and vice versa for the weaker difference case. The effects and relative importance of the land and ocean anomalous heating on monsoon variability is also compared. It is found that the land and ocean thermal anomalies are both closely related to the summer circulation and mei-yu rainfall and SCSSM intensity, whereas the land heating anomaly is more important than ocean heating in changing the land-ocean thermal contrast and hence the summer monsoon intensity.展开更多
利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、ERSST v5海表温度资料和大气环流模式,分析了2022年夏季热带印度洋-太平洋海温异常对长江中下游地区高温事件的影响机理及相对贡献。研究表明,此次高温异常事件受La Ni a事件和负位相IOD事件的共同影响,长江...利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、ERSST v5海表温度资料和大气环流模式,分析了2022年夏季热带印度洋-太平洋海温异常对长江中下游地区高温事件的影响机理及相对贡献。研究表明,此次高温异常事件受La Ni a事件和负位相IOD事件的共同影响,长江中下游地区的温度异常为1.52℃、为近40年来最高,温度正异常的极大值位于河南和湖北两省交界处的西侧。热带印度洋和太平洋海温异常引起了长江中下游约0.39℃的增温,对长江中下游地区此次高温异常的贡献为25.66%。La Ni a事件和负位相IOD事件可通过增强西太平洋副热带高压,进而有利于维持长江中下游地区的异常下沉运动,为高温事件的发生提供了有利条件。展开更多
本文利用天气研究和预报(Weather research and forecasting,WRF)模式设置了两组具有不同海洋锋面强度的“渠道模型”理想数值试验,忽略地形作用,探讨了冬季海洋锋面对大气河(Atmospheric river,AR)的影响。结果表明,在不同强度的海洋...本文利用天气研究和预报(Weather research and forecasting,WRF)模式设置了两组具有不同海洋锋面强度的“渠道模型”理想数值试验,忽略地形作用,探讨了冬季海洋锋面对大气河(Atmospheric river,AR)的影响。结果表明,在不同强度的海洋锋面试验中,大气低层风速、湍流热通量等物理量的响应与海温的变化同位相,且大气低层各变量对海洋锋面南侧海温变化的响应较北侧更大,呈现出南北不对称性。海洋锋强度的增强促进了向高空的涡动热量和水汽输送,导致高空风速加强和风暴轴北移。海洋锋面的增强还为经过其上空的气旋提供了更多的动量和水汽,加强了气旋南侧的水汽输送带,从而促进了大气河发生频数的增加和大气河强度的增强。展开更多
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文摘Responses of global ocean circulation and temperature to freshwater runoff from major rivers were studied by blocking regional runoff in the global ocean general circulation model (OGCM) developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Runoff into the tropical Atlantic, the western North Pacific, and the Bay of Bengal and northern Arabian Sea were selectively blocked. The blocking of river runoff first resulted in a salinity increase near the river mouths (2 practical salinity units). The saltier and, therefore, denser water was then transported to higher latitudes in the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and southern Indian Ocean by the mean currents. The subsequent density contrasts between northern and southern hemispheric oceans resulted in changes in major ocean currents. These anomalous ocean currents lead to significant temperature changes (I^C -2~C) by the resulting anomalous heat transports. The current and temperature anomalies created by the blocked river runoff propagated from one ocean basin to others via coastal and equatorial Kelvin waves. This study suggests that river runoff may be playing an important role in oceanic salinity, temperature, and circulations; and that partially or fully blocking major rivers to divert freshwater for societal purposes might significantly change ocean salinity, circulations, temperature, and atmospheric climate. Further studies are necessary to assess the role of river runoff in the coupled atmosphere-ocean system.
基金The Project is sponsored by the Chinese National Nature Science Foundation (49676288) Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of the Ministry of Education of China and the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research (Pr
文摘Study of the major Asian rivers discharge to the ocean reveals variations of their water discharges and sediment loads, and local characteristics of river sediment concentrations. On the basis of this, the Asian rivers fall into three regions, including Eurasia Arctic, East Asia, Southeast and South Asia Regions. The Eurasia Arctic Region is characterized by the lowest sediment concentration and load, while the East Asia Region is of the highest sediment concentration and higher sediment load, and the South-East and South Asia Region yields higher sediment concentration and highest sediment load.The sediment loads of these regions are mainly controlled by climate, geomorphology and tectonic activity. The Eurasia Arctic rivers with large basin areas and water discharge, drain low relief which consists of tundra sediment, thus causing the lowest sediment load. The East Asia rivers with small basin areas and lowest water discharges, drain extensive loess plateau, and transport most erodible loess material, which results in highest sediment concentration. The SE and South Asia rivers originating from the Tibet Plateau have large basin areas and the largest water discharges because of the Summer Monsoon and high rainfall influence, causing the highest sediment load.In Asia, tectonic motion of the Tibet Plateau plays an important role. Those large rivers originating from the Tibet Plateau transport about 50% of the world river sediment load to ocean annually, forming large estuaries and deltas, and consequently exerting a great influence on sedimentation in the coastal zone and shelves.
文摘The watershed of the Amazon River discharges about 120,000 m3·s-1?of freshwater into the adjacent platform and oceanic region. The aim of this work was to analyze the distribution of oceanographic parameters, chlorophyll a and primary productivity under the influence of the Amazon River plume, during the period of greatest extension of the Amazon plume. Collections were carried out in September 14 in 16 stations including continental platform and oceanic region. It was possible to observe superficial currents along the coast in the northwest direction, but with less intensity and currents with greater speeds towards the east due to the North Brazil Current retroflexion at this time of the year, transporting the plume to the central Atlantic Ocean. The spatial influence of the plume was observed in the salinity, which ranged from 28 to 36.75, although the high precipitation in the region may also have contributed as a source of freshwater. However, the sampled region showed strong negative linear correlation of silicate, chlorophyll a and primary productivity with salinity. The primary productivity values ranged from 0.04 to 18.81 mg C m-3?day-1, whereas chlorophyll a concentrations ranged from 0.15 mg·m-3?to 1.83 mg·m-3, decreasing their values as they move away from the coast. The Amazon River plume can reach and influence the oceanographic and biological parameters in a large area of this oligotrophic region. However, the results also suggest that the export of material from the adjacent coastal region is another determinant of the region’s productivity.
基金The Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract Nos XDA11020403 and XDA1102702the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract No.KZZD-EW-14+2 种基金the NSFC-NOW “Water Ways,Harbours,Estuaries and Coastal Engineering” Scheme co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.NSFC41061130543the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research under contract No.843.10.003the International Cooperation,CAS,Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Key Projects under contract No.133337KYSB20160002
文摘To understand the ecological status and macrobenthic assemblages of the Xin'an River Estuary and its adjacent waters, a survey was conducted for environmental variables and macrobenthic assemblage structure in September 2012(Yantai, China). Several methods are adopted in the data analysis process: dominance index,diversity indices, cluster analysis, non-metric multi-dimentional scaling ordination, AMBI and M-AMBI. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus of six out of eight sampling stations were in a good condition with low concentration. The average value of DO((2.89±0.60) mg/L) and p H(4.28±0.43) indicated that the research area faced with the risk of ocean acidification and underlying hypoxia. A total of 62 species were identified, of which the dominant species group was polychaetes. The average abundance and biomass was577.50 ind./m^2 and 6.01 g/m^2, respectively. Compared with historical data, the macrobenthic assemblage structure at waters around the Xin'an River Estuary was in a relatively stable status from 2009 to 2012.Contaminant indicator species Capitella capitata appeared at Sta. Y1, indicating the animals here suffered from hypoxia and acidification. AMBI and M-AMBI results showed that most sampling stations were slightly disturbed,which were coincided with the abiotic measurement on evaluating the health conditions. Macrobenthic communities suffered pressures from ocean acidification and hypoxia at the research waters, particularly those at Stas Y1, Y2 and Y5, which displays negative results in benthic health evaluation.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41890851 and 41521005the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract No.QYZDJ-SSW-DQC034the Foundation of Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract No.ISEE2018PY05
文摘A three-dimensional wave-current-sediment coupled numerical model is developed to understand the sediment transport dynamics in the Zhujiang(Pearl)River Estuary(ZRE),China.The model results are in good agreement with observed data,and statistics show good model skill scores.Numerical studies are conducted to assess the scenarios of suspended sediment in the ZRE under the effects of different forcing(river discharges,waves,and winds).The model results indicate that the estuarine gravitational circulation plays an important role in the development of estuarine turbidity maximum in the ZRE,particularly during neap tides.The increased river discharge can result in a seaward sediment transport.The suspended sediment concentration(SSC)in the bottom increases with both wave bottom orbital velocity and wave height.Because of the shallow water depth,the effect of waves on sediment in the west shoal is greater than that in the east channel.The southwesterly wind-induced wave affects the SSC more than those resulting from the northeasterly wind,while the northeasterly wind-driven circulation has a slightly greater influence on the SSC than that of the southwesterly wind.However,a steady southwesterly wind condition favors the increase of the SSC in the Lingding Bay more so than a steady northeasterly wind condition.If the other forcings are same,the averaged SSC under a steady southwesterly wind condition is about 1.1 times that resulting from a steady northeasterly wind.
基金The Major State Basic Research Development Program under contract No.2013CB956502the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research Funds under contract No.SKLEC200906the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41625021
文摘A buoy of 10 m in diameter was used to record the current speed and direction in a vertical profile in the offshore area of the Changjiang(Yangtze River) Estuary(with an average water depth of 46.0 m) for one year.The results include:(1) the currents rotate clockwise and the current direction is consistent in a vertical profile without clear seasonal variations.(2) The horizontal current speeds are generally high,with a maximum of 128.5 cm/s occurring in summer and 105.5 cm/s appearing in winter commonly close to the surface.The average current speeds in the vertical profile fall in the same range(the differences are less than 8.0 cm/s),with the maximum of47.0 cm/s occurring in summer and 40.8 cm/s in winter.The average current speed during spring tides is twice that during neap tides(26.5 cm/s).(3) Significant differences of speeds are observed in the vertical profile.The maximum current speed occurs at either surface(spring and winter) or sub-surface(summer and autumn),with the minimum current speed appearing at the bottom.The maximum average current speed of all layers is 57.9cm/s,which occurs in the 18-m layer during summer.(4) The average speed of the residual currents ranges from7.5 cm/s to 11.3 cm/s,with the strongest occurring in spring and weakest in winter.The residual currents of all layers are eastward during spring and winter,whereas northeastward or northward during summer and autumn.(5) The currents in the offshore of Changjiang Estuary are impacted collectively by diluted Changjiang River discharge,the Taiwan Warm Current,monsoon and tides.
基金The National Key Basic Research Program of China under contract No.2006CB403605
文摘Observations show that during summer especially in August, the northward expansion of the Changjiang(Yangtze) River diluted water (CRDW) is blocked in the vicinity of the Changjiang Estuary. To explain this phenomenon, Princeton ocean model (POM) is applied to simulate the summertime expansion pattern of CRDW. Numerical experiments show that to the north of the Changjiang Estuary, a tide-induced temperature front of a cold water centered at (34°N, I22.5°E) plays the key role in determining the expansion pattern of CRDW. This front splits the CRDW into two parts: the main part expands northeastward, and the other small part expands northwestward off the coast of Jiangsu Province, China.
文摘The large amount of dissolved and particulate material discharged by the Amazon River into the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean cause distinct spectral response of its waters as compared to the nearby ocean waters. This paper shows the application of K-means clustering algorithm for classifying water masses in the region under the Amazon River plume influence according to their spectral behavior. Salinity and temperature data from 67 oceanographic stations were related to Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) remote sensing reflectances values and the following bio-optical products: (i) chlorophyll-a concentration, (ii) water attenuation coefficient and (iii) absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material. Four different water masses were identified such as: (1) oceanic water, (2) intermediate oceanic water, (3) intermediate river plume water and (4) Amazon River plume water. The spectral behavior of these water masses allowed concluding that the main active optical component of the waters in the region is the colored dissolved organic matter originated mostly from the Amazon River.
基金The National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) under contract No. 2009CB421202the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean under contract No. 200905012+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos41271378, 40976110 and 40706061the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) under contract No.2007AA092201
文摘River plumes are the regions where the most intense river-sea-land interaction occurs, and they are char- acterized by complex material transport and biogeochemical processes. However, due to their highly dy- namic nature, global river plume areas have not yet been determined for use in synthetic studies of global oceanography. Based on global climatological monthly averaged salinity data from the NOAA World Ocean Atlas 2009 (WOA09), and monthly averaged salinity contour maps of the East and South China Seas from the Chinese Marine Atlas, we extract the monthly plume areas of major global rivers using a geographic information system (GIS) technique. Only areas with salinities that are three salinity units lower than the average salinity in each ocean are counted. This conservative estimate shows that the minimum and max- imum monthly values of the total plume area of the world's 19 largest rivers are 1.72× 106 kin2 in May and 5.38× 106 klTl2 inAugust. The annual mean area of these river plumes (3.72× 106 knl2) takes up approximately 14.2% of the total continental shelves area worldwide (26.15 × 106 km2). This paper also presents river plume areas for different oceans and latitude zones, and analyzes seasonal variations of the plume areas and their relationships with river discharge. These statistics describing the major global river plume areas can now provide the basic data for the various flux calculations in the marginal seas, and therefore will be of useful for many oceanographic studies.
文摘A river plume dynamics analysis was made in Namtso Lake by using a sigma coordinate non-hydrostatic numerical ocean model, the Bergen Ocean Model. Simulations were carried out by hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic models with horizontal resolution of 5.00 m, 2.50 m and 1, 25 m, respectively. The simulation results for the homogeneous lake are robust to the grid size, and the non-hydrostatic pressure effect is not important in this ease. For the stratified case, the results are sensitive to both the grid size and non-hydrostatic pressure corrections.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program ofChina (Grant No. 2004CB418300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40675042)
文摘Based on the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for the period of 1948-2004 and the monthly rainfall data at 160 stations in China from 1951 to 2004, the relationships among the land-ocean temperature anomaly difference in the mid-lower troposphere in spring (April-May), the mei-yu rainfall in the Yangtze River- Huaihe River basin, and the activities of the South China Sea summer monsoon (SCSSM) are analyzed by using correlation and composite analyses. Results show that a significant positive correlation exists between mei-yu rainfall and air temperature in the middle latitudes above the western Pacific, while a significant negative correlation is located to the southwest of the Baikal Lake. When the land-ocean thermal anomaly difference is stronger in spring, the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) will be weaker and retreat eastward in summer (June-July), and the SCSSM will be stronger and advance further north, resulting in deficient moisture along the mei-yu front and below-normal precipitation in the mid and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and vice versa for the weaker difference case. The effects and relative importance of the land and ocean anomalous heating on monsoon variability is also compared. It is found that the land and ocean thermal anomalies are both closely related to the summer circulation and mei-yu rainfall and SCSSM intensity, whereas the land heating anomaly is more important than ocean heating in changing the land-ocean thermal contrast and hence the summer monsoon intensity.
文摘利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、ERSST v5海表温度资料和大气环流模式,分析了2022年夏季热带印度洋-太平洋海温异常对长江中下游地区高温事件的影响机理及相对贡献。研究表明,此次高温异常事件受La Ni a事件和负位相IOD事件的共同影响,长江中下游地区的温度异常为1.52℃、为近40年来最高,温度正异常的极大值位于河南和湖北两省交界处的西侧。热带印度洋和太平洋海温异常引起了长江中下游约0.39℃的增温,对长江中下游地区此次高温异常的贡献为25.66%。La Ni a事件和负位相IOD事件可通过增强西太平洋副热带高压,进而有利于维持长江中下游地区的异常下沉运动,为高温事件的发生提供了有利条件。
文摘本文利用天气研究和预报(Weather research and forecasting,WRF)模式设置了两组具有不同海洋锋面强度的“渠道模型”理想数值试验,忽略地形作用,探讨了冬季海洋锋面对大气河(Atmospheric river,AR)的影响。结果表明,在不同强度的海洋锋面试验中,大气低层风速、湍流热通量等物理量的响应与海温的变化同位相,且大气低层各变量对海洋锋面南侧海温变化的响应较北侧更大,呈现出南北不对称性。海洋锋强度的增强促进了向高空的涡动热量和水汽输送,导致高空风速加强和风暴轴北移。海洋锋面的增强还为经过其上空的气旋提供了更多的动量和水汽,加强了气旋南侧的水汽输送带,从而促进了大气河发生频数的增加和大气河强度的增强。