The circulation of Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass （YSCWM） in the Southern Yellow Sea is investigated using a diagnostic 2D MITgcm model. The resolution of the computational grid is 900 m in the horizontal and 2 m in the...The circulation of Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass （YSCWM） in the Southern Yellow Sea is investigated using a diagnostic 2D MITgcm model. The resolution of the computational grid is 900 m in the horizontal and 2 m in the vertical where an initial tem- perature distribution corresponding to a typical measured Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass was applied. The existence of YSCWM that causes fluid density difference, is shown to produce counter-rotating cyclonic horizontal eddies in the surface layer： the inner one is anti-cyclonic （clockwise） and relatively weaker （8-10cms-1） while the outer one is cyclonic （anti-clockwise） and much stronger （15-20cms-~）. This result is consistent with the surface pattern observed by Pang et al. （2004）, who has shown that a mesoscale anti-cyclonic eddy （clockwise） exists in the upper layer of central southern Yellow Sea, and a basin-scale cyclonic （anticlockwise） gyre lies outside of the anti-cyclonic eddy, based on the trajectories and drifting velocities of 23 drifters. Below the thermocline, there is an anti-cyclonic （clockwise） circulation. This complex current eddy system is considered to be capable of trapping suspended sediments and depositing them near the front between YSCWM and the coastal waters off the Subei coast, providing an explanation on the sediment depth and size distribution of mud patches in the Southern Yellow Sea. Moreover, sensitive test scenarios indicate that variations of bottom friction do not substantially change the main features of the circulation structure, but will reduce the bottom current velocity, increase the surface current velocity and weaken the upwelling around the frontal area.展开更多
The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) descr...The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) describing the propagation of thedetonation shock front. The numerical results of a rate-stick problem, a converging channel problem and an arc channel prob-lem for specified boundaries show that GFDM is effective on solving the level set equation in the irregular geometrical domain.The arrival time and the normal velocity distribution of the detonation shock front of these problems can then be obtainedconveniently with this method. The numerical results also confirm that when there is a curvature effect, the theory of DSDmust be considered for the propagation of detonation shock surface, while classic Huygens construction is not suitable anymore.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant Nos. 41030856, 51479182 and 51425901)the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering (Grant No. SKHL1428)The financial support through a PhD grant awarded to Chunyan Zhou by the University of Dundee, UK is gratefully acknowledged
文摘The circulation of Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass （YSCWM） in the Southern Yellow Sea is investigated using a diagnostic 2D MITgcm model. The resolution of the computational grid is 900 m in the horizontal and 2 m in the vertical where an initial tem- perature distribution corresponding to a typical measured Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass was applied. The existence of YSCWM that causes fluid density difference, is shown to produce counter-rotating cyclonic horizontal eddies in the surface layer： the inner one is anti-cyclonic （clockwise） and relatively weaker （8-10cms-1） while the outer one is cyclonic （anti-clockwise） and much stronger （15-20cms-~）. This result is consistent with the surface pattern observed by Pang et al. （2004）, who has shown that a mesoscale anti-cyclonic eddy （clockwise） exists in the upper layer of central southern Yellow Sea, and a basin-scale cyclonic （anticlockwise） gyre lies outside of the anti-cyclonic eddy, based on the trajectories and drifting velocities of 23 drifters. Below the thermocline, there is an anti-cyclonic （clockwise） circulation. This complex current eddy system is considered to be capable of trapping suspended sediments and depositing them near the front between YSCWM and the coastal waters off the Subei coast, providing an explanation on the sediment depth and size distribution of mud patches in the Southern Yellow Sea. Moreover, sensitive test scenarios indicate that variations of bottom friction do not substantially change the main features of the circulation structure, but will reduce the bottom current velocity, increase the surface current velocity and weaken the upwelling around the frontal area.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11002029)
文摘The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) describing the propagation of thedetonation shock front. The numerical results of a rate-stick problem, a converging channel problem and an arc channel prob-lem for specified boundaries show that GFDM is effective on solving the level set equation in the irregular geometrical domain.The arrival time and the normal velocity distribution of the detonation shock front of these problems can then be obtainedconveniently with this method. The numerical results also confirm that when there is a curvature effect, the theory of DSDmust be considered for the propagation of detonation shock surface, while classic Huygens construction is not suitable anymore.
