A THREE-LAYER OCEAN CIRCULATION MODEL APPLICATION TO NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN CIRCULATION

The formulation and justification of a three-layer baroclinic ocean model developed to simulate thegeneral circulation of the ocean are described in this paper.Test of the model in simulating the annualmean circulation patterns in the North Pacific under the prescribed atmospheric forcing,which consists ofthe climatological surface wind stress and sea surface heat flux,and comparison of the results withobservations showed that the model basically simulated the large scale features of the annual meancirculation patterns in the North Pacific Ocean such as those of the intensified western boundary currentsand the North Equatorial Currents and Undercurrents.But due to the coarse resolution of the model,some details of these currents were poorly reproduced.The seasonal variations of the North Pacific Oceancirculation driven by the seasonal mean sea surface wind stress was calculated,the different aspects of theseresults were analyzed and the main current(the intensified western boundary currents)transports

Simulating the Upper Ocean Circulation on the Belize Shelf: An Application of a Triply Nested-Grid Ocean Circulation Model

We present a three-level nested-grid ocean circulation modeling system for the Belize shelf of the western Caribbean Sea. The nested-grid system has three subcomponents： a coarse-resolution outer model of the western Caribbean Sea; an intermediate-resolution middle model of the southern Mest〉American Barrier Reef System; and a fine-resolution inner model of the Belize shelf. The two-way nesting technique based on the semi-prognostic method is used to exchange information between the three subcomponents. We discuss two applications of the nested-grid system in this study. In the first application we simulate the seasonal mean circulation in the region, with the nested system forced by monthly mean surface fluxes and boundary forcing. The model results reproduce the general circulation features on the western Caribbean Sea and mest〉scale circulation features on the Belize shelf. In the second application, we simulate the storm-induced circulation during Hurricane Mitch in 1998, with the nested-grid system forced by the combination of monthly mean forcing and idealized wind stress associated with the storm. The model results demonstrate that the storm-induced currents transport a large amount of estuarine waters from coastal regions of Honduras and Guatemala to offshore reef atolls.

A Numerical World Ocean General Circulation Model

This paper describes a numerical model of the world ocean based on the fully primitive equations. A 'Standard' ocean state is introduced into the equations of the model and the perturbed thermodynamic variables are used in the modlc's calculations. Both a free upper surface and a bottom topography are included in the model and a sigma coordinate is used to normalize the model's vertical component. The model has four unevenly-spaced layers and 4 × 5 horizontal resolution based on C-grid system. The finite-difference scheme of the model is designed to conserve the gross available energy in order to avoid fictitious energy generation or decay.The model has been tested in response to the annual mean surface wind stress, sea level air pressure and sea level air temperature as a preliminary step to its further improvement and its coupling with a global atmospheric general circulation model. Some of results, including currents, temperature and sea surface elevation simulated by the mode! arc presented.

A VERTICAL COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION FOR 3-D NUMERICAL MODELLING OF OCEAN CIRCULATION

A so called sine-sigma vertical coordinate transformation is proposed. A vertical implicit scheme is de-rived by using cubic-spline representation of vertical current profiles. The derived 3-D nurmericalmodel has been applied to simulate the water leved field and the vertical structures of wind-induced cur-rents in an enclosed rectangular region, and the tides in the Bohai Sea. The model is believed to besatisfactory after comparing its results with an analytical soclution and observed data from tidal staions.

The numerical simulation of Pacific Ocean circulation with five-level model

A five-level oceanic primitive equation model has been developed. This model is integrated numerically with annual mean wind stress and heat flux at sea surface for 30 a. The ocean circulations tend to quasi-stability. The simulated results show that the computed annual mean currents and sea surface temperature agree well with the observations.

Numerical Simulation of the Regional Ocean Circulation in the Coastal Areas of China

The regional ocean circulation in the coastal areas of China (including a part of the western PacificOcean, the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal et al.) is simulated by using the improved Princeton University ocean circulation model (POM). Compared with the modeling results obtained by the large-scaleocean general circulation model (OGCM), the basic ocean circulation features simulated by the regionalocean circulation model al-e in good agreement with that simulated by OGCM and some detailed characteristics such as the regional ocean circulation, sea temperature, salinity and flee sea surface height have alsobeen obtained which are in good accord with the observations. These results indicate that the regional oceancirculation model has good capability to produce the legional ocean circulation characteristics and it can beused to develop coupled legional ocean-atmospheric model systems.

Comparison of Fully 3-D,Simplified 3-D and 2-D Numerical Simulations on a Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler

Based on the fully three-dimensional(3-D)and two-dimensional(2-D)comprehensive CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics)combustion models for a circulating fluidized bed boiler,a simplified 3-D computational domain considering the corrections of furnace side wall openings is proposed.It aims to compensate for the deficiencies of the large amount of computation in the fully 3-D model and improve the air and gas flow treatments at the openings in the simplified 2-D model.Three different computational domains,named as the fully 3-D model,simplified 3-D model and 2-D model,were implemented to perform a comparative CFD analysis in an ultra-supercritical circulating fluidized bed boiler including the hydrodynamics,penetration depth of secondary air,temperature and species distribution.The simulation results computed by the simplified3-D model yield better agreement with the fully 3-D simulation results than those of the 2-D model.The simplified 3-D model is recommended as an alternative computational domain for the conventional 2-D model in the numerical simulation of large-scale circulating fluidized bed boiler.

Study on short-range numerical forecasting of ocean current in the East China Sea——Ⅰ Basic problems of ocean current forecasting and structure of the models

Ocean current forecasting is still in explorative stage of study. In the study, we face some problems that have not been met before. The solving of these problems has become fundamental premise for realizing the ocean current forecasting. In the present paper are discussed in depth the physical essence for such basic problems as the predictability of ocean current, the predictable currents, the dynamical basis for studying respectively the tidal current and circulation, the necessity of boundary model, the models on regions with different scales and their link. The foundations and plans to solve the problems are demonstrated. Finally a set of operational numerical forecasting system for ocean current is proposed.

A Nine-layer Atmospheric General Circulation Model and Its Performance

Different versions of a new nine-layer general circulation model which is rhomboidally truncated at zonal wavenumber 15(L9R15)are introduced in this paper.On using the observed global monthly sea surfaCe temperature(SST)and sea ice(SI)data from 1979 to 1988 offered by the internahonal Atmospheric Model Iute-comparison Program(AMIP),these different model versions were integrated for the ten-year AMIP period. Results show that the model iscapable of simulating the basic states of the atmosphere and its interannual variability,and in performing reasonablesensitivity experiments.

Interbasin exchanges and their roles in global ocean circulation:A study based on 1 400 years' spin up of MOM4p1

A global prognostic model based on MOM4p1,which is a primitive equation nonBoussinesq numerical model,has been integrated with 1 400 years from the state of rest based on the realistic topography to study the long-term pattern of combined wind-driven and thermodynamically-driven general circulation.The model is driven by monthly climatological mean forces and includes 192×189 horizontal grids and 31 pressure-based vertical levels.The main objective is to investigate the mass and heat transports at interbasin passages and their compensations and roles in the global ocean circulation under equilibrium state of long-term spin up.The kinetic energy analysis divides the spin up process into three stages：the quasi-stable state of wind driven current,the growing phase of thermodynamical circulation and the equilibrium state of thermohaline circulation.It is essential to spin up over a thousand years in order to reach the thermohaline equilibrium state from a state of rest.The Arctic Throughflow from the Bering Strait to the Greenland Sea and the Indonesian Throughflow（ITF） are captured and examined with their compensations and existing data.Analysis reveals that the slope structures of sea surface height are the dynamical driving mechanism of the Pacific-Arctic-Atlantic throughflow and ITF.The analysis denotes,in spite of O（1.4×106m3/s） of the southward volume transport in the northern Atlantic,that there is still O（1 PW） of heat transported northward since the northward currents in the upper layer carry much higher temperature water than the southward flowing northern Atlantic deep water（NADW）.Meridional volume and heat transports are focused on the contributions to NADW renewals and Atlantic meridional overturning circulation（AMOC）.Quantitative descriptions of the interbasin exchanges are explained by meridional compensations and supported by previous observations and numerical modeling results.Analysis indicates that the volume and heat exchanges on the interbasin passages proposed in this article manifest their hub roles in the Great Ocean Conveyor System.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL BAROCLINIC NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CIRCULATION'S SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS II. MIDDLE AND DEEP CIRCULATION

A three-dimensional baroclinic shelf sea model’s numerical simulation of the South China Sea (SCS) middle and deep layer circulation structure showed that: 1. In the SCS middle and deep layer, a southward boundary current exists along the east shore of the Indo-China Peninsula all year long. A cyclonic eddy (gyre) is formed by the current in the above sea areas except in the middle layer in spring, when an anticyclonic eddy exists on the eastern side of the current. In the deep layer, a large-scale anticyclonic eddy often exists in the sea areas between the Zhongsha Islands and west shore of southern Luzon Island. 2. In the middle layer in summer and autumn, and in the deep layer in autumn and winter, there is an anticyclonic eddy (gyre) in the northeastern SCS, while in the middle layer in winter and spring, and in the deep layer in spring and summer, there is a cyclonic one. 3. In the middle layer, there is a weak northeastward current in the Nansha Trough in spring and summer, while in autumn and winter it evolves into an anticyclonic eddy (gyre), which then spreads westward to the whole western Nansha Islands sea areas.

APPLIED STUDY ON ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN-WAVE COUPLED MODEL IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Based on MM5,POM,and WW3,a regional atmosphere-ocean-wave coupled system is developed in this work under the environment of Message Passing Interface.The coupled system is applied in a study of two typhoon processes in the South China Sea(SCS).The results show that the coupled model operates steadily and efficiently and exhibits good capability in simulating typhoon processes.It improves the simulation accuracy of the track and intensity of the typhoon.The response of ocean surface to the typhoon is remarkable,especially on the right side of the typhoon track.The sea surface temperature(SST)declines,and the ocean current and wave height are intensified.In the coupling experiment,the decline of SST intensifies and the inertial oscillation amplitude of the ocean current increases when the ocean-wave effect is considered.Therefore,the atmosphere-ocean-wave coupled system can help in the study of air-sea interaction and improve the capability of predicting and preventing weather and oceanic disasters in SCS.

A TWO-LAYER PRIMITIVE EQUATION OCEAN CURRENT MODEL AND ITS SIMULATION

A two-layer primitive equation model is developed in this paper. The capabilities of this model aretested by the use of multiyearly averaged January and July sea surface level pressure fields and windfields which can be diagnosed from the pressure fields. The results show that the ocean surface currentsand undercurrents in the second layer driven by the sea surface wind and the sea surface pressure areclose to the observation. The results are also compared with that of the IAP OGCM and the OSUOGCM.

3-D BAROCLINIC NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA I. UPPER CIRCULATION

A three dimensional baroclinic shelf sea model was employed to simulate the seasonal characteristics of the South China Sea (SCS) upper circulation. The results showed that: in summer, an anticyclonic eddy, after its formation between the Bashi Channel and Dongsha Islands in the northeastern SCS, moves southwestward until it disperses slowly. There exists a northward western boundary current along the east shore of the Indo China Peninsula in the western SCS and an anticyclonic gyre in the southern SCS. But at the end of summer and beginning of autumn, a weak local cyclonic eddy forms in the Nansha Trough, then grows slowly and moves westward till it becomes a cyclonic gyre in the southern SCS in autumn. At the beginning of winter, there exists a cyclonic gyre in the northern and southern SCS, and there is a southward western boundary current along the east shore of the Indo China Peninsula. But at the end of winter, an anticyclonic eddy grows and moves toward the western boundary after forming in the Nansha Trough. The eddy’s movement induces a new opposite sign eddy on its eastern side, while the strength of the southward western boundary current gets weakened. This phenomenon continues till spring and causes eddies in the southern SCS.

南海扩张期岩浆流体对洋壳厚度的影响: 数值模拟

扩张期洋中脊热液循环系统的热排出与岩浆系统的热注入共同控制着洋壳厚度的生成,而岩浆流体是热液循环系统的流体成分之一,往往与下渗海水混合参与各圈层能量和物质传递,但其能量传递对洋壳厚度的影响机制目前还不清楚.利用有限元的数值模拟手段,对扩张期热液循环系统中岩浆流体与洋壳厚度的关系进行研究.结果表明:(1)相较于只有海水参与的对流循环,含有岩浆流体的热液循环造成的洋壳厚度的减薄量更大、热液喷口温度更高.(2)岩浆流体对洋壳厚度的二次减薄作用随其含量的增大而减弱,热液喷口温度随其含量的增大而升高.(3)南海岩浆水、地幔水含量和洋壳厚度的分布具有非均质性,东部次海盆的地幔水、岩浆水含量高于西南次海盆,前者的平均洋壳厚度也大于后者,并且在海盆残余扩张脊附近存在异常薄洋壳.结合模型结果分析认为,残余扩张脊附近的薄洋壳可能受到扩张期热液循环或后期岩浆流体的影响,而东部、西南次海盆的洋壳厚度差异可能是由于前者的岩浆流体含量高于后者而造成的.

基于格子Boltzmann模型的裂缝性储层钻井液漏失数值模拟

针对裂缝性碳酸盐岩储层钻井过程中钻井液漏失问题,基于简化的基块-裂缝双重介质物理模型,建立了描述表征单元体(REV)尺度的基块-裂缝内钻井液漏失的格子Boltzmann数学模型,数值模拟分析了钻井液漏失过程基块-裂缝内渗流场分布,揭示了不同条件下基块-裂缝内钻井液漏失行为。模拟结果表明,裂缝性致密碳酸盐岩储层中的裂缝为主要漏失空间,基块的钻井液漏失量在低值范围内随基块孔隙度增加呈指数增加。裂缝宽度越大,平均流速越大,裂缝空间内速度分布越均匀,组合裂缝总宽度相等条件下,单条裂缝的钻井液漏失速率高于多条裂缝组合情形。研究通过格子Boltzmann方法表征钻井液漏失行为,表明该方法可较好地用于分析裂缝性介质中钻井液漏失行为和裂缝至基块的跨尺度滤失过程,研究成果可为裂缝性致密储层钻井液漏失防控及储层保护提供理论依据。

不同层结条件下海浪生湍流混合特征分析及其对上层海洋的影响

上层海洋混合过程的动力学研究和数值模拟一直是海洋和气象学家关注的重点之一,其中上层海洋垂向混合参数化方案的不准确直接影响海洋模式的模拟效果。风生海浪对海气相互作用以及上层海洋的内部混合都起到极为重要的作用。本文基于包含垂向层结效应的海浪生湍流混合系数理论模型,开展不同层结条件下海浪生湍流混合系数的分布变化特征分析。构建了一维理想解析实验和准全球算例,结果表明,在100 m以浅的上层海洋中,混合层深度与上述混合系数呈现较为显著的负相关关系,当跃层或混合层深度较大时能够显著增强垂向混合过程,进而使表层暖水下降至更深的位置,加深混合层深度模拟结果。主要原因是由于深跃层条件下表层的层结效应较弱,因而对混合的抑制作用较小。此外,在准全球算例中海浪生湍流混合方案可显著提高海洋环流模式对上层海洋温度结构的模拟能力,模式对跃层处WOA13实测数据的模拟精度最高可提升60%以上。

NUMERICAL MODELLING OF THE QUASI-GLOBAL OCEAN CIRCULATION BASED ON POM

A free surface quasi-global ocean circulation model, Princeton Ocean Model(POM), was adopted to simulate the climatological circulation. The horizontal resolution of themodel was 1/2° x 1/2° with 16 vertical sigma layers. The initial temperature and salinity fieldsof the model were interpolated from the Levitus data, and the COADS (Comprehensive Ocean-AtmosphereData Set) monthly mean SST and wind fields were used as the surface forcing. The integral timelength is 6a. The main general circulation components such as the equatorial current, the equatorialundercurrent, the south and north equatorial currents, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), theKuroshio and the Gulf Stream were well reconstructed. The volume transports of PN section and ACCa-gree well with the estimations on field survey. Up to now there is no global or quasi-globalcirculation model results u-sing POM in literature. Our results demonstrate that POM has soundability to simulate the coastal circulation as well as the general ocean circulation. And thisresult can provide open boundary conditions for fine resolution regional ocean circulation models.

The Tropical Pacific–Indian Ocean Associated Mode Simulated by LICOM2.0

Oceanic general circulation models have become an important tool for the study of marine status and change. This paper reports a numerical simulation carried out using LICOM2.0 and the forcing field from CORE. When compared with SODA reanalysis data and ERSST.v3 b data, the patterns and variability of the tropical Pacific–Indian Ocean associated mode(PIOAM) are reproduced very well in this experiment. This indicates that, when the tropical central–western Indian Ocean and central–eastern Pacific are abnormally warmer/colder, the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific are correspondingly colder/warmer. This further confirms that the tropical PIOAM is an important mode that is not only significant in the SST anomaly field, but also more obviously in the subsurface ocean temperature anomaly field. The surface associated mode index(SAMI) and the thermocline(i.e., subsurface) associated mode index(TAMI) calculated using the model output data are both consistent with the values of these indices derived from observation and reanalysis data. However, the model SAMI and TAMI are more closely and synchronously related to each other.