The Influence of Convergence Movement on Turbulent Transportation in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Classical turbulent K closure theory of the atmospheric boundary layer assumes that the vertical turbulent transport flux of any macroscopic quantity is equivalent to that quantity's vertical gradient transport flux. But a cross coupling between the thermodynamic processes and the dynamic processes in the atmospheric system is demonstrated based on the Curier-Prigogine principle of cross coupling of linear thermodynamics. The vertical turbulent transportation of energy and substance in the atmospheric boundary layer is related not only to their macroscopic gradient but also to the convergence and the divergence movement. The transportation of the convergence or divergence movement is important for the atmospheric boundary layer of the heterogeneous underlying surface and the convection boundary layer. Based on this, the turbulent transportation in the atmospheric boundary layer, the energy budget of the heterogeneous underlying surface and the convection boundary layer, and the boundary layer parameterization of land surface processes over the heterogeneous underlying surface are studied. This research offers clues not only for establishing the atmospheric boundary layer theory about the heterogeneous underlying surface, but also for overcoming the difficulties encountered recently in the application of the atmospheric boundary layer theory.

Transport of particles in an atmospheric turbulent boundary layer

A program incorporating the parallel code of large eddy simulation （LES） and particle transportation model is developed to simulate the motion of particles in an atmospheric turbulent boundary layer （ATBL）. A model of particles of 100-micrometer order coupling with large scale ATBL is proposed. Two typical cases are studied, one focuses on the evolution of particle profile in the ATBL and the landing displacement of particles, whereas the other on the motion of particle stream.

Effects of Turbulent Dispersion of Atmospheric Balance Motions of Planetary Boundary Layer

New Reynolds' mean momentum equations including both turbulent viscosity and dispersion are used to analyze atmospheric balance motions of the planetary boundary layer. It is pointed out that turbulent dispersion with r 0 will increase depth of Ekman layer, reduce wind velocity in Ekman layer and produce a more satisfactory Ekman spiral lines fit the observed wind hodograph. The wind profile in the surface layer including tur-bulent dispersion is still logarithmic but the von Karman constant k is replaced by k1 = 1 -2/k, the wind increasesa little more rapidly with height.

Structures and Characteristics of the Windy Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the South China Sea Region during Cold Surges

An observational analysis of the structures and characteristics of a windy atmospheric boundary layer during a cold air outbreak in the South China Sea region is reported in this paper. It is found that the main structures and characteristics are the same as during strong wind episodes with cold air outbreaks on land. The high frequency turbulent fluctuations （period 〈 1 min） are nearly random and isotropic with weak coherency, but the gusty wind disturbances （1 rain〈period 〈 10 min） are anisotropic with rather strong coherency. However, in the windy atmospheric boundary layer at sea, compared with that over land, there are some pronounced differences： （1） the average horizontal speed is almost independent of height, and the vertical velocity is positive in the lower marine atmospheric boundary layer; （2） the vertical flux of horizontal momentum is nearly independent of height in the low layer indicating the existence of a constant flux layer, unlike during strong wind over the land surface; （3） the kinetic energy and friction velocity of turbulent fluctuations are larger than those of gusty disturbances; （4） due to the independence of horizontal speed to height, the horizontal speed itself （not its vertical gradient used over the land surface） can be used as the key parameter to parameterize the turbulent and gusty characteristics with high accuracy.

Effect of turbulence intensity on airfoil flow:numerical simulations and experimental measurements

The effect of the turbulence intensity of the oncoming stream on the aerodynamic characteristics of the NACA-0012 airfoil is investigated by a direct numerical simulation. The numerical results are found to be consistent with the experimental measurements. Based on the finite spectral QUICK scheme, the simulation gets the high accuracy results. Both the simulation and the experiment reveal that the airfoil stall does not exist for the low turbulence intensity, however, occurs when the turbulence intensity increases sufficiently. Besides, the turbulence intensity has a significant effect on both the airfoil boundary layer and the separated shear layer.

Analysis on the Interaction between Turbulence and Secondary Circulation of the Surface Layer at Jinta Oasis in Summer

The kinetic energy variations of mean flow and turbulence at three levels in the surface layer were calculated by using eddy covariance data from observations at Jinta oasis in 2005 summer. It is found that when the mean horizontal flow was stronger, the turbulent kinetic energy was increased at all levels, as well as the downward mean wind at the middle level. Since the mean vertical flow on the top and bottom were both negligible at that time, there was a secondary circulation with convergence in the upper half and divergence in the lower half of the column. After consideration of energy conversion, it was found that the interaction between turbulence and the secondary circulation caused the intensification of each other. The interaction reflected positive feedback between turbulence and the vertical shear of the mean flow. Turbulent sensible and latent heat flux anomaly were also analyzed. The results show that in both daytime and at night, when the surface layer turbulence was intensified as a result of strengthened mean flow, the sensible heat flux was decreased while the latent heat flux was increased. Both anomalous fluxes contributed to the cold island effect and the moisture island effect of the oasis.

Characteristics of urban boundary layer in heavy haze process based on Beijing 325m tower data

2015年11月24日至2015年12月2日北京市经历了一次严重的雾霾污染过程。本文利用这次过程期间北京325米气象塔的观测资料,对重污染天气条件下的边界层风场、温度场、湿度场和湍流特征进行了分析研究。本次污染过程并未发布红色预警,但是实际的污染形势被低估了,本文也对低估原因进行了分析。结果表明:北京地区这次污染过程主要是由偏东风和偏南风引起的,11月29日高层(280米)风速增加而低层(15m)风速并未增加,且次日高层风速大幅减小,导致了对于这次污染形势的低估。风速、湍动动能和摩擦速度与PM2.5浓度呈反相关关系。在晴天,风速随高度的增加而显著增加,但在污染严重的时期,风速从近地层到塔顶的变化不是很大。湍流动能从近地层到铁塔高层的变化并不是很明显。雾霾过程通常伴随有逆温层的出现,边界层内温度的日变化很小。在严重污染时,相对湿度接近100%,此时感热通量和水汽通量也都减小,湍流活动受到抑制,湍流活动强度的减弱又会进一步加重污染形势。

A Variational Multiscale Method for Particle Dispersion Modeling in the Atmosphere

A LES model is proposed to predict the dispersion of particles in the atmosphere in the context of Chemical,Biological,Radiological and Nuclear(CBRN)applications.The code relies on the Finite Element Method(FEM)for both the fluid and the dispersed solid phases.Starting from the Navier-Stokes equations and a general description of the FEM strategy,the Streamline Upwind Petrov-Galerkin(SUPG)method is formulated putting some emphasis on the related assembly matrix and stabilization coefficients.Then,the Variational Multiscale Method(VMS)is presented together with a detailed illustration of its algorithm and hierarchy of computational steps.It is demonstrated that the VMS can be considered as a more general version of the SUPG method.The final part of the work is used to assess the reliability of the implemented predictor/multicorrector solution strategy.

The Possibilities of Using the Minimax Method to Diagnose the State of the Atmosphere

The article is devoted to the discussion of the possibilities of approbation of one of the probabilistic methods of verification of evaluation works-the minimax method or the method of establishing the minimum risk of making erroneous diagnoses of the instability of the planetary boundary layer of air.Within the framework of this study,the task of probabilistic forecasting of diagnostic parameters and their combinations,leading in their totality to the formation of an unstable state of the planetary boundary layer of the atmosphere,was carried out.It is this state that,as shown by previous studies,a priori contribution to the development of a number of weather phenomena dangerous for society(squalls,hail,heavy rains,etc.).The results of applying the minimax method made it possible to identify a number of parameters,such as the intensity of circulation,the activity of the Earth’s magnetosphere,and the components of the geostrophic wind velocity,the combination of which led to the development of instability.In the future,it is possible to further expand the number of diagnosed parameters to identify more sensitive elements.In this sense,the minimax method,the usefulness of which is shown in this study,can be considered as one of the preparatory steps for the subsequent more detailed method for forecasting individual hazardous weather phenomena.

不同风场中特高压换流站阀厅屋盖风压特性试验研究

特高压(ultra high voltage,UHV)换流站阀厅的金属屋面系统在风荷载作用下易发生屋面表层风揭事故。为深入探讨该类建筑屋面的风压极值特性,基于风洞试验分别探讨了大气边界层(atmospheric-boundary-layer,ABL)风、壁面射流、均匀湍流三种风场作用下的屋面风压特性,比较了平均风剖面、风速、风向、湍流强度等因素对屋面风压的影响。结果表明:阀厅屋盖迎风前缘负风压最大,且控制风向角在45°左右;壁面射流风场下平均风压系数与脉动风压系数均超过大气边界层风场的结果;风速对阀厅屋盖的负风压系数均值和极值影响较小,而湍流度对风压系数的极值影响较大;大气边界风场时,JGJ/T 481—2019《屋盖结构风荷载标准》的最不利风压系数建议值偏于安全;而在壁面射流风场下,阀厅屋盖全风向最不利风压系数在所有区域都大于JGJ/T 481—2019的建议值,设计中应加以重视。

STUDIES ON RETRIEVAL OF THE TURBULIVITY OF ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER

The variational adjoint method was applied to retrieving the turbulivity of the atmospheric Ekman boundary layer along with the regularization principle, The validity of the method was verified by using the idealized data, and then the turbulivity profile and the geostrophic wind profile were retrieved through it for real observational wind filed data.

利用尺度自适应大气边界层湍流参数化方案对一次陆地浓雾的数值模拟

为提高大气数值模式的模拟能力,改进大气边界层水汽、热量湍流输送计算和大雾天气的模拟效果,选用WRF三维非静力模式,采用具有局地和非局地垂直湍流尺度自适应计算能力的MYNN_SA参数化方案,对2017年12月28—29日我国华北—江淮地区的大范围浓雾过程进行了数值模拟研究,探讨从中尺度到灰区尺度分辨率范围,模式的尺度自适应大气边界层湍流参数化方案对稳定大气边界层发展、湍流输送和大雾天气模拟的影响。利用中国地面气象站观测资料和ERA5再分析数据,在接近灰区尺度的网格分辨率上,利用尺度自适应大气边界层湍流MYNN_SA参数化方案较之中尺度参数化MYNN方案,可明显改善次网格湍流输送计算,以及陆地浓雾的强度、空间分布和时间演变特征,可更精确地模拟云水混合比、逆温层和雾区的垂直结构。

Large-eddy simulation of turbulent boundary layer flow over multiple hills

Atmospheric boundary layer(ABL)flow over multiple-hill terrain is studied numerically.The spectral vanishing viscosity(SVV)method is employed for implicit large eddy simulation(ILES).ABL flow over one hill,double hills,and three hills are presented in detail.The instantaneous three-dimensional vortex structures,mean velocity,and turbulence intensity in mainstream and vertical directions around the hills are investigated to reveal the main properties of this turbulent flow.During the flow evolution downstream,the Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex,braid vortex,and hairpin vortex are observed sequentially.The turbulence intensity is enhanced around crests and reduced in the recirculation zones.The present results are helpful for understanding the impact of topography on the turbulent flow.The findings can be useful in various fields,such as wind energy,air pollution,and weather forecasting.

Theorem of turbulent intensity and macroscopic mechanism of the turbulence development

Turbulence is one of the most common nature phenomena in everyday experience, but that is not adequately understood yet. This article reviews the history and present state of development of the turbulence theory and indicates the necessity to probe into the turbulent features and mechanism with the different methods at different levels. Therefore this article proves a theorem of turbulent transpor- tation and a theorem of turbulent intensity by using the theory of the nonequilibrium thermodynamics, and that the Reynolds turbulence and the Rayleigh-Bénard turbulence are united in the theorems of the turbulent intensity and the turbulent transportation. The macroscopic cause of the development of fluid turbulence is a result from shearing effect of the velocity together with the temperature, which is also the macroscopic cause of the stretch and fold of trajectory in the phase space of turbulent field. And it is proved by the observed data of atmosphere that the phenomenological coefficient of turbulent in- tensity is not only a function of the velocity shear but also a function of temperature shear, viz the sta- bility of temperature stratification, in the atmosphere. Accordingly, authenticity of the theorem, which is proved by the theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, of turbulent intensity is testified by the facts of observational experiment.

Principle of Cross Coupling Between Vertical Heat Turbulent Transport and Vertical Velocity and Determination of Cross Coupling Coefficient

It has been proved that there exists a cross coupling between vertical heat turbulent transport and vertical velocity by using linear thermodynamics. This result asserts that the vertical component of heat turbulent transport flux is composed of both the transport of the vertical potential temperature gradient and the coupling transport of the vertical velocity. In this paper, the coupling effect of vertical velocity on vertical heat turbulent transportation is validated by using observed data from the atmospheric boundary layer to determine cross coupling coefficients, and a series of significant properties of turbulent transportation are opened out. These properties indicate that the cross coupling coefficient is a logarithm function of the dimensionless vertical velocity and dimensionless height, and is not only related to the friction velocity u., but also to the coupling roughness height zwo and the coupling temperature Two of the vertical velocity. In addition, the function relations suggest that only when the vertical velocity magnitude conforms to the limitation IW/u. I # 1, and is above the level zwo, then the vertical velocity leads to the cross coupling effect on the vertical heat turbulent transport flux. The cross coupling theory and experimental results provide a challenge to the traditional turbulent K closure theory and the Monin-Obukhov similarity theory.

Research Progress on Estimation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height

Atmospheric boundary layer height(ABLH)is an important parameter used to depict characteristics of the planetary boundary layer(PBL)in the lower troposphere.The ABLH is strongly associated with the vertical distributions of heat,mass,and energy in the PBL,and it is a key quantity in numerical simulation of the PBL and plays an essential role in atmospheric environmental assessment.In this paper,various definitions and methods for deriving and estimating the ABLH are summarized,from the perspectives of turbulent motion,PBL dynamics and thermodynamics,and distributions of various substances in the PBL.Different methods for determining the ABLH by means of direct observation and remote sensing retrieval are reviewed,and comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages of these methods are presented.The paper also summarizes the ABLH parameterization schemes,discusses current problems in the estimation of ABLH,and finally points out the directions for possible future breakthroughs in the ABLHrelated research and application.

Marine-Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics over the South China Sea During the Passage of Strong Typhoon Hagupit

The structures and characteristics of the marine-atmospheric boundary layer over the South China Sea during the passage of strong Typhoon Hagupit are analyzed in detail in this paper. The typhoon was generated in the western Pacific Ocean, and it passed across the South China Sea, finally landfalling in the west of Guangdong Province. The shortest distance between the typhoon center and the observation station on Zhizi Island （10 m in height） is 8.5 km. The observation data capture the whole of processes that occurred in the regions of the typhoon eye, two squall regions of the eye wall, and weak wind regions, before and after the typhoon’s passage. The results show that： （a） during the strong wind （average velocityˉu≧10 m s？1） period, in the atmospheric boundary layer below 110 m, ˉu is almost independent of height, and vertical velocity ˉw is greater than 0, increasing with ˉu and reaching 2–4 m s？1 in the squall regions;（b） the turbulent fl uctuations （frequency＆gt;1/60 Hz） and gusty disturbances （frequency between 1/600 and 1/60 Hz） are both strong and anisotropic, but the anisotropy of the turbulent fl uctuations is less strong;（c） ˉu can be used as the basic parameter to parameterize all the characteristics of fl uctuations;and （d） the vertical fl ux of horizontal momentum contributed by the average fl ow （ˉu＆#183; ˉw） is one order of magnitude larger than those contributed by fl uctuation fl uxes （u＆#39;w＆#39; and v＆#39;w＆#39;）, implying that strong wind may have seriously disturbed the sea surface through drag force and downward transport of eddy momentum and generated large breaking waves, leading to formation of a strongly coupled marine-atmospheric boundary layer. This results in ˉw ＆gt; 0 in the atmosphere, and some portion of the momentum in the sea may be fed back again to the atmosphere due to ˉu ＆#183; ˉw＆gt;0.

温度层结对建筑风环境定量影响的大涡模拟

基于局地气候区分类,选取了北京门头沟地区4种局地气候区(高层开阔、高层密集、中层密集、稀疏建筑)作为研究对象,利用高分辨率大涡模拟方法,数值研究温度层结效应对不同局地气候区风和湍流特性的影响。2019年11月7日晴天小风个例模拟结果表明:1)温度层结对湍涡的形状和范围有显著影响。在近地面水平剖面上,稳定层结下涡旋数量较中性层结情况减少,但涡旋的纵向延伸范围可增大67%;不稳定层结下涡旋数量较中性层结增加,涡旋的纵向范围可缩小60%。在垂直剖面上,相较于中性层结,稳定层结下环流结构减弱且涡旋的纵向范围可缩小40%,不稳定层结下环流结构增强且涡旋的纵向范围可增大20%,该现象在高层密集型地块最为明显。2)4种局地气候区的风速的高值区主要位于平行于盛行风方向的建筑物两侧及屋顶附近,热力作用对总风速有增益作用,近地面风速较入流风速可增加1.27~2.18倍。3)4种局地气候区湍动能的高值区主要位于建筑物底部拐角处和屋顶,不稳定层结下近地面的湍动能是中性层结的1.2~1.5倍,而稳定层结下是中性层结的0.5~0.8倍,即不稳定层结条件下浮力引起的热力湍流增强混合效率,而稳定层结条件下湍流运动受到抑制。4)相较于其他局地气候区,高层密集区域的建筑物底部风速较大,在不稳定层结下易形成较强的狭管效应,其街区峡谷最大风速是中层密集的1.5倍。

Hard state of the urban canopy layer turbulence and its self-similar multiplicative cascade models

It is found by experiment that under the thermal convection condition, the temperature fluctuation in the urban canopy layer turbulence has the hard state character, and the temperature difference between two points has the exponential probability density function distribution. At the same time, the turbulent energy dissipation rate fits the log-normal distribution, and is in accord with the hypothesis proposed by Kolmogorov in 1962 and lots of reported experimental results. In this paper, the scaling law of hard state temperature n order structure function is educed by the self-similar multiplicative cascade models. The theory formula is Sn = n/3μ{n(n+6)/72+[2lnn!-nln2]/2ln6}, and μ Is intermittent exponent. The formula can fit the experimental results up to order 8 exponents, is superior to the predictions by the Kolmogorov theory, the β And log-normal model.

棉花悬浮速度特性仿真分析与实验研究

针对目前采棉机气力输送管道易产生输送不畅和堵塞的问题,结合棉花的特点,以颗粒空气动力学理论为基础,分析了棉团尺寸、密度和气力输送管径等因素对悬浮速度的影响.利用Fluent软件仿真了棉团对管道内气流场特性的影响,并进行了实验研究.仿真结果表明:在气力输送过程中,气流在棉团下游区形成湍流;当增大棉团直径时,湍流强度也增大,导致输送棉团的阻力增加,使输送气流速度降低.实验结果表明:棉团尺寸大小、密度和气力输送管径影响悬浮速度;悬浮速度随棉团直径的增大而减小,随密度的增大而增大;当占挤系数小于50%时,理论、仿真和实验值较吻合,验证了仿真结果的合理性.通过考虑风机选型和减少能耗,将棉花悬浮速度范围确定在7.55-12.00 m/s.研究结果有助于确定气力输送管道的设计参数,为采棉机气力输送管道结构和工作参数的优化设计以及确定最佳风机型号提供理论依据.