Swells of the East China Sea

Over the past few decades,an increasing number of marine activities have been conducted in the East China Sea,including the construction of various marine structures and the passage of large ships.Marine safety issues are paramount and are becoming more important with respect to the likely increase in size of ocean waves in relation to global climate change and associated typhoons.In addition,swells also can be very dangerous because they induce the resonance of floating structures,including ships.This study focuses on an investigation of swells in the East China Sea and uses hindcast data for waves over the past 5 years in a numerical model,WAVEWATCH III(WW3),together with historical climate data.The numerical calculation domain covers the entire North West Pacific.Next,swells are separated and analyzed using simulated wave fields,and both the characteristics and generation mechanisms of swells are investigated.

Numerical simulation of typhoon-induced storm surge along Jiangsu coast,PartⅠ:Analysis of tropical cyclone

The Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset issued by the Shanghai Typhoon Institute of the China Meteorological Administration, for the period from 1949 to 2013, was analyzed, and the typhoons threatening the Jiangsu coast were categorized into three different classes in terms of track, including typhoons making straight landfall, typhoons active in offshore areas, and typhoons moving northward after landfall. On the basis of the 65-year dataset, the typhoon parameters of these three categories, including the central pressure and the maximum wind speed, were investigated. Statistical analysis suggested that the minimum central pressure increased northward and shoreward gradually. The relationship between the maximum wind speed and the minimum central pressure was established through second-order polynomial fitting. Considering typhoons No. 1210, No. 0012, and No. 9711 as the basic typhoons, ten hypothetical cyclones with typical tracks and minimum central pressure occurring during the period from 1949 to 2013 were designed, providing the driving conditions for numerical simulation of typhoon-induced storm surges along the Jiangsu coast.

Numerical simulation of typhoon-induced storm surge along Jiangsu coast,PartⅡ:Calculation of storm surge

The Jiangsu coastal area is located in central-eastern China and is well known for complicated dynamics with large-scale radial sand ridge systems. It is therefore a challenge to simulate typhoon-induced storm surges in this area. In this study, a two-dimensional astronomical tide and storm surge coupling model was established to simulate three typical types of typhoons in the area. The Holland parameter model was used to simulate the wind field and wind pressure of the typhoon and the Japanese 55-year reanalysis data were added as the background wind field. The offshore boundary information was provided by an improved Northwest Pacific Ocean Tide Model. Typhoon-induced storm surges along the Jiangsu coast were calculated based on analysis of wind data from 1949 to 2013 and the spatial distribution of the maximum storm surge levels with different types of typhoons, providing references for the design of sea dikes and planning for control of coastal disasters.

Swell Source Analysis of East China Sea Under the Influence of Typical Typhoon Scenarios

The characteristics of swells within the East China Sea have been reported by Tao et al.(2017),while the question of where the swells come from remains unanswered.By using the wave model WAVEWATCH III and the swell tracking method proposed by Hanson(2001),the spatial sources of the swells are investigated during four typical typhoon scenarios,which usually affect the wave environment in the East China Sea,including the Recurving type,the Northward type,the Westward type(striking the East China Sea)and the Westward type(over the South China Sea).The numerical results show that parts of the swells are from the North West Pacific with a long-distance travelling.The moving paths of the swells are affected by the typhoon tracks,which result in various fetches.The Westward type(over the South China Sea)makes one peak in the evolution process.The landing process of the Westward type(striking the East China Sea)could result in swells with low energy.The swell energy depends on swell propagation distance,existence time and wind intensity of generation fetch.The consistent fetch and forceful wind intensity make swell carry more energy.

Sensitivity analysis of soil parameters based on interval

Interval analysis is a new uncertainty analysis method for engineering structures. In this paper, a new sensitivity analysis method is presented by introducing interval analysis which can expand applications of the interval analysis method. The interval analysis process of sensitivity factor matrix of soil parameters is given. A method of parameter intervals and decision-making target intervals is given according to the interval analysis method. With FEM, secondary developments are done for Marc and the Duncan-Chang nonlinear elastic model. Mutual transfer between FORTRAN and Marc is implemented. With practial examples, rationality and feasibility are validated. Comparison is made with some published results.

Preface for Special Issue for the Eighth Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering

1 History of Joint Symposium Social development has tightened the interaction between human beings and the water bodies on planet earth.Human beings benefit much from inland rivers,estuaries,coastal waters and the vast open oceans through hydraulic,ocean engineering and marine renewable energy.However,it is difficult for scientists and engineers to get

Numerical analysis of seabed dynamic response in vicinity of mono-pile under wave-current loading

Pile foundations have been widely used in offshore engineering.In this study,a three-dimensional numerical model was used to investigate the seabed response around a mono-pile under wave-current loading.Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations were used to simulate the flow field,and Biot's consolidation equations were used for simulating the response of a porous seabed.The pore water pressure within soil and the effective stress along the depth of the seabed were simulated for various current velocities,with currents traveling either along or against the wave.Results indicate that the current has a significant effect on the effective stress and the pore water pressure distributions,which increases with the current velocity,and that the current traveling against the wave increases the liquefaction depth of the porous seabed.

Eddy generation mechanism in the eastern South China Sea

Mesoscale eddy generation mechanisms in the eastern South China Sea(ESCS) are investigated using altimetry observations and solutions of a nonlinear, 1?-layer reduced-gravity model. We estimate the relative roles of the wind forcing in the interior South China Sea(SCS) and the remote forcing from the western tropical Pacific(WTP)in eddy generation in the ESCS. Model solutions show that the high-frequency wind in the interior SCS is the primary forcing for eddies, which explains about 54% of the mesoscale eddies generated in the ESCS. Signals from the WTP also play an important role. Wind-driven equatorial signals reach the west coast of Luzon Island through the Sibutu Passage and Mindoro Strait. The reflected Rossby waves from the west coast of Luzon Island propagate westward, become unstable, and turn into eddies. The signals driven by high-frequency wind from the WTP explain about 40% of the mesoscale eddies generated in the ESCS. The high-frequency wind forcing in both the SCS and the WTP is important for eddy generation in the ESCS.

CONSTRUCTION OF CUBATURE FORMULAS VIA BIVARIATE QUADRATIC SPLINE SPACES OVER NON-UNIFORM TYPE-2 TRIANGULATION

In this paper,matrix representations of the best spline quasi-interpolating operator over triangular sub-domains in S_(2)^(1)(△_(mn)^(2),and coefficients of splines in terms of B-net are calculated firstly.Moreover,by means of coefficients in terms of B-net,computation of bivariate numerical cubature over triangular sub-domains with respect to variables x and y is transferred into summation of coefficients of splines in terms of B-net.Thus concise bivariate cubature formulas are constructed over rectangular sub-domain.Furthermore,by means of module of continuity and max-norms,error estimates for cubature formulas are derived over both sub-domains and the domain.