Numerical simulations based on a high-resolution three-dimensional MIT general circulation model(MITgcm)using realistic topography and tidal forcing are conducted to investigate the generation and propagation of the s...Numerical simulations based on a high-resolution three-dimensional MIT general circulation model(MITgcm)using realistic topography and tidal forcing are conducted to investigate the generation and propagation of the so-called type-a waves(large-amplitude rank-ordered wave packets)and type-b waves(isolated wave packets)in the northern South China Sea.At first,we summarized and analyzed the generation and propagation characteristics of these waves.Then,energy budget at the Luzon Strait is calculated.Energy generation has three local maxima every day,of which the largest one corresponds to the emergence of the type-a wave.Energy flux at the west boundary of the Luzon Strait shows two local maxima each day.The larger one is consistent with the generation of the type-a wave and the smaller one is in correspondence with the generation of the type-b wave.Sensitivity experiments are designed to explore the role of the east and west ridge of the Luzon Strait on the generation and propagation of the type-a and type-b waves.It is found that the east ridge is indispensable on the generation of the type-a wave while the west ridge has little contribution.The west ridge diminishes the type-a waves'amplitude but hardly changes their propagation speed.The type-b waves also come from perturbation signals which originate from the east ridge and are enhanced in amplitude and reduced in propagation speed by the west ridge.展开更多
On the basis of Argo profile data of the temperature and salinity from January 2001 to July 2014, the spatial distributions of an upper ocean heat content(OHC) and ocean salt content(OSC) of the western Pacific warm p...On the basis of Argo profile data of the temperature and salinity from January 2001 to July 2014, the spatial distributions of an upper ocean heat content(OHC) and ocean salt content(OSC) of the western Pacific warm pool(WPWP) region and their seasonal and interannual variations are studied by a cyclostationary empirical orthogonal function(CSEOF) decomposition, a maximum entropy spectral analysis, and a correlation analysis.Probable reasons for variations are discussed. The results show the following.(1) The OHC variations in the subsurface layer of the WPWP are much greater than those in the surface layer. On the contrary, the OSC variations are mainly in the surface layer, while the subsurface layer varies little.(2) Compared with the OSC, the OHC of the WPWP region is more affected by El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO) events. The CSEOF analysis shows that the OHC pattern in mode 1 has strong interannual oscillation, with eastern and western parts opposite in phase. The distribution of the OSC has a positive-negative-positive tripole pattern. Time series analysis shows that the OHC has three phase adjustments with the occurrence of ENSO events after 2007, while the OSC only had one such adjustment during the same period. Further analysis indicates that the OHC variations are mainly caused by ENSO events, local winds, and zonal currents, whereas the OSC variations are caused by much more complex reasons. Two of these, the zonal current and a freshwater flux, have a positive feedback on the OSC change in the WPWP region.展开更多
This paper is mainly concerned with modeling nonlinear internal waves in the ocean of great depth.The ocean is assumed to be composed of three homogeneous fluid layers of different densities in a stable stratified con...This paper is mainly concerned with modeling nonlinear internal waves in the ocean of great depth.The ocean is assumed to be composed of three homogeneous fluid layers of different densities in a stable stratified configuration.Based on the Ablowitz-Fokas-Musslimani formulation for irrotational flows,strongly nonlinear and weakly nonlinear models are developed for the“shallow-shallow-deep”and“deep-shallow-deep”scenarios.Internal solitary waves are computed using numerical iteration schemes,and their global bifurcation diagrams are obtained by a numerical continuation method and compared for different models.For the“shallow-shallow-deep”case,both mode-1 and mode-2 internal solitary waves can be found,and a pulse broad-ening phenomenon resulting in conjugate flows is observed in the mode-2 branch.While in the“deep-shallow-deep”situation,only mode-2 solitary waves can be obtained.The existence and stability of mode-2 internal solitary waves are confirmed by solving the primitive equations based on the MITgcm model.展开更多
基金The National Key Research and Development Plan of China under contract No.2016YFC1401300the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41276008the Taishan Scholars Program
文摘Numerical simulations based on a high-resolution three-dimensional MIT general circulation model(MITgcm)using realistic topography and tidal forcing are conducted to investigate the generation and propagation of the so-called type-a waves(large-amplitude rank-ordered wave packets)and type-b waves(isolated wave packets)in the northern South China Sea.At first,we summarized and analyzed the generation and propagation characteristics of these waves.Then,energy budget at the Luzon Strait is calculated.Energy generation has three local maxima every day,of which the largest one corresponds to the emergence of the type-a wave.Energy flux at the west boundary of the Luzon Strait shows two local maxima each day.The larger one is consistent with the generation of the type-a wave and the smaller one is in correspondence with the generation of the type-b wave.Sensitivity experiments are designed to explore the role of the east and west ridge of the Luzon Strait on the generation and propagation of the type-a and type-b waves.It is found that the east ridge is indispensable on the generation of the type-a wave while the west ridge has little contribution.The west ridge diminishes the type-a waves'amplitude but hardly changes their propagation speed.The type-b waves also come from perturbation signals which originate from the east ridge and are enhanced in amplitude and reduced in propagation speed by the west ridge.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41406022 and 41606003the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography,State Oceanic Administration of China under contract Nos JG1812 and JG1709the Special Program for the National Basic Research of China under contract No.2012FY112300
文摘On the basis of Argo profile data of the temperature and salinity from January 2001 to July 2014, the spatial distributions of an upper ocean heat content(OHC) and ocean salt content(OSC) of the western Pacific warm pool(WPWP) region and their seasonal and interannual variations are studied by a cyclostationary empirical orthogonal function(CSEOF) decomposition, a maximum entropy spectral analysis, and a correlation analysis.Probable reasons for variations are discussed. The results show the following.(1) The OHC variations in the subsurface layer of the WPWP are much greater than those in the surface layer. On the contrary, the OSC variations are mainly in the surface layer, while the subsurface layer varies little.(2) Compared with the OSC, the OHC of the WPWP region is more affected by El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO) events. The CSEOF analysis shows that the OHC pattern in mode 1 has strong interannual oscillation, with eastern and western parts opposite in phase. The distribution of the OSC has a positive-negative-positive tripole pattern. Time series analysis shows that the OHC has three phase adjustments with the occurrence of ENSO events after 2007, while the OSC only had one such adjustment during the same period. Further analysis indicates that the OHC variations are mainly caused by ENSO events, local winds, and zonal currents, whereas the OSC variations are caused by much more complex reasons. Two of these, the zonal current and a freshwater flux, have a positive feedback on the OSC change in the WPWP region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11911530171,11772341,and 42006016)the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12132018,and 91958206)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2020QD063).
文摘This paper is mainly concerned with modeling nonlinear internal waves in the ocean of great depth.The ocean is assumed to be composed of three homogeneous fluid layers of different densities in a stable stratified configuration.Based on the Ablowitz-Fokas-Musslimani formulation for irrotational flows,strongly nonlinear and weakly nonlinear models are developed for the“shallow-shallow-deep”and“deep-shallow-deep”scenarios.Internal solitary waves are computed using numerical iteration schemes,and their global bifurcation diagrams are obtained by a numerical continuation method and compared for different models.For the“shallow-shallow-deep”case,both mode-1 and mode-2 internal solitary waves can be found,and a pulse broad-ening phenomenon resulting in conjugate flows is observed in the mode-2 branch.While in the“deep-shallow-deep”situation,only mode-2 solitary waves can be obtained.The existence and stability of mode-2 internal solitary waves are confirmed by solving the primitive equations based on the MITgcm model.
