Ageostrophic instabilities in a two fluid system with rotation

The stability of synoptic scale waves formed on a frontal surface is studied including nongeostrophic effects with the basic flow subjected to both vertical and horizontal shear. Spectral method is used to obtain the desired solutions. The stability characteristics of the developed unstable modes are presented as a function of shears of the basic flow. With the inclusion of barotropic shear the spectrum of instabilities increase. The lower speeded member of the mixed mode (gravitational-rotational) pair is influenced by the barotropic shear in the basic current and it appears at lower vertical shears. The structure of the height perturbations are utilized to distinguish the various unstable modes developed in the system together with their stability characteristics. This investigation has shown that the ageostrophic effects can be a significant factor in the development of synoptic scale waves on a frontal surface.     

青藏高原夏季凝结潜热时空分布特征分析

结合青藏高原东部3″DEM和102个气象站46年(1961—2006)5—9月的降水资料,根据降水随高度分布,将站点分为三类,采用多元回归的方法,建立逐年雨季降水量估算模型,并估算和分析了46a的雨季凝结潜热。结果表明:降水量估算模型的相关性显著,基本都通过0.05的信度检验值0.69、0.82、0.90;高原东部雨季凝结潜热分布极不均匀,表现为东南多西北少的特征,凝结潜热总量变化在18.1×1020～26.8×1020J,并且有波动中增加的趋势;采用EOF分解和REOF分区,将高原东部划分为5个气候区,区域凝结潜热年际变化和第A、B、E区的凝结潜热变化有一致性,而与北坡第C、D区凝结潜热相差很大。由于高度、经度、坡度等对低海拔区降水的正调节作用,使得该区域的凝结潜热自20世纪90年代之后逐渐降低;坡向对高海拔区域降水的正调节作用,纬度对降水的负调节作用,使得该区域的凝结潜热有逐渐增加的趋势。     

实验室尺度高地温梯度模拟地层的实现方法研究

地热井与周围热储层的传热过程对地热井产热性能研究有重要意义。由于实际工程中在地热井周边布置测点较难,无法获取地热井周围热储层的参数变化,进而为地热热储模拟结果提供验证,故以往大多地热热储模拟仅将地热井作为源项处理,未考虑地热流体和储层的耦合流动换热。实验室条件下的模拟试验方便布置测点,可为热储-井筒耦合流动传热模型提供试验验证,其中如何实现实验室尺度下有温度梯度的模拟地层是试验研究的关键,目前尚未有类似研究。基于传热学基本原理,研究了实验室条件下有较高温度梯度多孔地层的快速实现方法,通过确定模拟热储层和热储盖层几何尺寸、优选填充多孔介质和实现恒定温度的模拟热储层,设计了一套实验室尺度下有高温度梯度的模拟地层系统,通过分层加热与边界动态热补偿方法,较快实现了热储层温度分别为60,65,70°C下模拟地层的线性温度分布,采用有限体积法得到的数值模拟与试验结果的相对误差在±2.5%范围内,二者吻合较好。文章设计搭建的模拟地层系统可为开展地热井筒-热储耦合模拟试验提供条件,进而为开发的地热热储-井筒耦合传热数值软件提供试验验证。     

How surface latent heat flux is related to lower-tropospheric stability in southern subtropica marine stratus and stratocumulus regions

The relationship between surface latent heat flux and the lower-tropospheric stability (LTS) is examined using ERA-40 reanalysis, NCEP reanalysis and COADS (Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set) ship data in two southern subtropical marine stratus and stratocumulus regions. The change of surface latent heat flux with LTS is determined by a comparison of the correlation of LTS with surface wind speed and with near surface humidity difference. At intermediate LTS (10 K-15 K), both surface evaporation and downward surface radiation flux amplify small LTS perturbations due to the surface wind-LTS relationship and cloud-radiation feedback. At high LTS, surface latent heat flux exceeds its peak value and becomes a regulating mechanism to keep LTS at its commonly observed equilibrium value. Surface radiation flux is seen to decrease at a smaller rate with LTS than surface latent heat flux. By applying the regulating effect of LTS on near surface humidity differences, monthly surface latent heat flux can be better represented.     

Numerical simulation of the marine boundary layer characteristics over the Bay of Bengal as revealed by BOBMEX-98 Pilot experiment

An attempt has been made to study the marine boundary layer characteristics over Bay of Bengal using BOBMEX (Bay of Bengal and Monsoon Experiment) pilot experiment data sets, which was conducted between 23rd October and 12th November 1998 on board ORV Sagar Kanya. A one-dimensional multilevel atmospheric boundary layer with TKE-ε closure scheme is employed to study the marine boundary layer characteristics. In this study two synoptic situations are chosen: one represents an active convection case and the other a suppressed convection. In the present article the marine boundary layer characteristics such as temporal evolution of turbulent kinetic energy, height of the boundary layer and the airsea exchange processes such as sensible and latent heat fluxes, drag coefficient for momentum are simulated during both active and suppressed convection. Marine boundary layer height is estimated from the vertical profiles of potential temperature using the stability criterion. The model simulations are compared with the available observations.     

Sensible and latent heat flux response to diurnal variation in soil surface temperature and moisture under different freeze/thaw soil conditions in the seasonal frozen soil region of the central Tibetan Plateau

The relationship between sensible and latent heat flux and diurnal variation in soil surface temperature and moisture under four freeze/thaw soil conditions was investigated using observed soil temperature and moisture and simulated sensible and latent heat flux. The diurnal range of latent heat flux had a similar temporal change pattern as that of unfrozen soil water at depths of 0–3 cm during the freezing stage. Also, there was a better relationship with the diurnal range of unfrozen soil water at depths of 3–6 cm during the thawing stage. Diurnal variation in latent heat flux was significant and depended mostly on solar radiation during the completely thawed stage. However, while diurnal variation in solar radiation during the completely frozen stage was significant, for latent heat flux it was quite weak due to low unfrozen soil water content. Thus, diurnal variation in latent heat flux depended mostly on unfrozen soil water content during this stage. During the freezing and thawing stages, diurnal variation in latent heat flux was also significant and depended mostly on diurnal variation in unfrozen soil water content. However, the impacts of air temperature change from solar radiation on latent heat flux could not be ignored.     

Energetics of Indian winter monsoon

The Indian subcontinent is characterized by complex topography and heterogeneous land use-land cover. The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are spread across the northern part of the continent. Due to its highly variable topography, understanding of the prevailing synoptic weather systems is complex over the region. The present study analyzes the energetics of Indian winter monsoon (IWM) over the Indian subcontinent using outputs of mesoscale model (MM5) forced with National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR), US, initial and boundary conditions. MM5 modeling framework, designed to simulate or predict mesoscale atmospheric circulations, is having a limited-area, non-hydrostatic and terrain following 12 sigma levels. The IWM energetics is studied using MM5 model outputs. Prior to this model’s validity and deviation from the corresponding observations (NCEP/NCAR) is assessed. The model’s overestimation/underestimation of wind, temperature and specific humidity at upper troposphere proves that the model has difficulty in picking up corresponding fields at all the model grid points because of terrain complexity over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. Hence, the model fields deviate from the corresponding observations. However, model results match well with the winter global energy budget calculated using reanalysis dataset by Peixoto and Oort (1992). It suggests MM5 model’s fitness in simulating large scale synoptic weather systems. And, thus the model outputs are used for calculation of energetics associated with IWM. It is observed that beyond \(15^{{\circ }}\hbox {N}\) lower as well as upper level convergence of diabatic heating, which represents continental cooling and sinking of heat from atmosphere to land mass (i.e., surface is cooler than surrounding atmosphere) dominates. The diabatic heating divergence (cooling of continents) is found over ocean/sea and whole of the China region, Tibetan and central Himalayas (because of excess condensation than evaporation). The adiabatic generation of kinetic energy depends on the cross isobaric flow (north to south in winter, i.e., the present study shows strong circulation during IWM). It is found that wind divergence of model concludes lower level convergence over study region (i.e., strong winter circulation in the model fields).     

用BATS模型模拟径流的个例研究

为了解陆气间水热交换在径表成中的作用,本文采用ＢＡＴＳ模型模拟了淮河流域山区和平原在１９９１年汛期５０天的暴雨洪水过程,计算了径流,土壤温度和感热,通量,并用常规的汇流计算方法得到了流域出口断量过程线。     

Characteristics of low frequency oscillations of the atmosphere-ocean coupling

The low frequency oscillation of latent heat flux over the tropical oceans has been studied. The NCEP reanalyzed fields of wind and humidity alongwith Reynolds SST are used to compute the instantaneous as well as monthly mean surface latent heat fluxes (LHF) for the year 1999. The procedure of LHF computation is based on bulk method. Spectral analysis shows that significant energy is contained in Madden Julian Oscillation band in the winds, SST, moisture and in the latent heat flux. The global distribution of wind, humidity, SST and LHF oscillation on the time scale of 30–50 days are analyzed. Maximum amplitude of oscillation on this time scale in all the above mentioned parameters were found over the Indian Ocean. The fluctuation of surface wind speed and moisture controls the latent heat flux on this time scale. The fluctuation of SST on this time scale does not seem to be important over most of the oceans.     

祁连山地区能量平衡特征的模拟分析研究

利用VIC大尺度分布式水文模型,对祁连山地区2007年1—12月的能量平衡特征进行模拟分析.结果表明:该地区的地表能量平衡中感热通量占有主导地位,而潜热较小.春季,日尺度上的冻融循环过程造成的土壤湿度的增加是潜热通量较大原因;秋季的潜热通量主要是夏季的降水引起的,祁连山地区土壤湿度对大气的反馈效应较干旱区所需的时间尺度长.     

青藏高原地表能量通量的估计

利用1981—2000年逐日气候、植被和土壤基础资料作为输入,以大气—植被相互作用模式（AVIM2）计算了青藏高原0.1°分辨率的年平均地表能量通量的空间分布和季节变化特征。结果显示,年平均地表净辐射通量由高原西南部的100 W/m2减少到东部的70 W/m2左右。高原东南部的林区潜热通量强而感热通量弱,从高原东南向西、向北潜热通量逐渐减少,而感热通量逐渐增大。夏季这种趋势更加显著。冬季除东南部外,高原上广大地区地表能量通量都较低。     

Thermal internal boundary layer characteristics at a tropical coastal site as observed by a mini-SODAR under varying synoptic conditions

Atmospheric boundary layer observations are conducted at a coastal site during a transition phase from winter to summer season over the Indian peninsula. Thermal Internal Boundary Layer (TIBL) characteristics in presence of an off-shore and a weakly influenced on-shore synoptic wind are examined with the help of measurements carried out with a mini-SODAR (SOund Detection And Ranging), tethered balloon, and tower-based micrometeorological measurements. Influence of the changing synoptic scale conditions on turbulent characteristics of TIBL is discussed. Mini-SODAR data showed the development and decay of sea and land breeze. It is seen that the characteristics of TIBL over the coastal land after sea breeze onset are similar to that of a shallow convective boundary layer (CBL) commonly found over plain land. Inside the TIBL, a maximum wind speed was noted close to the surface due to the penetration of sea breeze. In the off-shore case, a distinct sea breeze circulation was observed unlike in the case of on-shore flow. In the presence of weak on-shore case, a ‘minor sea’ breeze is noted before the establishment of sea breeze and a reduction in the momentum fluxes gives rise to decrease in the turbulence intensity. Updraft in the sea breeze front was stronger during weak synoptic conditions. Influence of synoptic changes on the sea breeze-land breeze circulation such as onset, strength and duration of the sea-land breeze are also examined. This work was done while the first author was a visiting scientist at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India.     

青藏高原西部陆面过程特征的模拟分析

利用1998年5月1日至9月18日狮泉河自动气象站(AWS)的观测资料作为强迫场,运用改进的陆面过程模式CoLM(Common Land Model),对青藏高原西部的陆面特征进行了模拟研究.结果表明,该模式能够较好地模拟出高原地区的陆面特征.在高原西部地表能量平衡过程中,感热通量占主要地位,潜热通量较小,但在高原西部的湿季,潜热通量也是不可忽略的.在5月及6月初表层土壤频繁的发生水分相变,使土壤在相变过程中不断地吸收和释放潜热.降水及土壤表层频繁的冻结-消融使地表有效通量(感热+潜热)发生变化.有效辐射中的感热、潜热的分配,即Bowen会发生变化,进一步影响到对大气的加热及大气水汽输送情况,大气状况的改变又反过来影响地表蒸散及土壤持水能力,使土壤水分状态和含量发生变化.     

用VIC模型模拟黑河上游流域水分和能量通量的时空分布

受地形起伏影响, 山区流域的水分和能量通量时空分布差异很大. 利用水文模型VIC (variable infiltration capacity)对黑河上游流域的水文和能量时空分布进行了模拟, 并通过观测对模拟结果进行了验证. 结果表明:VIC模型能够较合理地模拟研究区径流过程, 对净辐射的计算也较准确, 模拟得到的部分水分通量和能量通量(感热、潜热和土壤热通量)在趋势上较一致, 但在数量上存在偏差. 积雪过程对研究区的水文和能量循环有重要影响, VIC模型对积雪的模拟偏差较大, 导致了每年4月左右的模拟径流偏低, 也没有模拟出积雪融化导致的土壤含水量上升; 同时, 积雪模拟的不准确也明显影响到能量通量的模拟. 在研究区, 土壤水分变化受土壤冻融影响明显, VIC模型对气温较高、不发生冻融过程的7-9月土壤水分变化模拟较好, 但是在其他月份, 对积雪及表层土壤消融导致的土壤水分迅速增加和土壤冻结导致的土壤水分迅速减少两个过程的模拟比较差; VIC模型能够给出水分和能量各通量的时空分布, 较好地揭示研究流域各个通量的空间异质性及相互影响.     

A study on the structure of the convective atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal during BOBMEX-99

Convective activity is one of the major processes in the atmosphere influencing the local and large-scale weather in the tropics. The latent heat released by the cumulus cloud is known to drive monsoon circulation, which on the other hand supplies the moisture that maintains the cumulus clouds. An investigation is carried out on the convective structure of the atmosphere during active and suppressed periods of convection using data sets obtained from the Bay of Bengal and Monsoon Experiment (BOBMEX). The cumulus convection though being a small-scale phenomenon, still influences its embedding environment by interaction through various scales. This study shows the variation in the kinematic and convective parameters during the transition from suppressed to active periods of convection. Convergence in the lower levels and strong upward vertical velocity, significant during active convection are associated with the formation of monsoon depressions. The apparent heat source due to latent heat release and the vertical transport of the eddy heat by cumulus convection, and the apparent moisture sink due to net condensation and vertical divergence of the eddy transport of moisture, are estimated through residuals of the thermodynamic equation and examined in relation to monsoon activity during BOBMEX.     

南海海-气通量交换研究进展

1998年的"南海季风试验(SCSMEX)"已经过去10年了,SCSMEX启动的南海海-气通量试验研究也有10个年头.在SCSMEX和国家自然科学基金面上项目"南海季风爆发期近海面层通量观测和湍流结构的观测研究"支持下,10年来在西沙实施了3次(1998年、2000年、2002年)海-气通量观测试验,开展了试验资料分析研究,重点是西南季风爆发前后海-气通量交换过程研究,辐射通量、感热通量、潜热通量、动量通量随天气条件的变化研究,海-气通量日变化,通量交换系数以及通量变化对低层大气、上层海洋的影响研究.对10年来南海通量研究作一回顾,对未来的通量观测研究计划特别是2008"亚洲季风年"西沙通量观测提出一些建议.     

Optimization of the freeze pipe arrangement and the necessary refrigeration plant capacity by a femcomputer program

The number and the arrangement of freeze pipes and the energy needed to freeze a certain amount of soil are important factors for the economic success of a freeze project. A thermal design in which these factors are considered is based on the solution of a nonlinear unsteady heat conduction equation including phase transition. The equation is solved by means of a finite-element-method (FEM), considering boundary conditions related to artificial ground freezing.

In this paper the basic mathematical techniques to deal with the transient heat conduction problem, with temperature-dependent soil properties, and the release of latent heat are described. The significance of the convective heat transfer coefficient and the temperature distribution in the coolant running through the freeze pipes are shown and their dependencies to other factors as refrigeration plant capacity or type of flow in the pipes are considered. Finally an example is presented.     

Modelling two-dimensional heat and moisture transfer in unsaturated soils,including gravity effects

A theoretical model is presented to predict simultaneous transient coupled heat and moisture transfer in partly saturated soils. The formulation is in terms of volumetric moisture content, is two dimensional, includes gravitational flow and takes into account latent heat of vaporization effects. The numerical solution of the problem is accomplished by means of a finite element solution algorithm. Predictions from the numerical model are used to investigate the importance of gravitational flow, for the case of a soil stratum subjected to evaporation losses at the surface. The results achieved show good qualitative agreement with expected behaviour.     

Analysis of the Characteristics of Turbulent Flux and Its Footprint Climatology at An Agricultural Site

Based on quality controlled data from eddy covariance system and automatic weather station collected at Guantao farmland site from 2008 to 2010, the characteristics of diurnal, seasonal and annual variations of turbulent flux were reported. The corresponding source areas of flux measurement at different temporal scales were analyzed in detail, using arithmetic-averaged and flux-weighted footprint climatology calculation method, respectively. The main findings are as follows. Firstly, sensible heat and latent heat flux both show consistent diurnal variation throughout the year, while CO₂ fluxes only have significant diurnal variation in growing season with an opposite trend. The seasonal variation of the turbulent flux is mainly affected by the crop type and its growth status in different phenological periods. During growing season, latent heat flux and CO₂ flux are the dominant flux exchange items whose value are significantly higher in their middle growth stage than other ones during which latent heat and CO₂ flux exchange of the summer corn is stronger than winter wheat. Secondly, with combined effects of wind, turbulence and surface condition, the source area of flux measurement change most significantly at daily scale, less obvious at seasonal scale and smallest at annual scale. Finally, compared with arithmetic-averaged footprint climatology method, flux-weighted footprint climatology is a more reasonable method to calculate the source areas of the flux measurement, in that they account for the time change of the actual turbulent flux. The arithmetic-averaged results are most likely to overestimate the size of source area during small observed flux due to its weak turbulent exchange.