南海夏季风爆发前后扰动演变及其数值研究

以球面正压涡度方程为数学模型，建立了线性和非线性的数值积分模式，通过在模式中设置不同的基本流场和初始扰动场，研究基流和初始场对扰动发展的作用，揭示在球面正压大气中扰动发展的动力学机制。数值试验结果表明:在线性模式中，扰动的移动和发展与基流的分布有着很密切的关系，基流影响着扰动纬向传播的速度和方向； 在非线性模式中，当基流稳定时，扰动的移动以及传播与线性模式的结果相同，但与线性情况的最大区别在于，此时扰动能量的增长存在上限。同时发现，扰动的发展既依赖于基本气流的分布，也依赖初始扰动的结构；南海夏季风爆发前后的基本流场是正压不稳定的，且这种不稳定在季风爆发时达到最强，这可以成为季风爆发的动力学解释。     

非线性正压不稳定的另一证明

本文对于从非线性正压涡度方程推导得到的非线性常微分方程,不必在乎衡点作泰勒展开,直接证明其存在周期解,由此应用李氏第二方法证明了周期解存在条件,正好与正压稳定性条件相对应。还论证了取行波解和作泰勒展开的合理性。最后,对非线性常微分方程求得数值解,井与线性解作了比较。     

非线性正压不稳定

本文从非线性正压涡度方程出发,考虑了行波一类的流动,并导得一个单自由度的二阶自治动力系统的常微分方程。应用常微分方程的定性理论和几何理论,在相平面的平衡点附近,对积分曲线的几何拓扑结构作了定性分析,对于两个平衡点分别导得了非线性正压不稳定的判据。还分析了整个相平面上运动的全局特征和平衡状态与参数的关系,更直观地得到与前面一致的不稳定判据。     

非线性正压不稳定

本文从非线性正压涡度方程出发,考虑了行波一类的流动,并导得一个单自由度的二阶自治动力系统的常微分方程。应用常微分方程的定性理论和几何理论,在相平面的平衡点附近,对积分曲线的几何拓扑结构作了定性分析,对于两个平衡点分别导得了非线性正压不稳定的判据。还分析了整个相平面上运动的全局特征和平衡状态与参数的关系,更直观地得到与前面一致的不稳定判据。     

非线性正压亚临界不稳定

文中提出了一个新的广义能量作为 L yapunov函数 ,导出了包含两个联立不等式的一种新的非线性正压稳定性判据。并指出其中一个不等式是初始扰动振幅小于某一临界值 ,另一个则是摩擦系数大于另一临界值 ,前者对后者有很强的约束。该判据表明 ,在实际大气中对于有限振幅扰动容易产生正压亚临界不稳定 ,它大大地改进了以前的结果     

非线性正压临界不稳定

文中提出了一个新的广义能量作为Lyapunov函数,导出了包含两个联立不等式的一种新的非线性正压稳定性判据.并指出其中一个不等式是初始扰动振幅小于某一临界值,另一个则是摩擦系数大于另一临界值,前者对后者有很强的约束.该判据表明,在实际大气中对于有限振幅扰动容易产生正压亚临界不稳定,它大大地改进了以前的结果.     

非线性正压Rossby波及其稳定性

本文应用常微分方程的稳定性理论和几何理论,从非线性正压涡度方程出发,讨论了一类非线性正压Rossby波的存在性和稳定性。结果表明:对于无耗散系统Rossby波的存在和稳定要求基本气流绝对涡度的经向梯度与波速,基本气流之差为反号,即:且V=0时初始涡度不为零。最后给出两种情况下波的解析解表达式。     

纬向基流的非线性正压不稳定

本文从含Ekman摩擦的非线性正压涡度方程出发,应用Serrin—Joseph的能量方法,按变分原理,分别用总能量、总涡度拟能和两者的线性组合导得纬向基流的非线性正压不稳定判据。由于采用了对Euler方程作新的变换,使本征值的估计更为精确,较好地改善了作者以前的部分结果。     

线性和非线性地形罗斯贝波

本文在半地转概念下,讨论了线性和非线性地形罗斯贝波的稳定性及其解。指出:线性和非线性稳定性判据形式一致。在线性时,地形东西向及南北向坡度对稳定波动的周期和传播速度有明显影响,其解为周期函数;在不稳定时,解为非周期函数。二级近似时其解为孤立波形式——不稳定时,在地形不同位置可形成东移或西移的孤立波槽或孤立波脊;而在稳定时只形成孤立波槽。三级近似时解出现间断点。     

一个大气定常波的非线性初始方程谱模式

本文提出了一个可以用于大气定常波数值模拟的非线性初始方程三维谱模式,模式的动力学框架与文献[1]中的线性模式是相互对应的。利用线性模式的定常解作为初值,通过Newton-Raphson迭代法求出了收敛的非线性定常解。文中给出了这一模式大气对于北半球大尺度地形和1979年1月平均非绝热加热场的响应作为计算实例,并与对应的线性响应以及观测事实进行了对比,证明在考虑了大气中波动之间的非线性相互作用之后数值模拟的结果确实比线性模式有显著的改进,尤其是对于低纬环流系统更是如此。这表明了非线性作用对于热带环流系统的极端重要性。      

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY

Based on a non-frictional and non-divergent nonlinear barotropic vorticity equation and its solutions oftravelling waves,the criteria for linear and nonlinear barotropic instability are gained respectively at an equilibriumpoint of the equation on a phase plane.The linear and nonlinear analytical solutions to instability waves arealso found.The computational results show that if their amplitudes are equal at the initial time,the amplitudeincrements of nonlinear instable barotropic wave are always less than those of linear instable barotropic wave.The nonlinear effects can slow down the exponential growth of linear instability.The time needed for makingthe amplitude double that of initial time by instabilities,is about 6h for linear instability and about 18h fornonlinear instability,the latter is in agreement with the observations in the real atmosphere.     

两层正压涡旋稳定性问题分析

本文从柱坐标中线性化的两层均质流体的正压原始方程组出发，从广义能量的角度，研究了该模型中涡旋波的稳定性问题，发现此时不仅可存在广义正压不稳定和超高速不稳定，当上下层扰动厚度场反相时还有新的不稳定类型发生。     

The Generalized Energy Equation and Instability in the Two-layer Barotropic Vortex

The linear two-layer barotropic primitive equations in cylindrical coordinates are used to derive a gen- eralized energy equation, which is subsequently applied to explain the instability of the spiral wave in the model. In the two-layer model, there are not only the generalized barotropic instability and the super high- speed instability, but also some other new instabilities, which fall into the range of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and the generalized baroclinic instability, when the upper and lower basic flows are different. They are perhaps the mechanisms of the generation of spiral cloud bands in tropical cyclones as well.     

Non-modal baroclinic instability

A class of non-linear instabilities of a vertically sheared zonal flow is discussed. This is a type of baroclinic instability that lies outside the purview of a linear eigenmode analysis of baroclinic instability problems. The form taken by the instability is that of an ensemble of three neutral Rossby waves whose amplitudes are slowly modified by their mutual non-linear interactions. For a triad of small amplitude, these interactions introduce a weak, vertical variation of phase to the structure of the individual waves. This allows the generation of rectified heat fluxes and an exchange of energy with the mean flow.This instability exhibits explosive growth and spans a range of horizontal wavenumbers that exceeds the range that is unstable in the corresponding linear model. It is shown that the type of instability discussed can only occur when the model used admits unstable eigenmodes as well as neutral Rossby waves.The mechanism for the non-linear instability discussed here is believed to be fairly general and should exist also in the context of a horizontally sheared flow where it would take the form of a barotropic instability.     

Criteria for the stability of steady flows induced by diabatic heating

By use of the Liapunov direct method, criteria for the stability of a general steady flow induced by heating are derived for a barotropic model with heating and dissipation. Among these criteria, necessary conditions for the instabilities are identified with the rises of supercritically high speed instability, barotropic instability and some other instabilities.     

GENERALIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION AND UNSTABLE PERTURBATION PROPERTY IN BAROTROPIC VORTEX

Based on a barotropic vortex model, generalized energy-conserving equation was derived and two necessary conditions of basic flow destabilization are gained. These conditions correspond to generalized barotropic instability and super speed instability. They are instabilities of vortex and gravity inertial wave respectively. In order to relate to practical situation, a barotropic vortex was analyzed, the basic flow of which is similar to lower level basic wind field of tropical cyclones and the maximum wind radius of which is 500 km. The results show that generalized barotropic instability depending upon the radial gradient of relative vorticity can appear in this vortex. It can be concluded that unstable vortex Rossby wave may appear in barotropic vortex.     

ENERGY,ENERGY FLUX AND LAGRANGIAN OF ROSSBY WAVE

The energy flux derived from the barotropic vorticity equation differs from that obtained directly from the momentum equation.We re-study this problem raised in the early 1960s.The results show that if the momentum equation is rewritten in such a way that it contains the same conditions as that for the barotropic vorticity equation,then the same form of average energy flux can be obtained for the waves with constant amplitudes.With this new momentum equation,the potential energy of Rossby wave is derived and Lagrangian of nonlinear barotropic vorticity equation can be approximately found with this potential energy.This provides a physical basis for studying the dynamics of nonlinear Rossby wave with the approach of calculus of variation.     

Charney's Model—the Renowned Prototype of Baroclinic Instability—Is Barotropically Unstable As Well

The Charney model is reexamined using a new mathematical tool, the multiscale window transform(MWT), and the MWT-based localized multiscale energetics analysis developed by Liang and Robinson to deal with realistic geophysical fluid flow processes. Traditionally, though this model has been taken as a prototype of baroclinic instability, it actually undergoes a mixed one. While baroclinic instability explains the bottom-trapped feature of the perturbation, the second extreme center in the perturbation field can only be explained by a new barotropic instability when the Charney–Green number γ 1, which takes place throughout the fluid column, and is maximized at a height where its baroclinic counterpart stops functioning.The giving way of the baroclinic instability to a barotropic one at this height corresponds well to the rectification of the tilting found on the maps of perturbation velocity and pressure. Also established in this study is the relative importance of barotropic instability to baroclinic instability in terms of γ. When γ 1, barotropic instability is negligible and hence the system can be viewed as purely baroclinic; when γ 1, however, barotropic and baroclinic instabilities are of the same order;in fact, barotropic instability can be even stronger. The implication of these results has been discussed in linking them to real atmospheric processes.     

ON THE BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY OF LARGE SCALE VORTICES*

By using the linearized barotropic vorticity equation in polar coordinates the stability of perturbations on a large scale circular basic flow is transformed into a generalized eigenvalue problem,yielding the relationship between the growth rate of the amplitude of perturbations and the azimuthal wave number. Then, numerical experiments whose integration time is 60 model hours are performed in terms of a quasi-geostrophic barotropic model in Cartesian coordinates using the perturbation stream function field of unstable mode superimposed on a strong and weak circular basic flows as the initial fields. The experimental results reveal that the amplitudes of the initial perturbations in the model atmosphere grow with time. The amplitude of the perturbations superimposedon the strong circular basic flow grows quicker and forms a spiral-band-like structure.