Interannual variability of the Kuroshio intrusion in the South China Sea

The interannual variability of intrusions of the Kuroshio into the South China Sea (SCS) is investigated using satellite remote sensing data supported by in-situ measurements. The mesoscale circulation of the SCS is predominantly wind-forced by the northeast winter and southwest summer monsoons. Although the region has been studied extensively, considerable uncertainty remains about the annual and interannual mesoscale nature of the circulation. The frequency and characteristics of Kuroshio intrusions and their effect on circulation patterns in the northeast SCS are also not well understood. Satellite observations of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) from TOPEX/ Poseidon for the period 1997–2005 are used here to analyze the annual and interannual variability in Kuroshio intrusions and their effects on the region. Analysis of SST and SSHA shows the formation and characteristics of intrusions vary considerably each year. Typically, the intrusion occurs in the central region of Luzon Strait and results in an anticyclonic circulation in the northeastern SCS. However, in some years, the intrusion is located in the northern portion of Luzon Strait and a cyclonic intrusion results. Wind stress and wind stress curl derived from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) QuikSCAT satellite scatterometer are used to evaluate the relationship between wind stress or wind stress curl and the presence of winter Kuroshio intrusions into the SCS.     

舟山市一次冬季暴雨、大风天气过程分析

应用卫星云图、常规观测资料及T213数值分析产品,分析了2004年12月3~5日发生在浙江东部地区的暴雨和舟山市沿海的大风过程。分析结果表明:这次天气过程是由台风倒槽和冷空气及深厚的高空槽共同作用引起的;台风环流引起的东南低空急流为暴雨区输送了大量的水汽和不稳定能量;冷空气的侵入加上深厚的高空槽引起的低空辐合、中高层辐散,促使了东海低压的剧烈发展,产生了猛烈的大风。     

长江口南北支二维氯度数学模型

枯水大潮期间，长江口北支向南支倒灌盐水，使南支河段和黄浦江水质恶化。，多年来这一问题为各界所重视。本文采用二维数学模型模拟了南北支水流和氯度的变化。数学模型经验证以后，计算了封堵北支方案，分析了工程前后含氯度变化情况。封堵北支后，切断了北支向南支倒灌盐水的来源，南支河段含氯度大幅度下降，数模计算反映了北支倒灌盐水在南支河段中的重要作用     

An improved method for mapping tidal waterways based on remotely sensed waterlines: A case study in the Yellow River Delta,China

Abstract

Tidal waterways perform as the paths through which seawater invades. Their spatial-temporal variation with the shift in Yellow River’s route requires the accurate measurement of their status. Visual interpretation for delineating tidal waterways is inefficient due to a substantial amount of work. Buffer analysis provides an alternative to visual interpretation. However, it is difficult to use the buffer distance threshold to identify tidal waterways from other freshwater bodies. In this study, we present a straightforward method for mapping tidal waterways. First, we adopted the normalized difference water body index (NDWI) to extract water bodies. Waterlines were subsequently delineated based on a morphological opening filter with a kernel of 9?×?9. Finally, tidal waterways were mapped based on the proposed topological relation in ArcGIS. We showed the utility of this approach by mapping tidal waterways in the Yellow River Delta, China. The proposed method enables tidal waterways be mapped precisely and was replicable and universal in other similar studies.     

南海中尺度海洋现象研究概述

南海是一个地形复杂的半封闭海盆，受季风，黑潮等因素的作用南海呈现独特的中尺度变异特征，一些中尺度信号的强度可以和南海定常环流的强度相比拟，甚至更强，本文回顾了近20a来南海中尺度海洋现象研究的进展，并就南海的黑潮入侵，黑潮涡环，次海盆尺度多涡环流，浅海亚潮波动，近岸陷波，海洋锋等中尺度现象做若干探讨。     

北黄海水中辐照度的分布变化特征

本文对北黄海５次现场调查中获得的水中辐照度资料，应用统计分析方法，建立辐照度随水深变化的关系模式，分析辐照度的垂直衰减特性。结果表明：辐照度随水深按指数函数规律衰减；辐照度垂直衰减系数Ｋ有明显的季节变化和区域特征；不同水层的Ｋ值各不相同，Ｋ的变化存在分层结构。     

两种低频信息的关联和形成差异的原因

在变振幅的数据分析中 ,低频信号可以反映在低频分析结果中 ,也可以体现在高频信号的振幅变化中。本文将其分别称为滤波低频信号和变幅低频信号。两种低频信号有很好的相关性 ,也存在明显差别。研究结果表明 ,滤波低频信号反映了过程整体性的上升或下降 ,变幅低频信号反映了极大值与极小值之间差异的缩小或加大。两种低频信号的差异多源于原始信号极大值与极小值变化过程之间的关系。在本文的例子中 ,冬季气温变化占优势时两种低频信号的滑动相关系数为正值 ;夏季气温变化占优势是导致两种低频信号差异的根本原因 ,在物理上表现为一定发生了强大的异常过程 ,打破了气温正常变化的秩序。大连站的气温变化主要受制于北方的冷空气过程 ,但当厄尔尼诺事件发生时 ,热带的暖过程大大加强 ,导致两种低频信号发生明显的差异。从 1965～ 2 0 0 3年 ,滑动相关系数共出现 6次负时段 ,都对应着厄尔尼诺事件。因此 ,在低频过程的研究中 ,需要用滤波低频信号研究整体性的低频变化。但是 ,在希望获取导致整体变化的主要成分时需要使用变幅低频信号。另外 ,在揭示异常过程时需要用滑动相关系数来发现两种低频信号的差异 ,提取异常信息。     

Oceanic double-infusion: introduction

Double-diffusion, the mixing of fluids with two constituents of different molecular diffusivities, was originally discovered in the mid-1800s, forgotten, then rediscovered as an ‘oceanographic curiosity’ a century later. Many oceanographers suspect that double-diffusion has major effects on oceanic water masses and circulation, but direct measurement of the effects has proven difficult. In 1996, a Working Group was formed under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR WG108), with the goal to identify progress and barriers to quantifying oceanic double-diffusive fluxes, and make recommendations for further progress. This document gives a brief history of double-diffusion, a review of evidence of its potential effects in the ocean, and gives an overview of the review articles contained in this volume, written by the Working Group members with the above aim in mind.     

The physical structure of a cold filament in a Chilean upwelling zone (Península de Mejillones, Chile, 23°S)

Cold filaments associated with Eastern Boundary Currents are typically narrower than 100 km but can be several hundred kilometers long, extending from the coast to the open ocean in upwelling areas. One such structure, observed off Península de Mejillones (23°S, Chile), was studied with both satellite images and two 5-days hydrographic cruises carried out during January 1997. The study used a coastal grid of 31 stations in an area of 165 ×155 km², approximately. The spatial distribution of the filament and its change between cruises are described from the horizontal distributions of dynamic height, temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen. The filament was a shallow feature (thickness <100 m) and extended at least 165 km toward the open ocean. A meandering northward current flowed at the borders of the filament, separating oceanic and coastal waters of different physical properties. Comparisons of cross sections of the filament near the coast and in the oceanic zone show the ascent of the shallow salinity minimum (SSM), and its extension toward the ocean, bound to the filament. It is concluded that Subantarctic Water ((SAAW) distinguish by low salinity, high dissolved oxygen) and Equatorial Subsurface Water ((ESSW) high salinity, low dissolved oxygen, high nutrient content) form this filament, and that their relative proportions depend on the strength of the coastal upwelling. Thus, the knowledge of the dynamics of these structures is fundamental to better understanding of the spatial distribution of important biological variables, such as nutrients and chlorophyll, in the coastal ecosystem.     

WRF与MM5对2007年3月初强冷空气数值预报结果的对比分析

本文应用MM5模式和WRF模式,对2007年3月3～4日发生在中国渤黄海海域的强冷空气和黄海气旋发生过程的数值预报结果进行了比较分析。该过程产生的大风引发了我国渤黄海沿岸部分地区38年不遇的特大温带风暴潮。分析结果表明,WRF模式和MM5模式都成功地预报了这次强冷空气和黄海气旋共同作用产生的大风过程,与MM5模式对比,WRF模式更好地预报了引起这次大风过程的主要天气系统的位置和移动路径。