0515台风"卡努"影响浙江的强风分析

本文对0515台风“卡努”登陆浙江后,强度减弱为强热带风暴,对影响浙江沿海海面及沿海地区的外围风速远强于近风暴中心风速进行了分析,分析结果表明:副热带高压的加强、对流层中下层急流的动量下传、高空较强的下沉气流和台风外围气压梯度力迅猛增大的共同作用,是造成本次风暴外围风速远强于近风暴中心风速的重要原因。     

Study on deepwater conductor jet excavation mechanism in cohesive soil

Conductor casing jetting technique has been increasingly applied in deepwater drilling. The insight into the jetting excavation mechanisms is critical in guiding a successful conductor casing jetting operation. The real- time continuous jet excavation process is simulated with the volume of fluid (VOF) multiphase method of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) ANSYS Fluent calculation software in the current study. The cohesive soil is modelled by using a kind of viscous fluid with Herschel-Bulkley model. In addition, a laboratory half round nozzle jet excavation test is designed for verification by comparison of the observed jet excavation profile with the numerical results. The sensitivity parameters affecting the conductor jetting excavation mechanism in cohesive soil are thus investigated. It is found that the application of Herschel-Bulkley (HB) model for cohesive soil and the VOF method of Fluent can provide a good simulation of jet excavation process. The maximum excavation depth can be determined by the undrained ultimate bearing capacity of the circular foundation with a bearing capacity factor of 6.7. The nozzle position, jet velocity and soil strength have significantly influence on the depth and width of the jet excavation profile in conductor oblique jet.     

An assessment of TropFlux and NCEP air-sea fluxes on ROMS simulations over the Bay of Bengal region

This study presents an assessment of the TropFlux and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis air-sea fluxes in simulating the surface and subsurface oceanic parameters over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region during 2002–2014 using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS). The assessment has been made by comparing the simulated fields with in-situ and satellite observations. The simulated surface and subsurface temperatures in the TropFlux forced experiment (TropFlux-E) show better agreement with the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis (RAMA) and Argo observations than the NCEP forced experiment (NCEP-E). The BoB domain averaged sea surface temperature (SST) simulated in the NCEP-E is consistently cooler than the satellite SST, with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.79 °C. Moreover, NCEP-E shows a limitation in simulating the observed seasonal cycle of the SST due to substantial underestimation of the pre-monsoon SST peak. These limitations are mostly due to the lower values of the NCEP net heat flux. The seasonal and interannual variations of SST in the TropFlux-E are better comparable to the observations with correlations and skills more than 0.80 and 0.90 respectively. However, SST is overestimated during summer monsoon periods mainly due to higher net heat flux. The superiority of TropFlux forcing over the NCEP reanalysis can also be seen when simulating the interannual variabilities of the magnitude and vertical extent of Wyrtki jets at two equatorial RAMA buoy locations. The jet is weaker in the NCEP-E relative to the TropFlux-E and observations. The simulated sea surface height anomalies (SSHA) from both the experiments are able to capture the regions of positive and negative SSHA with respect to satellite-derived altimeter data with better performance in the TropFlux-E. The speed of the westward propagating Rossby wave along 18°N in the TropFlux-E is found to be about 4.7 cm/s, which is close to the theoretical phase speed of Rossby waves.     

Study of a jet-propulsion method for an underwater vehicle

This paper investigates a novel jet-propulsion method for a submerged vehicle. The approach is based on flexible-tube, eccentric rotor, Downingtown-Huber type pumps. Equations of motion are derived for a craft driven by such pumps. In order to develop general insight into the overall dynamics of the system, simulations are carried out for the simple case of horizontal straight-line motion. Results are obtained for the vehicle velocity, distance traveled, pump speed, and energy consumption. Effect of drag forces on the operation of the craft is studied. Finally, the jet-propulsion system is compared with conventional screw-type propulsors via simulation.     

高空西风急流对祁连山区降水的影响

利用NCEP/NCAR逐日每6 h再分析资料,对2002~2004年发生在祁连山区附近的20次降水过程进行了合成分析。发现在40°N200 hPa高空存在一支东西走向的高空西风急流;降水一般发生在高空西风急流轴的南侧,在高空西风急流轴的北侧有冷空气下沉,南侧有上升的暖湿气流,在高空急流轴的下方形成了次级环流;在高空急流轴出口区的右侧,存在强烈的辐散上升运动,而对应的低层存在强烈的辐合上升区,这种高低层辐散辐合的配置非常有利于强对流天气形成;这支高空西风急流轴的存在对祁连山区的降水有深远影响,而急流轴位置的变化势必影响到降水落区。因此,利用高空西风急流轴预报祁连山区降水及河西走廊地区降水具有很好的指导意义。     

Somali Jet Changes under the Global Warming

Somali Jet changes will influence the variability of Asian monsoon and climate. How would Somali Jet changes respond to the global warming in the future climate？ To address this question, we first evaluate the ability of IPCC-AR4 climate models and perform the 20th century climate in coupled models （20C3M） experiments to reproduce the observational features of the low level Somali Jet in JJA （June-July-August） for the period 1976 1999. Then, we project and discuss the changes of Somali Jet under the climate change of Scenario A2 （SRESA2） for the period 2005 2099. The results show that 18 IPCC-AR4 models have performed better in describing the climatological features of Somali Jet in the present climate simulations. Analysis of Somali Jet intensity changes from the multi-model ensemble results for the period 2005-2099 shows a weakened Somali Jet in the early 21st century （2010-2040）, the strongest Somali Jet in the middle 21st century （2050 2060）, as well as the weakest Somali Jet at the end of the 21st century （2070-2090）. Compared with the period 1976-1999, the intensity of Somali Jet is weakening in general, and it becomes the weakest at the end of the 21st century. The results also suggest that the relationship between the intensity of Somali Jet in JJA and the increment of global mean surface air temperature is nonlinear, which is reflected differently among the models, suggesting the uncertainty of the IPCC-AR4 models. Considering the important role of Somali Jet in the Indian monsoon and East Asian monsoon and climate of China, the variability of Somali Jet and its evolvement under the present climate or future climate changes need to be further clarified.     

2005年淮北大暴雨成因诊断的个例分析

通过对2005年7月10日江苏淮北区域性大暴雨分析得出:高低空急流的耦合对暴雨的产生起着重要作用,湿位涡的正压项的绝对值的增大与降水的增幅成正比,斜压项随降水的增幅增大,表明在"05710"暴雨发生的过程中不仅有对流不稳定能量存在,又有倾斜涡度的发展;同时低层水汽通量辐合的增大和上升运动是这场暴雨产生的关键.     

高空急流加速与中低层锋生函数

以1983年4月28日影响江淮地区的冷锋天气过程为例，讨论了高空急流加速与锋生函数之间的关系。计算结果表明了在这次冷锋天气过程的前期，高空急流加速对对流层中层锋生具有重要贡献。而在这次冷锋天气过程的后期，低层锋生可能是由斜压波从基流中获得发展的能量而诱使低层锋生。     

On the theory of the East African Low Level Jet Stream

Several theoretical models for the East African Low Level Jet Stream are described. They all share the notion that the northward advection of planetary vorticity across the equator, coupled with the presence of a north-south mountain barrier, leads to the formation of a low-level western boundary current (akin to the Gulf-Stream) along the equatorial east coast of Africa. They differ in the manner in which the planetary vorticity advection is balanced to obtain a quasi-steady state. A purely inertial model predicts the correct cross-stream scale of the jet, but does not reproduce the observed inner shear layer which reduces the jet velocity to zero inland near the highlands. The lateral friction model can produce a realistic jet profile if the horizontal eddy viscosity (appearing as a free parameter) is chosen appropriately. However this solution shows a recirculation, i.e., northerly flow, off the coast that has not yet been observed. Finally, a model that includes bottom friction over variable topography also can give realistic jet profiles. If one accepts that the mountains, the Beta effect, and some form of inertial or frictional acceleration act together to produce the cross-equatorial low level jet stream, then one can formulate the types of observations needed to distinguish between the various theories.     

闽东一次暴雨过程的数值模拟和诊断分析

用中尺度数值模式MM5对发生在闽东的一次暴雨天气过程进行了数值模拟,并利用模式输出的较高时空分辨率的结果对有关物理量进行诊断分析。结果表明:中尺度低涡是本次暴雨过程的主要影响系统之一,低涡的时空演变特征与暴雨中心的移动和雨强的变化相一致。对风场的试验结果表明:高低空急流不仅为暴雨的形成提供了充沛的水汽条件,而且也是暴雨产生的一种重要的触发机制。