蒙特利湾底层潮流特征分析

利用多种分析方法对2011年4月至2011年10月蒙特利湾的1个站点近半年的底层流速观测资料进行分析。潮流谱分析结果表明,半日潮流(M_2和S_2)和全日潮流(K_1和O_1)在该地区潮流中占主导地位。调和分析结果表明,潮流椭圆随深度旋转,且以顺时针旋转为主,潮流振幅存在显著的垂向变化。2个主要半日分潮M2和S2的垂直结构相似,表明该地区的主要潮流是正压的。4个主要分潮随深度变化的主要特征袁明这地区的潮流受下边界层的影响。基于EOF分解的东向和北向潮流的不同垂向模态中,零阶模态的方差贡献至少为85%,斜压模态的方差贡献很小,这进一步揭示了该地区的潮流有很强的正压性。     

海南岛西岸上升流对波浪混合的敏感性研究

The coupled ocean–atmosphere–wave–sediment transport(COAWST) modeling system is employed to investigate the role of wave-mixing playing in the upwelling off the west coast of Hainan Island(WHU). Waves,tides and sea surface temperature(SST) are reproduced reasonably well by the model when validated by observations. Model results suggest the WHU is tidally driven. Further investigations indicate that inclusion of wave-mixing promotes the intensity of the WHU, making the simulated SST become more consistent with remote-sensed ones. Dynamically, wave-mixing facilitates the "outcrop" of more upwelled cold water, triggering stronger WHU and leading to a three-dimensional dynamical adjustment. From the perspective of time, wavemixing contributes to establishing an earlier tidal mixing front strong enough to generate WHU and that is, WHU may occur earlier when taking wave-mixing into consideration.