Geostrophic adjustment of linear disturbances in two-component media

The linear problem of geostrophic adjustment in a rotating stratified medium is generalized to the case of binary mixtures stratified with respect to both the temperature and admixture concentration (such as, for example, saline seawater and humid air). It is shown that, if the initial ageostrophicity is related to the temperature and/or admixture concentration disturbances, the evolution of the fields of these substances may qualitatively differ from the classical solutions of the adjustment problems. For example, in the course of adjustment, jumps in the temperature and salinity may be retained and enhanced, in contrast to those in the velocity, pressure, and buoyancy. The latter are smoothed by the adjustment process and are distributed over relatively spacious areas with horizontal sizes of the order of the Rossby scale. The initial thermal pulse may lead to the development of a temperature disturbance with a significantly greater amplitude and/or opposite sign and to an intensive disturbance in the admixture concentration.     

The influence of stratification on the field of wave disturbances generated by a barotropic tide in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic ridge

In the framework of the linear theory for the long waves occurring in a fluid with a density gradient, the paper concentrates on the field of wave disturbances generated by a barotropic tide in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic ridge. Dependences of the wave amplitudes and velocities on the stratification parameters, the angle of onrunning and the period of the barotropic tide have been obtained. A similar study for a model ridge relief of paraboloidal shape has been conducted in ref. 1. Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.     

Large-scale inhomogeneities of the tropical Atlantic salinity field

The work outlines the areas with maximal gradients in the tropical Atlantic, calculated from the horizontal salinity gradients, and considers their space-time variability. Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.     

Large-scale inhomogeneities of the tropical Atlantic density field

Horizontal gradients of the density field have been computer using historical temperature-salinity data; large-scale inhomogeneities and the areas of maximal density gradients have been identified and their spatio-temporal variability determined. Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.     

Large-scale inhomogeneities of the tropical Atlantic temperature field

Horizontal gradients of the temperature fields have been calculated by the climatic temperature/ salinity data. Large-scale inhomogeneities and the areas of maximal temperature gradients have been identified and their spatio-temporal variability determined. Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.     

Sand ripples generated by regular oscillatory flow

The prediction of ripple geometry is a necessary precursor to the prediction of sand transport under waves for ripple regime conditions. The paper begins with a comparison of four existing methods for predicting the geometry of sand ripples generated by oscillatory flow. The comparison points to substantial differences between ripple dimensions predicted by the methods, especially for field-scale conditions. Ripple geometry experiments carried out in a large oscillatory flow tunnel are then described. The experiments involved a range of sand sizes and sinusoidal and asymmetric flows with periods and velocities typical of field conditions. Comparison of measured and predicted ripple geometries leads to the recommendation that the method of Mogridge, Davies and Willis be used to predict ripple geometry for field-scale oscillatory flows. The Nielsen method yields good predictions of ripple length, but the rapid fall-off in ripple steepness predicted by the Nielsen method at high mobility number is not supported by the measurements. The lengths and heights of symmetric ripples produced by sinusoidal flows are found to be similar to the lengths and heights of asymmetric ripples produced by “equivalent” asymmetric flows. Three-dimensional ripples occur with fine sand in long-period flows typical of field conditions. The dimensions of these ripples cannot be predicted using methods developed for two-dimensional ripples. Previously suggested criteria for predicting the occurrence of three-dimensional ripples fail when tested against a wide range of flow and sand conditions. The occurrence of three-dimensional ripples and the effects of ripple and flow history on ripple geometry require further research.     

Characteristics of the density field inhomogeneities in the north-western tropical Atlantic

Horizontal inhomogeneities of the density field have been identified at ten depth levels for four seasons. Spatio-temporal variabilities of the maximal gradient zones have been established in the meridional and zonal directions and in the direction of the largest growth of the density gradient. The characteristics of the density field inhomogeneities have been determined (climatic horizontal area), which are used to model dynamic processes in the ocean. Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.     

海浪感应电磁场的理论计算

根据麦克斯韦电磁理论,在地磁场中运动的海水将产生感应电磁场。利用一个简单的数学物理模型对感应电磁场在海水内部的分布进行了计算,结果表明海浪产生的电磁场明显依赖于海浪波动的周期及浪高。在100 m的海水深度内,海浪产生的磁感应强度的大小为纳特数量级,而电场强度的大小为几个微伏每米。在同一海水深度处,磁感应强度随海水波动的周期呈现近线性变化,而电场强度的大小有一个极值,该极值随海水深度的增加向长周期方向移动。海浪产生的电磁场是影响海洋电磁探测数据精度的主要噪声之一。     

用Argo温盐资料估计印度尼西亚贯穿流多年平均地转输送

利用Argo浮标资料,估计了2003—2007年期间印度尼西亚贯穿流（ITF）出口处114.5^οE断面上层(0—1000m)的地转流,并与WOA05资料进行对比。在114.5^οE断面上9.5^ο—18.5^οS之间,依据Argo资料计算的上层(0—1000m)地转流年平均输送为4.2Sv(1 Sv = 106m^3.s^-1),比依据WOA05资料计算的流量大0.5Sv左右,与前人对IX1断面的估算接近。依据Argo资料计算的ITF的季节变化也与WOA05比较一致,最大输送都出现在7月份,可以达到10Sv,而冬季二者差异较大。比较了盐度资料的差异以及114.5^οE断面南侧缺测对估计ITF地转流输送的影响,发现盐度资料的改善可以改进对ITF地转输送量的估计,而断面南侧的缺测对ITF年平均输送的影响较小。因此,Argo资料可以作为监测ITF输送量的一种有效手段,特别是用于年平均流量的研究。     

Edge waves generated by atmospheric pressure disturbances moving along a shoreline on a sloping beach

Edge waves generated by moving atmospheric disturbances parallel to the shoreline are investigated. Following a standard transformation method, an analytical expression of the surface elevation is derived, which consists of an infinite number of modes. Each mode is expressed as the sum of three singular integrals. Using the contour integration method, these singular integrals are converted to regular integrals, which are evaluated by numerical integration methods. The numerical results of two atmospheric pressure distributions studied by Greenspan (1956) are presented, and the resonance conditions are discussed.     

利用应力场预测热液区域——以TAG区为例

本文根据TAG区的钻探资料及岩心测试结果,建立了双层地质模型,在此基础上利用ANSYS应力软件并结合TAG热液区的地形数据对该区进行应力模拟。结果表明:热液喷口区域与最大水平应力低值区有较好的对应关系。其中仍处于活动状态的TAG丘状体区呈现明显的局部最大水平应力低值;而已经停止活动并且不具有典型喷口地形的MIR丘状体区域则处于最大水平应力的非封闭低值区域。据此,本文在TAG丘状体区域圈定了5个喷口可能区域,钻探结果揭示区内存在较好的矿化和蚀变现象,表明应力场预测法可能是一种有效的成矿预测方法。     

Waves at the sea surface generated by a flow over an underwater obstacle

We study wave perturbations appearing at the surface of a two-layer fluid flowing around an underwater obstacle in the lower layer of the fluid. The obstacle is modeled as a point source. A class of asymptotic solutions was obtained that demonstrate that realistic conditions of the open sea and the given parameters of the source in the neighborhood of the source of hydrodynamic perturbations allow for the formation of two types of surface waves. The waves of the first type only slightly depend on the stratification, and, in the conditions of the real sea, they are almost not observed. The characteristics of the second type of waves were repeatedly recorded in field experiments during radar and optical monitoring of the sea surface.     

The effect of self-induction on magnetic field generated by sea surface waves

The generation of a magnetic field by surface waves in a sea of finite depth is considered. The effect of self-induction on this process is analyzed and the conditions under which self-induction is of considerable importance are determined. The effects that sea depth, wave period, and wave-propagation direction have on the value and direction of the magnetic field induced are studied.     

Surface perturbations generated by a stratified flow of finite depth over obstacles

We studied the structure of the surface perturbations generated by a stratified flow of an ideal fluid of finite depth around underwater obstacles. We consider a cylinder modeled by a point dipole localized near the density interface both above and below the interface. It is shown that density jumps characteristic of the marine medium significantly influence the formation and variability of the structure of the surface perturbations generated during a fluid??s flowing around an underwater obstacle. The results are compared with the data of the previous model calculations made by the authors for an infinite flow around an obstacle [4]. Significant differences between them are revealed, which should be taken into account in the solution of practical problems, for example, monitoring of coastal marine basins.     

Quantitative estimates of disturbances contributed by a megalopolis to the temperature field of the atmospheric boundary layer

Seasonal and diurnal variations in the temperature of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) are analyzed, and the features of spatial and temporal variations in ABL temperature that are caused by the influence of a megalopolis are revealed. The gradients of air temperature for the megalopolis, its vicinity, and background conditions are compared. A multiplicative model of the seasonal diurnal variability of ABL temperature is constructed, and the relative frequencies of unstable ABL-temperature stratification are studied.     

Study of hydrophysical inhomogeneities by the method of optical tomography

The results of experimental research on a thermic by the method of optical tomography are given. It is shown that the temperature distribution in the thermic's trace agrees with the temperature distribution in a circular submerged heat jet.Translated by Mikhail M. Trufanov.     

Some General Properties of Transverse Motions of the Geostrophic Front

Within the framework of the reduced-gravity model of the ocean taking into account the effect of friction in the Rayleigh form, we study the two-dimensional problem of nonlinear motions of a subsurface front of finite width. We consider the conservation laws and the character of motion of the center-of-mass of the cross section of the front and their variations caused by the losses of energy. For fields with special structure, the problem is reduced to the solution of a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. It is shown that the initially geostrophic frontal current decays with time according to a power law. The deviations of the initial state of the front from the state of geostrophic balance result in the generation of superinertial oscillations of the hydrodynamic fields.     

Particle dynamics as controlled by the flow field of the eastern equatorial Pacific

Profiles made during the JGOFS EgPac October 1992 time series cruise to the equator with a Large Aggregate Profiling System (LAPS) recorded the concentration and size distribution of particles in the marine snow size range ( > 0.5 mm diameter). Profiles were made routinely at local midnight during the twenty day occupation of the time series station on the equator. The LAPS data set, when combined with the CTD/transmissometer data set from the EgPac program's intensive profiling operation, reveals a complex dynamic of particle production and aggregation driven by the equatorial flow field.During the cruise, the influence of the passage of a Tropical Instability Wave (TIW) was observed in the transmissometer/aggregate and temperature/salinity data sets. A peak in particle production rate occurred in conjunction with the maximum shoaling of the thermocline and a minimum in the aggregate volume concentration. Subsequently, the particle load in the surface water increased followed by an increase in the aggregate abundance. Quasi -oligotrophic conditions on the equator (subsurface particle and aggregate maxima and decreased particle production rates) toward the end of the time series corresponded to the appearance of stratified low salinity water characteristic of more northerly conditions.The variations in temperature and salinity fields are ascribed to the passage of a TIW; in sequence: the trailing edge, the northwestward-flowing cool cusp water and the convergent front. Current meters at the equator recorded a rotational flow at 80 m, with a shift from southeastward to northeastward flow during this sequence. A simple conceptual model of meridional flow field is presented in which poleward transport of the upwelled water from the equator returns at shallow depths to mix with the EUC. The signature of this return flow is reflected in the decrease in the vertical gradients of nutrients and oxygen at the equator with respect to the poleward gradients, and a subsurface particle maximum below the EUC. The flow field's effect on the distribution of particles is reflected in the meridional pattern of the sediment accumulation rate (Murray and Leinen, 1996). The return flow of particles to the equator is reflected in the maximum in accumulation rate near the equator. The longterm influence of TIW's is reflected in the asymmetry of the accumulation rates across the equator as described by Murray and Leinen (1996), with the maximum accumulation rate found south of the equator, a local minimum in accumulation rate at approximately 2°N, and a local maximum near 4°N.     

尼日利亚南部大陆边缘重力场特征及解释

利用中国-尼日利亚国际合作航次获得的船载重力数据,分析了尼日利亚南部大陆边缘的自由空间重力异常和布格重力异常特征,并通过两条从陆架—陆坡—陆隆一直延伸到深海盆地的重力剖面拟合出地壳密度结构。研究结果表明,地壳厚度总体上从陆架、陆坡至深海平原呈现阶梯状减薄的趋势,东侧的减薄幅度大于西侧,东侧从24 km减小到10 km,西侧从21 km减小到14 km。