Motion compensation system for ocean profiling

The vertical profiles of ocean temperature and salinity measured with instruments lowered by cable from surface ships can be seriously affected by the nonuniform drop rate caused by ship motion. This paper describes a motion compensation system developed for conductivity, temperature, and depth profilers that significantly reduces the effect of ship motion on profiler drop rates, thereby enhancing the measurement capabilities of vertical profilers.     

Weak Noether symmetry for a nonholonomic controllable mechanical system

This paper discusses the weak Noether symmetry for a nonholonomic controllable mechanical system of Chetaev type, and presents expressions of three kinds of conserved quantities obtained by using weak Noether symmetry. Finally, the application of these new results is illustrated by an example.     

水下机器人主动升沉补偿系统研究

介绍一种基于水下机器人常规液压收放绞车的主动升沉补偿系统,利用加速度传感器获得母船的升沉运动信号,控制绞车的运转来降低母船的升沉运动对水下机器人的影响。通过理论计算建立主动升沉补偿系统的数学模型,仿真分析绞车运动对水下机器人升沉运动的补偿效果,并利用主动升沉补偿系统实验台验证基于常规液压收放绞车的主动升沉补偿方案的可行性。     

Wave particle velocities measured with a Doppler current meter

A newly developed three-dimensional Doppler current meter is described and the results of preliminary field experiments are presented where simultaneous measurements of surface elevation and water velocity associated with wave orbital motion were made. The phase difference between the surface elevation and the vertical velocity measured at 1.0 and 0.45 meters below the mean water level is found to be approximately 90, in accord with the theory for surface waves of infinitesimally small amplitudes. The spectral (frequency) density distribution for velocity is also found to agree with that we would expect from the linear theory for the observed frequency distribution of surface elevation. However, the amplitude of velocity is consistently smaller (about 10 %) than that we would expect. This reduction of amplitude is more pronounced in cases where waves are high and the water depth is shallow.     

A current meter with intelligent data system, environmentalsensors, and data telemetry

To measure oceanographic parameters such as currents, temperature, conductivity, pressure, and suspended sediment concentrations, two film-recording current meters were upgraded with microprocessor-controlled data recorders and additional sensors. Two telemetry links relay data and allow the in situ operation of the remote instrument to be checked. In one configuration, the bottom-mounted current meter communicated by a 35-m-long wire to a small surface spar buoy, and then by a packet radio link to a nearby ship. In another development, the current meter relays data to a controller and buoyant data capsule on the bottom instrument package. The controller collects and processes the data from the current meter and periodically transfers these processed data to a data capsule and releases it. When released, the capsule rises to the surface and transmits its data to shore via the ARGOS satellite, while acting as a satellite tracked drifter     

Tropospheric temperature interannual variations associated with decadal changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation

This paper studies the causes and mechanisms of the formation of extreme anomalies in the tropospheric temperature associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Our approach is based on understanding that, in the annual cycle, continental-scale tropospheric temperature anomalies (planetary waves with longitudinal wave numbers of 1–3) can both intensify under the direct action of heat inflow as an energy source for these anomalies (radiation cooling/heating) and weaken as a result of the destructive action of heat inflow under temperature advections with the opposite (to the heat inflow) sign [4, 5]. According to the monthly mean data of the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis over the 40-year period, seasonal air temperature anomalies have been studied at the level 850 hPa (T ₈₅₀) in different regions of Eurasia. It has been confirmed that the negative NAO phase in winter is favorable for preserving negative T ₈₅₀ anomalies in the east of the continent at this time of year, whereas the positive NAO phase is favorable for negative T ₈₅₀ anomalies in the west. However, it has been revealed that this dependence was critically violated during the winter seasons approximately two years before an extreme event. This was explained by the fact that, in those years, the NAO influence on winter T ₈₅₀ anomalies was limited. This paper formally considers a certain mechanism of anomalous heat inflow as an energy source for these anomalies with functions of the formation (intensification) of negative T ₈₅₀ anomalies in winter and positive T ₈₅₀ anomalies in summer, as well as with a function of the limitation of the influence of the predominant dynamic mode on some regions of the continent. It is shown that, in the 1960s, T ₈₅₀ anomalies with negative NAO indices in the east of the continent were governed by a hypothetic mechanism of heat inflow as an energy source for anomalies; in 1980s, at prolonged positive NAO indices, T ₈₅₀ anomalies in the west of the continent could also be governed by this mechanism. This paper, within the accepted degree of detail, demonstrates the process of limitation of the NAO influence in some years (1966, 1967, 1987, and 1988), which leads to an unbalance of the anomalies and a possible extreme phenomenon. It is demonstrated that, in some seasons, the anomalies were not governed by the hypothetic mechanism of the heat inflow under the action of large NAO changes and a complete upset of the annual cycle of anomalies. Determining the first indicators of the unbalance, which can lead to extreme anomalies, is shown to be difficult if it is based only on an analysis of winter seasons (as is the case with most of the works) without invoking the annual trends of the tropospheric temperature and the NAO index.     

A deep sea temperature and pressure sensor for tidal measurement

With ever increasing information being collected by the offshore continental shelf tide gauges, it became inevitable that researches into ocean tides would require instrumentation to collect tidal data in the deep oceans.This paper briefly describes the temperature and pressure sensors developed, and used by the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Wormley), in response to this requirement. Also described are the techniques and equipment used to calibrate these sensors.The deep sea tide gauges, each of which include two pressure and one temperature sensor, have now been operationally deployed on four occasions at pressures up to 300 bars (3000 m) providing well over 100 days of tidal data. In an international exercise to evaluate the performance of existing deep sea pressure sensors, results show that the unit described in this paper compares favourably with the other sensors. For example, the amplitude of the semi-diurnal components were within 1% of the average value, determined by all the sensors. The temperature sensor has an operational range within the limits — 1° and + 40°C and exhibiting a stability of the order 8 milli°C/month.     

The physical model with temperature and pressure controlled for measuring acoustic velocity of marine sediments

Abstract

The superficial marine sediment is an important boundary of ocean acoustic propagation. So, the acoustic property of seafloor surface is always research hotspot. The acoustic property of sediment is affected by temperature and pressure which is not considered by conventional lab acoustic measurement. A new type of system, called “Small-scale Geo-acoustic Physical Model Pilot System” (SGPMP) has been developed. The system measures geo-acoustic property of sediment under specific temperature, pressure and frequency conditions which can be controlled conveniently and accurately. The components, structure, measurement principle, error analysis and application example of this system are introduced in this article. As a laboratory platform, the system makes it convenient for us to study the relationship between the temperature, pressure, frequency and acoustic properties of marine sediment.     

海洋绞车主动升沉补偿控制系统建模与仿真分析

针对海洋绞车主动升沉补偿系统的控制要求,通过对主动升沉补偿系统的控制机理进行分析,于Simulink软件中搭建海洋绞车主动升沉补偿控制系统的仿真模型。根据负载所处不同海况,设置相应仿真参数,得出负载在不同海况下主动升沉补偿控制系统的补偿特性,绘制了负载在升沉补偿作用下的位移响应曲线及补偿时电机转速响应曲线,并与无升沉补偿作用下的仿真结果进行对比。仿真结果表明,该主动升沉补偿控制系统具备理想的补偿精度。将主动升沉补偿控制系统应用于海洋绞车进行模拟试验,得到了电驱动海洋绞车主动升沉补偿控制系统在四级模拟海况下的试验数据。试验结果表明该主动升沉补偿控制系统满足补偿能力设计要求。研究可为海洋绞车主动升沉补偿控制系统补偿性能的改进与完善提供参考。     

A low-cost fiber-optic system for monitoring the state of structural health of a mechanical cable

Methods for evaluating the structural health of mechanical cables and detecting their imminent failure could prevent the loss of valuable equipment and, more importantly, the possible loss of human life.The non-destructive test methods available are: thorough visual examination and measurement of the external diameter; X-rays; (induced) wave propagation; acoustic emission; magnetostrictive sensors; infrared detection.A new method which employs a commercial optical fiber for detecting the breakage of individual wires in a rope is proposed in the present paper.     

Evolution of waves induced by periodic variations of pressure in a bounded basin of variable depth

Within the framework of the linear theory of long waves, we study the evolution of a wave process caused by the action of surface pressure periodically varying in time in a bounded basin of variable depth without vertical walls. We assume that the basin is filled with a homogeneous liquid nonperturbed at the initial time and take into account the action of dissipative forces. We obtain the analytic solution of the posed problem. It is used to perform the detailed analysis of the influence of the dissipative forces and the frequency of perturbing pressure on the characteristics of the process of evolution of waves. Translated by Peter V. Malyshev and Dmitry V. Malyshev     

Field evaluation of a microprocessor-based recording current meter modified for wave research

The need to estimate the resuspension and deposition of fine-grained sediments and their associated contaminant transport has, in shallow lakes and nearshore areas, called for the measurement of wave data as well as mean flows. Wave statistics recorded by a vector-average current meter over a two-week period are compared to independently measured wave data for a wave-dominated shallow lake at two depths. Wave orbital motions are within 3% of those determined by spectral analysis of frequently sampled currents. Wave propagation directions are within ±19° of spectrally determined directions and qualitatively similar to the fetch-weighted wind direction. Less satisfactory agreement was evident between the wave periods as determined by zero-crossings and the wave spectral peak periods. Reasonable wave periods could be inferred only when the r.m.s. orbital speed exceeded the mean speed. Another possible algorithm for evaluating wave period is tested and recommendations are made for improvements to the measurement system.     

A fast responding temperature measurement system for CTD applications

The temperature measurement system of the standard Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Neil Brown Instrument Systems conductivity-temperature-depth microprofiler consists of a platinum thermometer, which has stable calibration characteristics but response time of order 200 ms combined with a fast response thermistor designed to sample the higher frequency temperature fluctuations. The calibration characteristics and temporal response of the individual sensors relative to the conductivity cell were studied using a modified instrument which digitized these data channels separately. The relative responses of the individual sensors were found to be fairly well modeled by a single pole filter, but the response of the standard temperature signal, which is an analog combination of the two temperature sensor outputs, exhibited a complicated behavior. Several methods for obtaining a well-calibrated fast-responding temperature signal from the digitized platinum thermometer and thermistor records are discussed. Preliminary results suggest that thermohaline features on scales of less than a meter in the vertical are resolvable.     

Pattern recognition techniques for visualizing the biotropic waveform of air temperature and pressure

It is known that long periods of adverse weather have a negative effect on the human cardiovascular system. A number of studies have set a lower limit of around 5 days for the duration of these periods. However, the specific features of the negative dynamics of the main weather characteristics—air temperature and atmospheric pressure—remained open. To address this problem, the present paper proposes a conjunctive method of the theory of pattern recognition. It is shown that this method approaches a globally optimal (in the sense of recognition errors) Neumann critical region and can be used to solve various problems in heliobiology. To illustrate the efficiency of this method, we show that some quickly relaxing short sequences of temperature and pressure time series (the so-called temperature waves and waves of atmospheric pressure changes) increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and can lead to serious organic lesions (particularly myocardial infarction). It is established that the temperature waves and waves of atmospheric pressure changes increase the average morbidity rate of myocardial infarction by 90% and 110%, respectively. Atmospheric pressure turned out to be a more biotropic factor than air temperature.     

具有运动补偿高精度海洋气象多参数模拟仪的研制

针对船舶气象仪的综合检查过程中检测周期长、人工排查效率低以及传统的自动气象站传感器信号模拟器的模拟精度低,没有相关运动补偿算法导致此类系统不适应海洋船舶应用环境的问题,对气象要素传感器的高精度信号采样电路、信号输出、软件滤波和运动补偿等方面进行了研究。通过分析传感器和船舶气象仪的原理,设计了各个气象参数的采样电路、信号模拟电路、触摸屏、GPS和电子罗盘采样与模拟电路,并在近海测试过程中进行了运动补偿模型测试,并基于STM32微控制器进行了该仪器的系统检测实验。研究测试结果表明：该系统具有低功耗、高可靠性、高精度的特点,能应用于海上环境,同时具有对船舶实时定位、气象要素实时模拟和采集、运动补偿多项功能。并且本系统精度在运动补偿后,系统测量方差为0.019 3 m/s,精度提高至接近真实值,均符合《海洋调查规范第3部分：海洋气象观测》的标准。     

Correction for effects of temperature and pressure on sound speed in shallow seafloor sediments

Abstract

Three types of sediments were selected to measure their sound speed under changing temperature and pressure conditions in laboratory. The effects of temperature and pressure on sound speed in sediments and their trends were analyzed. The results showed that, with increasing temperature and pressure, the sound speed exhibits an increasing trend in all selected sediments. For each sample, the ratio of the sound speed in sediments to that in seawater almost remained unchanged at different pressures and temperatures, with a maximum fluctuation of 1.09% for temperature dependence and 0.68% pressure dependence. Combining the analysis of experimental results and sound speed correction procedure given by Hamilton, specific correction formulas of sound speed for temperature and pressure were presented. The laboratory-measured sound speed in the experiment and the sound speed obtained in the South Yellow Sea were corrected to reduce the effects of temperature and pressure using the correction formulas. The results show that the correction formulas with constant sound speed ratio are effective for correcting the sound speed measurement errors caused by changes in temperature and pressure. As a further consideration, the effects of the fluctuation of sound speed ratio on sound speed correction were analyzed.     

A lateral global buckling failure envelope for a high temperature and high pressure (HT/HP) submarine pipeline

Submarine pipelines are the primary component of an offshore oil transportation system. Under operating conditions, a pipeline is subjected to high temperatures and pressures to improve oil mobility. As a result, additional stress accumulates in pipeline sections, which causes global buckling. For an exposed deep-water pipeline, lateral buckling is the major form of this global buckling. Large lateral displacement causes a very high bending moment which may lead to a local buckling failure in the pipe cross-section. This paper proposes a lateral global buckling failure envelope for deep-water HT/HP pipelines using a numerical simulation analysis. It analyzes the factors influencing the envelope, including the thickness t, diameter D, soil resistance coefficient μ, calculating length L_f, imperfection length L and imperfection amplitude V. Equations to calculate the failure envelope are established to make future post-buckling pipeline failure assessment more convenient. The results show that (1) the limit pressure difference p_max (the failure pressure difference for a post-buckling pipeline when it suffers no difference in temperature) is usually below the burst pressure difference p_b (which is the largest pressure difference a pipeline can bear and is determined from the strength and sectional dimensions of the pipeline) and is approximately 0.62–0.75 times the value of p_b and (2) thickness t has little influence on the normalized envelopes, but affects p_max. The diameter D, soil resistance coefficient μ, and calculating length L_f influence the maximum failure temperature difference T_max (the failure temperature difference for a pipeline suffering no pressure difference). The diameter D also significantly affects the form of the normalized envelope.     

卫星遥感业务系统海表温度误差控制方法

提高卫星遥感海表温度的反演精度是各种反演模型追求的目标,也是遥感系统业务化应用的关键.据相关文献报道,在晴空无云的条件下遥感海表温度的精度达到了0.5℃,但考虑到影响海表温度反演精度的多种因素,在遥感业务系统真正实现SST精度在1℃以内是非常困难的.在北太平洋渔场速报制作系统中,对遥感海表温度与船测温度误差统计显示均方根误差达到5.71℃,匹配点误差分布显示存在大量较大的负误差值,最大的为-17.2℃,遥感温度图也反映出存在片状温度低值区,这些区域很可能被错误地当作冷涡或冷锋区,严重干扰渔情分析,这些异常的温度误差很难通过海表温度反演模式和云检测技术来消除.采用一种标准海表温度参考图用于温度误差控制技术,可有效地检测温度反演异常值,将均方根值从5.71℃降低到1.75℃,如果采用2℃阈值控制计算均方根值,则海表温度精度达到0.785℃.该方法基本消除了遥感海表温度的低值现象,明显提高了遥感海表温度的精度,并已成功地应用于北太平洋渔区的海况速报产品制作中.     

Weekly variations in temperature and precipitation in Moscow: Relation with weekly cycles of air pollutants and synoptic variability

The results of an analysis of intraweek differences in surface temperature precipitation, and optical aerosol thickness (τ₅₅₀) in Moscow and in the vertical profiles of air temperature and wind over central Russia within the 2000–2009 period are given. The relation between the weekly cycles of the meteorological parameters and those of anthropogenic pollutions and dynamic processes is studied.     

Stochastic analysis for offshore structures with added mechanical dampers

Presented in this paper is a method to mitigate the vibration of an offshore structural system in the marine environment when subjected to in-line random wave forces. A stochastic approach by using an alternative complex analytical model for the viscoelastic material in the mechanical damper was used. The viscoelastic materials applied here were tested and verified that they have high energy absorption capacity. In the stochastic analysis, a random type of wave forces derived from the Morison equation for small bodies was applied. Results of the vibration responses for the system with added damping devices were presented and compared to the responses of structures with traditional design. It was observed that in terms of the power spectral density, the effect of the vibration mitigation and the dynamic performance of the offshore structural system were greatly improved when the new damping devices were applied to the offshore structural system.