Surface Oscillations of a Free-Falling Droplet of an Ideal Fluid

According to observations, drops freely falling in the air under the action of gravity are deformed and oscillate in a wide range of frequencies and scales. A technique for calculating surface axisymmetric oscillations of a deformed droplet in the linear approximation under the assumption that the amplitude and wavelength are small when compared to the droplet diameter is proposed. The basic form of an axisymmetric droplet is chosen from observations. The calculation results for surface oscillations agree with recorded data on the varying shape of water droplets falling in the air.     

Analysis of the Large-Scale Dynamics of Surface Waters in the Southern Ocean with the Help of Lagrangian Drifters

We summarize the results of reconstruction of the monthly average surface circulation in the Southern Ocean according to the paths of autonomous drifting buoys launched in the course of the First Global Geophysical Experiment (FGGE) according to the Program of Investigation of Global Atmospheric Processes in 1978–1980. The data of numerical analysis reveal significant annual and seasonal variability in the behavior of the integral characteristics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the west extension of the Agulhas Current, the zone of convergence of the Falkland and Brasil Currents, and the cyclonic gyres in the Weddell and Ross Seas. It is established that the dynamics of the large-scale surface circulation in the Southern Ocean can be described by two or three empirical orthogonal modes. In general, we observe a strong correlation between the locations of the zones with high kinetic energy of currents and the zones of bottom rise.     

Third-Order Stokes Wave Solutions of the Free Surface Capillary-Gravity Wave and the Interfacial Internal Wave

Based on the Stokes wave theory, the capillary-gravity wave and the interfacial internal wave in two-layer constant depth''s fluid system are investigated. The fluids are assumed to be incompressible, inviscid and irrotational. The third-order Stokes wave solutions are given by using a perturbation method. The results indicate that the third-order solutions depend on the surface tension, the density and the depth of each layer. As expected, the first-order solutions are the linear theoretical results (the small amplitude wave theoretical results). The second-order and the third-order solutions describe the nonlinear modification and the nonlinear interactions. The nonlinear impact appears not only in the n (n≥2) times'' high frequency components, but also in the low frequency components. It is also noted that the wave velocity depends on the wave number, depth, wave amplitude and surface tension.     

Dynamics of an Abra alba population (bivalve-scrobiculariidae) in the Bay of Brest

The Abra population studied, lived in a muddy-sand Melinna palmata community in the vicinity of the harbour of Brest. There were two periods of spawning in the year: June to August and end of autumn. Individuals 12 mm long can spawn after the first winter. Recruitment was regularly observed in 1 mm mesh sieves in May and September–October. Growth rings were formed in winter; a second growth ring in summer was correlated with spawning. The modal analysis showed a decreasing growth rate and maximum length for the successive cohorts over the three years surveyed. Growth characteristics observed in this population seem to be due to disturbances brought about by neighbouring dredgings which had just ended at the beginning of the study.     

Lagrangian ensemble model of Copepoda (Neocalanus cristatus) in the northwestern subarctic Pacific

A Lagrangian ensemble model describing the population dynamics of Neocalanus cristatus was developed. To describe the ecology of N. cristatus, life stage must be included in the model. For this purpose, a new zooplankton compartment, divided into nine life stages, was added to the North Pacific ecosystem model for understanding regional oceanography. In addition, we introduced Lagrangian particles for the copepod population. Each Lagrangian particle represented a population of the same cohort of copepods with information on representative age, developmental stage, growth rate, structural weight, and food satiation. The new model revealed that surviving cohorts are only matched with the phytoplankton bloom after the nauplii stages. The model showed that the existing phytoplankton concentration when copepodites of N. cristatus appear in the surface water determines the development pattern of copepodite stages. The timing of the seasonal phytoplankton bloom depends on climate change, and a sensitivity analysis showed that the multiple spawning strategy through time has an important role in matching the unstable seasonal bloom cycle on a daily basis. The model including the cohorts can collaborate closely with weekly or monthly observations to reveal the rapid response of the marine ecosystem.     

Ocean current estimation using a Multi-Model Ensemble Kalman Filter during the Grand Lagrangian Deployment experiment (GLAD)

In the summer and fall of 2012, during the GLAD experiment in the Gulf of Mexico, the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) used several ocean models to assist the deployment of more than 300 surface drifters. The Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) at 1 km and 3 km resolutions, the US Navy operational NCOM at 3 km resolution (AMSEAS), and two versions of the Hybrid Coordinates Ocean Model (HYCOM) set at 4 km were running daily and delivering 72-h range forecasts. They all assimilated remote sensing and local profile data but they were not assimilating the drifter’s observations. This work presents a non-intrusive methodology named Multi-Model Ensemble Kalman Filter that allows assimilating the local drifter data into such a set of models, to produce improved ocean currents forecasts. The filter is to be used when several modeling systems or ensembles are available and/or observations are not entirely handled by the operational data assimilation process. It allows using generic in situ measurements over short time windows to improve the predictability of local ocean dynamics and associated high-resolution parameters of interest for which a forward model exists (e.g. oil spill plumes). Results can be used for operational applications or to derive enhanced background fields for other data assimilation systems, thus providing an expedite method to non-intrusively assimilate local observations of variables with complex operators. Results for the GLAD experiment show the method can improve water velocity predictions along the observed drifter trajectories, hence enhancing the skills of the models to predict individual trajectories.     

基于X波段雷达海面波高估计的改进方法

船用X波段导航雷达凹波形成的海杂波图像中包含丰富的海浪、海表层流信息.借鉴合成孔径雷达(SAR)估计有效波高的方法,假设有效波高与雷达回波强度信噪比的平方根成线性关系,可由X波段雷达图像估计得到海浪的有效波高.用此方法主要分析小麦岛海域实验数据,结果显示,直流滤波后计算的信噪比估计的有效波高比不进行直流滤波结果符合得好;而按波浪浮标测得有效波高数据的高低,分两段分别进行线性拟合获取校准系数,估测的有效波高更加准确.     

分层流水槽箱内垂荡板式内波造波模拟研究

提出了一种新型内波造波方法——箱内垂荡板式造波.应用FLUENT软件的有限体积法,采用k-ε两方程湍流模型封闭RANS方程作为求解控制方程,建立二维数值内波水槽.通过模仿物理造波机运动的数值模拟结果比较表明:箱内垂荡板式造波机生成的内波与理论解十分吻合,与双板联动式造波和平板拍击式造波相比,控制简单,对自由水面的扰动小...     

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Local Population of Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus ponticus Barabash, 1940): Visual and Acoustic Description Methods

Oceanology - The local Sudak–Novyi Svet (Crimea) population of Black Sea bottlenose dolphins was studied. Observations and acoustic recordings were made throughout 2014 and 2015. This study...     

海浪对ASCAT散射计反演风场的影响研究

To improve retrieval accuracy, this paper studies wave effects on retrieved wind field from a scatterometer. First, the advanced scatterometer(ASCAT) data and buoy data of the National Data Buoy Center(NDBC) are collocated. Buoy wind speed is converted into neutral wind at 10 m height. Then, ASCAT data are compared with the buoy data for the wind speed and direction. Subsequently, the errors between the ASCAT and the buoy wind as a function of each wave parameter are used to analyze the wave effects. Wave parameters include dominant wave period(dpd), significant wave height(swh), average wave period(apd) and the angle between the dominant wave direction(dwd) and the wind direction. Collocated data are divided into sub-datasets according to the different intervals of each wave parameter. A root mean square error(RMSE) for the wind speed and a mean absolute error(MAE) for the wind direction are calculated from the sub-datasets, which are considered as the function of wave parameters. Finally, optimal wave conditions on wind retrieved from the ASCAT are determined based on the error analyses. The results show the ocean wave parameters have correlative relationships with the RMSE of the retrieved wind speed and the MAE of the retrieved wind direction. The optimal wave conditions are presented in terms of dpd, swh, apd and angle.     

A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic

We report the results of an experiment in the Northeast Atlantic in which sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) was released within an eddy and the behaviour of trace gases, nutrients and productivity followed within a Lagrangian framework over a period of 24 days. Measurements were also made in the air above the eddy in order to estimate air-sea exchange rates for some components. The physical, biological and biogeochemical properties of the eddy resemble those of other eddies studied in this area, suggesting that the results we report may be applicable beyond the specific eddy studied. During a period of low wind speed at the start of the experiment, we are able to quantitatively describe and balance the nutrient and carbon budgets for the eddy. We also report concentrations of various trace gases in the region which are similar to those observed in other studies and we estimate exchange rates for several trace gases. We show that the importance of gas exchange over other loss terms varies with time and also varies for the different gases. We show that the various trace gases considered (CO₂, dimethyl sulphide (DMS), N₂O, CH₄, non-methane-hydrocarbons, methyl bromide, methyl iodide and volatile selenium species) are all influenced by physical and biological processes, but the overall distribution and temporal variability of individual gases are different to one another. A storm disrupted the stratification in the eddy during the experiment, resulting in enhanced nutrient supply to surface waters, enhanced gas exchange rates and a change in plankton community, which we quantify, although overall productivity was little changed. Emphasis is placed on the regularity of storms in the temperate ocean and the importance of these stochastic processes in such systems.     

非线性效应对风浪波面极大值和极小值分布的影响

通过分析实验室风浪观测结果研究非线性效应对波面极大值和极小值分布的影响。波面极大值和极小值累积概率的差异表明 ,与线性理论相比 ,波面极小值在平均波面以下的位置偏高。对实验结果的进一步分析表明 ,非线性效应使波面极大值在平均波面以上总概率高于线性理论结果 ,而概率密度峰值处波面极大值高度略低于线性理论结果。波面极小值在平均波面以上各位置出现的概率均高于线性理论结果 ,在平均波面以下的较低位置 ,波面极小值出现概率明显低于线性理论结果。     

激光-声联合探测中水表面声波检测方法进展

激光-声联合探测技术在空基-水下通信、水下目标探测及海洋环境检测等领域具有巨大的应用潜力,对于国家安全、资源勘探和海洋监测等具有重大意义。其中,水表面波检测技术是激光-声探测的关键技术。系统研究了水表面波检测技术中常用的激光衍射法、光通量法、激光多普勒测振法和激光干涉法等方法,系统阐述和分析了其技术原理、发展现状及存在的问题,结合我国当前的现状和迫切需求,给出了水表面波检测技术的发展趋势,对该技术的研究和发展具有很好的参考价值。     

A Whitecap Coverage Model Based on the Surface Slope For Criterion of Wave Breaking

Using the limit surface slope as a criterion of wave breaking,a simple model for estimatingthe spatial fraction of breaking surface of sea at an instant,which is regarded as the whitecap coverge inthis paper,is analytically derived from the probability density of surface slope based on Gaussianstatistics.The resulting fraction is found depending on the fourth moment of wave spectum,m_4,as well asthe critical threshold of surface slope.By expressing the fourth moment in terms of the Neumannspectrum,a formula linking the fraction and wind speed for fully developed sea states is obtianed.Anotherformula relating the fraction to both wind speed and fetch(or duration)is achieved by expressing m_4 interms of the Krylov spectrum and applying the empirical relationships used in the SMB ocean wave pre-dicting technique.A comparison between these results and the field data of whitecap coverage collected byMonahan and O＇Muircheartuigh shows an encouraging agreement.     

Influence of the Space Distribution of Atmospheric Pressure on the Structure of Free Wave Surface in a Basin of Variable Depth

Within the framework of the linear theory of long waves, we study forced oscillation of liquid in a ring basin of variable depth by using numerical methods. As a generator of waves, we use periodic (in time) variations of atmospheric pressure. The action of the Coriolis force is taken into account. The liquid is regarded as homogeneous and inviscid. We analyze the dependences of the structure of the free wave surface (the number and location of nodal lines) on the period and space distribution of disturbing pressures. __________ Translated from Morskoi Gidrofizicheskii Zhurnal, No. 2, pp. 11–23, March–April, 2005.     

金枪鱼体后行波壁减阻机制研究

控制圆柱体或翼型的行波壁会抑制大规模的分离流动,进而减少阻力。鱼类在游动过程中经常出现行波壁,而行波壁对鱼类游动性能的影响机制尚不清楚。以金枪鱼游动为基础,耦合行波壁,采用锐利界面浸没边界法(IBM)解决摆动过程带来的大变形运动边界问题。结果表明：行波壁的出现改变了金枪鱼体后涡的形成和发展,进而改变了摩擦阻力和压差阻力的分布;耦合行波壁使得摩擦阻力的波动幅值增加,压差阻力有所减小,从而降低了金枪鱼游动过程的阻力。研究的行波壁减阻机制可应用于提高仿生机器鱼的性能,随着智能材料的发展,该机制将在仿生机器鱼的研制中体现其现实意义。     

基于Beta波面分布的非线性海浪波高分布

基于非线性Beta波面分布,采用经验变换,导出1种仅用随机波面偏度λ3和尖度λ4 2个参数表示的非线性海浪波高概率统计分布--波高类Beta分布.此分布发展了线性窄谱假定下的Rayleigh分布.就所用实验室资料验证而言,本文推导的波高类Beta分布要优于几种工程上常用的波高分布.