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A non-hydrostatic model in cross-sectional form with an idealized sill is used to examine the influence of sill depth (h
s) and aspect ratio upon internal motion. The model is forced with a barotropic tide and internal waves and mixing occurs at
the sill. Calculations using a wide sill and quantifying the response using power spectra show that for a given tidal forcing
namely Froude number F
r as the sill depth (h
s) increases the lee wave response and vertical mixing decrease. This is because of a reduction in across sill velocity U
s due to increased depth. Calculations show that the sill Froude number F
s based on sill depth and across sill velocity is one parameter that controls the response at the sill. At low F
s (namely F
s ≪ 1) in the wide sill case, there is little lee wave production, and the response is in terms of internal tides. At high
F
s, calculations with a narrow sill show that for a given F
s value, the lee wave response and internal mixing increase with increasing aspect ratio. Calculations using a narrow sill
with constant U
s show that for small values of h
s, a near surface mixed layer can occur on the downstream side of the sill. For large values of h
s, a thick well-mixed bottom boundary layer occurs due to turbulence produced by the lee waves at the seabed. For intermediate
values of h
s, “internal mixing” dominates the solution and controls across thermocline mixing. 相似文献
2.
A free surface non-hydrostatic model in a cross-sectional form, namely, two-dimensional, in the vertical is used to examine
the role of larger-scale topography, namely, sill width, and smaller scale topography, namely, ripples on the sill upon internal
wave generation and mixing in sill regions. The present work is set in the context of earlier work and the wider literature
in order to emphasise the problems of simulating mixing in hydrographic models. Highlights from previous calculations and
references to the literature for detail, together with new results presented here with smooth and “ripple” topography, are
used to show that an idealised cross-sectional model can reproduce the dominant features found in observations at the Loch
Etive sill. Calculations show that on both the short and long time scales, the presence of small-scale “ripple” topography
influence the mixing and associated Richardson number distribution in the sill region. Subsequent calculations in which the
position and form of the small-scale sill topography is varied show for the first time that it is the small-scale topography
near the sill crest that is particularly important in enhancing mid-water mixing on the lee side of the sill. Both short-term
and longer-term calculations with a reduced sill width and associated time series show that as the sill width is reduced,
the non-linear response of the system increases. In addition, Richardson number plots show that the region of critical Richardson
number, and hence enhanced mixing, increases with time and a reduction in sill width. Calculations in which buoyancy frequency
N varies through the vertical show that buoyancy frequency close to the top of the sill is primarily controlling mixing rather
than its mean value. Hence, a Froude number based on sill depth and local N is the critical parameter rather than one based on total depth and mean N. 相似文献
3.
A cross-sectional nonhydrostatic model using idealized sill topography is used to examine the influence of bottom friction
upon unsteady lee wave generation and flow in the region of a sill. The implications of changes in shear and lee wave intensity
in terms of local mixing are also considered. Motion is induced by a barotropic tidal flow which produces a hydraulic transition,
associated with which are convective overturning cells, wave breaking, and unsteady lee waves that give rise to mixing on
the lee side of the sill. Calculations show that, as bottom friction is increased, current profiles on the shallow sill crest
develop a highly sheared bottom boundary layer. This enhanced current shear changes the downwelling of isotherms downstream
of the sill with an associated increase in the hydraulic transition, wave breaking, and convective mixing in the upper part
of the water column. Both short and longer time calculations with wide and narrow sills for a number of sill depths and buoyancy
frequencies confirm that increasing bottom friction modifies the flow and unsteady lee wave distribution on the downstream
side of a sill. Associated with this increase in bottom friction coefficient, there is increased mixing in the upper part
of the water column with an associated decrease in the vertical temperature gradient. However, this increase in mixing and
decrease in temperature gradient in the upper part of the water column is very different from the conventional change in near-bed
temperature gradient produced by increased bottom mixing that occurs in shallow sea regions as the bottom drag coefficient
is increased. 相似文献
4.
A cross-sectional non-hydrostatic model with idealized topography was used to examine the processes influencing tidal mixing
in the region of sills. Initial calculations with appropriate parameters for the sill at the entrance to Loch Etive showed
that the model could reproduce the main features of the observed mixing in the region. In particular, the hydraulic jump in
the sill region was reproduced, as was an intense mid-water jet that was observed to separate from the lee side of the sill.
Shear instabilities associated with the jet appeared to be a source of mixing within the thermocline. In addition, internal
lee waves were generated on the lee side of the sill, with the observed amplification because of trapping during the flood
stage. Their magnitude and hence the mixing increased with increasing Froude number (F
r). In the case of vertically varying buoyancy frequency, its value near the sill top determined the F
r number, with its value below influencing internal waves magnitude at depth. At high F
r values particularly with strong currents, short waves and overturning occurred. 相似文献
5.
On the importance of non-hydrostatic processes in determining tidally induced mixing in sill regions
The importance of using a non-hydrostatic model to compute tidally induced mixing and flow in the region of a sill is examined using idealized topography representing the sill at the entrance to Loch Etive. This site is chosen since detailed measurements were recently made there. Calculations are performed with and without the inclusion of non-hydrostatic dynamics using a vertical slice model for a range of sill widths corresponding to typical sill regions. Initial non-hydrostatic calculations showed that the model could reproduce the observed flow characteristics in the region. However, when calculations were performed using the model in hydrostatic form, the significant artificial convective mixing that occurred in order to remove density inversions led to excessively high vertical mixing. This influenced the computed temperature field and the intensity of the current jet that separated from the sill on its lee side. In addition it affected the magnitude and spatial characteristics of the lee waves generated on the lee side of the sill. Calculations with a range of sill widths, showed that as the sill width decreased the difference between the solution computed with the non-hydrostatic and hydrostatic model increased. 相似文献
6.
The role of water depth and bottom boundary layer turbulence upon lee-wave generation in sill regions is examined. Their effect
upon vertical mixing is also considered. Calculations are performed using a non-hydrostatic model in cross-section form with
a specified tidal forcing. Initial calculations in deeper water and a sill height such that the sill top is well removed from
the surrounding bed region showed that downstream lee-wave generation and associated mixing increased as bottom friction coefficient
k increased. This was associated with an increase in current shear across the sill. However, for a given k, increasing vertical eddy viscosity A
v reduced vertical shear in the across sill velocity, leading to a reduction in lee-wave amplitude and associated mixing. Subsequent
calculations using shallower water showed that for a given k and A
v, lee-wave generation was reduced due to the shallower water depth and changes in the bottom boundary layer. However, in this
case (unlike in the deepwater case), there is an appreciable bottom current. This gives rise to bottom mixing which in shallow
water extends to mid-depth and enhances the mid-water mixing that is found on the lee side of the sill. Final calculations
with deeper water but small sill height showed that lee waves could propagate over the sill, thereby reducing their contribution
to mixing. In this case, bottom mixing was the major source of mixing which was mainly confined to the near bed region, with
little mid-water mixing. 相似文献
7.
Field observations of tidally driven stratified flow in the sill area of Knight Inlet (British Columbia) revealed a very complicated structure, which includes solitary waves, upstream bifurcation, hydraulic jump and mixing processes. Recent observations suggest that the flow instabilities on the plunging pycnocline at the lee side of the sill may contribute to solitary wave generation through a subharmonic interaction. The present study reports on a series of numerical experiments of stratified tidal flow in Knight Inlet performed with the help of a fine resolution fully non-linear non-hydrostatic numerical model. The model reproduces all important stages of the baroclinic tidal dynamics observed in Knight Inlet. Results demonstrate that solitary waves are generated apart from the area of hydrodynamic instability. Accelerating tidal flux forms a baroclinic hydraulic jump just above the top of the sill, whereas the bifurcations and zones of shear instabilities are formed downstream of the sill. The first baroclinic mode having the largest velocity escapes from the generation area and propagates upstream, disintegrating further into a packet of solitary waves reviling the classical “non-subharmonic” mechanism of generation. The remaining part of the disturbance (slow baroclinic modes) is arrested by tidal flow and carried away to the lee side of the obstacle, where shear instability, billows and mixing processes are developed. Some sensitivity runs were performed for different value of tidal velocity. 相似文献
8.
Numerical studies of flow over a sill: sensitivity of the non-hydrostatic effects to the grid size 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
A non-hydrostatic terrain-following model in cross sectional form is applied to study the processes in the lee of a sill in
an idealized stratified fjord during super-critical tidal inflow. A sequence of numerical studies with horizontal grid sizes
in the range from 100 to 1.5625 m are performed. All experiments are repeated using both hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic versions
of the model, allowing a systematic study of possible non-hydrostatic pressure effects and also of the sensitivity of these
effects to the horizontal grid size. The length scales and periods of the internal waves in the lee of the sill are gradually
reduced and the amplitudes of these waves are increased as the grid size is reduced from 100 down to 12.5 m. With a further
reduction in grid size, more short time and space scale motions become superimposed on the internal waves. Associated with
the internal wave activity, there is a deeper separation point that is fairly robust to all parameters investigated. Another
separation point nearer to the top of the sill appears in the numerical results from the high-resolution studies with the
non-hydrostatic model. Associated with this shallower separation point, an overturning vortex appears in the same set of numerical
solutions. This vortex grows in strength with reduced grid size in the non-hydrostatic experiments. The effects of the non-hydrostatic
pressure on the velocity and temperature fields grow with reduced grid size. In the experiments with horizontal grid sizes
equal to 100 or 50 m, the non-hydrostatic pressure effects are small. For smaller grid sizes, the time mean velocity and temperature
fields are also clearly affected by the non-hydrostatic pressure adjustments. 相似文献
9.
A cross-sectional model of an idealised constant depth gulf with a sill at its entrance, connected to a deep ocean, is used
to examine the barotropic and baroclinic response of the region to wind forcing. The role of the oceanic boundary condition
is also considered. Calculations show that in the case of a tall sill, where the pycnocline intersects the sill, the baroclinic
response of the gulf is similar to that of a lake, and internal waves cannot radiate energy out of the gulf. The barotropic
response shows free surface oscillations, with nodes located close to the centre of the oceanic basin and entrance to the
gulf, with associated barotropic resonant periods. As the sill height is reduced, baroclinic wave energy is radiated from
the gulf into the ocean, and the form of the baroclinic response changes from a standing wave (tall sill) as in a lake to
a progressive wave (no sill). The location of sea surface elevation nodes and resonant periods changes as the sill height
is reduced. Calculations of the barotropic resonant periods with and without stratification could not determine if they were
influenced by the presence of stratification, although published analytical theory suggests that they should be able to when
energy is lost from the gulf by internal wave radiation. This inability to detect changes in barotropic resonant period due
to stratification effects is due to the small change in resonant frequency produced by baroclinic effects, as shown by analytical
results, and the broad peak nature of the computed resonant frequency. In the case of a closed offshore boundary (an offshore
island), there is a stronger and narrower energy peak at the resonant frequency than when a barotropic radiation condition
is applied. However, the influence of stratification upon the resonant frequency could not be accurately determined. Although
the offshore boundary was well removed from the gulf to such an extent that any baroclinic waves reflected from it could not
reach the gulf within the integration period, it did, however, slightly influence the gulf baroclinic response due to its
influence on the barotropic response. 相似文献
10.
An explanation for salinity- and SPM-induced vertical countergradient buoyancy fluxes 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Measurements of turbulent fluctuations of velocity, salinity, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) are presented. The data
show persistent countergradient buoyancy fluxes. These countergradient fluxes are controlled by the ratio of vertical turbulent
kinetic energy (VKE) and available potential energy (APE) terms in the buoyancy flux equation. The onset of countergradient
fluxes is found to approximately coincide with larger APE than VKE. It is shown here that the ratio of VKE to APE can be written
as the square of a vertical Froude number. This number signifies the onset of the dynamical significance of buoyancy in the
transport of mass. That is when motions driven by buoyancy begin to actively determine the vertical turbulent transport of
mass. Spectral and quadrant analyses show that the occurrence of countergradient fluxes coincides with a change in the relative
importance of turbulent energetic structures and buoyancy-driven motions in the transport of mass. Furthermore, these analyses
show that with increasing salinity-induced Richardson number (Ri), countergradient contributions expand to the larger scales of motions and the relative importance of outward and inward
interactions increases. At the smaller scales, at moderate Ri, the countergradient buoyancy fluxes are physically associated with an asymmetry in transport of fluid parcels by energetic
turbulent motions. At the large scales, at large Ri, the countergradient buoyancy fluxes are physically associated with convective motions induced by buoyancy of incompletely
dispersed fluid parcels which have been transported by energetic motions in the past. Moreover, these convective motions induce
restratification and enhanced settling of SPM. The latter is generally the result of salinity-induced convective motions,
but SPM-induced buoyancy is also found to play a role. 相似文献
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Charitha Pattiaratchi Dale Olsson Yasha Hetzel Ryan Lowe 《Continental Shelf Research》2009,29(16):1961-1974
Surf zone drifters and a current meter were used to study the nearshore circulation patterns in the lee of groynes at Cottesloe Beach and City Beach in Western Australia. The circulation patterns revealed that a persistent re-circulation cell was present in the lee of the groyne which was driven by changes in wave set-up resulting from lower wave heights in the lee of the groyne. The re-circulation consisted of a longshore current directed towards the groyne which was deflected offshore due to groyne resulting in a rip current along the groyne face. The offshore-flowing rip current and the incoming waves converged at the offshore extent of this circulation cell, with the deflection of the rip current parallel to the shoreline and then completing the recirculation through an onshore component. The Eulerian measurements revealed that 55% of the currents on the lee side of the groyne were directed offshore and that these currents had a maximum speed of 2 m s?1. Spectral analysis of the wave heights and the currents revealed several corresponding peaks in the measured spectral densities with timescales between 12 s and 50 min. Numerical simulations of an idealised beach with a shore-normal groyne were conducted using a circulation model driven by waves, and confirmed the formation of a persistent eddy in the lee of the groyne. Sensitivity studies indicated that the incident wave angle, wave period, and especially the wave height controlled the circulation. The eddy vorticity, a measure of an eddy's strength, increased roughly proportional to an increase in the incident wave energy flux. 相似文献
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In the present article, the dependencies of the acoustic signal total energy and the energies of the wave packets of different types of the waves on the elastic parameters and permeability of rocks have been studied. We have considered traditional logging tools containing acoustical monopole source. Calculations were performed in a frequency range of dozens of kilohertz, typical for acoustic well logging. It was shown that in a typical high-velocity formation (vs > vf, where vs and vf are the velocities of the shear wave in the rock and of the compressional wave in the borehole fluid, respectively), the pseudo-Rayleigh waves, whose elastic properties depend mainly on the shear modulus of the rock, contributed significant energy to the total signal energy in the borehole. The energies of different wave packets depend on the permeability in different ways. The greatest sensitivity to permeability change has been shown by the acoustic signal total energy and the energy of the low-velocity part of the pseudo-Rayleigh wave packet. The theoretical analysis was illustrated by real sonic log data. 相似文献
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There is a paucity of field data to describe the transition in nearshore circulation between alongshore, meandering and rip current systems. A combination of in‐situ current meters and surf zone drifters are used to characterize the nearshore circulation over a transverse bar and rip morphology at Pensacola Beach, Florida in the presence of relatively low energy oblique waves. Current speeds vary in response to the relative wave height ratio (Hs/h), which defines the degree and extent of breaking over the shoal. In the absence of wave breaking the nearshore circulation was dominated by an alongshore current driven by the oblique waves. As waves begin to break across the shoal (0.2<Hs/ h<0.5) the nearshore circulation is characterized by a meandering alongshore current. As conditions became more dissipative (Hs/h>0.5), the meandering current is replaced by an unsteady rip circulation that moves offshore between the shoals before turning alongshore in the direction of wave advance outside the surf zone. The increase in wave dissipation is associated with an increase in very low frequency (VLF) variations in the current speed across the shoal and in the rip channel that caused the circulation to oscillate between an offshore and an alongshore flow. The unsteady nature of the nearshore circulation is responsible for 55% of all surf zone exits under these more dissipative conditions. In contrast, only 29% of the drifters released from the shoal exited the surf zone and bypassed the adjacent shoal with the alongshore‐meandering current. While the currents had a low velocity (maximum of ~0.4 m s‐1) and would not pose a significant hazard to the average swimmer, the results of this study suggest that the transverse bar and rip morphology is sufficient to create an alongshore variation in wave dissipation that forces alongshore meandering and low‐energy rip circulation systems under oblique wave forcing. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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John A. T. Bye 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(1-4):135-166
Abstract A unified analysis is given of the critical conditions for the onset of stratification due to either a vertical or a horizontal buoyancy flux, with tidal or wind stirring. The critical conditions for the onset of stratification with a horizontal buoyancy flux are found to be of the form of ratios of the tidal slope, or wind setup, to the equivalent surface slope due to the lateral density gradient. These ratios, which are easily determined from sea data, indicate that the profiles of critical flux Richardson Number, averaged over the stirring cycle, are similar to those inferred from the laboratory experiments of Hopfinger and Linden (1982) in which there is zero mean shear turbulence with a stabilising buoyancy flux, and also that the efficiency for the conversion of kinetic energy to potential energy for tidal stirring is similar to that for wind stirring. The observed much greater efficiency for wind stirring, compared with tidal stirring with a vertical buoyancy flux, is also consistent with the existence of flux Richardson Number profiles in the sea similar to those occurring in the corresponding laboratory experiments. Using the solution of the turbulent kinetic energy equation for the water column, the relative importance of the production of turbulent kinetic energy, and its diffusion by turbulence are assessed, and the critical conditions for the onset of stratification with a vertical buoyancy flux are shown to reduce the classical Simpson—Hunter form. 相似文献
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Decreasing trend of sediment transfer function of the Upper Yellow River,China, in response to human activity and climate change 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Xu Jiongxin 《水文科学杂志》2013,58(2):311-325
AbstractAn index (Fs) for sediment transfer function is introduced, based on the sediment budget at the channel scale. The purpose of this study is two-fold: to gain a deeper insight into how Fs is influenced by natural and human factors, and to provide some new knowledge for decision making in the management of the Upper Yellow River, China. Since 1960, the Fs of the Lanzhou to Toudaoguai reach of the Upper Yellow River shows a decreasing trend. At the drainage basin level, the decreased Fs can be explained by changes in precipitation and air temperature, as well as by a number of variables describing human activity, such as reservoir regulation, water diversion, and soil and water conservation. The higher temperature reduces the transfer function, while the larger runoff coefficient increases it. At the channel level, the decreased Fs can be explained by a number of variables of flow and sediment input. Three countermeasures for restoration of the Fs are suggested.
Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz 相似文献
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Coastal cliff erosion is caused by a combination of marine forcing and sub-aerial processes, but linking cliff erosion to the environmental drivers remains challenging. One key component of these drivers is energy transfer from wave–cliff interaction. The aim of this study is to directly observe cliff ground motion in response to wave impacts at an individual wave scale. Measurements are described from two coastal cliff sites: a 45-minute pilot study in southern California, USA and a 30-day deployment in Taranaki, New Zealand. Seismometers, pressure sensors and video are used to compare cliff-top ground motions with water depth, significant wave height (Hs) and wave impact types to examine cliff ground motion response. Analyses of the dataset demonstrate that individual impact events can be discriminated as discrete events in the seismic signal. Hourly mean ground motion increases with incident Hs, but the largest hourly peak ground motions occurred across a broad range of incident Hs (0.9–3.7 m), including during relatively calm conditions. Mean hourly metrics therefore smooth the short-term dynamics of wave–cliff interaction; hence, to fully assess wave impact energy transfer to cliffs, it is important also to consider peak ground motion. Video analyses showed that the dominant control on peak ground motion magnitude was wave impact type rather than incident Hs. Wave–cliff impacts where breaking occurs directly onto the cliff face consistently produced greater ground motion compared to broken or unbroken wave impacts: breaking, broken and unbroken impacts averaged peak ground motion of 287, 59 and 38 μm s−1, respectively. The results illustrate a novel link between wave impact forcing and cliff ground motion response using individual wave field measurements, and highlight the influence of wave impact type on peak energy transfer to coastal cliffs. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Ian J. Walker 《地球表面变化过程与地形》1999,24(5):437-448
Lee-side windspeed and sediment transport were measured over a small (1·2 m) transverse ridge in the Silver Peak dunefield, west-central Nevada, USA, using an intensive array of 25 cup anemometers and seven total flux traps. During crest-transverse and transporting flow conditions (u0·3crest ≈ 8·4 m s−1), windspeed near the surface of the lee slope averaged half (48 per cent) that of crest speeds. Dimensionless speeds in the separation zone ranged from 0·2 to 0·8 that of the outer flow (u12). Along the boundary of the separation cell, windspeed increased by 10 per cent of the crest speed before separation. Equilibrium of upper and lower wake regions was not observed by the documented eight dune heights, suggesting that wake recovery may not occur over closely spaced dunes. Sediment transport measured directly on both the lee slope and interdune surfaces averaged approximately 15 per cent of crest inputs. This suggests that a significant amount (c. 70–95 per cent) of sediment transported over the crest moved as fallout. For this data set, flux was approximately proportional to the cube of the near-surface windspeed (u0·3) and in general there was an order of magnitude difference between flux measured at the crest and that measured within the separation zone. Transport direction in the separation zone was acutely oblique to the incident direction owing to secondary flow deflection. Beyond the interdune, transport direction progressed from oblique to crest-transverse. This indicates that an appreciable amount of sediment may move laterally along the lee slope and interdune corridor under crest-transverse flows. Regarding the grain size and sorting properties of transported sediment, there was no significant difference in mean grain size over the dune, although in general particles were finer and more poorly sorted in the lee. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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In the present work, the waveforms of reflected wave sonic log for open and cased boreholes are calculated. Calculations are performed for a borehole containing an acoustic multipole source (monopole, dipole, or quadrupole). A reflected wave is more efficiently excited at resonant frequencies. These frequencies for all source types are close to the frequencies of oscillations of a fluid column located in an absolutely rigid hollow cylinder. It is shown that the acoustic reverberation is controlled by the acoustic impedance of the rock Z = Vp ρs for fixed parameters of the borehole fluid, where Vp is the compressional wave velocity in the rock, and ρs is the rock density. This result is correct for all types of acoustic sources (monopole, dipole, or quadrupole). Methods of the waveform processing for determining parameters characterizing the reflected wave are discussed. 相似文献
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David R. Fearn 《地球物理与天体物理流体动力学》2013,107(3):227-239
Abstract In part I of this study (Fearn, 1983b), instabilities of a conducting fluid driven by a toroidal magnetic field B were investigated. As well as confirming the results of a local stability analysis by Acheson (1983), a new resistive mode of instability was found. Here we investigate this mode in more detail and show that instability exists when B(s) has a zero at some radius s=s c. Then (in the limit of small resistivity) the instability is concentrated in a critical layer centered on s c . The importance of the region where B is small casts some doubt on the validity of the simplifications made to the momentum equation in I. Calculations were therefore repeated using the full momentum equation. These demonstrate that the neglect of viscous and inertial terms when the mean field is strong does not lead to spurious results even when there are regions where B is small. 相似文献
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The problem of resolving or parameterising small-scale processes in oceanographic models and the extent to which small-scale
effects influence the large scale are briefly discussed and illustrated for a number of cases. For tides and surges in near-shore
regions, the advantages of using a graded mesh to resolve coastal and estuarine small-scale features are demonstrated in terms
of a west coast of Britain unstructured mesh model. The effect of mesh resolution upon the accuracy of the overall solution
is illustrated in terms of a finite element model of the Irish Sea and Mersey estuary. For baroclinic motion at high Froude
number, the effect of resolving small-scale topography within a non-hydrostatic model is illustrated in terms of tidally induced
mixing at a single sill, or two closely spaced sills. The question of how to parameterise small-scale non-linear interaction
processes that lead to significant mixing, in a form suitable for coarser grid hydrostatic models, is briefly considered.
In addition, the importance of topographically induced mixing that occurs in the oceanic lateral boundary layer, namely, the
shelf edge upon the large-scale ocean circulation is discussed together with the implications for coarse grid oceanic climate
models. The use of unstructured grids in these models to enhance resolution in shelf-edge regions in a similar manner to that
used in storm surge models to enhance near coastal resolution is suggested as a suitable “way forward” in large-scale ocean
circulation modelling. 相似文献