Study on wave energy resource assessing method based on altimeter data——A case study in Northwest Pacific

波浪能是一种重要的海洋可再生能源,在开发波浪能之前需要对波浪能的时空分布状况进行可靠的评估。高度计可以提供比海浪模式更为准确的海浪现场观测结果,可以作为波浪能资源评估的一种新的手段。高度计数据的优势在于对海浪有效波高的观测具有较高的精度。为了发挥高度计数据的特点和优势,实现高度计数据在波浪能资源评估研究中的应用,本文建立了一种适合于高度计数据的局部海域波浪能资源的评估方法,主要包括数据的选择和处理;评价指标体系的建立;区域等级划分标准的建立。然后,以西北太平洋为例论述了该方法的具体应用。研究表明:本文建立的评估方法可以有效的评估研究海域波浪能资源的储量和时空分布状况,可为波能电站的建站选址和波能转换装置的设计和运行提供科学的参考依据。     

Deposition of duststorm particles during 2000–2012 in the South Yellow Sea,China based on satellite data

In this study,about 220 satellite images between 2000 and 2012 were obtained from FY-series,MODIS,CBERS,HJ-1A and HJ-1B to estimate the impact of duststorms on the South Yellow Sea(SYS),which serve as an important source of particles there.The analyzing results from the images support a total occurrence of 88 duststorms(including the locally-generated dusty weather) that affected the SYS during 2000–2012.The annual occurrence was about 4–10 times(10 times in 2000 and 2004;four times in 2009 and 2012),predominantly in March(29%),April(33%) and May(22%).By mapping the distribution of their frequency,the duststorms influencing the SYS were found primarily moving from the northwest(39 times,44.3%) and west(37 times,42%) to the study region with only 11 duststorms(12.5%) coming from the north and 1 duststorm(1%) from the southwest.We estimated that an annual amount of 0.5–3.5 million tons of sediment particles was brought to the SYS by the duststorms during 2000–2012.     

A case study of a Kuroshio main path cut-off event and impacts on the South China Sea in fall-winter 2013–2014

This study examines a Kuroshio main path(KMP) cut-off event east of Taiwan Island occurred in fall-winter2013–2014 and its impacts on the South China Sea(SCS) by analyzing satellite altimetry and mooring observations. Satellite altimeter sea level anomaly(SLA) images reveal a complete process that a huge cyclonic eddy(CE) from the Pacific collided with the Kuroshio and the western boundary from 15 October 2013 to 15 January 2014. Mooring observations evidenced that the Kuroshio upper ocean volume transport was cut off more than 82% from 17×106 m~3/s in September to 3×106 m~3/s in November 2013. The KMP cut-off event caused the Kuroshio branching and intruding into the SCS and strengthened the eddy kinetic energy in the northern SCS west of the Luzon Strait. Using the total momentum as a dynamic criterion to determine the role of eddy collision with the Kuroshio reasonably explains the KMP cut-off event.