ON LONG-WAVE BREAKING Ⅰ.CONSIDERING nTH POWER BOTTOM FRICTION

Longwave breaking is the agent for many important upper ocean layer processes including the trans-fer of horizontal momentum. In a previous study on the process of longwave breaking, only linear bot-tom friction was considered.In this paper, we discuss the longwave breaking phenomena in the moregeneral case of nth power bottom friction. Using the theory of blowup of solution,the criterion for thetime and location of the longwave breaking can be obtained.     

OUTFLOW OF SUSPENDED MATERIALS FROM THE CHANGJIANG RIVER MOUTH

ImODUrmNJ0GFS(JointGlobaldrinFLuxStudy:l99()-2OO()isaworldwidenawhprogramfocusingontheoasns'buharolewhentheC0,prmtageintheairincreasesandtheatmOspheretemPeraturebo.ThefluxofsuspendedrnateriaIs(SM)intheEastChinaScaisboortanttotheworld'srnatterchaltfon,astheChangiiangRiver,thelargestriverinAsia,dischargesbillionsoftOnsoftheidWhterintoit.ManystudAshavebocondtalonSMmovementncarChina'scoastalseas.Yang(l983)studiedthefine%rainedsededtSfromtheChangiiangandHuangheRiversWhileQin(l983)fo…     

VARIABILITY OF THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE AT 4°S,156°E DURING TOGA COARE IOP

The thermohaline structure at 4 °S, 156 °E was analyzed based on CTD data acquired during theTOGA COARE Intensive Observing Period(IOP) from November,1992 to February,1993. The ocean re-sponses during two Madden-Julian Oscillation(MJO)events were preliminarily studied based onmeteorological field observation.The main water masses at the observation point were Tropical SurfaceWater, Southern Subtropical Lower Water and Southern Intermediate Water from surface downward. Therewas good correlation of sea surface temperature with the wind field,and of the surface salinity with windspeed and rainfalls. Both of the two surface variables were also modulated by upwelling caused by west-erly winds at the observation point. The isohaline layer was not always shallower than the isothermal lay-er in this observation and could be considered as the lower limit of the diurnal variation of theisothermal layers in most cases. The existence of large variations of the maximum salinity core is sug-gested to be related to t     

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL MODES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC

The method of empirical orthogonal modes has been widely used since the 1970's in physical oceanography to study and rebuild vertical structures of ocean dynamic factors. Because of the dominance of the low modes, the dynamic profile data can be largely reduced.Up to now, all expressions of empirical orthogonal modes are numerical. In this study, an analytic expression for empirical orthogonal ocean modes is constructed for convenient use whereby any numerical expressions can be repeated.The features of the normal modes decomposed from the buoyance frequency profiles obtained in October of 1986,1987 and 1988 by the R/V Science 1 in the western Pacific are quantitatively examined in this study.     

西太平洋暖池的跃变及其气候效应

用SST（COADS，NCEP）资料研究热带西太平洋暖池的年代际变化和跃变特征，讨论其气候效应。结果表明：西太平洋暖池有显著的10-20年周期的年人际变化和40-50年周期的气候跃变：一百多年来西太平洋暖池发生了4次大跃变，在1910年代中期和1950年代中期，西太平洋暖池由异常发展转为异常减弱，1930年代初和1980年代初，西太平洋暖池由异常减弱转为异常发展：西太平洋暖池在1980年代初的跃变，具明显的效应，跃变后热带中东太平洋海温显著升高，大范围海域升温超过0.5℃，夏季西太平洋副高加强西伸，脊线偏南，我国汛期降水呈南方偏多、北方偏少的分布趋势，与跃变前基本相反。研究结果还表明：在西太平洋暖池异常发展期，El Nino事件出现多且强于La Nina事件，而在西太平洋暖池异常减弱期，La Nina事件出现多且强于El Nino事件。     

PN断面东海黑潮的地转经验模态分析

基于东海PN断面近50年的历史水文数据,本文中作者应用一种斜压流函数空间投影的方法分析冲绳海槽北部黑潮水团的季节性和年代际变异.诊断生成的地转经验模态(GEM)显示黑潮中层水的盐度在夏季相对较低,春季达到最高.通过比较1987年之后CTD数据生成的GEM场与1987年之前BOttle数据生成的GEM场,得以证实黑潮的年代际变化特征,即黑潮表层水近20年来温度升高而盐度减小,同时发现黑潮热带水具有盐度增加而中层水具有盐度减小的趋势.