Systematic and random error and their growth rate and different components of growth rate budget in energy/variance form are
investigated at wavenumber domain for medium range tropical (30‡S-30‡N) weather forecast using daily horizontal wind field
of 850 hPa up to 5-day forecast for the month of June, 2000 of NCEP (MRF) model. Part I of this paper deals with the study
at physical domain. The following are the major findings in this paper:
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•Tropical systematic error is associated with large scale wave of wavenumber 2, unlike the tropical random error, in which
case dominant spectra of random error are observed at higher spectral band of wavenumbers 4–7 in comparison to that of systematic
error.
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•Systematic error growth rate peak is observed at wavenumber 2 up to 4-day forecast then the peak is shifted to wavenumber
1 at 5-day forecast. Random error energy shows maximum growth at wavenumber 4 for 2-day forecast, wavenumber 6 for 3–4 day
forecasts and at wavenumber 7 for 1-day and 5-day forecasts.
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•In the error growth rate budget, flux of systematic error shows the net increase of error energy at wavenumber 1 through
the triad interactions with the pairs of waves of other wavenumbers. Flux and pure generation of random error energy are found
to be accumulated at wavenumber 4. Resolving the possible triads in wavenumber 4 associated with these terms, it is shown
that the wave receives more energy from the pairs of waves of different wavenumbers than it loses, leading to the error energy
peak at wavenumber 4. However, the significant triad interaction occurs among the wavenumber 2 and higher wavenumbers in systematic
error energy flux.
The Gondwana basins of peninsular India are traditionally considered as extensional-rift basins due to the overwhelming evidence
of fault-controlled synsedimentary subsidence. These basins indeed originated under a bulk extensional tectonic regime, due
to failure of the attenuated crust along pre-existing zones of weakness inherited from Precambrian structural fabrics. However,
disposition of the basins and their structural architecture indicate that the kinematics of all the basins cannot be extensional.
To maintain kinematic compatibility with other basins as well as the bulk lateral extension, some basins ought to be of strike-slip
origin. The disposition, shape and structural architecture of the Satpura basin, central India suggest that the basin could
be a pull-apart basin that developed above a releasing jog of a left-stepping strike-slip fault system defined by the Son-Narmada
south fault and Tapti north fault in consequence to sinistral displacement along WSW-ENE. Development of a sedimentary basin
under the above-mentioned kinematic condition was simulated in model experiments with sandpack. The shape, relative size,
stratigraphic and structural architecture of the experimental basin tally with that of the Satpura basin. The experimental
results also provide insights into the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Satpura basin in particular and pull-apart basins
in general. 相似文献
Summary Hindcasts for the Indian summer monsoons (ISMs) of 2002 and 2003 have been produced from an ensemble of numerical simulations
performed with a global model by changing SST. Two sets of ensemble simulations have been produced without vegetation: (i)
by prescribing the weekly observed SST from ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting) analyses, and (ii)
by adding weekly SST anomalies (SSTA) of April to the climatological SST during the simulation period from May to August.
For each ensemble, 10 simulations have been realized with different initial conditions that are prepared from ECMWF data with
five each from April and May analyses of both the years. The predicted June–July monsoon rainfall over the Indian region shows
good agreement with the GPCP (observed) pentad rainfall distribution when 5 member ensemble is taken from May initial conditions.
The All-India June–July simulated rainfall time series matches favourably with the observed time series in both the years
for the five member ensemble from May initial condition but drifts away from observation with April initial conditions. This
underscores the role of initial conditions in the seasonal forecasting. But the model has failed to capture the strong intra-seasonal
oscillation in July 2002. Heating over equatorial Indian Ocean for June 2002 in a particular experiment using 29th May 12
GMT as initial conditions shows some intra-seasonal oscillation in July 2002 rainfall, as in observation. Further evaluation
of the seasonal simulations from this model is done by calculating the empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) of the GPCP rainfall
over India. The first four EOFs explain more than 80% of the total variance of the observed rainfall. The time series of expansion
coefficients (principal components), obtained by projecting on the observed EOFs, provide a better framework for inter-comparing
model simulations and their evaluation with observed data. The main finding of this study is that the All-India rainfall from
various experiments with prescribed SST is better predicted on seasonal scale as compares to prescribed SST anomalies. This
is indicative of a possible useful seasonal forecasts from a GCM at least for the case when monsoon is going to be good. The
model responses do not differ much for 2002 and 2003 since the evolution of SST during these years was very similar, hence
July rainfall seems to be largely modulated by the other feedbacks on the overall circulation. 相似文献
Summary A shallow and short-lived subsynoptic cyclone is discussed as one of typical events causing natural disasters over Saudi Arabia
on 5 January 2002 using the Japan Meteorological Agency global analysis dataset. The main cause for its formation was vorticity
stretching. On the same day widespread rainfall over Saudi Arabia with enhanced precipitation over the mountainous Jeddah
region was also observed using the Global Precipitation Climatology Project dataset. Owing to eastward-moving wintertime synoptic-scale
Mediterranean disturbances, this rainfall was associated with frontal activity, modified by the local orography. 相似文献
We present new experimental data on Mg tracer diffusion in oriented single crystals of forsterite (Fo100) and San Carlos olivine (Fo92) between 1000–1300° C. The activation energies of diffusion are found to be 400 (±60) kJ/mol (96 kcal/mol) and 275 (±25) kJ/mol (65 kcal/ mol) in forsterite and San Carlos olivine, respectively, along [001] at a fO2 of 10–12 bars. There is no change in activation energy of Mg tracer diffusion within this temperature range. Mg tracer diffusion in a nominally pure forsterite is found to be anisotropic (Dc > Da > D b) and a function of fO2. This fO2 dependence is different from that in olivine containing Fe as a major element, which suggests that the diffusion mechanism of Mg in forsterite is different from that in Fe-bearing olivine at least over some range of fO2. The diffusion mechanism in nominally pure forsterites may involve impurities present below the limits of detection or alternately, Si or Fe3+ interstitial defects, Fe being present as impurity (ppm level) in forsterite. Pressure dependence of Mg tracer diffusivity in forsterite measured to 10 GPa in a multianvil apparatus yields an activation volume of approximately 1–3.5 cm3/ mol. It is found that presence of small amounts of hydrogen bearing species in the atmosphere during diffusion anneal (fH2 0.2 bars, fH20 0.24 bars) do not affect Mg tracer diffusion in forsterite within the resolution of our measurement at a total pressure of 1 bar. The observed diffusion process is shown to be extrinsic; hence extrapolation of the diffusion data to lower temperatures should not be plagued by uncertainties related to change of diffusion mechanism from intrinsic to extrinsic. 相似文献
The Permian Barakar Formation in the Mohpani coalfield, Satpura Gondwana basin, is composed of three broad lithologies that occur repetitively and are iterdigitated: (1) several metres thick coarse- to medium-grained sandstone bodies with scoured bases, (2) 5-20 m thick medium- to fine-grained sandstone bodies and (3) 5-20 m thick mudstone-dominated packages with variable proportions of centimetre- to decimetre-scale, fine- to medium-grained sandstone, carbonaceous shale and coal. The Barakar strata were previously interpreted as deposits of braided rivers and associated inter-channel flood basin in a continental setting. However, this study recognizes signatures of tidal current from the mudstone-dominated packages implying marine influence during Barakar sedimentation.
The mudstone-dominated sediment bodies are the focus of this paper and comprise of three lithofacies that bear imprints of tidal processes during Barakar sedimentation: (1) heterolith, (2) sandstone, and (3) coal-carbonaceous shale, which alternate with one another within individual bodies. The heterolithic facies show interlayering of sandstone and claystone resembling flaser, wavy and lenticular bedding, as well as pinstripe stratification. Successive sandstone-mudstone couplets indicate periodic waxing and waning of flows. Within individual heterolithic packages, the sandstone:claystone ratio along with the bedding style, varies cyclically upwards giving rise to alternate sandstone-dominated and claystone-dominated intervals suggesting tidal velocity fluctuation reflective of spring-neap lunar cycle. Thickness plots of successive sand-mud couplets also reveal cyclic variation with a conspicuous periodicity of around 12 couplets per cycle, which corroborates the spring-neap-spring (or neap-spring-neap) lunar cycle. Presence of abundant desiccation cracks indicates periodic emergence and points towards an intertidal setting. The sandstone facies is characterized by a variety of wave-generated features such as bundled and chevron upbuilding of lamina, bi-directional foreset orientations, offshooting and draping laminae, scour-and-drape feature, swollen lens-like geometries suggesting their emplacement under storm-induced combined-flow on the tidal-flat. The coal-carbonaceous shale facies represent supratidal marsh environment. 相似文献
Although environmental justice research has typically focused on locations of industrial toxic releases or waste sites, recent developments in GIS and environmental modeling provide a foundation for developing measures designed to evaluate the consequences of transportation system changes. In this paper, we develop and demonstrate a workable GIS-based approach that can be used to assess the impacts of a transportation system change on minorites and low-income residents. We focus specifically on two adverse affects: vehicle-generated air pollution and noise. The buffer analysis capabilities of GIS provide a preliminary assessment of environmental justice. We integrate existing environmental pollution models with GIS software to identify the specific locations where noise and air pollution standards could be violated because of the proposed system change. A comparison of the geographic boundaries of these areas with the racial and economic characteristics of the underlying population obtained from block level census data provides a basis for evaluating disproportionate impacts. An existing urban arterial in Waterloo, Iowa, is used to illustrate the methods developed in this research. 相似文献
The characteristics and variability of the East India Coastal Current (EICC), the western boundary current in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) during the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) years between 2006 and 2012 have been investigated using the high-resolution Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). The evolution of temperature, mixed layer depth (MLD), and seasonal basin scale circulation in the upper ocean simulated by the model agrees well with the observations. The EICC in BoB is characterized by a seasonal reversal flow: the poleward EICC during February?May and the equatorward EICC during August?December. A long-term simulation from 2006 to 2012 suggest that the circulation pattern, boundary current structure, and transport in the western BoB are completely different in positive and negative IOD years. As IOD is mainly phase-locked to the seasonal cycle with most significant influence in the Borel autumn, the equatorward EICC is affected during the IOD years. It is found that the strength of this EICC is ~?5 Sv in October 2010 and a weaker EICC dominated by the presence of eddies is observed in October 2006. We also quantified the local and remote forcing effects on the variability of EICC and found that the seasonal coastal Kelvin waves (KWs) play a dominant role in the development of the EICC. During positive IOD year 2006, due the absence of second downwelling KW, the EICC is completely disorganized and dominated by the eddies, whereas in the negative IOD year 2010, the strong second downwelling KW plays a key role in developing organized and stable EICC in the western BoB. 相似文献