有效的正压原始方程拟能守恒保真（拟）谱模式

本工作遵循保真计算原理与方法,对正压原始方程气象传统全球（拟）谱模式方案进行改造,构造了正压原始方程拟能完全守恒（拟）谱模式新型保真计算方案,解决了正压原始方程的（非线性）计算稳定性问题和拟能守恒整体性质保持问题,改进了相应正压原始方程气象传统全球（拟）谱模式方案的计算效能。新型保真方案的数值实验表明,计算实践中,新方案在解决拟能守恒问题的同时,可解决（非线性）计算稳定问题,并在一定条件下可解决非线性计算收敛性问题。进一步的比较数值实验还表明,计算实践中,新型保真计算方案在提高相应气象传统方案的计算精度、     

Zero-frequency tidal distrotion due to the orbital elements of tide-forming bodies

Summary It has been proved that orbital elements of perturbing bodies should be taken into account when 10^–10 accuracy is required for zero-frequency tidal distortion in the second zonal Stokes parameter of the geopotential. A solution at the 10^–15 level of magnitude has been presented. The zero-frequency tidal distortion in the fourth zonal Stokes parameter has been derived as 1·3×10^–10 if the secular Love number is unity. It should be reflected in the geopotential models respecting the 10^–10 level of magnitude.     

Dispersion and feeding of larval herring (Clupea harengus L.) in the Moray Firth during September 1985

A plume of herring larvae dispersing from a spawning site at Clythness in the Moray Firth (northern Scotland) was surveyed during early September 1985. Several cohorts of larvae were evident from the length distributions, and these were arranged in order of increasing length (age) towards the south-west. The spacing of cohort centres indicated a drift rate of 1–2 km day⁻¹.Calanoid copepod nauplii constituted the major proportion of the diet of larvae <10 mm sampled during the study. Cyclopoid copepod nauplii and gastropod veligers were not found in the diet although they were present in the water. The distribution of nauplii in the region was inversely correlated with the concentration of phytoplankton chlorophyll, and nauplii concentrations were above average in the vicinity of the herring spawning site. The drift trajectory of the herring larvae took them towards an area of high copepodite and adult copepod concentration—items which formed an increasing part of the diet of larger (older) larvae.     

Inertial Instability of Arbitrarily Meandering Currents Governed by the Eccentrically Cyclogeostrophic Equation

Using natural coordinates, we have derived a criterion for the inertial instability of arbitrarily meandering currents. Such currents, governed by the eccentrically cyclogeostrophic equation, are adopted as the basic current field for the parcel method. We assume that any virtual displacement which is given to a water parcel moving in the basic field has no influence on this field. From the conservation of mechanical energy for a virtual displacement we derive an inertial instability frequency ω _m = [(f + 2u/r)Z]^0.5 for the eccentrically cyclogeostrophic current, where f is the Coriolis parameter, u the velocity (always positive), r the radius of curvature of a streamline (negative for an anticyclonic meander), and Z the vertical component of absolute vorticity. If ω _m ² is negative, the eccentrically cyclogeostrophic current becomes unstable. Although the conventional, centrifugal instability criterion, derived from the conservation of angular momentum in a circularly symmetric current field, has a certain meaning for a monopolar vortex, it contains a radial shear vorticity that is difficult to use in arbitrarily meandering currents. The new criterion ω _m ² contains a lateral shear vorticity that is applicable to arbitrarily meandering currents. Examining instabilities of concentric rings with radii of 50–100 km, we consider reasons why the anticyclonic supersolid rotation has been very much less frequently observed than the cyclonic supersolid rotation, despite a prediction of some common stability and a rapid change in radial velocity gradient for the former. Classifying eccentric streamlines into the large and small curvature-gradient types, we point out that the large-gradient curvature in anticyclonic rings is apt to be unstable. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Seasonal and inter-annual variation in occurrence and biomass of rooted macrophytes and drift algae in shallow bays

Submerged rooted macrophytes and drift algae were studied in shallow (0–1 m) brackish soft-bottom bays in the Åland Islands, N Baltic Sea, in 1997–2000. The study was performed by aerial photography and ground-truth sampling and the compatibility of the methods was evaluated. The study provided quantitative results on seasonal and inter-annual variation in growth, distribution and biomass of submerged macrophytes and drift algae.On an average, 18 submerged macrophyte species occurred in the studied bays. The most common species, by weight and occurrence, were Chara aspera, Cladophora glomerata, Pilayella littoralis and Potamogeton pectinatus. Filamentous green algae constituted 45–70% of the biomass, charophytes 25–40% and vascular plants 3–18%. A seasonal pattern with a peak in biomass in July–August was found and the mean biomass was negatively correlated with exposure. There were statistically significant differences in coverage among years, and among levels of exposure. The coverage was highest when exposure was low. Both sheltered and exposed bays were influenced by drift algae (30 and 60% occurrence in July–August) and there was a positive correlation between exposure and occurrence of algal accumulations. At exposed sites, most of the algae had drifted in from other areas, while at sheltered ones they were mainly of local origin.Data obtained by aerial photography and ground-truth sampling showed a high concordance, but aerial photography gave a 9% higher estimate than the ground-truth samples. The results can be applied in planning of monitoring and management strategies for shallow soft-bottom areas under potential threat of drift algae.     

正倒锥体结构上冰力谱分析实验研究

利用研制的新型非冻结可破碎合成模型冰材料，进行了冰排与正倒锥体结构物作用的物理模拟试验研究，试验中观察记录了冰排的破碎过程并测定了作用于锥体结构物上的冰力，通过快速傅立叶变换方法由所测得的冰力时程曲线得到冰力频谱，分析并讨论了冰排速度，本结构物的水线直径，锥角以及冰排弯曲破坏方向等对冰力频谱对冰力频谱因子的影响。     

深水Stokes漂流公式的一种新形式

本文在未将Stokes波的势函数参数β的前提下使用近似解迭代方法重新推导了Stokes波的水质点的轨迹方程。在具体推导中发现水平位移与垂向位移在作近似解迭代时，收敛于精确解的速度是不相同的，垂向位移在一次迭代后即与精确解非常近似，而对于水平位移必须做二次迭代才能达到较好的精度。由二次迭代的水平位移方程即可获得Stokes漂流公式的一种新式，该形式表明，在三阶精度下Stokes漂流与所在深度的水质点的振幅A的平方成正比。运用由垂向位移方程解得的振幅与参数β的关系式可证明经典Stokes漂流公式可以看作是新漂流公式在特定坐标系下的特定垂直断面处的结果。