Solar-like and Mira-like oscillations of stars - A uniform excitation mechanism

Using a non-local and time-dependent theory of convection, we have cal- culated the linear non-adiabatic oscillations of the radial and low-degree F-p39 modes for evolutionary models from the main sequence to the asymptotic giant branch for stars with solar abundance （X = 0.70, Z = 0.02） in the mass range of 0.6-3.0 3//o. The results show that iow luminosity cool stars tend to be solar-like oscillators, whose low-order modes are stable, but intermediate and high order p-modes are pulsationally unstable; their unstable modes have a wide range in frequency and small values for amplitude growth rates. For stars with increasing luminosity and therefore lower tem- perature, the unstable modes shift towards lower orders, the corresponding range of frequency decreases, and the amplitude growth rate increases. High luminosity red gi- ant stars behave like typical Mira-like oscillators. The effects of the coupling between convection and oscillations on pulsational instability have been carefully analyzed in this work. Our research shows that convection does not simply act as a damping mechanism for oscillations, and the complex nature of the coupling between convec- tion and oscillations makes turbulent convection sometimes behave as damping, and sometimes as excitation. Such a picture can not only naturally account for the red edge of the instability strip, but also the solar-like oscillations in low luminosity red stars and Mira-like ones in high luminosity red giants.     

丽江观测站1.8米望远镜自适应光学系统性能初步理论估计

为了探讨丽江1.8m自适应光学望远镜在天文或天体物理研究领域的可能应用,使用误差基本标度理论对其性能进行了初步的理论分析.结果表明,一般观测条件下,系统分辨力可以达到近似衍射极限.同时对在其上配置激光导星系统后可获得的性能进行了预测,结果表明,激光导星自适应光学系统将大幅度提高系统的天空覆盖率.     

物理海洋观测研究的进展与挑战

从当今物理海洋所面临的若干前沿科学问题出发,重点探讨了物理海洋观测研究所面临的任务与挑战,包括大洋边界流系统、海洋湍流及跨等密度面混合以及海洋热含量和淡水平衡等.在已有的基础上,对我国在深海研究领域特别是物理海洋观测方面提出了几点针对性的建议.     

Protection of bridge piers against scouring with tetrahedral frames

Armoring countermeasures, such as riprap stones, are the primary method used to protect bridge piers against scouring; however, these methods have not had definitive success. Recently, flow-altering countermeasures, such as sacrificial piles, have been tested as an alternative to armoring countermeasures. This study investigated the mechanics of an innovative flow-altering countermeasure device, frames in the shape of tetrahedrons that act as a pier-scour countermeasure. Results of measured characteristics for turbulence flow showed that the flow around the tetrahedral frames can be divided into three regions： （1） a deceleration region near the sediment bed; （2） an acceleration region in the middle of water depth region; and （3） a restoration region near the water surface. The velocity magnitudes, turbulent intensities and vorticities decreased in the deceleration region, increased in the acceleration region and reverted to that of the unprotected condition in the restoration region. This pier-scour countermeasure is innovative because of its ability to dissipate energy associated with the downflow and the horseshoes vortex generated around the bridge pier. The scour tests revealed that the frames protected the foundation of bridge piers against scour. The experimental results showed that the percentage reduction of scour depth decreased as the velocity ratio, U/U c , decreased, reaching a value of 50% for the range of parameters tested in this study. Moreover, its efficiency was dependent on the placement density of the frames. The data showed that the frames were more effective when η was larger. However, their influence becomes less significant when η≥ 0.16.     

利用卫星高度计资料分析热带大西洋表层环流的季节性变化

利用1993年4月至2001年3月的TOPEX/POSEIDON卫星高度计遥感资料,研究了热带大西洋(15°S-25°N,50°W-5°W)海面高度距平和表层环流结构的季节性变化。研究结果表明:夏季和冬季海面高度距平分布呈相反的结构,低纬度海区(0°-15°N之间的海区)海表风应力旋度所产生的Ekman抽吸而导致的海面升降是该海区海面高度距平季节性振荡的重要影响因素。热带大西洋表层流结构大部分海域季节变化不明显,部分流系具有明显季节振荡,东向的北赤道逆流夏季强度较大,冬、春季流速较小;非洲沿岸流冬季流向为东南向,其他季节流向为东北向。值得一提的是,几内亚海湾表层流秋、冬季为东向,而春、夏季为西向。通过卫星跟踪ARGOS漂流浮标观测结果进行的对比验证表明,上述遥感资料分析的表层地转流场与海上观测结果一致。     

沿海地区大气边界层扩散特征探讨

利用辽东湾近地层三轴风速仪资料分别计算不同稳定度的大气扩散参数及湍流强度。并将不同情况下的大气扩散参数及湍流强度进行了比较。结果表明：在地形相对平坦的辽东湾,在不同的稳定度下,σy和σx值均略大于同级布里格斯公式的计算值。在不稳定条件(C、B类)下,湍强值重大。     

海洋中示踪物等值线的分形长度及其与混合效率的关系

涡致混合扩散是物理海洋研究中的热点和难点问题。本文基于“有效扩散”理论,研究示踪物等值线在海表地转湍流的多尺度搅拌作用下,发生拉伸、扭曲、变形、折叠等改变其几何拓扑结构的现象,并探讨了等值线分形长度的变化与混合效率的关系。研究结果表明,在地转流场的搅拌下,示踪物的等值线会被迅速拉长,并产生丰富的精细结构。这种分形式的增长可达原长度的10～20倍,是混合效率提高的主要原因;而涡丝和锋面伴随的梯度增强虽然也有贡献,但为次要因素。另一方面,在示踪物模拟过程中,小尺度扩散会通过不可逆混合对示踪物进行均匀化,从而抹平等值线的精细结构,抑制等值线的增长,限制混合效率的提高。基于“数盒子”算法计算了等值线的分形维度,其数值在1.4到1.6之间,介于一维和二维之间。但由于地转湍流数据分辨率的限制,无法考虑更小尺度(次中尺度过程)的搅拌作用,可能低估了等值线的分形长度和混合效率。本研究将海洋混合与等值线几何特征联系了起来,初步得到了分形长度和混合效率两者的经验关系式,未来可以利用图像识别等成熟遥感技术将海洋示踪物等值线的几何特征直接转换为混合效率,为诊断分析海洋混合及其参数化提供了一种新的思路。     

西太平洋副热带高压弱切变上产生的暴雨的湿位涡分析

1998年8月19－20日发生四川盆地北部的大暴雨是在西太平洋副热带高压内弱切变上产生的,为历史上少见的疑观暴雨,本文通过过对这次暴雨过程的湿位涡分析,发现湿位涡水平分量表示的非地转特性,能反映位涡分量可弥补的暴雨预报中天图分析难以判断的局限性。     

平流雾和辐射雾时边界层温度场又风场结构特征的对比分析

本文利用多普达所获取的在时间、空间（垂直方向）较为密集的实时资料,分别对两次性质不同的（平流和辐射）大雾的边界温度场、风场结构特征进行了对比分析。得出在华北地形槽下挟流雾得以稳定维持的根本原因是与位于各逆温层之上的、和平有大风速达１０．７２ｍ／ｓ的偏北大风相联系的下沉逆温切相关。下沉逆温随着与之相伴的偏北大风的减弱、消伯而逐渐趋于消失。其边界层逆温较大地减弱是动力（动量下传）、热力（对流）共同作用     

黑潮近岸分支流在2017年9月与2019年9月差异的研究

通过对比2017年9月和2019年9月的温盐大面观测数据,发现东海陆架上黑潮近岸分支流的路径在两次观测中存在显著差异.2019年9月黑潮近岸分支流中上游的路径相较2017年9月明显的东向偏移,造成黑潮次表层水入侵东海近岸海域的强度较弱.为了探究黑潮近岸分支流的上述显著年际差异的原因,利用卫星高度计数据和再分析风场数据,...