Hydrodynamics of a headland-bay beach—Nearshore current circulation

This paper is devoted to the analysis of the hydrodynamic equilibrium of a headland or semi-elliptic shaped beach. It is shown that the state of equilibrium depends not only on the in- and outgoing sediment but also on the accommodation of the sediment within the embayment. The shape and relative depth of shoals, or settling zones, also directly affect the wave and current patterns inside the bay, within which the resultant breaker line almost stops wave-induced currents at some locations, whereas the magnitude of current increases at other locations. Several numerical tests are analytically conducted in a semi-elliptic beach with two symmetrical shoals of varying relative depth where circulatory current systems are detected and analyzed. Numerical modelling for wave climate and wave-induced current estimation is also presented in order to corroborate results and provide a tool for complicated and/or physical domains. The results lead to a redefinition of the concept of equilibrium for headland-bay beaches taking into account not only the net sediment transport but also the role of the formation and disappearance of settling zones, as well as sediment interchanges between the beach and shoals.     

Bottom water circulation in Cascadia Basin

A combination of beta spiral and minimum length inverse methods, along with a compilation of historical and recent high-resolution CTD data, are used to produce a quantitative estimate of the subthermocline circulation in Cascadia Basin. Flow in the North Pacific Deep Water, from 900-1900 m, is characterized by a basin-scale anticyclonic gyre. Below 2000 m, two water masses are present within the basin interior, distinguished by different potential temperature-salinity lines. These water masses, referred to as Cascadia Basin Bottom Water (CBBW) and Cascadia Basin Deep Water (CBDW), are separated by a transition zone at about 2400 m depth. Below the depth where it freely communicates with the broader North Pacific, Cascadia Basin is renewed by northward flow through deep gaps in the Blanco Fracture Zone that feeds the lower limb of a vertical circulation cell within the CBBW. Lower CBBW gradually warms and returns to the south at lighter density. Isopycnal layer renewal times, based on combined lateral and diapycnal advective fluxes, increase upwards from the bottom. The densest layer, existing in the southeast quadrant of the basin below 2850 m, has an advective flushing time of 0.6 years. The total volume flushing time for the entire CBBW is 2.4 years, corresponding to an average water parcel residence time of 4.7 years. Geothermal heating at the Cascadia Basin seafloor produces a characteristic bottom-intensified temperature anomaly and plays an important role in the conversion of cold bottom water to lighter density within the CBBW. Although covering only about 0.05% of the global seafloor, the combined effects of bottom heat flux and diapycnal mixing within Cascadia Basin provide about 2-3% of the total required global input to the upward branch of the global thermohaline circulation.     

A Lagrangian mean theory on coastal sea circulation with inter-tidal transports I. Fundamentals

A brief review is made on the theory of the Lagrangian residual circulation and inter-tidal transports in a convectively weakly nonlinear system. In the review the emphasis is put on the systematical development of the theory and its weakness of convectively weakly nonlinear approximation. The fundamentals of a Lagrangian tidally-averaged theory on circulation with inter-tidal transport processes have been proposed for a general nonlinear coastal/estuarine system. The Lagrangian residual velocity is strictly de- fined, and it has been verified to be able to embody the velocity field of circulation. A new concept of the concentration for inter- tidal transport processes is presented. The concentration describing the inter-tidal transport processes should be a ＂Lagrangian inter-tidal concentration＂ defined and named, but not the Eulcrian tidally-averaged concentration used traditionally. The circulation described here contains a set of infinite temporal-spatial fields of velocity/concentration, each of which corresponds to a specific value of tidal phases varying continuously over one tidal cycle. When the convectively weakly nonlinear condition（ with a smaller order of eddy diffusion and sources） is approximately satisfied, a set of infinite temporal-spatial fields of velocity/concentration can be reduced to a single one.. the mass transport velocity/the Eulerian tidally averaged concentration as exhibited traditionally.     

北海珍珠养殖区与非养殖区海域水体氮含量的分布及其与环境因子的关系

根据2008年9月和2009年4月对广西北海海域珍珠养殖区和非养殖区水体各形态氮含量的调查资料,采用对比手法研究其氮循环特征及其与环境因子的关系.结果表明：研究海域水体各种形态氮含量无论在季节上还是区域上,均突出地体现了养殖生物的释放作用和陆源排污的影响作用.氮的含量变化随着区域和季节不同而显示出特有的规律.春季,正值珠贝插核期的养殖区水体中的氮含量较低,并在不同区域随生物链作用呈现出很好的规律性,各形态氮含量与环境因子之间呈相关的几率较高,其中DON含量与pH值以及DIN含量与SS和TOC含量之间的负相关性均达到了非常显著水平（p〈0.01）,但水环境是以耗氧过程影响为主.秋季,随着养殖珠贝进入养成期,在其摄食和排泄压力大幅度增加的同时,以主要存在形态出现的TN、DN、DON含量亦大幅度上升,但作为浮游植物直接吸收的DIN含量却在明显上升的情况下仍然远低于一类海水水质标准值,只有NH4-N含量与水温呈显著负相关（p〈0.05）,水环境却以增氧状态出现.而非养殖区水体的氮含量无论是春季还是秋季,只是从TN、PN、DN含量的分布上体现了与养殖区的一致性,其余形态氮含量的分布则多与养殖区的相反;各形态氮含量与环境因子之间的相关性则秋季较春季密切,尤其DN、NH4-N与SS含量的负相关性,DIN含量与pH值的正相关性非常显著（p〈0.01）.从春秋季整个海区氮含量的变化情况（春季TN、DN、DON、DIN含量的变化范围分别为10.66~16.96、6.82~12.85、4.43~11.63、0.69~2.81 mol/dm3,平均值分别为13.46、8.86、7.11、1.75 mol/dm3;秋季TN、DN、DON、DIN含量的变化范围分别为14.07~28.01、12.22~23.01、11.01~21.59、1.08~3.11 mol/dm3,平均值分别为20.54、17.00、15.34、1.65 mol/dm3）可见,研究海域无论养殖区还是非养殖区氮循环状况良好,生物链作用在其中起着重要的作用.这对于研究海域生态环境的可持续发展极为有利.     

地热对海洋影响的实验室模拟

This study, using laboratory experiments and scaling analysis, evaluates the influence of geothermal heating on global oceanic circulation. Upon a well-developed large-scale convective flow, an additional heat flux perturbation δF/F is employed. The increments of flow and thermal properties, including eddy diffusivity KT, flow velocity V and bottom temperature Tb, are found to be independent of the applied heat flux F. Together with the scaling analysis of convective flow at different configurations, where the flow is thermally driven in the relatively low or extremely high turbulent thermal convections or the horizontal convection, the variances of flow properties, δKT/KT and δV/V, are found to be close to 0.5% and 0.75% at δF/F=2%. This means that the small heat flux perturbation plays a negligible role in the global convective flow. However, δTb/ΔT is found to be 1.5% at δF/F=2%, which would have a significant effect in the local region. The results might provide a clue to understanding the influence of geothermal heating on global oceanic circulation. It is expected that geothermal heating will contribute less than 1% in turbulent mixing and volume flux to global oceanic circulation, so its influence can be negligible in this situation. However, when it comes to the local environment, the influence of geothermal heating cannot be ignored. For example, temperature increases of about 0.5°C with geothermal heating would have a significant effect on the physical environments within the benthic boundary layer.     

聚合物凝胶堵漏剂在大裂隙溶洞地层中的研究及应用

广东河源地区地质条件复杂,溶洞、裂隙十分发育。钻探生产中施工难度大,导致在钻孔施工中冲洗液漏失严重,施工周期长,成本高。针对该地区大裂隙溶洞地层研制的一种新型聚合物凝胶堵漏剂,从理论上探讨该新型凝胶堵漏剂的基本性能和作用机理,还通过室内试验与现场测试对凝胶堵漏剂进行研究,测试了凝胶堵漏剂的成胶时间、承压能力、破胶性能等。并针对凝胶堵漏材料的配方进行了对比试验,得出了现场的最佳应用配方,对漏失地层进行堵漏,取得了良好的效果,降低了钻井液的消耗,提高了钻井效率。广东河源地区的应用表明,所研制新型凝胶堵漏剂具有良好的流动性且成胶时间较短,符合生产需要,同时还具有很强的承压堵漏能力,破胶性能显著,不会卡住钻具。该新型堵漏剂对广东河源地区的堵漏施工效果较好,易于配制、调整,不需要特殊设备,对大裂隙溶洞地区的堵漏具有很好的推广应用前景。     

钻孔桩基础的一个失败实例

列举了一个显然是按照正常施工过程步骤成桩的败例。以对整个成桩过程全面调查和详细试桩结果为基础,对该桩质量所存在的问题作了深入细致分析。提出了改进挖斗体结构、改善无循环钻孔灌注桩成孔工艺,对混凝土各个环节质量控制手段也提出建议。     

春季赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流的变化特征及其与Walker环流的关系

利用1951~2010年20CR（20th Century Reanalysis Version 2）再分析资料和NOAA海表温度资料研究了赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流的季节性差异、变化特征及其与Walker环流的关系。本文首先分析了四个季节赤道印度洋上空纬向-垂直环流的结构特征,发现春季和秋季存在严格东西方向上的赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流。随后,针对春季赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流变化特征作进一步的分析,研究结果表明,春季纬向-垂直环流的强度及其变率在1951~2010年间持续增强,而该垂直环流的中心位置则表现出明显的年代际变化特征:1981年之前垂直环流的中心位置表现为向西移动,而在1981年后则转为向东移。春季赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流与Walker环流之间的相关关系同样存在年代际转折,1981年之前两者之间并不存在显著的相关,而在1981年之后,两者之间的关系显著增强。不同年代际时段内赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流与海温的关系也发生了明显的改变,1981~2010年赤道印度洋纬向-垂直环流主要受到前期和同期太平洋上的ENSO型海温信号的影响,而在此之前该垂直环流主要受到前期和同期赤道东印度洋海温的影响。     

高空急流在北京“7.21”暴雨中的动力作用

利用常规观测、加密自动气象站降水资料以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料等,使用天气动力学诊断方法,重点研究了高空急流对北京2012年7月21日（“7.21”）暴雨中降水突然增强时刻14时（北京时）和降水最强时刻19时的动力作用。结果表明,“7.21”暴雨的发生和西来的高空急流东移至北京上空有关,高空急流及其散度场和与高空急流相伴随的次级环流对“7.21”暴雨的发生起重要的动力作用。7月21日14时,高空急流轴的经向度开始增大,高空急流入口区右侧的散度场南北范围明显扩大,北京上空为深厚的对流运动,受来自低层的东南气流带来的暖湿空气的影响,北京地区降水量突然增大;20时,对流层高空急流轴的经向度进一步增大,此时由于北上西北低涡导致的低层辐合,使得北京上空对流层高层出现强辐散区,北京上空出现强烈的上升运动,加之来自东南的暖湿气流的影响,使得北京地区降水量在19时达到最大值。“7.21”暴雨中降水突然增强时刻和降水最大时刻,上升支均出现在高空急流入口区右侧,但是,次级环流的下沉支均发生在北京的东南部,这是影响“7.21”暴雨次级环流的一个重要特征。     

The release of dissolved actinium to the ocean: A global comparison of different end-members

The measurement of short-lived ²²³Ra often involves a second measurement for supported activities, which represents ²²⁷Ac in the sample. Here we exploit this fact, presenting a set of 284 values on the oceanic distribution of ²²⁷Ac, which was collected when analyzing water samples for short-lived radium isotopes by the radium delayed coincidence counting system. The present work compiles ²²⁷Ac data from coastal regions all over the northern hemisphere, including values from ground water, from estuaries and lagoons, and from marine end-members. Deep-sea samples from a continental slope off Puerto Rico and from an active vent site near Hawaii complete the overview of ²²⁷Ac near its potential sources.The average ²²⁷Ac activities of nearshore marine end-members range from 0.4 dpm m^− 3 at the Gulf of Mexico to 3.0 dpm m^− 3 in the coastal waters of the Korean Strait. In analogy to ²²⁸Ra, we find the extension of adjacent shelf regions to play a substantial role for ²²⁷Ac activities, although less pronounced than for radium, due to its weaker shelf source. Based on previously published values, we calculate an open ocean ²²⁷Ac inventory of 1.35 * 10¹⁸ dpm ²²⁷Ac_ex in the ocean, which corresponds to 37 moles, or 8.4 kg. This implies a flux of 127 dpm m⁻² y^− 1 from the deep-sea floor. For the shelf regions, we obtain a global inventory of ²²⁷Ac of 4.5 * 10¹⁵ dpm, which cannot be converted directly into a flux value, as the regional loss term of ²²⁷Ac to the open ocean would have to be included.Ac has so far been considered to behave similarly to Ra in the marine environment, with the exception of a strong Ac source in the deep-sea due to ²³¹Pa_ex. Here, we present evidence of geochemical differences between Ac, which is retained in a warm vent system, and Ra, which is readily released [Moore, W.S., Ussler, W. and Paull, C.K., 2008-this issue. Short-lived radium isotopes in the Hawaiian margin: Evidence for large fluid fluxes through the Puna Ridge. Marine Chemistry]. Another potential mechanism of producing deviations in ²²⁷Ac/²²⁸Ra and daughter isotope ratios from the expected production value of lithogenic material is observed at reducing environments, where enrichment in uranium may occur. The presented data here may serve as a reference for including ²²⁷Ac in circulation models, and the overview provides values for some end-members that contribute to the global Ac distribution.