简介:Inversetechniqueisawidelyusedmethodinoceanography,butithasaproblemthattheretrievedsolutionsoftenviolatemodelpriorassumptions.Totunethemodelhasconsistentsolutions,aniterationapproach,whichsuccessivelyutilizestheposteriorstatisticsfornextroundinverseestimation,isintroducedandtestedfromarealcasestudy.Itisfoundthattheconsistencymaybecomeelusiveasthedeterminantsofsolutionandnoisecovariancematricesbecomezerointheiterationprocess.However,afterseveralstepsofsuchoperation,thedifferencebetweenposteriorstatisticsandthemodelprioronescanbegraduallyreduced.
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简介:Thecoupledice-oceanmodelfortheBohaiSeaisusedforsimulatingthefreezing,melting,andvariationoficecoverandtheheatbalanceatthesea-ice,air-ice,andair-seainterfacesoftheBohaiSeaduringtheentirewinterin1998~1999and2000~2001.Thecoupledmodelisforcedbyrealtimenumericalweatherpredictionfields.TheresultsshowthatthethermodynamiceffectsofatmosphereandoceanareveryimportantfortheevolvementoficeintheBohaiSea,especiallyintheperiodoficefreezingandmelting.Oceanheatfluxplaysakeyroleinthethermodynamiccoupling.Thesimulationalsopresentsthedifferentthermodynamicfeaturesintheicecoveredregionandthemarginalicezone.Icethickness,heatbudgetattheinterface,andsurfaceseatemperature,etc.betweenthetworepresentativepointsarediscussed.
简介:TheprobabilityoffractaldeterminationofcoastaltypesbasedonGISispreliminarilydiscussedwithChinaasanexample.Finally,somesignificantconclusionsaredrawn:(1)Thefractaldimensionofcoastlineofthebedrockcoastislargerthanthatoftheplaincoastonthesamescalemap;(2)Asfarasthebedrockcoastisconcerned,thelargerfractaldimensionofcoastlineofthebedrockcoastonthesamescalemapindicatesthatthebedrockcoastisprobablynottypical;(3)Asfarastheplaincoastisconcerned,thesmallerfractaldimensionofcoastlineoftheplaincoastonthesamescalemapindicatesthatitisprobablythesiltplaincoast;(4)Thedifferentsubstantialcompositionsaffectthefractaldimensionsofcoastlinesofdifferentcoastaltypes.Ingeneral,thecoastwhichliesinthenorthoftheHangzhouBayconsistsofsandmainly,itssurfaceisflat,anditisconnectedwiththecoastalplain,itslandformisbroadshoal,itstotalchangeiscomparativelyhomogenousinthetidaldynamicprocess,andthus,therelativelysmallerfractaldimensionofcoastlineresultsfromthis.Forthebedrockcoast,thereismorebedrock,thecoastlineiscomparativelysmoothandstraight,beingaffectedbythefaultsandoceandynamicprocess,whichresultinthelargerfractaldimension.
简介:Foghasrecentlybecomeafrequenthigh-impactweatherphenomenonalongthecoastalregionsofNorthChina.Accuratefogforecastingremainschallengingduetolimitedunderstandingofthepredictabilityandmechanismoffogformationassociatedwithsynoptic-scalecirculation.Onefrequentsynopticpatternoffogformationinthisareaisassociatedwithcoldfrontpassage(cold-frontsynopticpattern,CFSP).ThispaperexploredthepredictabilityofatypicalCFSPfogeventfromtheperspectiveofanalyzingkeycharacteristicsofsynoptic-scalecirculationdeterminingfogforecastingperformanceandthepossiblemechanism.TheeventwasensembleforecastedwiththeWeatherResearchandForecastingmodel.Twogroupsofensemblememberswithgoodandbadforecastingperformancewereselectedandcomposited.Resultsshowedthatthepredictabilityofthiscasewaslargelydeterminedbythesimulatedstrengthsofthecold-frontcirculation(i.e.,troughandridgeandtheassociatedsurfacehigh).Thebad-performingmemberstendedtohaveaweakerridgebehindastrongertrough,andassociatedhigherpressureoverlandandaweakersurfacehighoverthesea,leadingtoanadverseimpactonstrengthanddirectionofsteeringflowsthatinhibitwarmmoistadvectionandenhancecolddryadvectiontransportedtothefocusregion.Associatedwiththiscolddryadvection,adversesynopticconditionsofstratificationandmoistureforfogformationwereproduced,consequentlycausingfailureoffogforecastinginthefocusregion.Thisstudyhighlightstheimportanceofaccuratesynoptic-scaleinformationforimprovedCFSPfogforecasting,andenhancesunderstandingoffogpredictabilityfromperspectiveofsynoptic-scalecirculation.
简介:Animprovedabsolutecalibrationtechnologybasedonindirectmeasurementswasdevelopedthroughtwoprobativeexperiments,theperformanceofwhichwasevaluatedbyapplyingtheapproachtoinsituseasurfaceheight(SSH)attheTianhengIsland(tidalgauge)andthesatellitenadir(GPSbuoy).UsingGeoid/MSS(meanseasurface)data,whichaccountedforaconstantoffsetbetweennadirandonshoretidalgaugewaterlevels,andTMD(tidalmodeldriver),whichcanceledoutthetime-varyingoffsets,nadirSSH(seasurfaceheight)couldbeindirectlyacquiredatanonshoretidalgaugeinsteadoffromdirectoffshoreobservation.TheapproachextrapolatedtheonshoreSSHouttotheoffshorenadirwithanaccuracyof(1.88±0.20)cmandastandarddeviationof3.3cm,whichsuggestedthattheapproachpresentedwasfeasibleinabsolutealtimetercalibration/validation(Cal/Val),andtheapproachenormouslyfacilitatedtheobtainingSSHfromtheoffshorenadir.
简介:ThesynopticsituationandmesoscalestructureofanexplosiveextratropicalcycloneovertheNorthwesternPacificinMarch2007areinvestigatedthroughweatherstationobservationsanddatareanalysis.Thecycloneislocatedbeneaththepolewardsideoftheexitofa200hPajet,whichisastrongdivergentregionaloft.Atmid-level,thecycloneliesonthedownstreamsideofawell-developedtrough,whereastrongascendingmotionfrequentlyoccurs.Cross-sectionanalyseswithweatherstationdatashowthatthecyclonehasawarmandmoistcore.A'nose'ofthecoldfront,whichischaracterizedbyalow-levelprotrudingstructureintheequivalentpotentialtemperaturefield,formswhenthecyclonemovesoffshore.This'nose'structureishypothesizedtohavebeencausedbytheheatingeffectoftheKuroshioCurrent.Twolow-leveljetstreamsarealsoidentifiedonthewesternandeasternsidesofthecoldfront.Thewesternjetconveyscoldanddryairat800-900hPa.Thewindinthenorthernpartisnortheasterly,andthewindinthesouthernpartisnorthwesterly.Bycontrast,theeasternjetcarrieswarmandmoistairintothecyclonesystem,ascendingnorthwardfrom900hPato600-700hPa.Thesouthernpartisdominatedbythesoutherlywind,andthewindinthenorthernpartissouthwesterly.Theeasternandwesternjetssignificantlyincreasetheairtemperatureandmoisturecontrastinthevicinityofthecoldfront.Thisincreasecouldplayanimportantroleinimprovingtherapidcyclogenesisprocess.
简介:Thestabilityofsubmarinegeologicalstructureshasacrucialinfluenceontheconstructionofoffshoreengineeringprojectsandtheexploitationofseabedresources.Marinegeologistsshouldpossessadetailedunderstandingofcommonsubmarinegeologicalhazards.Currentmarineseismicexplorationmethodsarebasedonthemosteffectivedetectiontechnologies.Therefore,currentresearchfocusesonimprovingtheresolutionandprecisionofshallowstratumstructuredetectionmethods.Inthisarticle,thefeasibilityofshallowseismicstructureimagingisassessedbybuildingacomplexmodel,anddifferencesbetweentheseismicinterferometryimagingmethodandthetraditionalimagingmethodarediscussed.Theimagingeffectofthemodelisbetterforshallowlayersthanfordeeplayersbecausecoherentnoiseproducedbythismethodcanresultinanunsatisfactoryimagingeffectfordeeplayers.Theseismicinterferencemethodhascertainadvantagesforgeologicalstructuralimagingofshallowsubmarinestrata,whichindicatescontinuoushorizontalevents,ahighresolution,aclearfault,andanobviousstructureboundary.TheeffectsoftheactualdataappliedtotheShenhuareacanfullyillustratetheadvantagesofthemethod.Thus,thismethodhasthepotentialtoprovidenewinsightsforshallowsubmarinestrataimaginginthearea.
简介:Basinmodelinghasbecomeanimportanttoolforanalyzingsedimentarybasins.TheNorthSubbasinoftheSouthYellowSeaBasinisfilledwiththickMeso-Cenozoicterrigenousdepositsduringtheriftevolutionstage.Theaccumulationofdataandachievementsofgeologicalinvestigationsinrecentyearshaveprovidedthepreconditionsforbasinmodeling.Thenecessaryparametersandgeologicalelementsforsimulationsarecollatedandsummarized.Modelingoftectono-thermalevolutionisperformedandtherelatedtrendinheatflowisreconstructedandcalibrated.Theheatflowvaluecommencesfromanaveragelevelof61mW/m~2duringMiddleLateJurassic,risestoabout80mW/m~2fromcirca145Matocirca74Ma,andthenundergoesagradualdeclineto65mW/m~2untiltheendofOligocene.Threeevolutionaryphases,namely,theinitialriftingphase,syn-riftingphase,andpost-riftingphase,havebeenidentified.ThemodelingresultsshowthattheNorthSubbasingenerallyentersintoastageofstrongriftingduringCretaceousandundergoesrapidsubsidenceuntiltheLateCretaceous,thenfollowsbyastageofmoderateriftingduringthePaleogene.Theinputandgeneralworkflowinvolvedin3-Dmodelingareintroduced.ReconstructionofthepetroleumsystemintheNorthSubbasinrevealsthatthethresholddepthofhydrocarbongenerationislocatednearthetopofthePaleogeneFuningformation,andtheunderlyingJurassicandCretaceoussourcerockshavereachedorexceededpeakoilgenerationandhavealmostcompletedthegenerationandexpulsionofhydrocarbons.ThemaingenerationandexpulsionintheJurassicsourcerockstakeplaceduringthesyn-riftingandpost-riftingphases,whereasthepeakgenerationandexpulsionintheCretaceousandPaleogenesourcerockstakeplaceduringthepost-riftingphase.Althoughthestudyareaisstillarelativelylessexploredsedimentarybasin,theresultsofmodelingcanprovidevaluableinformationforexploration.Apreliminarydiscussionofthemainuncertaintyfactor