This study demonstrates the two different Rossby wave train(RWT) patterns related to the developing/decaying upper atmospheric heat source over the Tibetan Plateau(TPUHS) in boreal summer. The results show that th...This study demonstrates the two different Rossby wave train(RWT) patterns related to the developing/decaying upper atmospheric heat source over the Tibetan Plateau(TPUHS) in boreal summer. The results show that the summer TPUHS is dominated by quasi-biweekly variability, particularly from late July to mid-August when the subtropical jet steadily stays to the north of the TP. During the developing period of TPUHS events, the intensifying TPUHS corresponds to an anomalous upper-tropospheric high over the TP, which acts as the main source of a RWT that extends northeastward, via North China, the central Pacific and Alaska, to the northeastern Pacific region. This RWT breaks up while the anomalous high is temporarily replaced by an anomalous low due to the further deepened convective heating around the TPUHS peak. However, this anomalous low, though existing for only three to four days due to the counteracting dynamical effects of the persisting upper/lower divergence/convergence over the TP, acts as a new wave source to connect to an anomalous dynamical high over the Baikal region. Whilst the anomalous low is diminishing rapidly, this Baikal high becomes the main source of a new RWT, which develops eastward over the North Pacific region till around eight days after the TPUHS peak. Nevertheless, the anomaly centers along this decaying-TPUHS-related RWT mostly appear much weaker than those along the previous RWT.Therefore, their impacts on circulation and weather differ considerably from the developing to the decaying period of TPUHS events.展开更多
By using a linear baroclinic model(LBM),this study investigates the different Rossby wave train(RWT)patterns associated with the Tibetan Plateau(TP)upper-atmospheric heat source(TPUHS)that is anomalously shallower and...By using a linear baroclinic model(LBM),this study investigates the different Rossby wave train(RWT)patterns associated with the Tibetan Plateau(TP)upper-atmospheric heat source(TPUHS)that is anomalously shallower and deeper in boreal summer.Observational results indicate the different RWT patterns between the developing and decaying periods of synoptic TPUHS events,when the anomalous TPUHS develops from a relatively shallower to a deeper TP heat source.Based on the different vertical heating profiles between these two periods in observation,this study forces the LBM with prescribed TPUHS profiles to mimic a shallower and deeper summer TP heat source.The results show that the atmospheric responses to a shallower and deeper TPUHS do exhibit different RWT patterns that largely resemble those in observation.Namely,corresponding RWT pattern to a shallower TPUHS stretches from the TP to the west coast of America,while that to a deeper TPUHS extends from the TP region to Alaska.展开更多
A new method of detecting the vertical bearing capacity for single-pile with high strain is discussed in this paper. A heavy hammer or a small type of rocket is used to strike the pile top and the detectors are used ...A new method of detecting the vertical bearing capacity for single-pile with high strain is discussed in this paper. A heavy hammer or a small type of rocket is used to strike the pile top and the detectors are used to record vibra- tion graphs. An expression of higher degree of strain (deformation force) is introduced. It is testified theoretically that the displacement, velocity and acceleration cannot be obtained by simple integral acceleration and differential velocity when long displacement and high strain exist, namely when the pile phase generates a whole slip relative to the soil body. That is to say that there are non-linear relations between them. It is educed accordingly that the force P and displacement S are calculated from the amplitude of wave train and (dynamic) P-S curve is drew so as to determine the yield points. Further, a method of determining the vertical bearing capacity for single-pile is dis- cussed. A static load test is utilized to check the result of dynamic test and determine the correlative constants of dynamic-static P(Q)-S curve.展开更多
This paper. details experiments undertaken in the UK Coastal Research Facility (CRF)at Hy draulies Research (HR), Wallingford, on transformation and run-up of wave trains. The purpose of these experiments is to provid...This paper. details experiments undertaken in the UK Coastal Research Facility (CRF)at Hy draulies Research (HR), Wallingford, on transformation and run-up of wave trains. The purpose of these experiments is to provide verification data for numerical models of wave transformation in shoaling. surf and swash zones. This is the kind of data ih:lt flume experiments are unable to provide, and is collected in the highly controlled environment of CRF where extrinsic factors present in the field are not an issue. The experiments concerning wave trains are undertaken by use of existing wave generation software, and the run-up measurements are made with large experimental run-up gauges.展开更多
This study examines the wave trains at 500 hPa occurring in East Asian summer by using the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis as a diagnostic tool. The results are summarized as follows: (1) A wave trai...This study examines the wave trains at 500 hPa occurring in East Asian summer by using the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis as a diagnostic tool. The results are summarized as follows: (1) A wave train pattern (OKJ pattern) originating from the upstream areas of the Sea of Okhotsk to the subtropical regions could display its strong signal in early and middle summer. The OKJ pattern is clearly recognized in the first EOF component in Eurasia. (2) The other wave train pattern originating fi'om the Philippines via Japan to North America (the P-J pattern) shows quite strong signals in the whole summer. Although the P-J pattern is described as the second EOF component around the area from East Asia to Northeast Pacific Ocean, the variance contribution is the same as that of OKJ pattern in the first EOF component. (3) The composite analyses indicate that the OKJ and P-J wave trains could coexist to some extents.展开更多
During the summer monsoon season,the authors observe a wave train that stretches from the northern Arabian Peninsula and Caspian Sea to the Indo-Gangetic plains along the foothills of the Himalaya and extending furthe...During the summer monsoon season,the authors observe a wave train that stretches from the northern Arabian Peninsula and Caspian Sea to the Indo-Gangetic plains along the foothills of the Himalaya and extending further east of the Tibetan Plateau.The trend analysis between 1979 and 2018 with NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data show that the diabatic heating flux(averaged over 1000 to 500 hPa)tends to decrease significantly over the Caspian Sea and its surrounding regions.In addition,the sea level pressure is increasing by^0.1 hPa yr-1 over the Caspian Sea,forming a high-pressure divergent center over there.The divergent center is collocated with an anticyclonic circulation trend at 850 hPa over the Caspian Sea.This decreasing diabatic heating flux modulates the local atmospheric circulation by increasing the surface pressure around the center of divergence,which further facilitates a wave train to propagate towards South and East Asia.This wave train transports the moisture fluxes at 925 h Pa from the Caspian Sea,southeastward towards the South and East Asian monsoon region.展开更多
This paper studies correlations between the spatial structure character of thermal forcing and deformation and the amplitude of rays of meridional wave train. It is shown that if thermal forcing appears a meridional l...This paper studies correlations between the spatial structure character of thermal forcing and deformation and the amplitude of rays of meridional wave train. It is shown that if thermal forcing appears a meridional linear variation the rays of quasi-stationary planetary wave may propagate along oblique lines and if the meridional variability of heat source has second order term the rays show distinct deformation as a great circular route. Additionally, the inhomogeneous distribution may cause lower frequency oscillations in mid- and low-latitudes. The combination of zonal and meridional wave numbers and distributive character of heat source may form an inverse mechanism of variational trend of generized wave energy, reflecting in some degree the physical process of transition between meridional and zonal flow patterns.展开更多
The evolution and transition of planar wave trains propagating through defects(obstacles) in an excitable medium are studied. When the frequency of the planar wave trains is increased, three different dynamical regime...The evolution and transition of planar wave trains propagating through defects(obstacles) in an excitable medium are studied. When the frequency of the planar wave trains is increased, three different dynamical regimes,namely fusion, "V" waves, and spiral waves, are observed in turn and the underlying mechanism is discussed. The dynamics is concerned with the shapes of the defects. Circle, triangle, and rectangle defects with different sizes are considered. The increase of pacing frequency broadens the fan-shaped broken region in the behind of a rectangle defect.The increase of width of a triangle defect leads to breakup of wave trains easier while the change of height shows opposite effect, which is presented in a phase diagram. Dynamical comparison on defects with different shapes indicates that the decrease of the defect width along the propagation of wave trains makes the fan-shaped region and the minimal frequency for breakup of spiral both increased.展开更多
In real sea states,damage incidents on offshore floating structures are not due to the whole time series of wave elevation characterized as statistical one but due to few extreme waves or wave groups in irregular wave...In real sea states,damage incidents on offshore floating structures are not due to the whole time series of wave elevation characterized as statistical one but due to few extreme waves or wave groups in irregular wave train.So,using CFD tools to precisely simulate predetermined irregular wave train will lay sound basis for understanding the local characteristic of the flow field and impact loads on offshore floating structures when damage incidents occur.In this article,the generation of single extreme wave is investigated in a numerical wave tank.First,experimental irregular wave train is decomposed into certain number of small-amplitude waves.The Fourier series expansion is performed to determine the amplitude and initial phase angle of each wave component.A hydrodynamic transfer function is used to calculate the amplitude of wave-maker motion associated with each wave component.Then superposition is carried out on all of the wave-maker motion components to get the final wave-maker motion.With the wave-maker motion as input,simulation of the single extreme irregular wave train is modeled successfully.Then the method is applied to simulating a much more complicated irregular wave train.Once again main features of the complicated irregular wave train are reproduced compared with experiment carried out in the new deepwater experimental basin at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.In the simulation,dynamic mesh method is enabled to model the piston-type wave-maker,the Volume Of Fluid(VOF) method is employed to capture the free surface and a dissipation zone is introduced to deal with wave reflection.展开更多
Based on the 500-hPa geopotential height, surface air temperature, and China summer rain-belt type data from 1978 to 2002, the spatial spectrum function sets which well represent the variation of large scale atmospher...Based on the 500-hPa geopotential height, surface air temperature, and China summer rain-belt type data from 1978 to 2002, the spatial spectrum function sets which well represent the variation of large scale atmospheric circulations were obtained using the least square method. A mechanism for the interannual variation of the East Asia-Pacific teleconnection (EAP) wave train in early summer was identified with the low-order spectral method and the hypothesis-test method. The results indicate that, when nonlinear wave- wave and wave-flow interactions on large scale are stronger in the inner dynamic process of the atmosphere, there are obvious nonlinear features in the evolution of the atmospheric circulation, and the EAP exhibits a negative-positive-negative ("- + -") spatial distribution in low to high latitudes in early summer. The corresponding EAP index is positive, which leads to a northward shift of the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) and the China rain-belt is located in the Huaihe River valley and its north in summer. On the contrary, when nonlinear wave-wave and wave-flow interactions on large scale are weaker, there appears a linear feature in the evolution of the atmospheric circulation, and the EAP shows a positive-negative-positive ("+ - +") spatial distribution in low to high latitudes. The corresponding EAP index is negative, which inhibits the WPSH against moving northward, and the China rain-belt is located in the Huaihe and Yangtze River valleys and their south.展开更多
The change of summertime synoptic-scale wave train(SWT) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) since1950 was investigated based on the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data. It is found that the intensity of SWT has a risi...The change of summertime synoptic-scale wave train(SWT) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) since1950 was investigated based on the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data. It is found that the intensity of SWT has a rising trend, while its structure and phase propagation characteristics remain unchanged. Environmental factors responsible for the rising trend are investigated. By separating the whole period into three warming phases(P1: 1950–1958, P2:1978–1986, and P3: 2006–2014), we found that even though the vertical velocity shows a rising trend, the background low-level vorticity over the monsoon trough region increases from P1 to P2 but decreases from P2 to P3, and so is the low-level barotropic energy conversion(CK). Thus, just the environmental dynamic factor could not explain the continuous rising SWT trend. On the other hand, thermodynamic factor, such as the sea surface temperature(SST), moisture, and atmospheric instability, shows a clear step-by-step increasing trend. A non-dimensional synoptic activity index(SAI) that combines the dynamic and thermodynamic factors is then proposed. This index well captures the observed long-term trend of the SWT intensity.展开更多
Persistent(5-day or longer)extreme cold events(ECEs)over northeastern China during the boreal winter of 1979–2020 are investigated using daily minimum temperature(Tmin)from the China Meteorological Data Network.The e...Persistent(5-day or longer)extreme cold events(ECEs)over northeastern China during the boreal winter of 1979–2020 are investigated using daily minimum temperature(Tmin)from the China Meteorological Data Network.The extreme cooling area and intensity indices associated with the ECEs exhibit a dominant 10–40-day periodicity,indicating a close link with atmospheric intraseasonal oscillations(ISOs).The ECEs are categorized into W-and N-type.In the former,the low-frequency cooling associated with the ISO first penetrates into the western boundary of the northeastern China domain and later occupies the entire domain at its peak phase.The upper-tropospheric circulation associated with this type is characterized by a northwest–southeast-oriented Rossby wave train,expanding from the Ural Mountains to the western Pacific Ocean.In the latter,the cooling invades the northern boundary first and then penetrates into the entire domain.The upper tropospheric precursory signal associated with this type is a zonally oriented negative geopotential height anomaly,which slowly moves southward.A downward-propagating signal is observed in the stratospheric potential vorticity field prior to the peak cooling,implying a possible stratospheric impact.In addition to the W-and N-types,ECEs can also occur in a localized region near either at the northern or southern boundary of the domain.展开更多
The Northeast China cold vortex(NCCV)is the most important midlatitude synoptic system for weather and climate anomalies in Northeast China in the warm season.Many previous studies have focused on its synoptic and cli...The Northeast China cold vortex(NCCV)is the most important midlatitude synoptic system for weather and climate anomalies in Northeast China in the warm season.Many previous studies have focused on its synoptic and climatic variability.However,little is known about the variability of the NCCV on subseasonal timescales.In this study,we investigate the subseasonal variability of the NCCV in the warm season(May to August)and its impact based on the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis dataset and observational climate data from 1981 to 2020.Results show that the NCCV frequency exhibits a significant quasi-biweekly oscillation(QBWO,10–25 days).In 32 out of 40 years,there is at least one significant period between 10 and 25 days.Our result provides the first direct evidence for a significant QBWO signal in the NCCV frequency.The QBWO circulation on NCCV days features a cold low-pressure anomaly surrounded by warm high-pressure anomalies from northwest to southeast in a clockwise direction,which is related to an upstream wave train propagating southeastward from the Ural Mountains into Northeast China and a downstream blocking high to the northeast.The NCCV QBWO causes more rainfall,with a quadrature phase shift as rainfall leading the NCCV for approximately three days,and synchronized reduced surface air temperature in Northeast China.展开更多
East Asia is a region characterized by a typical monsoon climate,which is accompanied by strong precipitation with complex spatiotemporal variability during summer.Previous works have emphasized the impact of tropical...East Asia is a region characterized by a typical monsoon climate,which is accompanied by strong precipitation with complex spatiotemporal variability during summer.Previous works have emphasized the impact of tropical signals on extreme summer precipitation over East Asia,but the roles of the mid-high latitude cyclones are still unclear.Using a reanalysis dataset,this study discloses the synergistic influences of anomalous signals from different latitudes on the extreme precipitation event in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region during the summer of 2023.The main conclusions are obtained as follows:the decreased sea ice density caused more Arctic cyclones to generate at positions further west in the Barents Sea and the west of the Kara Sea and then move southeast to East Asia in 2023.Furthermore,the synergistic influences of the outward Arctic cyclones and anomalous signals from middle and low latitudes are discussed.First,the significant northward jump of the Western Pacific Subtropical High(WPSH)provid-ed the favorable condition of large-scale background circulation for summer precipitation in the BTH region in 2023.In addition,the southward intrusion of the Arctic cyclones and the mid-latitude zonal wave trains transported massive cold air to the BTH region.Subsequently,the cold air masses met with the warm moist air carried by the landfall typhoon‘Doksuri’,which generated strong fronts and triggered the extreme precipitation on July 29.However,another severe typhoon,‘Kanu’,generated and moved northward from the tropical Pacific,which caused the further northward shift of the WPSH and the termination of this persistent extreme precipitation on August 1.展开更多
The Amazon basin plays a crucial role in biodiversity and carbon storage,but its local rainfall is anticipated to decrease under globalwarming.Carbon dioxide removal(CDR)is being considered as a method to mitigate the...The Amazon basin plays a crucial role in biodiversity and carbon storage,but its local rainfall is anticipated to decrease under globalwarming.Carbon dioxide removal(CDR)is being considered as a method to mitigate the impact of global warming.However,the specific effects of CDR on Amazon rainfall have not been well understood.Here,an idealized CDR experiment reveals that the reduced rainfall over the Amazon basin does not recover.Significantly weaker rainfall is found during the ramp-down period compared to the ramp-up period at the same CO_(2)concentration.This response is associated with the enhanced El Niño-like warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean during the CDR period.This warming pattern has dual effects:weakening the zonal circulation and causing anomalous descent directly over the Amazon basin,while also triggering a stationary Rossby wave train that propagated downstream and generated anomalous ascent over the Sargasso Sea.This anomalous ascent induces anomalous descent and weakens moisture transport over the Amazon basin by the local meridional circulation.Consequently,precipitation is reduced over the Amazon basin in response to the weakened zonal and meridional circulation.Our findings indicate that even if the atmospheric CO_(2)concentration is lowered,the Amazon basin will remain susceptible to drought.Effective local climate adaptation strategies are urgently needed to address the vulnerability of this critical ecosystem.展开更多
基金jointly supported by the National Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91437105,41575041 and 41430533)the China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund(Grant No.GYHY201406001)
文摘This study demonstrates the two different Rossby wave train(RWT) patterns related to the developing/decaying upper atmospheric heat source over the Tibetan Plateau(TPUHS) in boreal summer. The results show that the summer TPUHS is dominated by quasi-biweekly variability, particularly from late July to mid-August when the subtropical jet steadily stays to the north of the TP. During the developing period of TPUHS events, the intensifying TPUHS corresponds to an anomalous upper-tropospheric high over the TP, which acts as the main source of a RWT that extends northeastward, via North China, the central Pacific and Alaska, to the northeastern Pacific region. This RWT breaks up while the anomalous high is temporarily replaced by an anomalous low due to the further deepened convective heating around the TPUHS peak. However, this anomalous low, though existing for only three to four days due to the counteracting dynamical effects of the persisting upper/lower divergence/convergence over the TP, acts as a new wave source to connect to an anomalous dynamical high over the Baikal region. Whilst the anomalous low is diminishing rapidly, this Baikal high becomes the main source of a new RWT, which develops eastward over the North Pacific region till around eight days after the TPUHS peak. Nevertheless, the anomaly centers along this decaying-TPUHS-related RWT mostly appear much weaker than those along the previous RWT.Therefore, their impacts on circulation and weather differ considerably from the developing to the decaying period of TPUHS events.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences [grant number XDA17010105]the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 91437105,41430533,and 41575041]the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences [grant number QYZDY-SSW-DQC018]
文摘By using a linear baroclinic model(LBM),this study investigates the different Rossby wave train(RWT)patterns associated with the Tibetan Plateau(TP)upper-atmospheric heat source(TPUHS)that is anomalously shallower and deeper in boreal summer.Observational results indicate the different RWT patterns between the developing and decaying periods of synoptic TPUHS events,when the anomalous TPUHS develops from a relatively shallower to a deeper TP heat source.Based on the different vertical heating profiles between these two periods in observation,this study forces the LBM with prescribed TPUHS profiles to mimic a shallower and deeper summer TP heat source.The results show that the atmospheric responses to a shallower and deeper TPUHS do exhibit different RWT patterns that largely resemble those in observation.Namely,corresponding RWT pattern to a shallower TPUHS stretches from the TP to the west coast of America,while that to a deeper TPUHS extends from the TP region to Alaska.
文摘A new method of detecting the vertical bearing capacity for single-pile with high strain is discussed in this paper. A heavy hammer or a small type of rocket is used to strike the pile top and the detectors are used to record vibra- tion graphs. An expression of higher degree of strain (deformation force) is introduced. It is testified theoretically that the displacement, velocity and acceleration cannot be obtained by simple integral acceleration and differential velocity when long displacement and high strain exist, namely when the pile phase generates a whole slip relative to the soil body. That is to say that there are non-linear relations between them. It is educed accordingly that the force P and displacement S are calculated from the amplitude of wave train and (dynamic) P-S curve is drew so as to determine the yield points. Further, a method of determining the vertical bearing capacity for single-pile is dis- cussed. A static load test is utilized to check the result of dynamic test and determine the correlative constants of dynamic-static P(Q)-S curve.
基金This project was supported by the Flood and Coastal Defense Commission of UK(FD0204)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(59809001)
文摘This paper. details experiments undertaken in the UK Coastal Research Facility (CRF)at Hy draulies Research (HR), Wallingford, on transformation and run-up of wave trains. The purpose of these experiments is to provide verification data for numerical models of wave transformation in shoaling. surf and swash zones. This is the kind of data ih:lt flume experiments are unable to provide, and is collected in the highly controlled environment of CRF where extrinsic factors present in the field are not an issue. The experiments concerning wave trains are undertaken by use of existing wave generation software, and the run-up measurements are made with large experimental run-up gauges.
基金China-Japan intergovernmental cooperation program of the JICA (2009LASWZF04)Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2009DFB20540)
文摘This study examines the wave trains at 500 hPa occurring in East Asian summer by using the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis as a diagnostic tool. The results are summarized as follows: (1) A wave train pattern (OKJ pattern) originating from the upstream areas of the Sea of Okhotsk to the subtropical regions could display its strong signal in early and middle summer. The OKJ pattern is clearly recognized in the first EOF component in Eurasia. (2) The other wave train pattern originating fi'om the Philippines via Japan to North America (the P-J pattern) shows quite strong signals in the whole summer. Although the P-J pattern is described as the second EOF component around the area from East Asia to Northeast Pacific Ocean, the variance contribution is the same as that of OKJ pattern in the first EOF component. (3) The composite analyses indicate that the OKJ and P-J wave trains could coexist to some extents.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China grant number 2016YFA0600604the National Natural Science Foundation of China grant numbers 41950410756 and 41675061the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences grant number QYZDY-SSW-DQC024。
文摘During the summer monsoon season,the authors observe a wave train that stretches from the northern Arabian Peninsula and Caspian Sea to the Indo-Gangetic plains along the foothills of the Himalaya and extending further east of the Tibetan Plateau.The trend analysis between 1979 and 2018 with NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data show that the diabatic heating flux(averaged over 1000 to 500 hPa)tends to decrease significantly over the Caspian Sea and its surrounding regions.In addition,the sea level pressure is increasing by^0.1 hPa yr-1 over the Caspian Sea,forming a high-pressure divergent center over there.The divergent center is collocated with an anticyclonic circulation trend at 850 hPa over the Caspian Sea.This decreasing diabatic heating flux modulates the local atmospheric circulation by increasing the surface pressure around the center of divergence,which further facilitates a wave train to propagate towards South and East Asia.This wave train transports the moisture fluxes at 925 h Pa from the Caspian Sea,southeastward towards the South and East Asian monsoon region.
文摘This paper studies correlations between the spatial structure character of thermal forcing and deformation and the amplitude of rays of meridional wave train. It is shown that if thermal forcing appears a meridional linear variation the rays of quasi-stationary planetary wave may propagate along oblique lines and if the meridional variability of heat source has second order term the rays show distinct deformation as a great circular route. Additionally, the inhomogeneous distribution may cause lower frequency oscillations in mid- and low-latitudes. The combination of zonal and meridional wave numbers and distributive character of heat source may form an inverse mechanism of variational trend of generized wave energy, reflecting in some degree the physical process of transition between meridional and zonal flow patterns.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province under Grant Nos.LQ14A050003 and LR17A050001Zhejiang Province Commonweal Projects under Grant No.GK180906288001China Scholarship Council under Grant No.201708330401
文摘The evolution and transition of planar wave trains propagating through defects(obstacles) in an excitable medium are studied. When the frequency of the planar wave trains is increased, three different dynamical regimes,namely fusion, "V" waves, and spiral waves, are observed in turn and the underlying mechanism is discussed. The dynamics is concerned with the shapes of the defects. Circle, triangle, and rectangle defects with different sizes are considered. The increase of pacing frequency broadens the fan-shaped broken region in the behind of a rectangle defect.The increase of width of a triangle defect leads to breakup of wave trains easier while the change of height shows opposite effect, which is presented in a phase diagram. Dynamical comparison on defects with different shapes indicates that the decrease of the defect width along the propagation of wave trains makes the fan-shaped region and the minimal frequency for breakup of spiral both increased.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program,Grant No. 2006AA09A107)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50709079)
文摘In real sea states,damage incidents on offshore floating structures are not due to the whole time series of wave elevation characterized as statistical one but due to few extreme waves or wave groups in irregular wave train.So,using CFD tools to precisely simulate predetermined irregular wave train will lay sound basis for understanding the local characteristic of the flow field and impact loads on offshore floating structures when damage incidents occur.In this article,the generation of single extreme wave is investigated in a numerical wave tank.First,experimental irregular wave train is decomposed into certain number of small-amplitude waves.The Fourier series expansion is performed to determine the amplitude and initial phase angle of each wave component.A hydrodynamic transfer function is used to calculate the amplitude of wave-maker motion associated with each wave component.Then superposition is carried out on all of the wave-maker motion components to get the final wave-maker motion.With the wave-maker motion as input,simulation of the single extreme irregular wave train is modeled successfully.Then the method is applied to simulating a much more complicated irregular wave train.Once again main features of the complicated irregular wave train are reproduced compared with experiment carried out in the new deepwater experimental basin at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.In the simulation,dynamic mesh method is enabled to model the piston-type wave-maker,the Volume Of Fluid(VOF) method is employed to capture the free surface and a dissipation zone is introduced to deal with wave reflection.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.40875054 and U0933603the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province under Grant No.2009CC002.
文摘Based on the 500-hPa geopotential height, surface air temperature, and China summer rain-belt type data from 1978 to 2002, the spatial spectrum function sets which well represent the variation of large scale atmospheric circulations were obtained using the least square method. A mechanism for the interannual variation of the East Asia-Pacific teleconnection (EAP) wave train in early summer was identified with the low-order spectral method and the hypothesis-test method. The results indicate that, when nonlinear wave- wave and wave-flow interactions on large scale are stronger in the inner dynamic process of the atmosphere, there are obvious nonlinear features in the evolution of the atmospheric circulation, and the EAP exhibits a negative-positive-negative ("- + -") spatial distribution in low to high latitudes in early summer. The corresponding EAP index is positive, which leads to a northward shift of the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) and the China rain-belt is located in the Huaihe River valley and its north in summer. On the contrary, when nonlinear wave-wave and wave-flow interactions on large scale are weaker, there appears a linear feature in the evolution of the atmospheric circulation, and the EAP shows a positive-negative-positive ("+ - +") spatial distribution in low to high latitudes. The corresponding EAP index is negative, which inhibits the WPSH against moving northward, and the China rain-belt is located in the Huaihe and Yangtze River valleys and their south.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0603802)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41630423 and 41875069)+1 种基金US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration(NA18OAR4310298)US National Science Foundation(AGS-2006553)。
文摘The change of summertime synoptic-scale wave train(SWT) activity over the western North Pacific(WNP) since1950 was investigated based on the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis data. It is found that the intensity of SWT has a rising trend, while its structure and phase propagation characteristics remain unchanged. Environmental factors responsible for the rising trend are investigated. By separating the whole period into three warming phases(P1: 1950–1958, P2:1978–1986, and P3: 2006–2014), we found that even though the vertical velocity shows a rising trend, the background low-level vorticity over the monsoon trough region increases from P1 to P2 but decreases from P2 to P3, and so is the low-level barotropic energy conversion(CK). Thus, just the environmental dynamic factor could not explain the continuous rising SWT trend. On the other hand, thermodynamic factor, such as the sea surface temperature(SST), moisture, and atmospheric instability, shows a clear step-by-step increasing trend. A non-dimensional synoptic activity index(SAI) that combines the dynamic and thermodynamic factors is then proposed. This index well captures the observed long-term trend of the SWT intensity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42088101 and 42075032).
文摘Persistent(5-day or longer)extreme cold events(ECEs)over northeastern China during the boreal winter of 1979–2020 are investigated using daily minimum temperature(Tmin)from the China Meteorological Data Network.The extreme cooling area and intensity indices associated with the ECEs exhibit a dominant 10–40-day periodicity,indicating a close link with atmospheric intraseasonal oscillations(ISOs).The ECEs are categorized into W-and N-type.In the former,the low-frequency cooling associated with the ISO first penetrates into the western boundary of the northeastern China domain and later occupies the entire domain at its peak phase.The upper-tropospheric circulation associated with this type is characterized by a northwest–southeast-oriented Rossby wave train,expanding from the Ural Mountains to the western Pacific Ocean.In the latter,the cooling invades the northern boundary first and then penetrates into the entire domain.The upper tropospheric precursory signal associated with this type is a zonally oriented negative geopotential height anomaly,which slowly moves southward.A downward-propagating signal is observed in the stratospheric potential vorticity field prior to the peak cooling,implying a possible stratospheric impact.In addition to the W-and N-types,ECEs can also occur in a localized region near either at the northern or southern boundary of the domain.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2023YFC3007700 and 2023YFC3007701)。
文摘The Northeast China cold vortex(NCCV)is the most important midlatitude synoptic system for weather and climate anomalies in Northeast China in the warm season.Many previous studies have focused on its synoptic and climatic variability.However,little is known about the variability of the NCCV on subseasonal timescales.In this study,we investigate the subseasonal variability of the NCCV in the warm season(May to August)and its impact based on the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis dataset and observational climate data from 1981 to 2020.Results show that the NCCV frequency exhibits a significant quasi-biweekly oscillation(QBWO,10–25 days).In 32 out of 40 years,there is at least one significant period between 10 and 25 days.Our result provides the first direct evidence for a significant QBWO signal in the NCCV frequency.The QBWO circulation on NCCV days features a cold low-pressure anomaly surrounded by warm high-pressure anomalies from northwest to southeast in a clockwise direction,which is related to an upstream wave train propagating southeastward from the Ural Mountains into Northeast China and a downstream blocking high to the northeast.The NCCV QBWO causes more rainfall,with a quadrature phase shift as rainfall leading the NCCV for approximately three days,and synchronized reduced surface air temperature in Northeast China.
基金supported by the National Key Program for Developing Basic Science(Nos.2022YFE0106600 and 2022YFF0801702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42175060)+1 种基金the Jiangsu Province Science Foundation(No.BK20201259)the support of the Jiangsu Provincial Innovation Center for Climate Change.
文摘East Asia is a region characterized by a typical monsoon climate,which is accompanied by strong precipitation with complex spatiotemporal variability during summer.Previous works have emphasized the impact of tropical signals on extreme summer precipitation over East Asia,but the roles of the mid-high latitude cyclones are still unclear.Using a reanalysis dataset,this study discloses the synergistic influences of anomalous signals from different latitudes on the extreme precipitation event in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region during the summer of 2023.The main conclusions are obtained as follows:the decreased sea ice density caused more Arctic cyclones to generate at positions further west in the Barents Sea and the west of the Kara Sea and then move southeast to East Asia in 2023.Furthermore,the synergistic influences of the outward Arctic cyclones and anomalous signals from middle and low latitudes are discussed.First,the significant northward jump of the Western Pacific Subtropical High(WPSH)provid-ed the favorable condition of large-scale background circulation for summer precipitation in the BTH region in 2023.In addition,the southward intrusion of the Arctic cyclones and the mid-latitude zonal wave trains transported massive cold air to the BTH region.Subsequently,the cold air masses met with the warm moist air carried by the landfall typhoon‘Doksuri’,which generated strong fronts and triggered the extreme precipitation on July 29.However,another severe typhoon,‘Kanu’,generated and moved northward from the tropical Pacific,which caused the further northward shift of the WPSH and the termination of this persistent extreme precipitation on August 1.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42141019,42175055,and 42261144687)the second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research program(No.2019QZKK0102)。
文摘The Amazon basin plays a crucial role in biodiversity and carbon storage,but its local rainfall is anticipated to decrease under globalwarming.Carbon dioxide removal(CDR)is being considered as a method to mitigate the impact of global warming.However,the specific effects of CDR on Amazon rainfall have not been well understood.Here,an idealized CDR experiment reveals that the reduced rainfall over the Amazon basin does not recover.Significantly weaker rainfall is found during the ramp-down period compared to the ramp-up period at the same CO_(2)concentration.This response is associated with the enhanced El Niño-like warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean during the CDR period.This warming pattern has dual effects:weakening the zonal circulation and causing anomalous descent directly over the Amazon basin,while also triggering a stationary Rossby wave train that propagated downstream and generated anomalous ascent over the Sargasso Sea.This anomalous ascent induces anomalous descent and weakens moisture transport over the Amazon basin by the local meridional circulation.Consequently,precipitation is reduced over the Amazon basin in response to the weakened zonal and meridional circulation.Our findings indicate that even if the atmospheric CO_(2)concentration is lowered,the Amazon basin will remain susceptible to drought.Effective local climate adaptation strategies are urgently needed to address the vulnerability of this critical ecosystem.