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海洋のフロントで渦巻感とエネルギー消耗の増大
Eric D'Asaro1, Craig Lee, Luc Rainville
1Applied Physics Laboratory and School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-6698, USA. dasaro@apl.washington.edu
まとめ
海洋フロントは,海洋表面の境界層の乱れを著しく活性化させ,大気圧が唯一の原動力であるという伝統的な見解に異議を唱えます. この発見は,気候モデルと,空気と海の交換に関する私たちの理解に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 流体力学 流体力学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 海洋表面境界層 (OSBL) は,海と空間の交流にとって極めて重要です.
- 伝統的に,大気圧はOSBLの渦巻の主要な要因と考えられています.
- 現在の気候モデルは,このパラダイムに依存しています.
研究 の 目的:
- OSBLの渦巻を誘発するエネルギー源を調査する.
- 唯一の原動力として大気圧力の古典的なパラダイムに挑戦する.
- OSBLの乱流における海面の役割を定量化するために.
主な方法:
- キュロシオ流の1キロメートルの幅のフロントでのインシトゥー観測.
- OSBL内のエネルギー消耗率を測定する.
- 風の正面速度相互作用の定量分析.
主要な成果:
- 観測されたエネルギー消耗率は,1〜2桁の大きさで増加した.
- 証拠によると,大気圧ではなく,海面が,渦巻のエネルギー源となっている.
- フロント速度に沿った風は,前面から渦巻にエネルギー放出を触媒化しました.
- その結果生じる境界層は,古典的なよく混合された層とは異なり,層分化されています.
結論:
- 海洋フロントは,OSBLの乱流の主要なエネルギー源である可能性があります.
- この発見は,気候モデルと空海交換のパラメータ化の見直しを必要とする.
- 主流 (クルシオ,ゴルフストリーム,ACC) の激しいフロントは,気候に重大な影響を及ぼします.
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