关于垂直分辨率在分辨中介尺度旋动态和预测海洋声速变化的作用
Richard X Touret1,2,3, Guangpeng Liu2,4, Matthew McKinley3
1Program in Ocean Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.
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|November 14, 2023
概括
在海洋模型中,更高的垂直分辨率提高了中介尺度旋的表现,增加了声音速度的变化. 这影响了墨西哥湾等地区的预测.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 声学建模 声学建模
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 准确的海洋声速预测对于水下声学和海洋学研究至关重要.
- 超大尺度动力学和超大尺度旋显著影响声音传播.
- 垂直分辨率对解决这些特征的影响仍然是积极研究的领域.
研究的目的:
- 研究不同垂直分辨率对海洋声速预测的影响.
- 确定分辨率的提高如何影响中尺度旋和相关密度异常的建模.
- 评估DeSoto峡谷地区对声速变化的影响.
主要方法:
- 进行了一系列区域海洋模拟,水平分辨率相同 (0.5公里).
- 垂直分辨率从30到200个不同的地形层.
- 聚焦分析中介层和混合层内和以下的声速概况.
主要成果:
- 域平均音速概况在不同分辨率下没有显著差异.
- 声速的标准偏差随着垂直分辨率的提高而显著增加.
- 在混合层下方观察到更清晰的中度循环表现和密度异常.
结论:
- 增加的垂直分辨率增强了亚尺度和中尺度海洋动态的描绘.
- 更高的分辨率导致更大的模拟声速变化,特别是由于形结构.
- 这种改进的表示对于在复杂的海洋环境中准确的声学传播建模至关重要.
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