巧妙的多年预测沿着美国东北海岸的洪水频率,使用高分辨率的建模系统
Liping Zhang1,2, Thomas L Delworth1, Vimal Koul3
1NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Science advances
|May 16, 2025
概括
沿美国东北海岸的海平面上升显示了多十年的波动,影响了洪水频率. 这项研究使用海洋循环模型提前几年证明了可预测的洪水模式.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 沿海研究 沿海研究
背景情况:
- 沿美国东北海岸 (USNEC) 的海平面上升表现出显著的多十年变化.
- 这种变化主要是由大西洋南部翻转循环 (AMOC) 驱动的.
- 海平面波动调节沿海洪水发生情况,并提供可预测性.
研究的目的:
- 调查多十年的海平面变化及其对沿USNEC洪水频率的影响.
- 为了证明沿海洪水频率的可预测性,在多年到十年的时间尺度上.
- 评估AMOC在调节洪水事件及其可预测性方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用潮计 (TG) 观测用于海平面数据分析.
- 采用了初始化的动态缩小十年预测系统,具有高海洋分辨率 (1/12°).
- 使用观察到的AMOC数据初始化预测模型.
主要成果:
- 在USNEC沿线确定了明显的多十年海平面波动.
- 证明洪水频率可以在多年到十年的时间尺度上进行预测.
- 显示了预测技巧,对被破坏的洪水频率高达3年.
- 证实,长期增加洪水频率的趋势在未来十年是可以预测的.
结论:
- 与AMOC相关的多年级海平面变化显著影响USNEC洪水频率.
- 在USNEC沿线的沿海洪水频率可以在多年到十年的尺度上预测.
- 与AMOC初始化的动态缩小模型提供了宝贵的洪水预测能力.
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