The impact of water column variability on horizontal wave number estimation and mode based geoacoustic inversion results

2008 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 658-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle M. Becker ◽  
George V. Frisk
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Geoacoustic Inversion ◽  
Horizontal Wave ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Computational Evaluation of Shock Wave Interaction with a Cylindrical Water Column

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4934
Author(s):  
Viola Rossano ◽  
Giuliano De Stefano
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Interaction ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Plane Shock ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Computational Evaluation ◽  
Air Water Interface ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Computational fluid dynamics was employed to predict the early stages of the aerodynamic breakup of a cylindrical water column, due to the impact of a traveling plane shock wave. The unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes approach was used to simulate the mean turbulent flow in a virtual shock tube device. The compressible flow governing equations were solved by means of a finite volume-based numerical method, where the volume of fluid technique was employed to track the air–water interface on the fixed numerical mesh. The present computational modeling approach for industrial gas dynamics applications was verified by making a comparison with reference experimental and numerical results for the same flow configuration. The engineering analysis of the shock–column interaction was performed in the shear-stripping regime, where an acceptably accurate prediction of the interface deformation was achieved. Both column flattening and sheet shearing at the column equator were correctly reproduced, along with the water body drift.

New directional wave observations from CFOSAT : impact on ocean/wave coupling in the Southern Ocean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotfi Aouf ◽  
Daniele Hauser ◽  
Stephane Law-Chune ◽  
Bertrand chapron ◽  
Alice Dalphinet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Surface Wind ◽  
Bias Reduction ◽  
Ocean Wave ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Wave Coupling ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
Directional Wave ◽  
The Impact

<p>The Southern ocean is a complex ocean region with uncertainties related to surface wind forcing and fluxes exchanges at the air/sea interface. The improvement of wind wave generation in this ocean region is crucial for climate studies. With CFOSAT satellite mission, the SWIM instrument provides directional wave spectra for wavelengths from 70 to 500 m, which shed light on the role of correcting the wave direction and peak wave number of dominant wave trains in the wind-waves growth phase. This consequently induced a better energy transfer between waves and a significant bias reduction of wave height in the Southern Ocean (Aouf et al. 2020). The objective of this work is to extend the analysis of the impact of the assimilation of wave number components from SWIM wave partitions on the ocean/wave coupling. To this end, coupled simulations of the wave model MFWAM and the ocean model NEMO are performed during the southern winter period of 2019 (May-July). We have examined the MFWAM/NEMO coupling with and without the assimilation of the SWIM mean wave number components. Several coupling processes related to Stokes drift, momentum flux stress and wave breaking inducing turbulence in the ocean mixing layer have been analyzed. We also compared the coupled runs with a control run without wave forcing in order to evaluate the impact of the assimilation. The results of coupled simulations have been validated with satellite Sea Surface Temperature and available surface currents data over the southern ocean. We also investigated the impact of the assimilation during severe storms with unlimited fetch conditions.</p><p>Further discussions and conclusions will be commented in the final paper.</p><p>Aouf L., New directional wave satellite observations : Towards improved wave forecasting and climate description in Southern Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/2020GL091187 (in production).</p><p> </p><div> <div> <div></div> <div>What do you want to do ?</div> New mail</div> </div><div><img></div>

Biogeochemical and ecological features of sinking particulate matter in the deep Ionian Sea (E. Mediterranean) during a 10-year time series study: impacts of atmospheric and oceanographic variabilities on carbon production and sequestration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Gogou ◽  
Constantine Parinos ◽  
Spyros Stavrakakis ◽  
Emmanouil Proestakis ◽  
Maria Kanakidou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Atmospheric Deposition ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Particulate Organic Carbon ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Ionian Sea ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
The Impact

<p>Biotic and abiotic processes that form, alter, transport, and remineralize particulate organic carbon, silicon, calcium carbonate, and other minor and trace chemical species in the water column are central to the ocean’s ecological and biogeochemical functioning and of fundamental importance to the ocean carbon cycle. Sinking particulate matter is the major vehicle for exporting carbon from the sea surface to the deep sea. During its transit towards the sea floor, most particulate organic carbon (POC) is returned to inorganic form and redistributed in the water column. This redistribution determines the surface concentration of dissolved CO<sub>2</sub>, and hence the rate at which the ocean can absorb CO<sub>2</sub> from the atmosphere. The ability to predict quantitatively the depth profile of remineralization is therefore critical to deciphering the response of the global carbon cycle to natural and human-induced changes.</p><p>Aiming to investigate the significant biogeochemical and ecological features and provide new insights on the sources and cycles of sinking particulate matter, a mooring line of five sediment traps was deployed from 2006 to 2015 (with some gap periods) at 5 successive water column depths (700, 1200, 2000, 3200 and 4300 m) in the SE Ionian Sea, northeastern Mediterranean (‘NESTOR’ site). We have examined the long-term records of downward fluxes for Corg, N<sub>tot</sub>, δ<sup>13</sup>Corg and δ<sup>15</sup>N<sub>tot</sub>, along with the associated ballast minerals (opal, lithogenics and CaCO<sub>3</sub>), lipid biomarkers, Chl-a and PP rates, phytoplankton composition, nutrient dynamics and atmospheric deposition.  </p><p>The satellite-derived seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton metrics (biomass and phenology) and atmospheric deposition (meteorology and air masses origin) was examined for the period of the sediment trap experiment. Regarding the atmospheric deposition, synergistic opportunities using Earth Observation satellite lidar and radiometer systems are proposed (e.g. Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization - CALIOP, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer - MODIS), aiming towards a four‐dimensional exploitation of atmospheric aerosol loading (e.g. Dust Optical Depth) in the study area.</p><p>Our main goals are to: i) develop a comprehensive knowledge of carbon fluxes and associated mineral ballast fluxes from the epipelagic to the mesopelagic and bathypelagic layers, ii) elucidate the mechanisms governing marine productivity and carbon export and sequestration to depth and iii) shed light on the impact of atmospheric forcing and deposition in respect to regional and large scale circulation patterns and climate variability and the prevailing oceanographic processes (internal variability).</p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>We acknowledge support of this work by the Action ‘National Network on Climate Change and its Impacts – <strong>CLIMPACT</strong>’, funded by the Public Investment Program of Greece (GSRT, Ministry of Development and Investments).</p>

scholarly journals The mass impacts on chemosynthetic primary producers: potential implications on anammox communities and their consequences

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (05) ◽  
pp. 440-444
Author(s):  
Noel Pérez ◽  
Jorge Luis Velazco-Vargas ◽  
Osmel Martin ◽  
Rolando Cardenas ◽  
Jesús Martínez-Frías
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Deposition Rate ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Biogeochemical Cycle ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Asteroid Impact ◽  
Global Cooling ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe potential of a mass asteroid impact on Earth to disturb the chemosynthetic communities at global scale is discussed. Special emphasis is made on the potential influence on anammox communities and their implications in the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle. According to our preliminary estimates, anammox communities could be seriously affected as a consequence of global cooling and the large process of acidification usually associated with the occurrence of this kind of event. The scale of affectations could vary in a scenario like the Chicxulub as a function of the amount of soot, depth of the water column and the deposition rate for sulphates assumed in each case. The most severe affectations take place where the amount of soot and sulphates produced during the event is higher and the scale of time of settlements for sulphates is short, of the order of 10 h. In this extreme case, the activity of anammox is considerably reduced, a condition that may persist for several years after the impact. Furthermore, the impact of high levels of other chemical compounds like sulphates and nitrates associated with the occurrence of this kind of event are also discussed.

Uncertainty in Wave Basin Testing of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Judge ◽  
Eoin Lyden ◽  
Michael O'Shea ◽  
Brian Flannery ◽  
Jimmy Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method ◽  
Wave Basin ◽  
Measurement Location ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This research presents a methodology for carrying out uncertainty analysis on measurements made during wave basin testing of an oscillating water column wave energy converter. Values are determined for Type A and Type B uncertainty for each parameter of interest, and uncertainty is propagated using the Monte Carlo method to obtain an overall Expanded Uncertainty with a 95% confidence level associated with the Capture Width Ratio of the device. An analysis into the impact of reflections on the experimental results reveals the importance of identifying the incident and combined wave field at each measurement location used to determine device performance, in order to avoid misleading results.

Gravitational instability of a viscous fluid in a magnetic field

1965 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Shun Yih
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Viscous Fluid ◽  
Hartmann Number ◽  
Gravitational Instability ◽  
Unstable Mode ◽  
Stability Boundary ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Symmetric Mode ◽  
Critical Stability ◽  
Horizontal Wave

The instability of a viscous fluid between two infinite vertical plates and heated from below in the presence of a magnetic field perpendicular to the plates is investigated, and the most critical stability boundary in the space of the Rayleigh number R, Hartmann number M, and the horizontal wave number a is determined. It is found that the most unstable mode is a symmetric mode with zero wave-number, and that for any M the fluid is unstable for any non-zero R, however small.

Dynamic Performance Analysis of Interfacial Cracks Near an Eccentric Elliptical Hole in Piezoelectric Bi-Materials Under Incident SH-Waves

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni An ◽  
Tian-shu Song ◽  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Gangling Hou
Keyword(s):  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Dynamic Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Elliptical Hole ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Mechanical Coupling ◽  
Interfacial Cracks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dynamic Performance Analysis

Abstract Piezoelectric materials have been widely used in modern science and technology due to their electro-mechanical coupling response. Sometimes, because of the stiff and brittle nature of some piezoelectric materials, the piezoelectric devices with defects may face fracture or failure during their service procedures. Therefore, it has become important to investigate the failure behaviors caused by defects, such as cracks and holes. Based on the study of the dynamic anti-plane characteristics for radial crack emanating from a circular cavity in piezoelectric bi-materials, this paper aims to analyzes the dynamic incident anti-plane shearing (SH-wave) in piezoelectric bi-materials, which contains two interfacial cracks, near an eccentric elliptical hole. Green’s function method, the conformal mapping method, the interface conjunction techniques and the crack-deviation techniques are utilized to obtain a series of first kind Fredholm’s equations, based on which the dynamic stress intensity factor (DSIF) at the outer and the inner cracks’ tips are theoretically expressed. Numerical examples were graphically presented to illustrate the effects of the piezoelectric parameter, the effective piezoelectric elastic modulus, the dimensionless incident wave number and geometric parameters on the DSIF at both of the tips. Previous studies are not comprehensive, especially when the center of the hole deviates from the interface. Therefore, the impact of eccentric distance on DSIF is considered in this paper. The solution of this problem provides a more accurate and efficient method for the investigation of dynamic fracture properties of piezoelectric materials and has an important theoretical significance in engineering design.

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