scholarly journals A Numerical Simulation of Extratropical Storm Surge and Hydrodynamic Response in the Bohai Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumei Ding ◽  
Lei Ding
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wrf Model ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Tidal Currents ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Hydrodynamic Response ◽  
Coastal Ocean Model

A hindcast of typical extratropical storm surge occurring in the Bohai Sea in October 2003 is performed using a three-dimensional (3D) Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM). The storm surge model is forced by 10 m winds obtained from the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model simulation. It is shown that the simulated storm surge and tides agree well with the observations. The nonlinear interaction between the surge and astronomical tides, the spatial distribution of the maximum surge level, and the hydrodynamic response to the storm surge are studied. The storm surge is the interaction of the surge and the astronomical tides. The currents change rapidly during the storm surge and turn to be the unidirectional at some places where the tidal currents are usually rectilinear. The results show that the local surge current velocity in each depth, with a magnitude of the same order as the astronomic tidal currents, increases or decreases rapidly depending on the relationship between the winds and current directions. Furthermore, the current pattern gets more complicated under the influence of the direction of the winds, which might affect sand movement in the coastal water of the Bohai Sea.

scholarly journals Research of the Influential Factors on the Simulation of Storm Surge in the Bohai Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumei Ding ◽  
Hao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Sensitivity Studies

A hindcast of typical extratropical storm surge occurring in the Bohai Sea in Oct. 2003 is performed using a three-dimensional storm surge model system based on Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM). The surface winds are obtained from the WRF data set. Some preliminary sensitivity studies of the influential factors affecting the storm surge simulation in the Bohai Sea are conducted with the high revolution numerical model of storm surge. The factors of tide-surge interaction, the wind stress, the water depth, the bottom drag coefficient and the critical depth in the model are studied. After considering the tide-wind interaction and the severe wind, the most important influential factor affecting the storm surge in the Bohai Sea is the bottom drag coefficient. These sensitivity studies indicate that the storm surge simulations depend critically on the parameterizations. Hence additional experimental guidance is required on the bottom drag coefficient. This study is useful for the storm surge simulation in order to select the proper parameter to make possible a good conservation behavior of the storm surge model.

scholarly journals Storm Surges in the Bohai Sea: The Role of Waves and Tides

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1509
Author(s):  
Yuanyi Li ◽  
Huan Feng ◽  
Guillaume Vigouroux ◽  
Dekui Yuan ◽  
Guangyu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Wave Force ◽  
Laizhou Bay ◽  
Bohai Bay ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Tidal Phase ◽  
Set Up

A storm surge is a complex phenomenon in which waves, tide and current interact. Even though wind is the predominant force driving the surge, waves and tidal phase are also important factors that influence the mass and momentum transport during the surge. Devastating storm surges often occur in the Bohai Sea, a semi-enclosed shallow sea in North China, due to extreme storms. However, the effects of waves on storm surges in the Bohai Sea have not been quantified and the mechanisms responsible for the higher surges that affect part of the Bohai Sea have not been thoroughly studied. In this study, we set up a storm surge model, considering coupled effects of tides and waves on the surges. Validation against measured data shows that the coupled model is capable of simulating storm surges in the Bohai Sea. The simulation results indicate that the longshore currents, which are induced by the large gradient of radiation stress due to wave deformation, are one of the main contributors to the higher surges occurring in some coastal regions. The gently varying bathymetry is another factor contributing to these surges. With such bathymetry, the wave force direction is nearly uniform, and pushes a large amount of water in that direction. Under these conditions, the water accumulates in some parts of the coast, leading to higher surges in nearby coastal regions such as the south coast of the Bohai Bay and the west and south coasts of the Laizhou Bay. Results analysis also shows that the tidal phase at which the surge occurs influences the wave–current interactions, and these interactions are more evident in shallow waters. Neglecting these interactions can lead to inaccurate predictions of the storm surges due to overestimation or underestimation of wave-induced set-up.

scholarly journals Modeling Study on the Asymmetry of Positive and Negative Storm Surges along the Southeastern Coast of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 458
Author(s):  
Dongdong Chu ◽  
Haibo Niu ◽  
Wenli Qiao ◽  
Xiaohui Jiao ◽  
Xilin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Central Pressure ◽  
Linear Interaction ◽  
Southeastern Coast ◽  
Zhoushan Archipelago ◽  
Wind Intensity

In this paper, a three-dimensional storm surge model was developed based on the Finite Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM) by the hindcasts of four typhoon-induced storm surges (Chan-hom, Mireille, Herb, and Winnie). After model validation, a series of sensitivity experiments were conducted to explore the effects of key parameters in the wind and pressure field (forward speed, radius of maximum wind (RMW), inflow angle, and central pressure), typhoon path, wind intensity, and topography on the storm surge and surge asymmetry between sea level rise (positive surge) and fall (negative surge) along the southeastern coast of China (SCC). The model results show that lower central pressure and larger RMW could lead to stronger surge asymmetry. A larger inflow angle results in a stronger surge asymmetry. In addition, the path of Chan-hom is the most dangerous path type for the Zhoushan Archipelago area, and that of Winnie follows next. The model results also indicate that the non-linear interaction between wind field and pressure field tends to weaken the peak surge elevation. The effect of topography on storm surges indicates that the peak surge elevation and its occurrence time, as well as the surge asymmetry, increase with a decreasing slope along the SCC.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of rainfall with assimilation of conventional and GPS observations over north of Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Sharifi ◽  
Majid Azadi ◽  
Ali Sam Khaniani
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wrf Model ◽  
Precipitable Water ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
North Of Iran

<p>In this work, the effect of assimilation of synoptic, radiosonde and ground-based GPS precipitable water vapor (PWV) data has been investigated on the short-term prediction of precipitation, vertical relative humidity and PWV fields over north of Iran. We selected two rainfall events (i.e. February 1, 2014, and September 17, 2014) caused by synoptic systems affecting the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea. These systems are often associated with a shallow and cold high pressure located over Russia that extends towards the southern Caspian Sea. The three dimensional variational (3DVAR) data assimilation system of the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model is used in two rainfall cases. In each case, three numerical experiments, namely CTRL, CONVDA and GPSCONVDA, are performed. The CTRL experiment uses the global analysis as the initial and boundary conditions of the model. In the second experiment, surface and radiosonde observations are inserted into the model. Finally, the GPSCONVDA experiment uses the GPS PWV data in the assimilation process in addition to the conventional observations. It is found that in CONVDA experiment, the mean absolute error (MAE) of the accumulated precipitation is reduced about 5 and 13 percent in 24h model simulation of February and September cases, respectively, when compared to CTRL. Also, the results in both cases suggest that the assimilation of GPS data has the greatest impact on model PWV simulations, with maximum root mean squares error (RMSE) reduction of 0.7 mm. In the GPSCONVDA experiment, comparison of the vertical profiles of 12h simulated relative humidity with the corresponding radiosonde observations shows a slight improvement in the lower levels.</p>

scholarly journals Storm surge variation along the coast of the Bohai Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianlong Feng ◽  
Delei Li ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Qiulin Liu ◽  
Aimei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
The Bohai Sea

Long-term variation of storm surge-associated waves in the Bohai Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1868-1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanping Wang ◽  
Yongling Liu ◽  
Xinyan Mao ◽  
Yutao Chi ◽  
Wensheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Term Variation

Study of Storm Surge Numerical Simulation in the Bohai Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 2288-2291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Qiang Zhang ◽  
Qian Lan Leng ◽  
Ze Jian Hu ◽  
Zi Chen Zhu ◽  
Wan Jun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Current Field ◽  
Extreme Water Level ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Astronomical Tide ◽  
Significant Difference

In this paper, a numerical model of the coupling between astronomical tide and storm surge based on hydraulic model for estuary and coast (ECOM) is confirmed to be suitable for simulation of stormsurge in the Bohai Sea. The spatial distribution of extreme water level and storm current field caused by typhoons in October 2003 are simulated.It shows that extreme water level in deep water are smaller than shallow water and the spatial distribution of extreme water level is influenced by topography.Flow filed in Bohai Sea waters takes on an fluctuation in flow field, compensatory flow and other obvious features during storm surge, compared storm surge with astronomical tide, which is a significant difference in flow filed.

scholarly journals Tidal influences on a future evolution of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf cavity in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael D. Mueller ◽  
Tore Hattermann ◽  
Susan L. Howard ◽  
Laurie Padman
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Circulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Tidal Currents ◽  
Weddell Sea ◽  
Ice Shelf ◽  
Ice Streams ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Basal Melting

Abstract. Recent modeling studies of ocean circulation in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica, project an increase over this century of ocean heat into the cavity beneath Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS). This increase in ocean heat would lead to more basal melting and a modification of the FRIS ice draft. The corresponding change in cavity shape will affect advective pathways and the spatial distribution of tidal currents, which play important roles in basal melting under FRIS. These feedbacks between heat flux, basal melting, and tides will affect the evolution of FRIS under the influence of a changing climate. We explore these feedbacks with a three-dimensional ocean model of the southern Weddell Sea that is forced by thermodynamic exchange beneath the ice shelf and tides along the open boundaries. Our results show regionally dependent feedbacks that, in some areas, substantially modify the melt rates near the grounding lines of buttressed ice streams that flow into FRIS. These feedbacks are introduced by variations in meltwater production as well as the circulation of this meltwater within the FRIS cavity; they are influenced locally by sensitivity of tidal currents to water column thickness (wct) and non-locally by changes in circulation pathways that transport an integrated history of mixing and meltwater entrainment along flow paths. Our results highlight the importance of including explicit tidal forcing in models of future mass loss from FRIS and from the adjacent grounded ice sheet as individual ice-stream grounding zones experience different responses to warming of the ocean inflow.

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