On Thermally Forced Circulations over Heated Terrain
On Thermally Forced Circulations over Heated Terrain
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关于加热地形上的热力循环
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2013
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通讯作者:
D. Kirshbaum
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D. Kirshbaum
AbstractA combination of analytical and numerical models is used to gain insight into the dynamics of thermally forced circulations over diurnally heated terrain. Solutions are obtained for two-layer flows (representing the boundary layer and the overlying free troposphere) over an isolated mountainlike heat source. A scaling based on the linearized Boussinesq system of equations is developed to quantify the strength of thermally forced updrafts and to identify three flow regimes, each with distinct dynamics and parameter sensitivities. This scaling closely matches corresponding numerical simulations in two of these regimes: the first characterized by a weakly stable boundary layer and significant background winds and the second by a strongly stable boundary layer. In the third regime, characterized by weak winds and weak boundary layer stability, this scaling is outperformed by a fundamentally different scaling based on thermodynamic heat engines. Within this regime, the inability of wind ventilation or ...