基于thorpe尺度对南海深层混合的分析-analysis of deep mixing in south china sea based on thorpe scale.docxVIP

级之内。各个区域混合率的垂向分布与小于 0.25 的 Richardson 数分布有很好的对应关系，体现了不稳定过程发生的较大可能性。吕宋海峡处强混合现象可能与 独特的双山脊地形对内波的生成、传播和耗散过程的影响有关，西传内波的散射 和耗散为南海北部混合提供了能量，而其逐渐演变成非线性并破碎的过程应是导 致强混合的动力机制。另外，东沙岛附近产生的内潮的演变及破碎可能是导致南 海北部强混合的另一原因。南海中部海区为混合提供能量的内潮较弱，导致了其 混合率相对北部较低。南海南部 2000m 以深 Richardson 数基本均小于 0.25，说 明其深层发生不稳定现象的可能性很大，很小的扰动就可能引起较强的混合。这 应与该海区深层层结较弱有关，而该处复杂底地形应与强混合也有密切关系。对春、夏、秋三季吕宋海峡 120.5°E 断面的耗散率和混合率垂向分布的分 析结果表明，秋季的耗散率和混合率较春夏季有增强现象，尤其是 20°N 以北 部分更为明显。最南部斜坡处近底层的耗散率和混合率明显随季节增强了约一个 量级。该断面的耗散率和混合率的季节变化可能与秋季吕宋海峡深层层结减弱及 秋季深层内潮能通量较夏季强且传递方向在垂向上变化明显有关。四个区域由混合引起的上升流速基本随深度呈增大趋势，2600m 以深一二三 区达 20~30cm/天，四区接近 50cm/天。整个计算海区 2500m 以深的平均上升流 速为 24cm/天，与前人结果基本一致，体现了 Thorpe 尺度方法结果的可信性及 混合对于南海深层环流的重要作用。关键词：Thorpe 尺度；翻转；南海；深层混合Study of abyssal mixing in the South China Sea basedon Thorpe scale AbstractAs the largest marginal sea of northwest Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea (SCS) has been one of the research hotspots because of its special geographical location and economic and military values. Deep mixing (means diapycnal turbulent mixing in this paper) in SCS has a significantly impact on transport of material and energy and stratification maintaining. In this paper, several temperature and salinity profiles obtained from field observation carried out in SCS from 2005 to 2012 are processed and analyzed using Thorpe scale and inverse method. Potential density profiles are the mainly used when judging overturns while potential temperature profiles as the assistant profiles. Based on dissipation rate and diapycnal mixing rate of each profile, the distributions of the two parameters in deep SCS (mainly deeper than 1000m) and seasonal variation of the two parameters in Luzon Strait during spring, summer and autumn are shown and analyzed.Statistical properties of overturns scale and distribution suggest that overturns with large Thorpe scale become more when deepening in depth and density coordination, which agrees well with previous studies. Overturns with Thorpe scale between 10m and 20m occupied the largest propo