Horizontal advection of temperature and salinity by Rossby waves in the North Pacific

The Aquarius satellite has been used for the first time to characterize Rossby waves in sea surface salinity (SSS) measurements for the North Pacific Ocean. Westward propagating wave signals are delineated by the SSS zonal salinity gradients. The phase velocities and spectral properties obtained from zonal salinity gradients are closely correlated with corresponding values obtained from the sea surface temperature (SST) zonal gradient and the altimetry-derived meridional velocity. The westward propagating SSS signals are consistent with Rossby wave advection across the strong meridional gradients of water characteristics. Following Killworth, we attempted to provide satellite-based estimates of the contribution of horizontal Rossby wave advection to the surface transfer of temperature and salinity in the North Pacific Ocean. Westward propagating signals in the SST and SSS zonal gradient fields show that the observed intensity of meridional advection by the ambient gradients of SST and SSS is less than the intensity predicted by an analytical solution of the transfer equation for Rossby waves. Our results extend the previous studies of physical mechanisms of Rossby wave manifestation at the sea surface and we demonstrate that Rossby waves are responsible for low-frequency oscillations in SST and SSS concentration in the North Pacific.     

Numerical implementation of the asymptotic boundary conditions for steadily propagating 2D solitons of Boussinesq type equations

In the present paper, a difference scheme on a non-uniform grid is constructed for the stationary propagating localized waves of the 2D Boussinesq equation in an infinite region. Using an argument stemming form a perturbation expansion for small wave phase speeds, the asymptotic decay of the wave profile is identified as second-order algebraic. For algebraically decaying solution a new kind of nonlocal boundary condition is derived, which allows to rigorously project the asymptotic boundary condition at the boundary of a finite-size computational box. The difference approximation of this condition together with the bifurcation condition complete the algorithm. Numerous numerical validations are performed and it is shown that the results comply with the second-order estimate for the truncation error even at the boundary lines of the grid. Results are obtained for different values of the so-called ‘rotational inertia’ and for different subcritical phase speeds. It is found that the limits of existence of the 2D solution roughly correspond to the similar limits on the phase speed that ensure the existence of subcritical 1D stationary propagating waves of the Boussinesq equation.     

基于多重反射法对周期结构的频率响应研究

采用多重反射法对受到外扰的二组元周期梁结构的频率响应进行了研究．施加至Ⅱ周期梁结构上的外部扰动被假定为一入射波，传播波入射到不连续处会产生反射波和透射波，进而在周期结构中会产生多重的反射和透射．首先，基于波的多重反射，考虑施加扰动的组元上的波场；其次，由于波的透射，分别考虑两个传播方向上的其他组元的波场，作为初始波场；最后，可先考虑某个组元右侧的所有组元上的向左传播的波在其上的叠加，作为一次迭代波场；再考虑某个组元左侧的所有组元上的向右传播的波在其上的叠加，作为二次迭代波场．依次类推，基于多重反射法，叠加了入射波引起的多重反射和透射，得到了所有组元的波场．给出了周期梁结构中任一点的波幅与入射波幅之间的函数关系，确定了受外扰的周期梁结构的传播常数及相应的波场的迭代次数．     

A lumped Galerkin method for the numerical solution of the modified equal-width wave equation using quadratic B-splines

The numerical solution of the one-dimensional modified equal width wave (MEW) equation is obtained by using a lumped Galerkin method based on quadratic B-spline finite elements. The motion of a single solitary wave and the interaction of two solitary waves are studied. The numerical results obtained show that the present method is a remarkably successful numerical technique for solving the MEW equation. A linear stability analysis of the scheme is also investigated.     

非均匀缓变折射率平板波导放大器中的畸形波

以缓变波导中光束传播的非线性传输方程为研究对象,研究了非均匀缓变折射率平板波导放大器中畸形波的非线性动力学性质.通过相似变换和直接假设,构建出带有自由函数的一阶精确畸形波解.在此基础上,针对不同类型的自由函数,通过数值模拟得到了不同畸形波的波形图,对于描述光纤中出现的一些物理现象具有重要的意义.     

微结构固体中孤立波的动力学稳定性

描述微结构固体中波传播的一种KdV类方程作为控制方程并利用积分因子方法,对微结构固体中传播的孤立波的动力学稳定性进行了数值模拟研究。主要以高斯波、Ricker子波以及双曲正割波作为初始扰动,考察了不同小扰动下孤立波能否较长时间保持波形结构和传播速度而稳定传播问题。模拟结果表明,不同的小扰动对孤立波的影响不同,孤立波的稳定传播与扰动幅度和宽度都有关系,只有受到幅度和宽度都非常小的扰动下在微结构固体中传播的孤立波才能显现出一定程度的抗干扰性和动力学稳定性,可在微结构固体中较长时间稳定传播。     

微结构固体中孤立波的动力稳定性

描述微结构固体中波传播的一种KdV类方程作为控制方程并利用积分因子方法,对微结构固体中传播孤立波的动力学稳定性进行了数值模拟研究.主要以高斯波、Ricker子波以及双曲正割波扰动作为初始扰动,考察了不同小扰动下孤立波能否较长时间保持波形结构和传播速度而稳定传播问题.结果表明,不同的小扰动对孤立波的影响不同,孤立波的稳定传播与扰动幅度和宽度都有关系,只有受到幅度和宽度都非常小的扰动下在弱微尺度非线性效应的微结构固体中传播的孤立波才能显现出一定程度的抗干扰性和动力学稳定性,能够在微结构固体中较长时间稳定传播.     

Numerical scheme based on similarity reductions for the regularized long wave equation

Numerical solution based on similarity reductions for partial differential equations used to get the numerical scheme for the regularized long wave (RLW) equation. The similarity reductions for RLW equation are obtained locally on subdomains defined by the classical three-point stencil. The ordinary differential equation, which deduced from the similarity reduction can be linearized, integrated analytically and then obtain the solution. This approch eliminates the difficulties associated with boundary conditions for the similarity reduction over the whole solution domain. Numerical results are obtained for test problem. The computed results using our scheme confirm the accuracy of our scheme.     

3D scattering of waves by a cylindrical irregular cavity of infinite length in a homogeneous elastic medium

The three-dimensional (3D) wave field scattered by an irregular, cylindrical cavity of infinite length contained in a homogeneous elastic medium illuminated by a dilatational point load is obtained. This model is used to evaluate the effect of the cross-sectional geometry of the cavity on the waves propagating in its vicinity. It particularly highlights the identification of the normal modes excited both in the frequency and time domain. The solution is formulated using the boundary element method for a wide range of frequencies and spatially harmonic line loads, which are then synthesized to obtain the time responses. The 3D solution is obtained as a summation of two-dimensional responses for different axial wavenumbers.The responses in the frequency vs. axial-wavenumber domains are presented, allowing the recognition, identification, and physical interpretation of the variation of the wave field when five irregular cross-sections are used, namely a circle, an oval, a thin oval, a kidney and a boomerang.     

The solitary wave solution of the two-dimensional regularized long-wave equation in fluids and plasmas

This paper investigates the solitary wave solutions of the two-dimensional regularized long-wave equation which is arising in the investigation of the Rossby waves in rotating flows and the drift waves in plasmas. The main idea behind the numerical solution is to use a combination of boundary knot method and the analog equation method. The boundary knot method is a meshless boundary-type radial basis function collocation technique. In contrast with the method of fundamental solution, the boundary knot method uses the non-singular general solution instead of the singular fundamental solution to obtain the homogeneous solution. Similar to method of fundamental solution, the radial basis function is employed to approximate the particular solution via the dual reciprocity principle. In the current paper, we applied the idea of analog equation method. According to the analog equation method, the nonlinear governing operator is replaced by an equivalent nonhomogeneous linear one with known fundamental solution and under the same boundary conditions. Furthermore, in order to show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method, the present work is compared with finite difference scheme. The new method is analyzed for the local truncation error and the conservation properties. The results of several numerical experiments are given for both the single and double-soliton waves.