Rotating tank experiments for the study of geophysical fluid dynamics  

作　　者：Changming DONG Xiaojie LU Yuli LIU Guoqing HAN Minghan FU Qian CAO Yang ZHANG Xu CHEN Yeping YUAN 

机构地区：[1]International Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory,Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology,Nanjing 210044,China [2]Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,University of California,Los Angeles CA 90095,USA [3]State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics,Second Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Hangzhou 310012,China [4]Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai),Zhuhai 519000,China [5]Zhejiang Ocean University,Zhoushan 316022,China [6]Guangdong Ocean University,Zhanjiang 524088,China [7]Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China [8]Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China

出　　处：《Journal of Oceanology and Limnology》2024年第5期1385-1398,共14页海洋湖沼学报（英文）

基　　金：Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2017YFA0604100,2016YFC1402004,2017YFC1404200);the Program for Innovation Research and Entrepreneurship Team in Jiangsu Province;the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41476022,41490643)。

摘　　要：Geophysical fluid dynamics(GFD)is an interdisciplinary field that studies the large-scale motion of fluids in the natural world.With a wide range of applications such as weather forecasts and climate prediction,GFD employs various research approaches including in-situ observations,satellite measurements,numerical simulations,theoretical analysis,artificial intelligence,and physical model experiments in laboratory.Among these approaches,rotating tank experiments provide a valuable tool for simulating naturally-occurring fluid motions in laboratories.With proportional scaling and proper techniques,scientists can reproduce multi-scale physical processes of stratified fluids in the rotation system,which allows for the simulation of essential characteristics of fluid motions in the atmosphere and oceans.In this review,rotating tanks of various scales in the world are introduced,as these tanks have been actively used to explore fundamental scientific questions in ocean and atmosphere dynamics.To illustrate the GFD experiments,three representative cases are presented to demonstrate the frontier achievements in the the GFD study by using rotating tank experiments:mesoscale eddies in the ocean,convection processes,and plume dynamics.Detailed references for the experimental procedures are provided.Future studies are encouraged to further explore the utilization of rotating tanks with improvements in experimental design and integration of other research methods.This is a promising direction of GFD to help enhance our understanding of the complex nature of fluid motions in the natural world and to address the challenges posed by global environmental changes.

关 键 词：laboratory experiment rotating tank geophysical fluid dynamics(GFD) 

分 类 号：P433[天文地球—大气科学及气象学] P731.2