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 

作者机构：International Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryNanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyNanjing 210044China Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaLos Angeles CA 90095USA State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment DynamicsSecond Institute of OceanographyMinistry of Natural ResourcesHangzhou 310012China Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai)Zhuhai 519000China Zhejiang Ocean UniversityZhoushan 316022China Guangdong Ocean UniversityZhanjiang 524088China Ocean University of ChinaQingdao 266100China Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou 310058China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Oceanology and Limnology》 (海洋湖沼学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第42卷第5期

页      面：1385-1398页

核心收录：

学科分类：080704[工学-流体机械及工程] 080103[工学-流体力学] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

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) 

主　　题：laboratory experiment rotating tank geophysical fluid dynamics(GFD) 

摘      要：Geophysical fluid dynamics(GFD)is an interdisciplinary field that studies the large-scale motion of fluids in the natural *** 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 *** these approaches,rotating tank experiments provide a valuable tool for simulating naturally-occurring fluid motions in *** 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 *** 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 *** 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 *** references for the experimental procedures are *** studies are encouraged to further explore the utilization of rotating tanks with improvements in experimental design and integration of other research *** 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.