scholarly journals Shallow soil moisture – ground thaw interactions and controls – Part 2: Influences of water and energy fluxes

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-101
Author(s):  
X. J. Guan ◽  
C. Spence ◽  
C. J. Westbrook
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Hydrological Processes ◽  
Energy Fluxes ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Shallow Soil ◽  
Inundation Extent ◽  
Study Sites

Abstract. The companion paper (Guan et al., 2010) demonstrated variable interactions and correlations between shallow soil moisture and ground thaw in soil filled areas along a wetness spectrum in a subarctic Canadian Precambrian Shield landscape. From wetter to drier, these included a wetland, peatland and soil filled valley. Herein, water and energy fluxes were examined for these same subarctic study sites to discern the key controlling processes on the found patterns. Results showed the key control in variable soil moisture and frost table interactions among the sites was the presence of surface water. At the peatland and wetland sites, accumulated water in depressions and flow paths maintained soil moisture for a longer duration than at the hummock tops. These wet areas were often locations of deepest thaw depth due to the transfer of latent heat accompanying lateral surface runoff. Although the peatland and wetland sites had large inundation extent, modified Péclet numbers indicated the relative influence of external and internal hydrological processes at each site were different. Continuous inflow from an upstream lake into the wetland site caused advective and conductive thermal energies to be of equal importance to conductive ground thaw. The absence of continuous surface flow at the peatland and valley sites led to dominance of conductive thermal energy over advective energy for ground thaw. The results suggest that the modified Péclet number could be a very useful parameter to differentiate landscape components in modeling frost table heterogeneity. The calculated water and energy fluxes, and the modified Péclet number provide quantitative explanations for the shallow soil moisture-ground thaw patterns by linking them with hydrological processes and hillslope storage capacity.

scholarly journals Shallow soil moisture – ground thaw interactions and controls – Part 2: Influences of water and energy fluxes

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1387-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. J. Guan ◽  
C. Spence ◽  
C. J. Westbrook
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Energy Fluxes ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Shallow Soil ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Inundation Extent ◽  
Study Sites

Abstract. The companion paper (Guan et al., 2010) demonstrated variable interactions and correlations between shallow soil moisture and ground thaw in soil filled areas along a wetness spectrum in a subarctic Canadian Precambrian Shield landscape. From wetter to drier, these included a wetland, peatland and soil filled valley. Herein, water and energy fluxes were examined for these same subarctic study sites to discern the key controlling processes on the found patterns. Results showed the presence of surface water was the key control in variable soil moisture and frost table interactions among sites. At the peatland and wetland sites, accumulated water in depressions and flow paths maintained soil moisture for a longer duration than at the hummock tops. These wet areas were often locations of deepest thaw depth due to the transfer of latent heat accompanying lateral surface runoff. Although the peatland and wetland sites had large inundation extent, modified Péclet numbers indicated the relative influence of external and internal hydrological and energy processes at each site were different. Continuous inflow from an upstream lake into the wetland site caused advective and conductive thermal energies to be of equal importance to ground thaw. The absence of continuous surface flow at the peatland and valley sites led to dominance of conductive thermal energy over advective energy for ground thaw. The results suggest that the modified Péclet number could be a very useful parameter to differentiate landscape components in modeling frost table heterogeneity. The calculated water and energy fluxes, and the modified Péclet number provide quantitative explanations for the shallow soil moisture-ground thaw patterns by linking them with hydrological processes and hillslope storage capacity.

scholarly journals Shallow soil moisture – ground thaw interactions and controls – Part 1: Spatiotemporal patterns and correlations over a subarctic landscape

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1375-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. J. Guan ◽  
C. J. Westbrook ◽  
C. Spence
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Surface Soil ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Hydrological Models ◽  
Runoff Generation ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Shallow Soil ◽  
Thaw Depth ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Simple Link

Abstract. Soil moisture and ground thaw state are both indicative of a hillslope's ability to transfer water. In cold regions, in particular, it is widely known that the depth of the active layer and wetness of surface soils are important for runoff generation, but the diversity of interactions between ground thaw and surface soil moisture themselves has not been studied. To fill this knowledge gap, detailed shallow soil moisture and thaw depth surveys were conducted along systematic grids at the Baker Creek Basin, Northwest Territories. Multiple hillslopes were studied to determine how the interactions differed along a spectrum of topological, typological and topographic situations across the landscape. Overall results did not show a simple link between soil moisture and ground thaw as was expected. Instead, correlation was a function of wetness. The interaction between soil moisture and ground thaw was more dependent at wetter sites. This indicates that interactive soil moisture and thaw depth behaviour on hillslopes in cold regions changes with location and cannot necessarily be lumped together in hydrological models. To explore further why these differences arise, a companion paper (Guan et al., 2010) will examine how the hydrological and energy fluxes influenced the patterns of moisture and thaw among the study sites.

scholarly journals Shallow soil moisture – ground thaw interactions and controls – Part 1: Spatiotemporal patterns and correlations over a subarctic landscape

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. J. Guan ◽  
C. J. Westbrook ◽  
C. Spence
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Spatiotemporal Patterns ◽  
Hydrological Models ◽  
Runoff Generation ◽  
Energy Fluxes ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Shallow Soil ◽  
Thaw Depth ◽  
Simple Link

Abstract. Soil moisture and ground thaw state are both indicative of a hillslope's ability to transfer water. In cold regions, in particular, it is widely known that the depth of the active layer and wetness of surface soils are important for runoff generation, but the diversity of interactions between ground thaw and surface soil moisture themselves has not be studied. To fill this knowledge gap, detailed shallow soil moisture and thaw depth surveys were conducted along systematic grids from April to July of 2008 at the Baker Creek Basin, Northwest Territories. Multiple hillslopes were studied to determine how the interactions differed along a spectrum of topological, typological and topographic situations across the landscape. Overall results did not show a simple link between soil moisture and ground thaw as was expected. Instead, correlation was a function of wetness. The drier the site was, the more random the interaction between soil moisture and ground thaw. This indicates that interactive soil moisture and thaw depth behaviour on hillslopes in cold regions changes with location and cannot necessarily be lumped together in hydrological models. To explore further why these differences arise, a companion paper (Part 2: Influences of water and energy fluxes) will examine how the hydrological and energy fluxes influenced the found spatiotemporal patterns.

scholarly journals Variations in Ocean Surface Temperature due to Near-Surface Flow: Straining the Cool Skin Layer

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2685-2710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Wells ◽  
Claudia Cenedese ◽  
J. Thomas Farrar ◽  
Christopher J. Zappa
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Ocean Surface ◽  
Skin Layer ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Simple Extension ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Péclet Number

Abstract The aqueous thermal boundary layer near to the ocean surface, or skin layer, has thickness O(1 mm) and plays an important role in controlling the exchange of heat between the atmosphere and the ocean. Theoretical arguments and experimental measurements are used to investigate the dynamics of the skin layer under the influence of an upwelling flow, which is imposed in addition to free convection below a cooled water surface. Previous theories of straining flow in the skin layer are considered and a simple extension of a surface straining model is posed to describe the combination of turbulence and an upwelling flow. An additional theory is also proposed, conceptually based on the buoyancy-driven instability of a laminar straining flow cooled from above. In all three theories considered two distinct regimes are observed for different values of the Péclet number, which characterizes the ratio of advection to diffusion within the skin layer. For large Péclet numbers, the upwelling flow dominates and increases the free surface temperature, or skin temperature, to follow the scaling expected for a laminar straining flow. For small Péclet numbers, it is shown that any flow that is steady or varies over long time scales produces only a small change in skin temperature by direct straining of the skin layer. Experimental measurements demonstrate that a strong upwelling flow increases the skin temperature and suggest that the mean change in skin temperature with Péclet number is consistent with the theoretical trends for large Péclet number flow. However, all of the models considered consistently underpredict the measured skin temperature, both with and without an upwelling flow, possibly a result of surfactant effects not included in the models.

Approximate analysis of the containment of contaminated sites prior to remediation

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rubin ◽  
A. Rabideau
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Dimensionless Parameter ◽  
Contaminated Sites ◽  
Unsteady State ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Vertical Barrier ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Barrier Performance ◽  
Vertical Barriers

This study presents an approximate analytical model, which can be useful for the prediction and requirement of vertical barrier efficiencies. A previous study by the authors has indicated that a single dimensionless parameter determines the performance of a vertical barrier. This parameter is termed the barrier Peclet number. The evaluation of barrier performance concerns operation under steady state conditions, as well as estimates of unsteady state conditions and calculation of the time period requires arriving at steady state conditions. This study refers to high values of the barrier Peclet number. The modeling approach refers to the development of several types of boundary layers. Comparisons were made between simulation results of the present study and some analytical and numerical results. These comparisons indicate that the models developed in this study could be useful in the design and prediction of the performance of vertical barriers operating under conditions of high values of the barrier Peclet number.

Convective diffusion toward the sphere in laminar flow around the sphere

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 1218-1238
Author(s):  
Arnošt Kimla ◽  
Jiří Míčka
Keyword(s):  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Convective Diffusion ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Stability Of The Solution

The problem of convective diffusion toward the sphere in laminar flow around the sphere is solved by combination of the analytical and net methods for the region of Peclet number λ ≥ 1. The problem was also studied for very small values λ. Stability of the solution has been proved in relation to changes of the velocity profile.

Convective diffusion to a slowly rotating spherical electrode; Basic model for Re → O, Pe → ∞

1983 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1571-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Wein
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow Regime ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Convective Diffusion ◽  
Creeping Flow ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Spherical Electrode ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Boundary Layer Solution ◽  
Layer Solution

Theory has been formulated of a convective rotating spherical electrode in the creeping flow regime (Re → 0). The currently available boundary layer solution for Pe → ∞ has been confronted with an improved similarity description applicable in the whole range of the Peclet number.

Modeling temperature rise in multi-track reciprocating frictional sliding

2021 ◽  
pp. 135065012098823
Author(s):  
Thierry A Blanchet
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Accumulation ◽  
Stroke Length ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
Maximum Temperature Rise ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Accumulation Effect

As in various manufacturing processes, in sliding tests with scanning motions to extend the sliding distance over fresh countersurface, temperature rise during any pass is bolstered by heating during prior passes over neighboring tracks, providing a “heat accumulation effect” with persisting temperature rises contributing to an overall temperature rise of the current pass. Conduction modeling is developed for surface temperature rise as a function of numerous inputs: power and size of heat source; speed and stroke length, and track increment of scanning motion; and countersurface thermal properties. Analysis focused on mid-stroke location for passes of a square uniform heat flux sufficiently far into the rectangular patch being scanned from the first pass at its edge that steady heat accumulation effect response is adopted, focusing on maximum temperature rise experienced across the pass' track. The model is non-dimensionalized to broaden the applicability of the output of its runs. Focusing on practical “high” scanning speeds, represented non-dimensionally by Peclet number (in excess of 40), applicability is further broadened by multiplying non-dimensional maximum temperature rise by the square root of Peclet number as model output. Additionally, investigating model runs at various non-dimensional speed (Peclet number) and reciprocation period values, it appears these do not act as independent inputs, but instead with their product (non-dimensional stroke length) as a single independent input. Modified maximum temperature rise output appears to be a function of only two inputs, increasing with decreasing non-dimensional values of stroke length and scanning increment, with outputs of models runs summarized compactly in a simple chart.

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