Uqikelelo lwemozulu oluphezulu lweSofar Ocean lunciphisa iindleko zohambo.

2023-11-30

Ukusebenza kakuhle kohambo lwenqanawa kuxhomekeke kuhlobo lwemozulu yolwandle edibana nayo. Amaza, umoya, kunye nemisinga kudala ukumelana ekufuneka inqanawa ikwazi ukukoyisa ngokutya amafutha amaninzi. Oku kuncipha kokusebenza kakuhle kubangela ukunyuka kweendleko. Phakathi kwezi zinto, amaza ngawona mthombo uphambili wokuxhathisa imozulu, okukhokelela ekushukumeni okungafunekiyo kwenqanawa, njengokuphosa nokuqengqeleka.

Iinkampani zemikhumbi yolwandle ziyanda ukwamkela amaqonga okuphucula uhambo ukuze kuncitshiswe impembelelo yemozulu ekusetyenzisweni kwepetroli yenqanawa kunye nokukhutshwa kwayo. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lwala maqonga lusaxhomekeke kuqikelelo lwemozulu oluqhelekileyo olusekelwe kuqwalaselo lwesathelayithi. Nangona kunjalo, uhlalutyo lwakutshanje olupapashwe yi-Ofisi ye-NASA yeGlobal Modeling and Assimilation lubonisa ukuba ukujongwa ngokuthe ngqo kwe-buoys ezikhukulayo kunempembelelo enkulu kuneengqalelo zesathelayithi.

Uqikelelo lwemozulu yaselwandle lweSofar luchaneke kakhulu, luchaneke kakhulu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-40-50%. Oku kufezekiswa ngenethiwekhi yabo ebanzi yabucala yezinzwa zemozulu yaselwandle elwandle, ezibizwa ngokuba ziiSpotter buoys. ISofar iqokelela kwaye ihlanganise uqwalaselo lwemihla ngemihla olungaphezulu kwe-1.5 yezigidi kwinethiwekhi yayo yehlabathi. Olu lwazi lupheleleyo lubonelela ngengqiqo ngeemeko zaselwandle ezihlala zingaphaya kokufikelela kuqwalaselo lwesathelayithi, kokubini ngokubhekiselele kuchanekileyo kwendawo kunye nexesha.

Ukujongwa kwamaza ajikelezayo kubaluleke kakhulu, njengoko amaza esona sizathu siphambili sokumelana nemozulu kwiinqanawa zaselwandle. Ukubandakanya ezi mbono kuphucula kakhulu ukuchaneka kwesimo sezulu seSofar, kuphucula ukuqikelela kokuphakama kwamaza okubalulekileyo nge-38% kunye nexesha lamaza kunye necala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-45%.

Isisombululo se-Wayfinder sikaSofar sidibanisa ngokungenamthungo uqikelelo lwaso lwemozulu oluchanekileyo ukuze silungise iimodeli zokusebenza kweenqanawa, sinikezela ngokulungiswa kohambo lwemihla ngemihla okujoliswe ekunciphiseni iindleko zizonke zohambo ngalunye. Iqonga le-Wayfinder likhupha iingcebiso ze-RPM zemihla ngemihla kwaye licebisa iindawo ezintsha zendlela nanini na xa kuchongwa inzuzo enkulu yendlela kwiindlela ezininzi ezinokubakho, ezifikelela kumakhulu ezigidi. Isikhokelo se-Wayfinder sivula amathuba amakhulu okonga kulo lonke uhambo, konke oku ngelixa siqwalasela ishishini lenqanawa kunye nemida yokhuseleko.