黄南南部近56年积雪变化分析研究

选取青海东南部黄南区域范围内2个气象观测站近56a(1960~2015年)逐月积雪资料,利用数理统计和线性回归方法分析积雪的变化趋势,对黄南南部年积雪日数及最大雪深变化特征进行了诊断研究。结果表明:1)黄南南部积雪日数呈增加趋势,增加速率为0.152d/a;2)最大雪深春、冬季呈弱增加趋势,秋季呈弱减少趋势,总体呈弱减少趋势;3)黄南地区的积雪日数与最大雪深呈显著相关关系,一般雪深越大积雪日数就越长;4)年和各季积雪日数均发生了由少到多的突变,春季发生在1965年,秋季在1973年,冬季在1974年发生了突变,年突变发生于1970年;5)由小波分析可知,近56年来,黄南南部地区积雪日数6年的振荡周期比较明显外,在20世纪60~70年代末存在准3a振荡周期,其他周期信号强度都较弱。      

1962-2008年辽宁省积雪变化特征

采用1962-2008年辽宁省52个气象观测站逐日积雪深度以及同期温度、降水资料，用统计方法和小波方法分析了辽宁省积雪气候变化规律。结果表明：近47 a辽宁省积雪日数呈不显著增加趋势，共增加了3 d；年最大雪深随时间变化呈不明显增加趋势，平均每10 a增加0.2 cm；年累积雪深也呈不显著增加趋势，气候倾向率为8.9 cm/10 a。从年代际变化来看，20世纪80年代前辽宁省积雪日数、年最大雪深和年累积雪深偏小；而20世纪80年代后至今，则经历了一个积雪日数、年最大雪深和年累积雪深均增加的过程。     

中国冬季多种积雪参数的时空特征及差异性

利用1979~2006年冬季中国站点最大雪深和站点雪日、卫星遥感雪深、积雪覆盖率和雪水当量5种积雪资料,从多角度深入细致地分析了我国冬季积雪的时空变化特征。结果表明:5种积雪资料的经验正交分解第一模态都表现为中国南、北方反位相的特征,即当新疆和东北三省-内蒙古地区积雪偏多(少)时,青藏高原和南方地区积雪偏少(多)。新疆和东北三省-内蒙古地区的雪深、积雪覆盖率和雪日随时间有逐渐增多的趋势,而其中边缘山区的雪水当量表现出减少的趋势,青藏高原地区的积雪表现出与其完全相反的特征。南方地区站点最大雪深和雪日表现出随时间减少的趋势,卫星遥感难以监测到该区积雪。相比较而言,卫星遥感资料比较适合高原和山区缺少气象站的地区及北半球更大区域积雪的研究,而站点资料更适用于中国中东部和平原地区积雪的区域研究。雪深、雪日、积雪覆盖率和雪水当量这些多样性积雪参数存在一定的差异性,因此5种积雪资料结合使用才能得到更准确的结论。     

青藏高原冬春积雪特征及其对我国夏季降水的影响

本文利用国家气象中心提供的逐日地面积雪深度和积雪日数数据,以及NOAA的大气环流再分析资料,通过合成分析等方法,对1961—2013年青藏高原冬春季积雪高原整体、高原东部、高原西部进行了年际和年代际趋势分析,结果表明,青藏高原整体冬、春季积雪的变化趋势一致,雪深呈现"少雪—多雪—少雪—多雪"的变化趋势,积雪日数呈现"少雪—多雪—少雪"的变化趋势。高原东(西)部积雪在20世纪60—70年代均明显增加,20世纪80—90年代均减少,20世纪90年代末东部春季和冬季积雪减少更为显著,而西部地区除了春季积雪日数变化不大,春、冬季积雪雪深和冬季积雪日数均明显增加。其次,对青藏高原东、西部地区多(少)雪年的划分,发现高原东部和西部地区积雪异常年对应的大气环流形势也存在差异。最后,进一步分析了青藏高原不同区域积雪异常年环流形势变化特征及其对我国夏季降水的影响,发现高原东(西)部积雪异常年时我国夏季降水分布存在显著差异,因此,在将高原积雪作为气候预测因子的时候,应当考虑东部和西部积雪异常不同所产生影响的差异。     

2000～2014年西藏高原积雪覆盖时空变化

利用MODIS/Terra积雪产品MOD10A2较系统地分析了2000~2014年西藏高原(以下简称高原)积雪面积和覆盖率的时空变化特点,并与同期主要气象要素之间的关系进行了研究。主要结论如下:(1)高原平均积雪面积是19.0×104km2,占整个高原面积的15.8%,其中冬季最大,为高原总面积的23%,其次是春季(22%)和秋季(16%),夏季最小(5%);(2)过去14a高原年平均积雪面积呈现微弱减少态势,其中秋冬两季积雪面积略显上升趋势,春季略有减少,夏季减少趋势显著,积雪面积变化与气温之间存在负相关关系,与同期降水量之间的关系不大;(3)2000~2014年,羌塘高原北部和西南喜马拉雅山脉积雪覆盖率增加趋势明显,而在那曲东南部、喜马拉雅山脉东段和阿里地区北部积雪覆盖率减少趋势明显;(4)高原积雪覆盖变率具有明显的空间差异,且由春秋两季主导,秋季年际变率要大于春季,高原中东部和周围高大山脉及其附近是高原积雪覆盖年际变率最大的区域,而雅鲁藏布江中下游谷地、藏东南干暖河谷以及藏北高原中西部是年际变率最小的地区;(5)积雪年际变率大值区是高原主要的牧区和雪灾频发区,是高原积雪监测和防灾减灾的重点。      

青藏高原积雪对陆面过程热量输送的影响研究

利用1979-2016年中国区域长时间序列逐日雪深资料,分析了青藏高原积雪深度与积雪日数的分布及变化特征,并将积雪期划分为三个阶段(积累期、鼎盛期和消融期),结合ERA-Interim月平均再分析资料,分析了积雪与地表热状况(气温、地表和土壤温度)和能量输送量(地表净短波辐射、地表净长波辐射、感热通量、潜热通量、地表热通量和土壤热通量)的相关关系,初步探讨了积雪在高原陆面过程中的作用。结果表明:研究时间范围内青藏高原积雪(深度和日数)主要呈减少趋势,仅在黄河源区及高原边缘地区为增加趋势,积雪鼎盛阶段(1-2月)的减少趋势最显著;高原积雪对地表主要起降温作用,深层土壤温度对积雪的响应存在滞后性,积雪的减少抑制了土壤向上的热量输送进而不利于冻土的发育;高原积雪与地表感热和地表热通量主要呈现负相关关系,潜热通量与积雪也呈负相关特征但比感热通量的相关性小。由于ERA-Interim资料对高原积雪深度的描述与本研究使用的卫星遥感积雪深度存在较大偏差(包括空间分布、气候倾向率、年际变化以及绝对大小等),导致本研究中积雪与地表热状况和热通量的相关度不高,需要通过陆面模式模拟做进一步探讨。     

中国冬季积雪变异及其与北极涛动的联系

本文利用1979～2010年NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、中国台站观测雪深、气温和降雪资料, 分析了中国冬季积雪时空分布特征, 结果表明:雪深经验正交分解第一模态有显著的南、北反位相特征, 当新疆北部、东北地区积雪偏多(少)时, 对应黄河以南和青藏高原地区积雪偏少(多)。近30年来中国冬季积雪变异与北极涛动(AO)有非常紧密的联系, 雪深的南、北反位相分布型与北极涛动有明显的反相关关系。AO负位相时, 500 hPa等压面上40°N以北存在着中心在贝加尔湖附近的气旋环流, 而在其南存在着中心在中国西南的反气旋性环流, 中国北方和南方地区分别受气旋和反气旋的控制。在我国北方地区, 与AO相联系的气旋环流异常导致降雪增多、地表温度偏低, 使得积雪增加;而在南方地区, 与AO相联系的反气旋性环流异常导致的降雪减少和气温偏高, 导致了积雪减少。本文的研究说明了北极涛动通过影响中国降雪和气温, 进而对中国冬季积雪产生可能的影响。     

青藏高原冬春季积雪异常对中国春夏季降水的影响

利用1956年12月～1998年12月共42a，青藏高原及其附近地区78个积雪观测站的雪深和我国160站月降水的距平资料，分析了其气候特征，并用SVD方法分析了冬春季积雪异常与春夏季我国降水异常的关系。用区域气候模式RegCM2模拟了青藏高原积雪异常的气候效应并检验了诊断分析的结果。分析表明，雪深异常，尤其是冬季雪深异常是影响中国降水的一个因子。研究证明，高原冬季雪深异常对后期中国区域降水的影响比春季雪深异常的影响更为重要。数值模拟的结果表明，高原雪深和雪盖的正异常推迟了东亚夏季风的爆发日期，减弱了季风强度，造成华南和华北降水减少，而长江和淮河流域降水增加。冬季雪深异常比冬季雪盖异常和春季雪深异常对降水的影响更为显著。机理分析指出，高原及其邻近地区的积雪异常首先通过融雪改变土壤湿度和地表温度，从而改变了地面到大气的热量、水汽和辐射通量。由此所引起的大气环流变化又反过来影响下垫面的特征和通量输送。在湿土壤和大气之间，这样一种长时间的相互作用是造成后期气候变化的关键过程。与干土壤和大气的相互作用过程有本质差别。     

青藏高原地区积雪及其变化的不确定性:3种积雪观测资料的对比分析

为了探究青藏高原积雪不同观测资料间的差异,本文通过定义积雪覆盖率(Snow Cover Percentage,SCP)对比了NOAA-CDR卫星可见光遥感积雪资料、卫星被动微波遥感积雪资料和我国146个台站观测的积雪资料在高原地区的气候态及年际变动特征。从年平均气候态看,微波与可见光资料的SCP分布较为接近,高值区均位于念青唐古拉山与喜马拉雅山南缘之间的山区。而台站资料SCP的高值区范围则相对较小,在高原东部的巴颜喀拉山及南部的念青唐古拉山。3种资料的积雪低值区均位于高原中南部沿雅鲁藏布江一带、阿尔金山北侧以及东边界的内陆省份。从季节平均场看,不同资料的积雪分布在冬季及秋季,无论是气候态还是年际变动均较为类似。在春季时,微波和台站资料间较为一致。而在夏季,资料间差异很大,不同资料间的两两相关接近于零,甚至为负数。本文同时选取了青藏高原地区4个典型台站(索县、清水河、康定、甘孜),将卫星资料插值于台站上,对比3种资料间的异同,以及与地表气温异常间的关系。结果表明,在这4个典型站上,台站SCP在过去36 a中为线性减少的趋势,而卫星SCP主要为线性增加的趋势,且台站年平均SCP与地表气温异常的协同性最好。     

青藏高原积雪变化及其对中国水资源系统影响研究进展

回顾了青藏高原(下称高原)积雪变化及其对中国水资源系统影响研究进展,探讨了开展高原积雪异常对中国水资源系统影响研究存在的不足和未来趋势。高原积雪分布极不均匀,呈四周山区多、腹地少,两侧多、中间少的空间分布特征。高原东部积雪变化最显著且主导了整个高原积雪的年际变化,因此该地区积雪异常更值得关注。自20世纪60年代以来高原积雪总体呈缓慢增加趋势,21世纪初期春季和冬季积雪略有减少。目前,关于高原积雪变化对我国水资源系统影响的研究主要集中在高原积雪异常对降水和旱涝影响及其预测指示性研究两方面。高原积雪主要通过季风影响我国的降水时空分布,进而影响水资源系统。高原积雪异常对我国降水影响大,且范围广,可作为降水预测的一个重要信号,同时其对我国旱涝分布具有重要影响,并且对旱涝预测具有指示意义。     

CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS OF CLIMATIC EXTREMES IN CHINA DURING 1959–2014

The spatial and temporal variations of daily maximum temperature(Tmax), daily minimum temperature(Tmin), daily maximum precipitation(Pmax) and daily maximum wind speed(WSmax) were examined in China using Mann-Kendall test and linear regression method. The results indicated that for China as a whole, Tmax, Tmin and Pmax had significant increasing trends at rates of 0.15℃ per decade, 0.45℃ per decade and 0.58 mm per decade,respectively, while WSmax had decreased significantly at 1.18 m·s~(-1) per decade during 1959—2014. In all regions of China, Tmin increased and WSmax decreased significantly. Spatially, Tmax increased significantly at most of the stations in South China(SC), northwestern North China(NC), northeastern Northeast China(NEC), eastern Northwest China(NWC) and eastern Southwest China(SWC), and the increasing trends were significant in NC, SC, NWC and SWC on the regional average. Tmin increased significantly at most of the stations in China, with notable increase in NEC, northern and southeastern NC and northwestern and eastern NWC. Pmax showed no significant trend at most of the stations in China, and on the regional average it decreased significantly in NC but increased in SC, NWC and the mid-lower Yangtze River valley(YR). WSmax decreased significantly at the vast majority of stations in China, with remarkable decrease in northern NC, northern and central YR, central and southern SC and in parts of central NEC and western NWC. With global climate change and rapidly economic development, China has become more vulnerable to climatic extremes and meteorological disasters, so more strategies of mitigation and/or adaptation of climatic extremes,such as environmentally-friendly and low-cost energy production systems and the enhancement of engineering defense measures are necessary for government and social publics.     

LOW-FREQUENCY CIRCULATION AND EXTENDED-RANGE FORECAST IN CONNECTION WITH AUTUMN EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL PROCESS IN HAINAN

Observed daily precipitation data from the National Meteorological Observatory in Hainan province and daily data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis-2 dataset from 1981 to 2014 are used to analyze the relationship between Hainan extreme heavy rainfall processes in autumn (referred to as EHRPs) and 10–30 d low-frequency circulation. Based on the key low-frequency signals and the NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSv2) model forecasting products, a dynamical-statistical method is established for the extended-range forecast of EHRPs. The results suggest that EHRPs have a close relationship with the 10–30 d low-frequency oscillation of 850 hPa zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north, and that they basically occur during the trough phase of the low-frequency oscillation of zonal wind. The latitudinal propagation of the low-frequency wave train in the middle-high latitudes and the meridional propagation of the low-frequency wave train along the coast of East Asia contribute to the ‘north high (cold), south low (warm)’ pattern near Hainan Island, which results in the zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north reaching its trough, consequently leading to EHRPs. Considering the link between low-frequency circulation and EHRPs, a low-frequency wave train index (LWTI) is defined and adopted to forecast EHRPs by using NCEP CFSv2 forecasting products. EHRPs are predicted to occur during peak phases of LWTI with value larger than 1 for three or more consecutive forecast days. Hindcast experiments for EHRPs in 2015–2016 indicate that EHRPs can be predicted 8–24 d in advance, with an average period of validity of 16.7 d.     

AN ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IN THE BEIJING–TIANJIN–HEBEI REGION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Based on the measurements obtained at 64 national meteorological stations in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region between 1970 and 2013, the potential evapotranspiration (ET0) in this region was estimated using the Penman–Monteith equation and its sensitivity to maximum temperature (Tmax), minimum temperature (Tmin), wind speed (Vw), net radiation (Rn) and water vapor pressure (Pwv) was analyzed, respectively. The results are shown as follows. (1) The climatic elements in the BTH region underwent significant changes in the study period. Vw and Rn decreased significantly, whereas Tmin, Tmax and Pwv increased considerably. (2) In the BTH region, ET0 also exhibited a significant decreasing trend, and the sensitivity of ET0 to the climatic elements exhibited seasonal characteristics. Of all the climatic elements, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv in the fall and winter and Rn in the spring and summer. On the annual scale, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv, followed by Rn, Vw, Tmax and Tmin. In addition, the sensitivity coefficient of ET0 with respect to Pwv had a negative value for all the areas, indicating that increases in Pwv can prevent ET0 from increasing. (3) The sensitivity of ET0 to Tmin and Tmax was significantly lower than its sensitivity to other climatic elements. However, increases in temperature can lead to changes in Pwv and Rn. The temperature should be considered the key intrinsic climatic element that has caused the "evaporation paradox" phenomenon in the BTH region.     

ANALYSIS OF “BIMODAL PATTERN” STORM ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAY OF BENGAL

Storms that occur at the Bay of Bengal (BoB) are of a bimodal pattern, which is different from that of the other sea areas. By using the NCEP, SST and JTWC data, the causes of the bimodal pattern storm activity of the BoB are diagnosed and analyzed in this paper. The result shows that the seasonal variation of general atmosphere circulation in East Asia has a regulating and controlling impact on the BoB storm activity, and the “bimodal period” of the storm activity corresponds exactly to the seasonal conversion period of atmospheric circulation. The minor wind speed of shear spring and autumn contributed to the storm, which was a crucial factor for the generation and occurrence of the “bimodal pattern” storm activity in the BoB. The analysis on sea surface temperature (SST) shows that the SSTs of all the year around in the BoB area meet the conditions required for the generation of tropical cyclones (TCs). However, the SSTs in the central area of the bay are higher than that of the surrounding areas in spring and autumn, which facilitates the occurrence of a “two-peak” storm activity pattern. The genesis potential index (GPI) quantifies and reflects the environmental conditions for the generation of the BoB storms. For GPI, the intense low-level vortex disturbance in the troposphere and high-humidity atmosphere are the sufficient conditions for storms, while large maximum wind velocity of the ground vortex radius and small vertical wind shear are the necessary conditions of storms.     

Revisiting the Concentration Observations and Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Ammonia

正While China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan on particulate matter since 2013 has reduced sulfate significantly, aerosol ammonium nitrate remains high in East China. As the high nitrate abundances are strongly linked with ammonia, reducing ammonia emissions is becoming increasingly important to improve the air quality of China. Although satellite data provide evidence of substantial increases in atmospheric ammonia concentrations over major agricultural regions, long-term surface observation of ammonia concentrations are sparse. In addition, there is still no consensus on     

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