“尤特”强降水过程大气层结分析

1311号强台风“尤特”登陆后给广东带来持续性大范围强降水,对流降水特征显著.分析了“尤特”影响期间大尺度环流背景,重点讨论了此次持续性强降水过程中大气层结问题.发现低空急流向广东输送强的暖平流,是广东大气层结不稳定得以持续维持的根本原因.进一步分析发现,低空急流本身并不是“暖”的,当“尤特”趋向陆地时,陆地上的暖气团在“尤特”环流强迫下向南传播扩散,低空急流穿越这一暖区时温度升高才具备“暖”的特性.这一事实在以前并未被关注到.通过个例反查,在许多登陆后造成连续强降水的台风过程中均发现了这一特征.因此,台风登陆引起环境温度场的演变以及与低空急流的配置需引起重视.     

强西南季风背景下1311号台风“尤特”的暴雨特征分析

通过对比多年5—9月逐日平均和1311号台风"尤特"登陆期间逐日平均的西南风分量,分析了"尤特"登陆期间的西南季风强度变化特征,同时还分析了"尤特"登陆期间的环流特征和强西南季风背景下暴雨区的水汽条件、热力条件和动力条件。结果表明:(1)此次持续性暴雨过程的逐日西南风分量明显大于多年平均值且维持时间长;(2)"尤特"东南部有低空急流长时间存在,使得水汽源源不断地输入到"尤特"环流中,同时该次过程强降水区域的850 h Pa假相当位温长时间维持在350K以上;(3)此次过程中同一个降水中心在台风外围环流影响和西南季风辐合影响下,其强上升速度区高度明显不同。     

惠东高潭三次极端强降水过程成因对比分析

基于ECMWF的ERA-Interim全球大气再分析资料、MICAPS实况数据和广东省气象观测资料,对比分析了广东惠东高潭1979年、2013年和2018年的三次极端强降水过程的成因。结果表明:造成高潭极端强降水的影响系统有台风本体环流、登陆后的台风残余环流、季风低压外围环流等,其中2018年季风低压影响过程降水量最大;不同过程对流层低层强迫暖湿气流辐合抬升方式不同,分别为冷暖气流相互作用、西南季风和偏南季风地交汇、季风涌、边界层急流等;各过程中伴随的低空西南气流和偏南气流的风速大小差异明显,2013年台风残余环流影响时低空西南(偏南)风风速最大。相同点有:影响天气系统移动缓慢,并长时间维持,为极端强降水的发生发展和维持提供有利的动力条件;西南(偏南)季风、边界层急流或西南气流源源不断的水汽输送,为极端强降水的发展和维持提供了充足的水汽条件,同时低空暖湿气流的输送使得暴雨区大气层结不稳定状态长时间维持,利于持续性强降水的发展。研究结论可为今后高潭及其附近地区极端强降水的预报和决策服务提供理论支撑。      

边界层急流在粤东暴雨中心两次极端强降水过程中的作用

基于广东省气象观测资料、汕尾多普勒天气雷达产品和全球再分析资料CSFR,分析了2013年8月和2018年8月发生在粤东暴雨中心的破纪录极端强降水过程,阐明边界层急流的作用。结果表明:(1)两次过程的主要影响系统分别为长时间缓慢移动的1311号台风尤特残余环流和季风低压外围环流,当粤东暴雨中心处于台风环流东南侧和季风低压东侧时,边界层急流在该区域辐合抬升,形成的中尺度能量锋利于强降水的触发;(2)边界层急流为强降水提供了充沛的、源源不断的水汽条件,同时配合特殊地形的摩擦、阻挡等作用,在粤东暴雨中心内形成了明显的水汽通量辐合;(3)持续性强降水发展期间,大气层结长时间处于不稳定状态与对流层低空暖湿平流的不断输送密切相关。两次过程中不同点主要表现为边界层急流强度和风向不同,由此带来的气流辐合方式和强降水范围有明显的差异,季风低压影响过程中边界层急流作用更显著。     

0509号台风麦莎的结构与外围暴雨分布特征

利用地面加密观测资料、FY-2C卫星TBB资料和NCEP再分析资料，对2005年8月6～8日0509号台风麦莎登陆后环流结构及暴雨分布特征进行了综合分析。结果表明：台风麦莎具有明显不对称结构，台风东侧和北侧的积云对流较为旺盛；台风环流地面正涡度中心位于台风东侧，并随着台风北上移向台风东北象限并加强。地面强辐合区随着倒槽发展向偏北方向伸展；850hPa台风环流场表现为东侧和北侧的环流强盛，偏东风低空急流在台风北上过程中从东南风急流转为东北风急流；台风东侧暖，西侧冷，其东北侧有强暖平流输送。200hPa高空急流发展，急流入口区右侧强辐散有利于台风登陆后长时间维持。500hPa强上升运动区与台风外围暴雨区有较好对应关系。     

“凡亚比”登陆引发粤西大范围强降水的对流降水分析

利用热带气旋业务资料、业务地面观测、探空观测以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,从对流降水分析角度分析了1011号热带气旋“凡亚比”登陆减弱后造成粤西的一次大范围大暴雨局部特大暴雨过程.研究发现,强降水爆发前,粤西上空大气处于强不稳定状态,经中南半岛北部和北部湾输向粤西的一支低空急流爆发性增强,进一步加剧粤西大气不稳定度.在此背景下,低空急流核前缘以及急流与“凡亚比”西侧的西北部在粤西的汇合提供了强对流系统的触发条件.同时讨论了不同大气层结条件下低层动力辐合可能造成的降水性质及降水强度差异,提出一种新的台风登陆减弱后的暴雨业务预报思路.     

引起“碧利斯”强降水的MCS数值模拟研究

利用多种观测资料和数值模拟,对0604号强热带风暴碧利斯登陆后在湖南、广东等地引发强降水的中尺度对流系统活动特征进行了分析.结果表明,在"碧利斯"登陆后西行减弱过程中,由于西南季风的持续维持,"碧利斯"减弱后的低压环流中仍保持有强降水所需的充足水汽供应,造成局地强降水的MCS十分活跃.ARPS模式较好地模拟了7月15日发生在湖南南部的中尺度降雨过程,并揭示出"碧利斯"变性过程中,环境风场垂直切变结构强迫的次级环流决定了MCS活动特点,同时利用湿Q矢量诊断了低压次级环流的垂直运动特征.造成这次强降水过程的MCS在台风低压切变线以北的偏北潮湿气流中生成发展,低层偏北急流造成的动力辐合效应、对流不稳定性层结的建立是MCS在湖南南部迅速发展的重要原因.     

台风“鹦鹉”登陆过程中肇庆降水显著偏弱的原因

主要从环流特征、动力条件等方面分析台风“鹦鹉”登陆过程中肇庆市降水显著偏弱的原因：华南沿海特定的环流背景使台风“鹦鹉”在登陆广东过程中形成“偏心”台风,台风降水云团偏向低层环流西南侧,使台风低层环流正面袭击肇庆所带来的降水显著偏弱。而形成“偏心”台风的主要环流背景是对流层高层强盛的南亚高压及其南侧强劲的偏东风急流;同时,台风前进方向上的副热带高压使台风登陆后迅速减弱,也是一方面的原因。此外,动力条件方面,台风登陆后,肇庆市低层为弱的上升运动,中高层是下沉运动,也不利于强降水的发生。     

2013年影响湖南的两次相似路径台风暴雨对比分析

应用多种常规观测资料、加密自动气象站资料和NCEP 1°×1°再分析资料,对2013年影响湖南的两次相似路径台风暴雨过程进行了对比分析。研究表明：“尤特”台风暴雨直接由台风环流引起,具有锋前暖区降水的特点;而“天兔”台风暴雨由台风低压倒槽与西风带天气系统相互作用引起的,其降水属于典型的锋面降水。“尤特”由东风带进入西风带,其与副高相对位置的变化是导致其登陆后路径北翘的主要原因。“尤特”低压环流与南海季风相互作用,充沛的水汽输送对台风低压环流的长时间维持以及湘东南暴雨的形成和发展起到了重要的组织和促进作用。而“天兔”登陆后南海季风位置偏南,不利于“天兔”的长时间维持以及向暴雨区的水汽输送。低层暖式切变线附近强辐合与高层强辐散耦合、低层强正涡度与高层负涡度的耦合为“尤特”台风暴雨的发生发展提供了动力条件。由中低层冷空气入侵导致的锋生强迫和高低空急流耦合形成的次级环流,加强了“天兔”低压倒槽内冷暖气流的辐合,是触发倒槽内中尺度对流发展和暴雨产生的重要动力机制。     

"北冕"和"黑格比"台风暴雨对比分析

采用多种物理量综合诊断分析方法,对路径相似的强热带风暴"北冕"和强台风"黑格比"在西进途中进行水汽来源、不稳定层结的维持等方面的研究,探讨台风及其减弱后的低压环流发生大暴雨的成因.结果表明:"北冕"和"黑格比"路径相似,两次台风大暴雨落区比较一致,而它们减弱后台风低压环流仍对桂西南造成强降水,低空急流的存在是台风低压环流维持并造成强降水的主要因素.     

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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A Brief Introduction to Marine Meteorological Science Experiment Base at Bohe Town,Maoming City,Guangdong Province

<正>With the support of specialized funds for national science institutions,the Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology,China Meteorological Administration set up in October 2008 an experiment base for marine meteorology and a number of observation systems for the coastal boundary layer,air-sea flux,marine environmental elements,and basic meteorological elements at Bohe town,Maoming city,Guangdong province,in the northern part of the South China Sea.     

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