台风最大风速增强的数值研究

用一个高分辨率的正压模式，实施了8组时间积分为36h的试验，分析了中尺度涡旋和台风涡旋的相互作用及其对台风强度变化的影响，讨论了初始中尺度涡旋空间尺度大小与台风强度变化之间的联系。结果表明：在一定的合理的参数条件下，这种相互作用可以使台风切向风速量大值增加，显示出台风增强的现象。     

大气波动的波谱和谱函数──垂直切变基流中的波谱分析

作者研究了具有垂直切变基流时大气波动连续谱的重叠问题和临界层出现的情况。发现随着基流切变的增大和扰动波长的减小, 一支涡旋波和两支重力惯性内波的连续谱区会互相靠拢, 最后发生重叠, 这时已不能区分为快波、慢波, 而能否重叠的关键在于临界波长与扰动波长的相对大小, 基流切变越大, 扰动波长越短, 重叠现象就越严重。这可用作划分运动尺度的客观标准。当运动尺度大于临界波长时, 是大尺度的, 这时三支波动连续谱区互相不重叠, 涡旋波是准地转的; 当运动尺度小于临界波长时, 可认为是中尺度的, 此时出现连续谱重叠现象。采用该方法划分的尺度标准与通常的标准在量级上则相一致。     

一次台风远距离诱发的强对流天气中尺度成因分析

通过对2004年8月12日台风"云娜"远距离诱发桂东南强对流天气的环流背景、物理机制、卫星云图进行分析,揭示形成此次强对流天气过程的成因是台风外流造成的近地层中尺度切变,在动力、热力及合适的地形等条件下迅速加强发展成为中尺度涡旋,使对流体云顶温度迅速增强至-70℃以下而产生;是不同尺度的多种系统相互配合、相互作用的结果.     

一次台风远距离诱发的强对流天气中尺度成因分析

通过对2004年8月12日台风“云娜”远距离诱发桂东南强对流天气的环流背景、物理机制、卫星云图进行分析，揭示形成此次强对流天气过程的成因是台风外流造成的近地层中尺度切变，在动力、热力及合适的地形等条件下迅速加强发展成为中尺度涡旋，使对流体云顶温度迅速增强至-70℃以下而产生；是不同尺度的多种系统相互配合、相互作用的结果。     

垂直向基流二次切变对梅雨锋中尺度低涡暴雨系统的影响

β中尺度低涡是引发长江中下游地区梅雨锋暴雨的主要中尺度天气系统之一,采用实况统计与数值模拟相结合的方法,对1999—2005年长江中下游地区梅雨期间23个低涡暴雨过程进行分析得出:暴雨一般都发生在中低层低涡南侧的西南急流里,急流的强度和位置直接影响降水落区和强度,低涡所激发的涡旋Rossby波在急流里传播时引发不稳定,产生强降水。根据基本流场风速二次切变理论,进一步研究表明:大部分低涡降水区基本流场都存在二次切变或者非线性切变,而这种情况正是涡旋Rossby波产生的物理根源。当垂直向基流风速二次切变U_(ZZ)0,且高层200 hPa附近引导气流比较强时,低涡移向东北偏东;当垂直向基流风速二次切变U_(ZZ)0,且中层急流比上下层略强,即U_(ZZ)绝对数值很小,低涡移向东南偏东;当垂直向基流风速二次切变U_(ZZ)0,且中低层急流相对于高层急流很强的时候,低涡移向西南向;当垂直向基流在中层的急流很强,上下急流不明显时,低涡移向西或西偏北。因此,垂直向基流风速二次切变是影响梅雨锋中尺度低涡路径的关键因子,这一结论对于梅雨期间低涡暴雨落区预报有很好的指示意义。     

台风环流区域内中尺度涡量传播特征的研究

用一个高分辨率f平面直角坐标系的正压准地转模式,实施了10组积分时间为36 h的试验,研究了初始位于台风外区的一个中尺度涡旋与台风涡旋的相互作用。结果表明:这种相互作用可以激发一个从外区伸展到内区的较小尺度的涡旋对,以此方式将涡量内传至台风中心附近。同时,中尺度涡旋呈现涡量集中化的特征。涡量内传与涡量集中化共存,使内区涡量增多,导致台风增强。此外,在一定条件下,这种相互作用还可以使涡量带破碎和断裂,形成一系列空间尺度更小的涡块。     

多尺度系统中台风自组织的研究

在一个4种尺度(副热带高压、台风、β中尺度涡群和γ中涡尺度)共存的系统中,用正压原始方程模式数值地研究台风自组织及其强度变化问题。结果指出:(1)由于多尺度的相互作用,在初始台风衰减的过程中,在该台风的西南方经自组织形成了一个新的台风,其尺度、强度与初始台风相同。在初始台风衰减消失后,新的台风维持一定的强度继续向偏西北方向移动。(2)初始γ中涡的个数和位置对自组织起来的台风的强度有显著影响。其影响机制是非线性相互作用的结果在不同尺度层次的传递。γ中尺度层次或γ中—β中层次的相互作用直接影响到β中层次涡作用的结果,或者使双β中涡合并,或者使双β中涡分离。β中涡层次的相互作用直接影响到台风层次———新台风自组织的过程。这种影响最后反映到自组织起来的台风的强度和路径变化的宏观行为。     

两种类型中尺度涡旋Rossby波的相速度及其物理机制

本文使用正压浅水方程组以及纬向切变基流下二维中尺度横波型扰动的Bouss-inesq近似方程组,分析了这种沿着基本气流方向传播的中尺度扰动的波动传播物理过程。研究结果表明,中尺度涡旋Rossby波划分为两种类型。由于纬向基本气流的方向的二阶水平切变或者基本气流的垂直涡度在南北方向的变化(β*因子)所导致的涡旋Rossby波称之为第一类涡旋Rossby波(正压涡旋Rossby波),它产生的根本原因是β*因子的作用。这种第一类涡旋Rossby波相对于基本气流-U0是单向传播的,其传播方向则与β*因子的正负符号有关。基本气流在垂直方向上的风速切变对于中尺度横波型的扰动起着不稳定的作用。如果考虑基流的二次垂直切变时,可以得到第二类涡旋Rossby波(斜压涡旋Rossby波)的相速度表达式,第二类涡旋Rossby波产生的物理根源是基本流场的风速-U的二次垂直切变或者基本流场y方向的平均涡度在空间z方向上的不均匀性(亦即β**因子)。第二类涡旋Rossby波相对于基本气流-U0也是单向传播的,其相速度与纬向波数k有关,能量是频散的,在纬向x方向存在群速度。在基本流场的风速-U存在二次垂直切变时,横波型不稳定可能是混合的涡旋Rossby-重力波的不稳定;而当基本流场的风速-U仅仅存在线性切变,不存在二次垂直切变时,此时根本不存在涡旋Rossby波,横波型扰动的不稳定则仅仅是重力惯性波的不稳定。最后利用横波型扰动的总涡度守恒方程对第二类涡旋Rossby波形成的物理机制做出了解释。     

涡列涡量内传的数值研究

用一个高分辨率的准地转正压模式实施了4组积分时间为24h的试验,研究台风环流区域中尺度涡列对台风强度的影响,并与单个中尺度涡旋的情况作了对比。结果表明:涡列内传过程中出现了两次涡合并现象,涡列涡量内传对台风强度的影响能力较弱,单个中尺度涡旋涡量内传可使台风增强。     

9406号台风与中纬度系统相互作用的中尺度特征

利用非静力中尺度模式MM5,对9406号台风从1994年7月11日12时（世界时,下同）到12日12时之间的24h降水进行了模拟,采用滤波分析方法对模式结果进行了尺度分离。中尺度场的分析表明:台风与中纬度系统的相互作用非常显著地表现在中尺度系统的活动上;高低空中尺度散度场的分布对中低纬系统相互作用所产生的降水具有一定的指示意义;台风及西风槽强度的改变将直接导致中尺度系统强度的变化,从而造成降水强度的不同。另外,还从能量学角度对不同尺度系统的能量变化进行了分析。结果表明,中尺度场的能量变化极值区与中低纬度系统的强度变化密切相关,且与降水的变化有较好的对应关系。     

CHANGES OF TYPHOON INTENSITY AND ITS POSSIBLE INFLUENCING FACTORS IN AN f-PLANE BAROTROPIC QUASIGEOSTROPHIC MODEL

By using an f-plane barotropic quasigeostrophic model with the grid-spacing being 5 km,21 experiments whose integration time is 36 h are performed in this paper in order to investigate interactions between a typhoon vortex and its adjacent mesoscale vortices.Results show that whether the interaction leads to the intensification of the typhoon vortex depends on two kinds of factors:one is the value of the maximum wind speed of the typhoon vortex and the intensity of the shearing of circular basic flow:and the other is the condition of mesoscale vortices in the shearing basic flow,such as the spatial distribution,scale,intensity and structure of mesoscale vortices. There is the nonlinear relation between typhoon intensity and the scale and intensity of initial mesoscale vortices.     

A STUDY ON MESOSCALE VORTICITY PROPAGATION IN A TYPHOON-LIKE VORTEX*

By using an f-plane barotropic quasi geostrophic model in the rectangular coordinates with a grid spacing of 5 km,ten experiments whose integration time is 36 hours are performed in order to study the interaction between a typhoon vortex and a mesoscale vortex whose initial center position is located at 2 r_m northwest to the typhoon center,where r_m is the radius of maximum wind of the typhoon vortex. Results show that the interaction can create a pair of smaller scale vortices or lumps,which extend from the outside region of the typhoon to near its center,resulting in the inward propagation of mesoscale vorticity.In this process,the vorticity concentration of the mesoscale vortex may appear.The coexistence of the propagation and the concentration makes the increase of vorticity in the inside region i.e.a more intensive typhoon.Meanwhile,the intensity of the lump with positive vorticity oscillates with time,with the oscillation period being several hours,the distance from the typhoon center to the lump center also has a similar oscillation period,which reduces the oscillation of typhoon intensity.In the case of stronger circular basic flow,the interaction can make the intensification of typhoon more obviously. In addition,in some parametric conditions,the interaction may break down the continuous vorticity zone,exhibiting a cluster of smaller vorticity lumps.     

三类物理过程对台风强度影响的研究

文中设计了一个极坐标系的准地转正压模式 ,一个直角坐标系定常台风环流条件下的准地转正压模式和一个直角坐标系非定常台风环流的准地转正压模式 ,其径向或水平格距均为 2km ,以研究三类物理过程对台风强度的影响 ,即沿方位角方向的线性平流 ,沿径向的线性平流以及非线性平流对中尺度涡旋涡量内传和台风强度变化的影响。结果指出 :沿方位角方向的线性平流可导致螺旋状涡带的形成 ;沿径向的线性平流在一定的参数集合可使涡量内传 ,台风略有增强 ;定常台风环流条件下扰动涡量的非线性平流可使内传涡量明显增加 ,台风明显增强 ;非定常台风环流条件下非线性平流的作用具有两重性 ,一方面可使内传涡量增多 ,有利于台风的增强 ,另一方面 ,在涡量内传过程中 ,原先呈同心圆轴对称的台风基流结构受到破坏 ,形成复杂流型 ,这又使台风趋于减弱。最后讨论了这些结果在台风强度预测方面的可能应用。     

Typhoon Vortex Self-Organization in a Baroclinic Environment

Self-organization of typhoon vortex in a baroclinic environment is studied based on eight numerical experiments with the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University/National Center for Atmospheric Research （PSU/NCAR） Mesoscale Model （MM5）. The results show that, when there are only two 400-km-away mesoscale axisymmetric vortices with a radius of 500 km in the initial field, the two vortices move away from each other during co-rotating till the distance between them greater than a critical distance named co-rotating critical distance. Then, they stop co-rotating. The situation is changed when a small vortex with a radius of 80 kin is introduced in between the two vortices in the initial field, with the two initially separated vortices approaching each other during their co-rotation, and finally self-organizing into a typhoon-like vortex consisting of an inner core and spiral bands. This result supports both Zhou Xiuji＇s view in 1994 and the studies in the barotropic framework concerning the interactions between the same and different scales of vortices. Six other experiments are carried out to study the effects of the initial vortex parameters, including the initial position of the small-scale vortex, the distance and intensity of the initially axisymmetric binary mesoscale vortices. It is found that the distance between the initial axisymmetrie mesoscale vortices is the most important parameter that influences the self-organizing process of the final typhoon-like vortex. This conclusion is similar to that obtained from barotropical model experiments.     

台风内部的中尺度波动与多边形眼墙的形成

用小波变换分析了1948～2003年南海夏季风强度指数序列振荡特征,并研究了Lanczos滤波器滤出的不同时间尺度上南海夏季风强度与SODA资料提供的海洋热力条件的关系。结果表明,南海夏季风强度变化存在准4年的年际变化、约9年周期的十年际变化和38年左右周期的年代际变化。年际变化最强,年代际变化最弱。不同尺度上的南海夏季风强度变化与海洋热力条件的显著相关区有很大的地域差异。南海夏季风强度的年际变化主要与近赤道地区的热带海洋变化有关,相关关系呈准2年变化。若前一年秋冬季节的赤道东印度洋、赤道西太平洋出现海温和温跃层深度正异常和赤道西印度洋、赤道中东太平洋出现海温和温跃层深度负异常时,对应于当年的年际尺度上的南海夏季风加强;反之则减弱。南海夏季风强度与后期海温的对应关系为:南海夏季风加强,秋季时,南海周边海区和澳大利亚东部海区海温显著负相关;冬季时,热带西印度洋、赤道中东太平洋和赤道大西洋海温出现显著的正相关。南海夏季风强度的年代变化受PDO的调制。年代际尺度上南海夏季风强度的变化即与全球变暖有关,也与PDO有关。     

THE MESOSCALE WAVES AND THE FORMATION OF POLYGONAL EYE WALL IN TYPHOONS

Mesoscale waves in typhoons were diagnosed by using a simulated typhoon data in this paper. Through analyzing the structure of the waves in typhoons, we found that the waves possess the mixed features of gravity inertial waves and vortex Rossby waves. On the one hand, positive geopotential height perturbation is corresponding to negative vorticity perturbation and anticyclonic circulation. At the same time, negative geopotential height perturbation is corresponding to positive vorticity perturbation and cyclonic circulation. The maximum perturbation occurs near the radius of the maximum wind in the typhoon. On the other hand, the mesoscale waves possess the features of strong convergence and divergence and ageostrophic wind. Finally, the authors presented a concept model to explain a linkage mechanism between the mesoscale waves and the formation of polygonal eye wall in the typhoon.     

EFFECTS OF THREE KINDS OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES ON TYPHOON INTENSITY*

This paper designs three quasi-geostrophic barotropic models with a radial/horizontal grid length being 2 kin,one in the polar coordinates,one on a stationary typhoon circulation condition and another on a non-stationary typhoon circulation condition in the Cartesian coordinates,to investigate the effects of azimuthal and radial linear advections,and nonlinear advection on the inward propagation of mesoscale vorticity and the changes of typhoon intensity.Results show that the azimuthal linear advection may result in the formation of spiral vorticity bands;the radial linear advection in a certain parameter set is able to transfer vorticity inwards,leading to a slight enhancement of typhoon;the nonlinear advection of perturbation vorticity on a stationary typhoon circulation condition may transfer more vorticities inwards,thus resulting in a distinct enhancement of typhoon;and the nonlinear advection on a non-stationary typhoon circulation condition possesses duality,i.e.on the one hand,the advection increases the vorticity of inward propagation,thus favorable to the intensification of typhoon,and on the other hand,in the inward propagation process of vorticity the originally concentric and axisymmetric structure of typhoon basic flow is damaged,and a complex flow pattern forms,which in turn tends to weaken the circulation of typhoon.At last the paper discusses the possible applications of those results in typhoon intensity prediction.     

Simulation of formation of a near-equatorial typhoon Vamei (2001)

Summary A community mesoscale model is used to simulate and understand processes that led to the formation and intensification of the near-equatorial typhoon Vamei that formed in the South China Sea in December, 2001. The simulated typhoon resembles the observed in that it had a short lifetime and a small size, formed near the equator (south of 2° N), and reached category-one intensity. The formation involved the interactions between the scales of the background cyclonic circulation (the Borneo Vortex of order ∼100 km) and of mesoscale convective vortices (MCVs, in the order ∼10 km). Before tropical cyclone formation MCVs formed along a convergent, horizontal shear vorticity line on the eastern edge of an exceptionally strong monsoonal northerly wind surge. The typhoon genesis is marked by three rapid intensification periods, which are associated with the rapid growth of potential vorticity (PV). A vorticity budget analysis reveals that the increases in low-level vorticity during the rapid intensification periods are attributed to enhanced horizontal vorticity fluxes into the storm core. The increase of the horizontal vorticity flux is associated with the merging of areas of high PV associated with MCVs into the storm core as they are advected by background cyclonic flows. The increases in PV at upper levels are associated with the evaporation of upper level stratiform precipitation and increases of vertical potential temperature gradient below the maximum stratiform cloud layer. It appears that two key sources of PV at upper and lower levels are crucial for the build up of high PV and a deepening of a cyclonic layer throughout the troposphere.