DISTORTION AND OCCLUSION OF COLD FRONTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OROGRAPHY

Following classical theory,a two-layer frontal model is designed.It assumes that frontal surface is the zero-order discontinuity of density.In this paper,the model is used to study orographically distorted and occluded fronts.It is indicated that the distortion and occlusion of cold fronts are different under different conditions of orography.Frontal intensity also influences the distortion and occlusion.Some rules are revealed and compared with observations.In addition,we have analysed the vertical structure of cold front above mountains and found that frontal surface may be bulged under the influence of orography when it climes the mountain.The bulge of frontal surface is just like the bore as pointed out by Long(1972) when he analysed fluid over obstacles.     

地形影响下冷锋的变形及锢囚

根据传统理论，将锋面看成密度的零级不连续面，设计了一个二层锋面模式，分别研究了东西走向与东北－西南走向的地形影响下冷锋的变形及锢囚现象。分析表明：不同高度的地形对于冷锋变形及锢囚的影响不同，同一高度的地形对于不同强度的冷锋运动也有不同的影响。通过分析研究，形象、直观地揭示了地形影响下冷锋变形及锢囚的一些规律，并与实际天气现象做了一些对比。此外，还分析了山区冷锋的垂直结构，指出冷锋在爬山时锋面中层会出现“隆起”现象，这反映了地形对于冷锋的非线性相互作用；锋面的这种“隆起”现象非常类似于气流过山时形成的“涌浪”（ｂｏｒｅ）。     

对称和非对称地形对冷锋锋生过程的影响

本文利用半地转模式研究了对称和非对称地形以及双地形对冷锋锋生过程的影响。计算结果显示，地形坡度愈大，越容易产生背风气旋，并且其强度也愈大；背风气旋的强度主要由背风坡坡度决定。山对锋面垂直速度的增幅作用随地形坡度增大而增大，地形坡度越大．出现多次极大上升速度的可能性也越大。冷锋过双地形时，其锋面强度有两次减弱和加强的过程，上升速度得到明显加强，并有可能在锋前产生多条中尺度上升运动带，在合适的水汽条件下，冷锋过双地形有可能产生多重中尺度雨带，其间隔与锋面本身的尺度相当。     

地形上空边界层流中低层锋面结构的理论研究 I：冷锋、均匀地转流

文中利用一个包含地形、边界层摩擦作用的二层锋面简化模型 ,讨论了地形、边界层对冷锋锋面结构、环流的动力学影响作用问题。冷锋的倾斜主要与冷锋暖区的地转流分布、锋面移动速度、锋面与地形的相对位置有关。当冷锋位于迎风坡时 ,其坡度减小 ,位于背风坡时 ,其坡度增大。在静止冷锋存在两类不同的环流系 ,即位于大气低层、地面锋附近的反时针环流系和远离地面锋的顺时针环流系。静止冷锋位于背风坡 ,其冷域中的这支闭合环流增强 ,范围增大 ,而位于冷锋界面上的环流转向点沿锋面上移 ,暖域中沿锋面的暖空气运动范围变大。当静止冷锋位于迎风坡时 ,结果相反。冷锋移动较慢时 ,其冷域远离地面锋的这支顺时针环流主体可被地形完全阻塞在迎风坡。当静止冷锋移离地形时 ,由于地形作用可在锋面暖域、地形下游形成一个背风槽。地形对锋区的垂直运动影响主要通过地形与边界层共同作用 ,改变锋区流场辐合辐散的分布及地形强迫抬升两条途径实现。由于边界层摩擦的辐合作用 ,在地面冷锋的前缘可形成一支范围较窄、强度较大的上升运动带 ,当冷锋位于迎风坡时 ,其强度增强 ,当冷锋位于背风坡时 ,其强度减弱。当冷锋位于背风坡时 ,在暖区沿锋面上升的暖空气运动范围增大 ,可以出现沿锋面相间隔的多个上升区     

Interaction of Orographic Disturbance with Front

1.IntroductionTheimportanceoforographiceffectsonfrontwasrecognizedintheearly20thcentury.Butforthecomplexityofthisproblem,theinvestigationoforographiceffectsonfrontfromdynamicalviewpointisnottakenuntilthe1980s.Bannon(1983)derivedanalyticalsolutionsforthequasi--geostrophicfrontforcedbyahorizontalwinddeformationfieldthatmovesoveratwo--dimensionalmountainridge.Thesolutionsshowthatasacoldfrontapproachestheridge,itweakens,relativetotheflat--bottomsolution,andthefrontstrengthensasitmovesdowntothelees…     

淮河流域大别山地形对梅雨期暴雨低涡影响的模拟研究

基于淮河流域梅雨期低涡暴雨落区及低涡移动路径的统计特征,设计WRF数值模拟方案,研究大别山脉对浅薄低涡及其暴雨的地形强迫机制。结果表明:1)在三组数值试验中,无山脉时低涡东移速度较快,北绕山脉路径较慢,翻越山脉的移速居中;无大别山地形时,低涡路径明显偏南,显示低涡具有沿低地移动的特征;大别山地形倒置时,大尺度山体的出现迫使低涡北绕,路径更偏北。2)低涡反气旋式北绕,抵消和减弱了低涡强度;无山脉时,低涡强度由自身系统维持,强于北绕低涡;翻越山脊的低涡经历位涡守恒过程,山后强度几乎成倍增强。3)山脉梯度大,其强迫抬升作用大于低涡系统性抬升,两者叠加造成垂直上升速度增强近1倍。4)山后总涡度增强主要表现为低层涡度平流项、扭转项和散度项的明显增强,其增量可达1倍,但中层因子的影响不显著。5)强降水雨带发生在低涡偏东气流和偏南急流的汇合处,表明淮河流域暴雨低涡北部为强降水预警区。6)山脉通过对低涡东移路径的强迫,进一步影响暴雨强降水带的南北偏移。     

Orographical modification and large scale forcing of a cold front

Summary The development of a cold front influenced by orography and large scale forcing is examined with a two-dimensional meso-scale model. The model is based on the primitive equations and uses the hydrostatic and anelastic approximations. Gradients of the basic flow and temperature field in the third dimension are taken into account during the simulations. Low diffusive numerical schemes and radiation boundary conditions reduce the numerical errors to an acceptable minimum for a two day simulation and avoid reflections at the upper and lateral boundaries. Frontogenetical forcing is included in the simulations by specifying either a vertically sheared or horizontally convergent basic zonal flow field. Model runs with an idealized cold front were carried out over flat terrain and in the presence of a bell shaped mountain ridge.The simulations show a weakening of the cold front on the windward side of the mountain ridge and a strong reintensification on the leeward side relative to the control runs without topography. Analysis of frontogenesis terms demonstrates the importance of convergence in the ageostrophic circulation and of along-front temperature advection for the development of the cold front. The strong intensification of the cold front on the leeward side of the mountain ridge can only partly be explained by superposition with the mountain induced wave. It is mainly caused by ageostrophic deformation forcing in the strong downward flow of this wave.The results also show that the cold front passage over the mountain ridge is not a continuous process. The formation of a new frontal structure on the leeward side of the mountain ridge, well separated from the primary one, is observed while the initial cold front still exists in the upslope region. Generally nonlinear interactions between the mountain wave and the cold front are the important mechanisms to explain these phenomena.With 18 Figures     

地形的动力作用与冷锋锋生研究

本文建立了一个考虑天气尺度水平变形场的二维、滞弹性、非静力平衡锋生模式，对冷锋过山时的锋生锋消机制进行了数值研究，试验结果表明:当无地形影响时，由于变形场的锋生作用与摩擦等因子的锋消作用相互抵消，冷锋最终达到其强度的准定常状态；当考虑地形影响时，地形强迫环流与锋面环流相互作用，使得锋面强度在山前和山后发生变化，在冷锋开始爬坡时锋生，爬过半山腰后开始锋消，过山顶后锋面强度变化不明显或者有微弱锋生，到达山脚后开始强烈锋生，并在地形下游其强度达到最大；总之，冷锋在翻越山脉或从高原移到平原之后，锋面发展的强度比冷锋不遇到地形时的更大。     

地形上空边界层流中低层锋面结构的理论研究Ⅰ:冷锋、均匀地转流

文中利用一个包含地形、边界层摩擦作用的二层锋面简化模型,讨论了地形、边界层对冷锋锋面结构、环流的动力学影响作用问题.冷锋的倾斜主要与冷锋暖区的地转流分布、锋面移动速度、锋面与地形的相对位置有关.当冷锋位于迎风坡时,其坡度减小,位于背风坡时,其坡度增大.在静止冷锋存在两类不同的环流系,即位于大气低层、地面锋附近的反时针环流系和远离地面锋的顺时针环流系.静止冷锋位于背风坡,其冷域中的这支闭合环流增强,范围增大,而位于冷锋界面上的环流转向点沿锋面上移,暖域中沿锋面的暖空气运动范围变大.当静止冷锋位于迎风坡时,结果相反.冷锋移动较慢时,其冷域远离地面锋的这支顺时针环流主体可被地形完全阻塞在迎风坡.当静止冷锋移离地形时,由于地形作用可在锋面暖域、地形下游形成一个背风槽.地形对锋区的垂直运动影响主要通过地形与边界层共同作用,改变锋区流场辐合辐散的分布及地形强迫抬升两条途径实现.由于边界层摩擦的辐合作用,在地面冷锋的前缘可形成一支范围较窄、强度较大的上升运动带,当冷锋位于迎风坡时,其强度增强,当冷锋位于背风坡时,其强度减弱.当冷锋位于背风坡时,在暖区沿锋面上升的暖空气运动范围增大,可以出现沿锋面相间隔的多个上升区.     

地形上空边界层流中低层锋面结构的理论研究Ⅱ:暖锋、均匀地转流

利用一个有地形、边界层摩擦作用、简化的二层浅水锋面模型,在理论上研究了地形上空边界层流动中地面暖锋的结构及环流分布特征问题。暖锋的坡度主要取决于其暖域地转流、锋面移速,它随锋面移速增大而减小,这与冷锋特征相反。地形对暖锋坡度的影响作用较小。与无地形作用时相比,静止性暖锋冷域中,位于锋面界面附近的闭合正环流系,当暖锋位于地形上游,其伸展范围增大;当暖锋位于迎风坡时,其伸展范围缩小,中心位置上抬;锋面移至背风坡时,其伸展范围重新增大。对于冷域中远离地面暖锋的另一支正环流系来说,当暖锋位于地形上游或迎风坡时,它可被地形完全阻塞于背风侧,地形高度越高,地形阻塞作用越大。在暖锋锋区附近主要存在三支垂直上升运动带：（a）由于边界层摩擦辐合作用,导致在地面暖锋后缘暖区中形成一支水平尺度较小、强度较大的垂直运动带,它随着暖锋移速增大而减弱。该垂直运动带,当暖锋位于地形迎风侧,强度增加;暖锋位于地形背风侧,其强度减弱。（b）在锋区暖域沿锋面存在均匀的上升运动,（c）在冷域远离地面暖锋处,存在一支水平范围较宽,其中心位于边界层顶部附近的垂直运动带,当暖锋位于迎风坡时,这支垂直运动带可被地形阻塞于地形背风侧。     

Mountain effect on the motion in the atmosphere's boundary layer

An analysis of 3 years' (1967–70) radiosonde wind data on the windward (Salt Lake City, Utah) and lee (Denver, Colorado) sides of mountains indicates that at these two stations: (1) the distributions of the kinetic energy of the mean and turbulent motions are similar above the mountain top; (2) below the mountain top, on the windward side, mountains tend to divert the component of the mean motion normal to the mountains to that parallel to the mountains; (3) the meridional eddy transport of westerly momentum is affected by the presence of the mountains to a higher level to the lee of the mountains than upwind of them; (4) the production of turbulent energy is higher below the mountain top in the vicinity of mountains than it is for the zonal average; (5) high frequencies of the motion show a more pronounced contribution in the meridional motion in the windward side, but in the zonal motion in the lee of the mountains; (6) disturbances of 1–2 day periods can be maintained deep into the valley, whereas disturbances of longer periods reduce their amplitudes rapidly with decreasing height from the mountain top; (7) the cospectra of the wind velocities show that the southward/northward transport of westerly momentum results from a southward/northward contribution from most frequencies. The main contributions come from eddies with periods longer than two days.     

区域地形影响下冷锋后飑线的数值模拟

本文设计了一个加地形并含详细边界层参数化方案的十三层有限区域细网格模式，并对1983年4月28日冷锋后方、大别山东侧干锋触发形成的近似垂直于冷锋的飑线过程进行了模拟。通过和无地形模式模拟结果的比较，表明区域地形的诱发作用是大别山东侧一类飑线形成的可能原因。文中还模拟了冷区飑线的热力、动力结构，其主要特征和观测研究的结果是一致的。     

Altai-Sayan lee cyclogenesis: Numerical simulations

Summary In this paper we compare and analyse two cases of lee cyclogenesis observed near the Altai-Sayan massif (14–16 April 1988; 3–5 March 1986). The interpretation of the events is based on numerical simulations with an isentropic primitive equation model, where runs without orography are compared to those with realistic orography. The runs with mountains are successful in depicting the observed developments, so that the no-mountain experiments can be assumed to provide further information on the dynamics of both cases.The case of 14–16 April 1988 is dominated by rapid cyclogenesis and cut-off low formation aloft linked to the southward motion of a potential vorticity maximum towards the Altai-Sayan massif. Cyclone formation would have occurred without mountains as well. However, cyclogenesis at low levels is enhanced by the presence of the mountains through blocking of the cold air and corresponding deformation of the surface cold front. So this is a case of orographically modified cyclogenesis whereas the cyclogenesis of 3–5 March 1986 is induced by the mountain. In that case a broad and almost steady trough moves eastward over the Altai-Sayan region. Cyclone formation is absent in the no-mountain run. However, both cases exhibit some similarities with respect to the low-level developments induced by the mountains. A conceptual model is presented in order to further elucidate the key features of both cases.With 11 Figures     

贺兰山东麓极端暴雨的中尺度特征

利用近10年宁夏逐时自动气象站降水、银川CD雷达、FY-2、探空和ECMWF再分析0.125°x 0.125°等高分辨率多源气象资料,在中尺度系统分型基础上,对比分析贺兰山东麓6次极端暴雨的中尺度特征.结果表明:(1)低空偏(东)南急流夜间增强并配合贺兰山地形,在东坡山前触发或增强了暴雨中小尺度系统,造成地形处降水增幅...     

复杂山区上空垂直速度场和热力对流活动的理想数值模拟

利用英国气象局高分辨率的边界层数值模式BLASIUS,针对中国西北一个复杂山区进行了一系列的理想数值模拟,分析了在不同天气条件下山区上空的垂直速度场分布和对流特征以及地形对热力对流活动的影响,同时讨论了与地形有关的对流触发机制。模式结果表明,复杂山区的垂直运动在稳定层结和风速较大的情况下较易预测,而在中性层结下,山区上空的垂直运动分布随机性强。在Froude数小于0.5的条件下,气流往往被山峰阻塞而在迎风坡造成地形强迫和辐合性抬升,从而易在迎风坡触发深对流活动;在背风坡则由于迎风坡的绕流重新辐合而造成垂直运动。绕流的辐合是触发深对流活动的另一重要因子。在大风或Froude数较大的条件下,地形重力波容易在山地下游被激发。地形重力波与对流活动的相互影响在模式中清楚可见。在适当的条件下,重力波除了可以与对流活动相耦合从而使气团上升到更高的高度外,重力波的走向很可能会影响到深对流系统的传播路径。研究还发现稳定度对相邻两条对流线之间的距离长短也有影响。稳定度较小时,相邻两条对流线之间的平均宽度趋向变大而单个对流线的强度也相应变大。定量化的结论和理论升华值得进一步的数值模拟研究。     

A note on the dynamics of the quasi-stationary Kunming front

Summary The quasi-stationary Kunming front is oriented parallel to the north-south running major mountain chains of south-western China and normal to the upper-level westerlies. The front curves towards the east off the mountain. We hypothesize that the shape of the Kunming front is due to ageostrophic flow along the mountains which is induced by westerly flow in the cold air and at upper levels. Eventually the front must become stagnant. This conjecture is supported by numerical experiments with simple models.With 7 Figures     

Wave clouds over mountains

Main characteristics of the atmosphere disturbances over the mountains are calculated with a nonlinear two-dimensional stationary model of the airstream over mountains depending on the properties of the unperturbed upstream. A spatial humidity distribution over mountains is defined under assumption that water vapor is transported with airstreams like a passive pollutant. The derived humidity fields and calculated temperature distribution are used for determining the spatial relative humidity distribution over mountains. Critical values of the relative humidity in the interval of 70–100% are used for identifying the cloud zone boundaries. The analysis is performed on the cloud zone dependence on vertical distribution of relative humidity in the upstream and on the mountain form characteristics. The studies are conducted with a special reference to a complicated mountain relief in Southern Zagros (Iran).     

The theory study of the influence of the topography on the cold frontal motion

In order to study the characteristics of cold frontal motion over the arbitrary topography, the velocity of cold frontal movement is derived by using the one layer shallow-water model. The results show that there exist the retardation in upwind side and rapid descent in the lee slope when the cold front crosses the topography.     

地形与城市环流共同作用下的β中尺度暴雨

从中尺度天气动力学理论入手, 利用尺度分析的方法, 得到了地形与城市热岛共同作用下的β中尺度暴雨的一系列理论特征。利用北京地区稠密的地面观测网资料以及分布于距暴雨中心区不同距离的两部风廓线仪观测资料, 通过分析2006年夏季发生的3次β中尺度暴雨酝酿、 发生、 发展、 维持过程中的气温、 降水、 风场的配置关系, 对β中尺度暴雨的部分理论特征进行了验证。主要结论: (1) 由城市热岛形成的水平温度梯度有可能在靠近城区的山前迎风坡强迫产生相对独立的中尺度风的垂直切变, 由此产生的低空风的垂直切变是维系中尺度对流降水发生、 发展的重要条件。另一方面, 一旦迎风坡出现强降水, 将形成吹向迎风坡的风速与降水强度之间的正反馈现象, 这种正反馈过程对β中尺度暴雨的形成过程起到了重要作用; (2) 地形越靠近城区, 山前越容易形成强的水平温度梯度, 进而越容易出现低空风的垂直切变。形成强低空风的垂直切变的响应时间取决于水平温度梯度的强度; (3) 地形坡度越大的地方, 产生的上升运动越强, 中尺度系统的水平尺度越小, 对于地形坡度较为平坦的地方, 更有利于产生水平尺度较大的中尺度系统; (4) 一般情况下, 地形与城市热力过程造成的中尺度暴雨过程多发生于傍晚前后或凌晨前后。     

The Ekman boundary layer over orography: An analysis of vertical motion

A model of the planetary boundary layer is used to determine the field of vertical motion over large-scale orography. This model represents Ekman boundary-layer dynamics modified by the inclusion of accelerations of the geostrophic wind under the geostrophic momentum approximation. The orography is represented by a circular mountain. The inviscid solution is provided by the sum of a constant translation and a steady, uniform potential vorticity, anticyclonic vortex. The boundary-layer solution vanishes on the mountain, but is matched to the inviscid solution as the top of the boundary layer is approached. The vertical velocity field at the top of the boundary layer is determined by integration of the continuity equation. The field of motion is largely determined by descent from above into the anticyclonic circulation, as in the classical Ekman model. Contributions that arise from the inclusion of accelerations are associated with boundary-layer advection and ageostrophic divergence that produce vorticity tendencies. Finally, the boundary-layer vertical motion is shown to be comparable in magnitude to the vertical motion forced by inviscid flow over the orography, although the distributions of each are significantly different. Effects of mountain asymmetry and a changing pressure field, that can be treated more fully by numerical model simulations, are not considered in the present study.On leave at the University of Colorado, 1990.