三套再分析降水资料在中国区域的对比评估

利用实测资料对NCEP-1、ERA-40和20CR再分析降水资料在中国范围内均值、年际变化、相关性和长期趋势等方面进行比较评估。结果表明,平均而言ERA-40年降水量和实测值最为接近,而20CR和NCEP-1年降水量明显偏多,三者差值百分比分别为-1.3%,55.0%和36.9%;三种再分析降水偏差最大区均出现在西南地区,最大偏差值都在600 mm以上;年际变化上,ERA-40和NCEP-1自20世纪70年代中期开始年降水差值百分比出现一定波动性,而20CR在整个研究时段年降水差值百分比基本稳定;三套资料和实测资料的相关性具有明显的区域性特征,东部相关系数明显高于西部,值得一提的是ERA-40在大部地区的相关性好于其他两套资料;ERA-40和20CR则对大部分区域降水变化趋势的描述好于NCEP-1资料。     

三种再分析气温资料在中国西部地区的可信度评价

再分析资料质量检验和可信度分析是其合理使用的必要前提,是提高气候变化研究成果可靠性的根本保证,为了评价NCEP-II、ERA-40和JRA-25三种再分析资料在中国西部地区的可信度,研究对比分析了2m气温产品的质量。结果表明,这三种再分析气温产品都能较好地反映中国西部地区气温的空间分布特征,在地形复杂区域与站点气温的差异比较大,而在地势相对平缓的地区这三种再分析资料都能提供高质量的气温产品。由于同化了地面观测资料,ERA-40、JRA-25气温产品的可信度相对较高,且能够提供更为详尽的大尺度气温变异性。总体上,ERA-40的质量优于其他两种再分析资料。     

几种再分析地表气压资料在中国区域的适用性评估

应用台站观测资料对ERA-40, NCEP/NCAR以及NCEP/DOE再分析地表气压产品在中国不同区域、不同年代和不同季节的适用性进行了评估。分析发现, 几种再分析产品虽然能在一定程度上反映出观测资料所具有的时空分布特征, 但它们之间的差异却具有明显的区域和季节变化特征, 即冬季小而夏季大、东部地区小而西部地区大; 同时还发现ERA-40和NCEP/NCAR再分析产品在20世纪70年代以前均与观测资料有相对较大的差别, 特别是NCEP/NCAR在70年代以前的夏季气压值过于偏低, 从而夸大了很多地区的年代际变化特征。相比而言, ERA-40地表气压的长期变化趋势以及时空演变规律在中国大多数地区要优于NCEP/NCAR再分析产品, 特别是在中国西部地区。分析还表明, NCEP/DOE虽与观测资料存在一定的系统性偏差, 却与另外两种再分析产品有着较为相似的年际变化特征及趋势。     

几种再分析地表气温资料在中国区域的适用性评估

应用台站观测资料对ERA-40、NCEP/NCAR、NCEP/DOE和JRA-25等几种再分析地表(2m)气温资料在中国不同区域、不同年代和季节的气候均值、年际变化和变率特征及其气候趋势等所反映出来的适用性问题进行了系统评估.结果表明,几种再分析产品在全国大多数地区的气候变化研究中都具有一定的合理性,特别是1979年以后的资料可靠性更高一些.但相比而言,它们在冬季的可信度一般要高于夏季,东部地区的可信度一般要高于西部地区;ERA-40和JRA-25再分析产品的适用性要高于NCEP/NCAR和NCEP/DOE再分析产品;其中,JRA-25在均值、年际变化和变率特征的描述上具有更高的可靠性,而ERA-40在长期气候变化趋势(44年)的描述上则要明显优于NCEP/NCAR再分析产品.     

应用探空观测资料评估几类再分析资料在中国区域的适用性

通过与中国8个不同区域温度场和高度场的探空观测资料相比较发现, ERA-40、NCEP/NCAR和NCEP/DOE等再分析资料所描述的温度场和高度场产品的平均值以及年际变化特征等与观测结果的差异均在夏季比较明显, 尤其1970年代以前在中国的西部和西南部地区的差别较为显著。其中, 温度场的差别主要存在于对流层上层; 高度场的绝对偏差也主要出现在对流层上层, 而它们在年际变化特征及其长期变化趋势上的差别则反映在对流层中、下层, 特别是NCEP/NCAR对流层中、下层的夏季高度场在1970年代以前存在着过于明显的“低压” 现象, 从而夸大了很多地区的年代际气候变化特征。就大多数地区而言, ERA-40在中国区域气候变化研究中具有相对较好的适用性, 特别是在年代际气候变化研究中要明显好于NCEP/NCAR。研究还表明, NCEP/DOE与NCEP/NCAR在大多数地区除了在均值上有所不同外, 它们的年际变化特征则并无显著差别。     

再分析温度资料与观测资料在低温研究中的对比分析

本文使用1979-2021年中国192个站点的逐日最低温度观测资料和ERA-interim、JRA-55、NCEP/NCAR、NCEP/DOE四种再分析资料集中最低温度资料,对中国不同区域的低温阈值平均场、阈值相关性、低温日数平均场进行评估，比较不同再分析资料在全国大多数地区进行气候变化研究时的适用性。结果可以看出，四种再分析资料整体能够再现我国低温事件的气候特征，在低温阈值平均场、阈值相关性、低温日数平均场上ERA-interim、JRA-55的整体再现能力优于其它两种资料；四种再分析资料在东部地区的再现能力高于西部地区。     

多种再分析资料中热带气旋潜在生成指数分析

根据7套再分析资料计算的热带气旋潜在生成指数(GPI),分析了GPI对西北太平洋区域台风盛季(7—9月)热带气旋生成的表征能力。结果表明,虽然这些再分析资料计算得到的GPI的空间分布与观测的热带气旋生成特征都比较一致。但是,在时间变化上7套再分析资料计算的GPI对观测热带气旋生成的表征能力差异较大,其中ERA-40(欧州中期天气预报中心再分析资料)和MERRA(美国国家航空和航天局研究和应用再分析资料)的GPI与观测的相关系数较高。进一步分析表明,各套资料GPI之间时间变化的差异主要来自相对湿度,而ERA-40和MERRA的GPI与观测值有较高的相关系数,也与相对湿度有密切关系。     

NCEP再分析资料和中国站点观测资料的分析与比较

美国国家环境预报中心(NCEP)和国家大气中心(NCAR)的全球再分析资料,在很多气候模拟和预测研究中都被作为区域气候模式的驱动场和初始场资料,并用来检验模拟结果的.作者通过对NCEP的2种再分析资料NCEPI和NCEPⅡ与中国台站观测资料的月平均温度和月降水总量进行相互插值,分析和比较了NCEPⅠ、NCEPⅡ再分析值与中国区域内观测值之间的差异以及2种再分析资料之间的差异.从结果可以看到,NCEP再分析资料的月平均温度较观测值普遍偏低,而月降水总量较观测值则偏高;就季节变化而言,NCEP再分析值在夏季和年平均模拟的较好,冬季较差.同时可以看到,在温度和降水方面NCEPⅡ较NCEPⅠ都有所改进,尤其在中国东部地区,改进较为明显.     

两套新型高分辨率再分析降水资料在湖南年季尺度上的适用性评估

利用1979—2018年实测降水资料对同期中国区域地面气象要素数据集(China Meteorological Forcing Dataset,CMFD)、中国全球陆面再分析40年产品(CRA-40/Land,CRA-40)再分析降水资料在湖南省内的均值、年际变化和相关性等进行比较评估。结果表明:(1)在年平均降水分布上,两套再分析资料对少雨区反映均较好,CMFD对湘西北、湘南地区降水分布反映较CRA-40好,而CRA-40对湘东地区降水分布反映好于CMFD。(2) CMFD资料和CRA-40资料的降水值绝对偏差均主要集中在0～50 mm和50.1～100 mm区间,CMFD资料分别占比56.8%和20%,CAR-40资料分别占比40%和35.8%。(3)在多年各季平均降水分布上,CMFD资料的四季平均降水均以大于实况值为主;CRA-40资料四季平均降水在湘北以负偏差为主,在湘南则以正偏差为主。(4)在年平均降水的年际变化上,两套资料各时段变化趋势均与实况一致,1979—1984年、1999—2010年年降水量呈减小趋势,1985—1998年、2011—2018年为增加趋势,对比各时段气候倾向率可知,CMFD降水资料较CRA-40更接近实况。(5)两套再分析资料的降水与实况降水的相关系数普遍在0.75以上,有90%以上的站点相关系数通过0.05显著性水平检验,再分析降水资料与实况降水资料的年际变率相关性在湘北和湘南地区最好、在湘中一带较差。     

比较NCEP/NCAR和ERA-40再分析资料与观测资料计算得到的感热资料的差异

利用1951～2000年我国西北干旱、半干旱区地温、气温和表面风场逐日4个时次（北京时间2、8、14和20时）的台站观测资料,以及NCEP/NCAR和ERA-40再分析资料,计算并比较了在我国西北地区春夏季感热输送的差异。分析结果表明:NCEP/NCAR和ERA-40的感热输送再分析资料都能显示出我国西北地区是欧亚大陆上的感热中心之一。从年代际时间尺度上,ERA-40再分析资料的感热资料更接近于实际台站观测资料计算得到的感热资料。       

Comparison of products from ERA-40, NCEP-2, and CRU with station data for summer precipitation over China

Summer precipitation products from the 45-Year European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA-40), and NCEP-Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP-II) Reanalysis (NCEP-2), and Climatic Research Unit (CRU) TS 2.1 dataset are compared with the corresponding observations over China in order to understand the quality and utility of the reanalysis datasets for the period 1979–2001. The results reveal that although the magnitude and location of the rainfall belts differ among the reanalysis, CRU, and station data over South and West China, the spatial distributions show good agreement over most areas of China. In comparison with the observations in most areas of China, CRU best matches the observed summer precipitation, while ERA-40 reports less precipitation and NCEP-2 reports more precipitation than the observations. With regard to the amplitude of the interannual variations, CRU is better than either of the reanalyses in representing the corresponding observations. The amplitude in NCEP-2 is stronger but that of ERA-40 is weaker than the observations in most study domains. NCEP-2 has a more obvious interannual variability than ERA-40 or CRU in most areas of East China. Through an Empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis, the main features of the rainfall belts produced by CRU agree better with the observations than with those produced by the reanalyses in the Yangtze-Huaihe River valley. In East of China, particularly in the Yangtze-Huaihe River valley, CRU can reveal the quasi-biennial oscillation of summer precipitation represented by the observations, but the signal of ERA-40 is comparatively weak and not very obvious, whereas that of NCEP-2 is also weak before 1990 but very strong after 1990. The results also suggest that the magnitude of the precipitation difference between ERA-40 and the observations is smaller than that between NCEP-2 and the observations, but the variations represented by NCEP-2 are more reasonable than those given by ERA-40 in most areas of East China to some extent.     

Comparison of surface variables from ERA and NCEP reanalysis with station data over eastern China

This study compared precipitation, mean air temperature (MAT) and mean sea level pressure (MSLP) from two widely used reanalysis datasets (ERA-40 and NCEP) with those from observed stations across eastern China. The evaluation was based on a comparison of both temporal and spatial variability and included several assessment criteria such as the mean values, normalized root mean square error, Mann–Kendall test, empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) and probability density functions. The results showed that both the ERA-40 and NCEP datasets could capture temporal and spatial variability of the observed precipitation, MAT and MSLP over eastern China. The results showed that the two reanalysis datasets performed better for MAT and MSLP than for precipitation. Overall, the two reanalysis datasets revealed reasonable agreement with observations according to the evaluation. ERA-40 was better at capturing the temporal and spatial distributions for these three variables than NCEP, especially for MAT and MSLP. NCEP tended to overestimate the annual precipitation for both mean and extreme values, while ERA-40 tended to underestimate it, particularly for extreme values. The two reanalysis datasets performed better in the east and northeast regions of the study area than in other regions for capturing the temporal variability of MAT and MSLP. ERA-40 was poor at capturing the temporal variability of precipitation in northeastern China. According to the trend analysis, the two reanalysis datasets showed lower trends for MAT and precipitation and higher trends for MSLP. Both ERA-40 and NCEP had larger explained variances for the first two EOFs than the observed precipitation. This implies that both reanalysis datasets tend to simulate a more uniform spatial distribution for precipitation in the study area.     

Accumulation over the Greenland Ice Sheet as Represented in Reanalysis Data

Annual precipitation,evaporation,and calculated accumulation from reanalysis model outputs have been investigated for the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS),based on the common period of 1989-2001.The ERA-40 and ERA-interim reanalysis data showed better agreement with observations than do NCEP-1 and NCEP-2 reanalyses.Further,ERA-interim showed the closest spatial distribution of accumulation to the observation.Concerning temporal variations,ERA-interim showed the best correlation with precipitation observations at five synoptic stations,and the best correlation with in situ measurements of accumulation at nine ice core sites.The mean annual precipitation averaged over the whole GrIS from ERA-interim (363 mm yr 1) and mean annual accumulation (319 mm yr 1) are very close to the observations.The validation of accumulation calculated from reanalysis data against ice-core measurements suggests that further improvements to reanalysis models are needed.     

夏季亚洲阻塞高压识别及其对中国东北气候异常的可能影响:不同再分析资料对比

基于阻塞高压（阻高）客观识别方法,利用1979-2016年夏季（6-8月）NCEP-Ⅰ、NCEP-Ⅱ逐日再分析资料和ERA-interim逐6 h再分析资料对识别结果进行对比分析;并以D类（130°-160°E）阻高为例,讨论其对6月中国东北地区气候的可能影响。结果表明:NCEP-Ⅰ和NCEP-Ⅱ再分析资料对阻高活动天数、发生频次及年代际变化的识别结果差异较小,而ERA-interim与前两种资料的结果差别较大。3种再分析资料下,夏季各类阻高活动天数均与500 hPa高度场存在相应的显著相关区,且形态相近。但前两种资料对于各类阻高的表征结果较为一致,而ERA-interim再分析资料对各类阻高面积和范围的表征偏小。6月D类阻高活动日数与东北地区气温和降水关系密切,D类阻高活跃年,大气环流以经向型为主,东北地区低层低温、暖平流,高层高温、冷平流的结构指示大气层结不稳定,且东北上空为异常低压环流控制,上升气流较强,有利于6月东北地区出现低温多雨天气。鄂霍次克海地区是6月罗斯贝波的重要来源地之一,而6月D类阻高的形成可能与海-陆温差有关。      

Validation of ECMWF and NCEP–NCAR Reanalysis Data in Antarctica

The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) Re-Analysis (ERA-40) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction-National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP-NCAR) ECMWF (ERA-40) and NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data were compared with Antarctic station observations, including surface-layer and upper-layer atmospheric observations, on intraseasonal and interannual timescales. At the interannual timescale, atmospheric pressure at different height levels in the ERA-40 data are in better agre...     

Intercomparison of the South Asian High in NCEP1, NCEP2, and ERA-40 Reanalyses and in Station Observations

The South Asian Highs (SAHs) at 100 hPa over China in the three reanalysis datasets NCEP1, NCEP2, and ERA-40 are evaluated by using station observation data. The results demonstrate a substantial discrepancy even between the reanalyses. First, the data of the three reanalyses generally underestimate the intensity of the SAH in the China domain. Second, there are interdecadal changes in the SAH, with highs in the 1960s and 1980s and lows in the 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s. This interdecadal variation of the SAH can be well depicted with NCEP1 data, but the high in the 1980s is missed by ERA-40. The NCEP2 corresponds well with NCEP 1 and captures the decreasing trend after 1979. Furthermore, the NCEP1 reanalysis overestimates the interdecadal changes of SAH, while ERA-40 underestimates the interdecadal changes. This work suggests that much caution should be exerted when the reanalysis datasets are adopted to study the interdecadal variability of SAH.     

Reduction of systematic biases in regional climate downscaling through ensemble forcing

Simulations of the East Asian summer monsoon for the period of 1979–2001 were carried out using the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model forced by three reanalysis datasets (NCEP-R2, ERA-40, and JRA-25). The experiments forced by different reanalysis data exhibited remarkable differences, primarily caused by uncertainties in the lateral boundary (LB) moisture fluxes over the Bay of Bengal and the Philippine Sea. The climatological mean water vapor convergence into the model domain computed from ERA-40 was about 24% higher than that from the NCEP-R2 reanalysis. We demonstrate that using the ensemble mean of NCEP-R2, ERA-40, and JRA-25 as LB forcing considerably reduced the biases in the model simulation. The use of ensemble forcing improved the performance in simulated mean circulation and precipitation, inter-annual variation in seasonal precipitation, and daily precipitation. The model simulated precipitation was superior to that in the reanalysis in both climatology and year-to-year variations, indicating the added value of dynamic downscaling. The results suggest that models having better performance under one set of LB forcing might worsen when another set of reanalysis data is used as LB forcing. Use of ensemble mean LB forcing for assessing regional climate model performance is recommended.     

4种再分析资料在中国区域的适用性研究进展

根据NCEP/NCAR、NCEP/DOE、ERA-40和JRA-25共4种比较常用的再分析资料在中国区域的适用性研究作了概述。结果表明：4种资料既呈现出一定的共性,又在不同区域、不同时间尺度上差异显著;再分析资料的可信度普遍表现为在东部地区好于西部地区,低纬地区好于高纬地区,这可能与中国地面气象站点＂东密西疏＂有关;1979年前的再分析资料存在较大的不确定性,因此在应用该时段NCEP/NCAR资料研究长期气候变化研究时需要谨慎;再分析资料的不同要素在不同时间、不同地域的适用性不同,因此应分区域、分要素和分季节选择合适的资料。从不同角度探讨了再分析资料的优缺点及在中国区域的适用性,旨在为中国区域气候变化研究选用再分析资料提供借鉴和参考。