新疆克拉玛依强下坡风暴的机理研究

利用美国中尺度数值模式 WRF 对2013年3月7—8日克拉玛依强风进行了模拟,对下坡风发生、发展和结束3个阶段的三维结构特征进行了分析,并由此提出克拉玛依强下坡风的形成机制模型：上游地区出现中高层西南风、低层西北风并伴有强冷平流的配置,当风速不断增大时,气流能够翻越加依尔山在背风坡侧形成重力波,重力波相位向气流上游方向倾斜产生非线性效应,促进了波不稳定区域的形成并导致波破碎,形成湍流活跃层,不断把上层的能量向下传播;克拉玛依中低层形成三层夹心的大气层结稳定度分布,出现明显的过渡气流带从而导致强下坡风的形成;南北风分量在低层和中层符号相反,形成了临界层,不断吸收上层波能量并向地面传送,强下坡风暴不断维持发展。最后利用2006—2012年克拉玛依33个强下坡风过程中的探空观测资料对提出的形成机制进行了验证。     

三维非静力E—ε闭合模式对山体流场及浓度分布的模拟

本文采用三维非静力E-ε闭合模式,在对流层边界层方程组中,加入湍能和耗散率方程描述边界层中的湍流运动。求解孤立三维山地地形上的流场、湍流场和浓度场,并分析地形对气流的影响及对污染物浓度分布的影响。同时做了不同坡度和不同风速下的孤立三维山体的流场、湍流场和浓度场比较。数值计算结果表明,地形能改变气流运动,气流过山时将出现分支现象,山后背坡有反向回流出现,并且回流区大小随着山体坡度的增大而增大。山体对气流的阻挡作用随山体高度的增加而更明显,随风速的增加而减弱。湍能及耗散率随高度衰减较快。随着山体坡度增加,山前气流的垂直速度也增加,湍流运动更强。风速大时湍流运动越显著。污染物在山前出现辐散,迎风坡是浓度高值区,山后背风坡也是相对高值区。山坡度越大,山前迎风坡污物浓度越高。     

地形影响的飞机颠簸及其数值仿真实验

首先利用中尺度数值模式ARPS模拟气流过山生成飞行数值仿真所需要的风场，然后利用飞机载荷因数变量方程进行飞机飞行的数值仿真试验。研究结果表明，气流过山产生的山脉重力波由于风切变临界层破碎，一方面能在对流层产生较强的湍流引起晴空飞机颠簸，另一方面也能在山脉背风面产生强烈下坡风，背风转子环流及低空湍流，影响飞机的起飞和着陆。揭示了飞机在过山脉地形背风面所产生的大气湍流中飞行时引起飞机颠簸的物理机制，有助于增强飞机颠簸的预测能力和飞行气象保障能力。     

云凝结核浓度对不同弗罗德数下形成的地形云和降水的影响

云凝结核(CCN)对云和降水的影响除与其物理化学性质密切相关外,还受到气象条件的影响,但此类研究较少。文中基于WRF中尺度数值模式,引入了表征大气层流速、层结稳定度和地形关系的湿弗罗德(Fw)数,研究揭示了CCN浓度的变化对不同Fw下形成的地形云和降水的影响。研究表明,当Fw≤1,接近临界流时,地形阻挡起主要作用,地形抬升和重力波作用主要发生在迎风坡一侧,主要形成层状云和向上游传播的浅对流波状云,降水主要发生在靠近山顶的迎风坡一侧。在此种情况下,CCN浓度升高对地形云和降水影响较小,当CCN浓度由100 cm~(-3)增至1000 cm~(-3)时,云滴含水量增大,但雨水含量减小,说明云粒子向降水粒子的转化效率降低,CCN浓度升高抑制了暖雨过程。但在云发展后期,云滴被上升气流带至高层形成过冷云滴,与雪粒子发生碰并形成霰粒子,使冰相物理过程有所增强。CCN浓度升高可导致20 h累积降水量减少10—15 mm,约减小7%—8%;当Fw1时,CCN浓度升高会导致20 h地形云累积降水量减小超过50%,最大达到96%,导致地形云几乎不产生降水,而且降水量峰值位置向山顶后移动5—10 km。研究表明,降水显著减小的原因不仅与CCN浓度升高有关,过山气流产生的背风坡焚风效应也起了非常重要的作用。由于CCN浓度升高形成了大量云滴粒子,使雨滴形成效率显著降低,不能形成降雨的大量云滴被强过山气流快速带至下游背风坡区,由于背风坡下坡气流的绝热加热形成的焚风效应很显著,导致云滴和雨滴快速蒸发,使降水显著减小。这一结果可以解释在落基山脉、以色列及中国华山发现的地形降水减小30%—50%的现象,说明气象环境条件在气溶胶影响降水中起重要作用,污染气溶胶与背风坡焚风效应产生的叠加效应可造成地形云降水显著减小。     

下坡运动的分析解

本文采用二层模式,在一个斜坡地形上,求解大气波动方程,得出了下坡运动的普遍分析解,并对解在不同大气条件和地形条件下的物理意义做了分析。当下层大气厚而稳定、风速较强时,得到的是背风坡大风。而当下层大气强稳定、小风时,得到的是泄流风。对各类下坡运动近地面风速和大气层结、流场结构及Scorer参数之间的关系也做了讨论。     

钟形地形动力抬升和重力波传播与地形云和降水形成关系研究

地形云和降水过程在区域水循环、水资源、生态环境及气候变化中具有十分重要的作用。本文利用中尺度数值模式WRF 数值模拟试验,以及通过引入表示大气层流速度、层结稳定度和地形特征的关系参数——湿Froude 数(F_w),研究了北京2009 年5 月1 日湿条件不稳定大气层结下,地形云和降水形成过程与地形动力抬升和地形重力波传播之间的关系及形成机理。研究表明,在地形最大高度2 km、半宽10 km 的条件下,层流速度从2.5 m/s 逐步增加到25 m/s 时,对应的湿F_w 数从0.19 增加到1.81。当F_w≤1 时,地形的阻挡起主要作用,由地形抬升形成的地形云主要产生在迎风坡一侧。地形重力波主要产生在迎风坡,并向上游传播,先形成层状云,最后演变为准稳定浅对流波状云。最大降水主要发生在紧靠山顶的迎风坡一侧,但当F_w 很小时,地形云不产生降水。当F_w>1 时,地形抬升形成的云主要发生在山顶附近,而地形重力波主要形成在背风坡,并向下游方向传播,形成准稳定波状云。最大降水主要产生在紧靠山顶的背风坡一侧。另外,在弱湿条件不稳定大气层流下,地形降水主要由地形动力抬升造成的暖云微物理过程产生,地形重力波形成的波状云几乎不产生降水。     

郑州“7·20”极端降水地形影响数值试验

针对2021年7月20日发生于河南省郑州市的极端暴雨事件,利用数值模式对此次暴雨过程中的地形影响问题进行了数值试验分析。结果发现,CMA-MESO(GRAPES-MESO 3 km)模式能够较好地模拟此次极端降水过程。地形对降水具有显著影响,地形高度降低时,降水中心强度减弱,位置偏北;地形高度增加时,降水中心强度增加,位置偏南。其主要影响机制为：(1)太行山与郑州市西侧山体抬升作用使郑州市西部出现较强的上升运动中心;太行山南端阻挡作用使东南暖湿气流北支一部分气流向西偏转,与越过伏牛山的偏南气流及东南气流南支汇合,使郑州市上空维持大尺度水汽辐合,进而产生极端暴雨。(2)当地形高度增加时,东南气流北支的部分气流遇太行山阻挡转为偏东北气流,气流辐合区强度增强,郑州市上空水汽含量明显增加;而东南气流南支受伏牛山阻挡抬升作用影响在郑州市西南侧也产生了强上升气流,在郑州市西北侧与西南侧形成两个强降水中心。     

Monte-Carlo 法模拟复杂地形对扩散的影响

不考虑边界层中层结作用，引入Kao得到的复杂地形中的平均流场分布和近十年来PBL实验和理论研究导出的新的湍流统计量参数化关系，本文用Monte-Carlo模式模拟了复杂地形对扩散的影响，结果表明:地形的影响主要是迎风坡抬升和背风坡下沉；陡峭地形和平缓地形的影响不完全相同；在陡峭地形和大的平缓地形的背风坡能够形成空腔区，空腔区内出现闭合的浓度中心，且地形越陡峭，闭合浓度中心的范围越大；大地形对扩散的影响可以掩盖其下风方小地形的影响。     

斜压大气中的地形扰动

本文主要讨论地形对天气系统的影响,研究了斜压大气中地形背风气旋的问题。用小参数法简化基本运动方程,利用青藏高原和落基山脉的实际地形,采用FFT的数值方法,考虑了不同地形、风切变、大气层结等诸因素对地形扰动的影响。结果表明:青藏高原和落基山脉东侧的地形扰动与统计结果较一致;层结对地形扰动的影响较敏感。     

Monte—Carlo法模拟复杂地形对扩散的影响

不考虑边界层中层结作用，引入Ｋａｏ得到的复杂地形中的平均流场分布和近十年来ＰＢＬ实验和理论研究导出的新的湍流统计量参数化关系，本文用Ｍｏｎｔｅ－Ｃａｒｌｏ模式模拟了复杂地形对扩散的影响，结果表明：地形的影响主要是迎风坡抬升和背风坡下沉；陡峭地形和平缓地形的影响不完全相同；在陡峭地形和大的平缓地形的背风坡能够形成空腔区，空腔区内出现闭合的浓度中心，且地形越陡峭，闭合浓度中心的范围越大；大地形对扩散的     

Numerical modeling studies of lee mesolows,mesovortices and mesocyclones with application to the formation of Taiwan mesolows

Summary Numerical experiments are performed for inviscid flow past an idealized topography to investigate the formation and development of lee mesolows, mesovortices and mesocyclones. For a nonrotating, low-Froude number flow over a bell-shaped moutain, a pair of mesovortices form on the lee slope move downstream and weaken at later times. The advection speed of the lee vortices is found to be about two-thirds of the basic wind velocity, which is due to the existence of a reversed pressure gradient just upstream of the vortices. The lee vortices do not concur with the upstream stagnation point in time, but rather form at a later time. It is found that a pair of lee vortices form for a flow withFr=0.66, but take a longer time to form than in lower-Froude number flows. Since the lee vortices are formed rather progressively, their formation may be explained by the baroclinically-induced vorticity tilting as the mountain waves become more and more nonlinear.A stationary mesohigh and mesolow pressure couplet forms across the mountain and is produced in both high and low-Froude number flows. The results of the high Froude number simulations agree well with the classical results predicted by linear, hydrostatic mountain wave theory. It is found that the lee mesolow is not necessarily colocated with the lee vortices. The mesolow is formed by the downslope wind associated with the orographically forced gravity waves through adiabatic warming. The earth's rotation acts to strengthen (weaken) the cyclonic (anticyclonic) vortex and shifts the lee mesolow to the right for an observer facing downstream. The cyclonic vortex then develops into a mesocyclone with the addition of planetary vorticity at later times. For a flow over a steeper mountain, the disturbance is stronger even though the Froude number is kept the same.For a southwesterly flow past the real topography of Taiwan, there is no stagnation point or lee vortices formed because the impinging angle of the flow is small. A major mesoscale low forms to the southeast of the Central Mountain Range (CMR), while a mesohigh forms upstream. For a westerly flow past Taiwan, a stagnation point forms upstream of the mountain and a pair of vortices form on the lee and move downstream at later times. The cyclonic vortex then develops into a mesocyclone. A mesolow also forms to the southeast of Taiwan. For a northeasterly flow past Taiwan, the mesolow forms to the northwest of the mountain. Similar to flows over idealized topographies, the Taiwan mesolow is formed by the downslope wind associated with mountain waves through adiabatic warming. A conceptual model of the Taiwan southeast mesolow and mesocyclone is proposed.With 16 Figures     

2D Airflow over a Double Bell-Shaped Mountain

Summary. ?The airflow over an idealized orography with two mountain peaks and a valley between is investigated using a non-linear numerical model. The flow is assumed to be two-dimensional and nonrotational. Surface friction is neglected. This setup is a first step in studying the modifications a finely structured “real” topography introduces to the well-studied flow over one isolated obstacle. The sensitivity of the flow behavior to the valley width is examined for the case of specified mountain volume as well as constant non-dimensional mountain height. Flow patterns for linear, weakly nonlinear, wave breaking and upstream blocking cases are examined. Whereas the nondimensional mountain height is still the main measure of the nonlinearity of the flow, the differing steepness of upslope and downslope caused by the separating valley, strengthens nonlinear effects. It also modifies wave breaking and upstream blocking. For wide enough valleys wave breaking regions can form above both peaks. Received January 20, 1999/Revised June 28, 1999     

Interaction of Orographic Disturbance with Front

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

The influence of topography on single-tower-based carbon flux measurements under unstable conditions: a modeling perspective

Based on high-resolution numerical simulations, the influence of topography on the one-dimensional (1-D) tower-based measurements of the net ecosystem–atmosphere exchange rate (NEE) of CO₂ was analyzed under unstable conditions. Airflow and transport of a passive scalar were simulated over undulating surfaces covered by tall trees. Compared to their flat surface counterparts, the wind and scalar mixing ratio fields are more disturbed over a steeper surface and/or under a weaker background wind condition, resulting in larger errors in the 1-D NEE estimation. The magnitude of the error is generally larger on the windward side than on the lee side when topography-induced circulation (TIC) does not occur. Applying the ensemble streamline coordinate system to estimating NEE could result in larger errors than applying the local earth coordinate system or terrain coordinate system when the atmospheric flow is significantly distorted. This is especially true when TIC occurs. NEE estimated from the 1-D framework under convective conditions with calm or weak background winds may incur significant errors even over gentle topography. Preference in the selection of a flux tower location is given to the crest area.     

Water exchange in fjords induced by tidally generated internal lee waves

Tidal processes are examined that control the water exchange between two basins of the Trondheimsfjord through a narrow channel with sills. For this purpose, a non-hydrostatic numerical model based on the laterally averaged Reynolds equations in the Boussinesq approximation was developed. The model takes into account the real vertical fluid stratification, variable bottom topography and variable cross-section of the fjord. Numerical experiments were performed to investigate tidally generated internal waves and their influence on the water exchange.The model produces both baroclinic tides and tidally generated lee waves. It was found that, for the Skarnsund strait which connects the Middle Fjord and the Beitstadfjord, the internal tides generated over the Skarnsund sills are very weak. Their amplitudes do not exceed 1 m.The intense short internal waves, which are identified as unsteady lee waves, comprise the basic input of the total internal wave field. These waves are generated by tidal currents at sill breaks, are trapped by topography in the generation area and grow by continuing feedback into large-amplitude waves. As the tidal flow slackens, they move upstream as freely propagating waves.As essentially nonlinear responses, the lee waves cause a nonlinear water transport. The detailed analysis of the residual currents produced by unsteady lee waves (which are propagating in both directions from the Scarnsund sills) has shown, in particular, that the residual currents can reach values as high as 0.27 m s⁻¹.It was also found that such currents exert a considerable effect on the water exchange through the Skarnsund strait between the adjacent basins. This mechanism can play an important role in water renewal and formation of the Beitasdfjord waters.     

A synoptic and dynamical characterization of wave-train and blocking cold surge over East Asia

Through an agglomerative hierarchical clustering method, cold surges over East Asia are classified into two distinct types based on the spatial pattern of the geopotential height anomalies at 300 hPa. One is the wave-train type that is associated with developing large-scale waves across the Eurasian continent. The other is the blocking type whose occurrence accompanies subarctic blocking. During the wave-train cold surge, growing baroclinic waves induce a southeastward expansion of the Siberian High and strong northerly winds over East Asia. Blocking cold surge, on the other hand, is associated with a southward expansion of the Siberian High and northeasterly winds inherent to a height dipole consisting of the subarctic blocking and the East Asian coastal trough. The blocking cold surge tends to be more intense and last longer compared to the wave-train type. The wave-train cold surge is associated with the formation of a negative upper tropospheric height anomaly southeast of Greenland approximately 12 days before the surge occurrence. Further analysis of isentropic potential vorticity reveals that this height anomaly could originate from the lower stratosphere over the North Atlantic. Cold surge of the blocking type occurs with an amplifying positive geopotential and a negative potential vorticity anomaly over the Arctic and the northern Eurasia in stratosphere. These anomalies resemble the stratospheric signature of a negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation. This stratospheric feature is further demonstrated by the observation that the blocking type cold surge occurs more often when the Arctic Oscillation is in its negative phase.     

A numerical study on severe downslope windstorms occurred on 5 April 2005 at Gangneung and Yangyang, Korea

Severe downslope windstorms occurred on 5 April 2005 in the Taebaek Mountain Range, located in the eastern coast of Korea, are examined using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Strong winds are observed at Gangneung and Yangyang during two separate periods with a rapidly decreasing period in between. These downslope windstorms are reproduced in the simulation reasonably well, although the rapidly decreasing surface wind speed after the second windstorm could not be captured at Yangyang. It is found that the generation mechanisms of the downslope windstorms in these two periods are somewhat different. The severe wind in the first period is likely due to the reflection of the mountain waves from a critical level that locates near z = 8–9 km. Upward-propagating waves and reflected downward-propagating waves interact constructively in a duct between the critical level and the surface, resulting in strong surface wind. In the second period, the hydraulic-jump theory can be applied in that the wave breaking above the downstream induces a well-mixed region, and severe downslope wind is developed beneath this turbulent region as the streamlines descend along the downstream. Simultaneous lee wave structure is also reproduced during the second windstorm period. The sensitivity of the downslope wind speed to the change in the land-cover map showed that the absorption of trapped lee waves in the boundary layer reduces the downslope wind speed significantly after the second windstorm at Gangneung, improving the model performance, although with no significant impact at Yangyang.     

水汽空间分布对大气船舶重力波影响的数 值试验

利用中尺度数值模式ARPS模拟研究了水汽在山脉重力波和大气船波的产生和演变中的作用。研究发现水汽和非绝热效应对大气船波的影响与水汽的空间分布有关,大气船波的产生和演变对水汽的空间分布具有极端的敏感性,在一定条件下水汽的引入有可能减少大气船波的活动。对于3层模式结构的气流过山而言,如果初始的水汽分布在中层大气,则水汽和非绝热效应对大气船波的影响较小,而如果初始的水汽分布在中下层大气,则引入水汽后减少了大气船波的强度,但是如果初始的水汽分布在整个模式大气层,则水汽的引入减少了大气船波的活动。     

地形对长波和超长波不稳定发展的影响

图3.2.1—3.2.5表示了地形对长波和超长波移动和发展影响的一般规律。如以地形脊对东移西风冷槽的影响为例,当地形相当涡度和扰动涡度的振辐比a_m/a_(20)较小时,在它越过地形脊时,首先流场槽减弱而温度槽加强,减弱的流场槽以较快的速度移动,而温度槽则相对减慢,越过地形脊后,流场槽又重新增强。 我们根据地形的影响,初步讨论了一锢囚气旋在向风坡填塞,在背风坡又重新产生的物理过程。超长波的斜压不稳定的不能发展,是由于温度场东进和流场西退造成的。根据地形脊对超长波脊移动的影响,可以推测,在两个地形超长波脊之间的地区,最有利于超长波脊的不稳定发展。阻塞脊出现频数的地理分布的观测结果和理论推测有很好的一致性。