VISIBILITY AND TELEPHOTOMETER

This paper discusses the possible error of the calculation of the atmospheric extinction coefficient by the Koschmieder visibility formula. An analysis of the problem shows that an error of 10% can be introduced in the measurement if the target used is a non-blackbody. By using the telephotometer as a tool of measurement, such an error can be markedly reduced.     

ANTARCTIC SEA ICE AND THE POLAR VORTEX INDEX:TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP

The cluster analysis method has been used to divide the Antarctic sea ice variation field into 5 sectors.Then,foreach of these sectors,the corresponding indexes of vortex area and vortex intensity on the 500 hPa level have been calcu-lated.These data were used to analyse the temporal and spatial characteristics of both Antarctic sea ice and the vortexindex variations and their relationship.Our results show that substantial differences are presented in the climatic patternand interannual variations of the sea ice data and vortex index in different sectors.The maximum sea ice extent varia-tions appear in sector 1 and sector 4.Oscillation periods of 2—2.5 and 5—7 years exist in the variations of sea ice extentand vortex index in most sectors.A positive trend is only found in sector 1 sea ice extent while the other sectors shownegative trends.The average extent of the Antarctic sea ice as a whole has retreated at a rate of 1.6 latitudes per 100years.The vortex areas for all sectors have decreased.Nevertheless,the vortex intensities in 3 sectors have increased.Therelationship between sea ice and vortex characters in each sector is obvious,but a little complex.Sectors 1 and 5,whichare located in the Southeast Pacific and South Atlantic,are the most sensitive areas in terms of sea ice/atmosphereinteraction.     

SHORT-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS CAUSE AND CLIMATE PREDICTION IN CHINA

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THE LIMITED AREA ANALYSIS AND FORECAST SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATIONAL APPLICATION

The limited area analysis and forecast system(LAFS)was developed and has been put intooperational use at National Meteorological Center since January 1991.This system can be regardedas a branch system attached to the global assimilation and medium-range forecast system which isbased on a spectral model T42L9.The main advancements as an upgrade operational system are asfollows:the use of a regional fine mesh optimum interpolation(OI)analysis scheme:the realiza-tion of the nonlinear normal mode initialization for the regional model:the development of a 15L-spherical grid primitive equation model(with real topography and enstrophy conservation)and itsnesting forecast with the spectral model T42L9.     

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SYMMETRIC AND ANTISYMMETRIC MOTIONS AND RELATED ENERGY CONVERSION

The physical properties of the symmetric and antisymmetric motions,such as the conservation of the ab-solute angular momentum,the mutual conversions between various forms of energy,have been analysed by usingthe sets of equaticns in p-coordinates controlling the motions in the primitive equation model atmosphere.Theresults show that only the symmetric component of zoral geopotential difference caused by orography and thatof the zonal frictional torque,have contribution to the change of the global angular momentum,and that themutual conversions between various forms of energy,in addition to those similar to the results in the classical case,irclude those associated with the symmetric and antisymmetric motions.     

SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND REFRACTIVE INDEX AND SURFACE ALBEDO FROM RADIANCE- PART III: PARAMETRIZATION AND APPLICATION

Based on the radiative transfer calculation results, three approximate expressions of the sky radiance in almucantar and its increment caused by surface albedo are presented. They are simple, but accurate enough. The dependence of the fitted aerosol scattering phase functions on refractive index is also studied, and its reasonable form is given. For Junge size distribution, the approximate equations of the phase functions with some special scattering angles are obtained. These approximate equations significantly simplify the retrieval algorithm of simultaneous determination of aerosol size distribution and its refractive index and surface albedo. This method can be realized with a microcomputer, and has been used to process and analyse the experimental data measured in Hefei of Anhui Province.     

A NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND-INDUCED CYCLONE AND ITS IMPACT ON TYPHOON STRUCTURE CHANGE AND MOTION

In this paper,the impact of the Taiwan Island topography on the structure change and motion ofTyphoon Dot(9017)during its crossing the Taiwan Island is studied with a modified version of aJMA operational regional model(Japan spectral model,JSM).A series of sensitivity experiments areconducted to detect the forming and developing mechanism of an island-induced cyclone.Results showthat lee side low pressure center plays a very important role in the formation of the induced-cyclonewhile a typhoon is approaching a large island with high mountains.The position and intensity of theinduced cyclone is sensitive to the height and location of island mountain,intensity of TC and under-lying surface topography distribution as well.A preliminary formation criterion of the island-inducedcyclone is obtained.     

ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANETARY AND SURFACE ALBEDO:MODEL''''S COMPARISON AND VALIDATION

The simple linear relationship between clear-sky planetary and surface albedo can be adopted forcertain accuracy.There are different parameterization schemes of atmospheric correction for differentretrieval models.In this paper,several representative retrieval models are compared and tested withobservational data from HEIhe basin Field Experiment (HEIFE) in western China.Some evaluationsand suggestions on improvement are proposed for models which would be more applicable to plateauand arid areas.     

MOUNTAIN TORQUE AND EXTERNAL FORCING

Theoretical research and numerical modelling show that, although mountain torque owes its existence to the unevenness of the ground surface, its sign and intensity depend strongly upon the relative disposition between mechanical and thermal forcing. The strong annual variations of mountain torque in the northern sub-tropics revealed by Yeh and Zhu (1958) are attributed to the different thermal features of Tibetan Plateau between winter and summer.     

SUN-PHOTOMETER CALIBRATION AND ITS APPLICATION

Sun-photometer has been widely used to investigate various optical properties of the atmosphere.In order to derivean accurate atmospheric optical depth,great care in the sun-photometer calibration is required.In this paper,the fea-ture of a new sun-photometer is described.Calibration results based on the Langley method at Mt.Huangshan are re-ported.Effect of the atmospheric instability on retrieving the calibration values is discussed and errors in calibration atMt.Huangshan due to temporal variation of aerosol concentration are estimated.It is shown that the calibratedsun-photometer can be used to derive the atmospheric optical depth to an accuracy of 5%.As one of its applications,examples of determination of turbidity parameters and columnar aerosol size distribution are presented.     

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY

Based on a non-frictional and non-divergent nonlinear barotropic vorticity equation and its solutions oftravelling waves,the criteria for linear and nonlinear barotropic instability are gained respectively at an equilibriumpoint of the equation on a phase plane.The linear and nonlinear analytical solutions to instability waves arealso found.The computational results show that if their amplitudes are equal at the initial time,the amplitudeincrements of nonlinear instable barotropic wave are always less than those of linear instable barotropic wave.The nonlinear effects can slow down the exponential growth of linear instability.The time needed for makingthe amplitude double that of initial time by instabilities,is about 6h for linear instability and about 18h fornonlinear instability,the latter is in agreement with the observations in the real atmosphere.     

CLIMATE WARMING IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND ITS INFLUENCES ON AGRICULTURE AND COUNTER MEASURES

Climate changes in Guangdong are studied based on temperature data of 86 meteorological stations in Guangdong Province during 1961 – 2000, temperature data in Guangzhou during 1908 – 2002, and sea level data in the South China Sea during 1958 – 2001.…     

ODD AND EVEN SYMMETRY OF ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION—THEORETICAL BASIS AND CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Analysis is done of the distribution of odd and even symmetric components of circulations on a global basis in termsof observations and technique for the odd/even symmetry,indicating that climatic features of the component patternsand their temporal evolution are able to reveal their influence of land-sea discrepancy in the Northern and SouthernHemispheres,the time scale of atmospheric response to radiation heating,circulation waveform structure and seasonaladjustment of global circulation.     

A REGIONAL MODEL STUDY OF THE VARIATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF OZONE AND ITS PRECURSORS ON EASTERN ASIA AND WEST PACIFIC OCEAN REGIONS

A simulated study of mechanism for variations and distributions of ozone and its precursors was made by using thethree-dimensional regional Eulerian model.The results showed that the ozone production was controlled by NO,butthere is a complicated nonlinear relation between them.The photochemical reactions controlled by solar radiation arethe determinative factors affecting the variations of the surface ozone and its precursors.The relations of ozone and CO,PAN were studied.We compared the simulated and observed results during the PEM-WEST A in order to better under-stand the photochemical processes of ozone and its precursors.     

EQUILIBRIUM STATES OF PLANETARY WAVES FORCED BY TOPOGRAPHY AND PERTURBATION HEATING AND BLOCKING SITUATION

By using a two-level, highly truncated spectral model,the equilibrium states of ultra-long waves induced by topographic and thermal forcing are obtained, and the instabilities of the states are studied. It is found that there exist some stable equilibrium states possessing typical characteristics of blocking situation. Some inferences about the dynamic mechanism of blocking phenomenon are deduced since the solutions are analytically obtained.     

CALCULATIONS OF ABSORPTION, ATTENUATION, AND BACKSCATTERING OF HAILSTONES AND THEIR POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS

The absorption, attenuation, and baekseattering of hailstones with various structures are investigated by the model calculations of four kinds of spherical hailstones: pure ice spheres, liquid water-coated ice spheres, spongy ice-coated ice spheres, and all spongy ice spheres. Alt the results for the wavelength 5,56 cm, including the radar reflectivity factor, absorption factor, and attenuation factor of hailstones with different size distributions are given and discussed in this paper. The possible applications of these characteristics in radar monitoring of hailstones are also discussed, It is shown that in certain conditions, a microwave radiometer simultaneously operating with a radar witt be helpful to the identification of the hail-bearing area. Finally, the possible influence of hailfall area on the accuracy of the measurements of the rainfall distribution by using a radar-radiometer is simply discussed.     

THE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MOISTURE BUDGETS OVER ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN MONSOON REGIONS

Apparent moisture sink and water vapor transport flux are calculated by using NCAR/NCEP reanalyzed daily data for water vapor and wind fields at various levels from 1980 to 1989.With the aid of EOF analysis method,temporal and spatial characteristics of moisture budgets over Asian and Australian monsoon regions are studied.The results show that there is apparent seasonal transition of moistrue sink and water vapor transport between Asian monsoon region and Australian monsoon region.In winter,the Asian monsoon region is a moisture source,in which three cross-equatorial water vapor transport channels in the “continent bridge“,at 80°E and 40°E～50° transport water vapor to the Australian monsoon region and southern Indian Ocean which are moistrue sinks.In summer,Australian Monsoon region anmd southern Indian Ocean are moistrue sources and by the three cross-equatorial transport channels water vapor is transport to the Asian monsoon region which is a moisture sink.In spring and autumn,ITCZ is the main moisture sink and there is no apparent water vapor transport between Asian monsoon region and Australian monsoon region.     

A MODEL OF INTEGRATED RANDOM INITIAL VALUES AND RANDOM FORCING AND ITS PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENT

A simple quasi-geostrophic barotropic vorticity equation model is used as the dynamic frame of themodel in this paper.Considering that there are many random errors in model's initial values of meteorolo-gical data,and that it is not perfectly complete about model's physical processes (for example,take no ac-count of the interaction between atmosphere and underlying surface,radiation,etc.),we add the random for-ced term to the model and use the Monte-Carlo method with random initial values.A statistical-dynamicintegrated model is thus built up,and a numerical forecasting experiment of 500hPa monthly mean height fieldof January 1983 has been carried out.The experiment result proves that the forecasting result of the model,considering random forcing and random initial values at the same time,is better than that by the pure dynamicmodel,the random initial value model and the random forced model.     

COMPARISON OF AEROSOL CHARACTERISTICS OVER MAINLAND OF CHINA AND WESTERN PACIFIC AND ITS LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT

Based on the aerosol data obtained at Shangdianzi regional background monitoring station together withthe air trajectory analysis,the chemical constituents of the aerosol from the different sources are discussed andcompared with the aerosol samples collected over the western Pacific.The results show that the relative massconcentrations of the crustal and pollutant elements in the aerosol collected over the ocean are higher than thosebeing observed at Shangdianzi in particle size above 4.7 μm and below 0.65μm in diameter.The variationsof the enrichment factors of these elements in marine aerosol with particle size are different from those in shang-dianzi's samples.The former enrichment factors are evidently higher than the latter above 1.1 μm in diameter.On the basis of the comparative research,the long-range transport processes of aerosol particles are discussed.