北京城区相继多次降雹的一次强雷暴的闪电特征

受东北冷涡和低层暖湿气流影响,2016年6月10日北京午后爆发了相继5次降冰雹的一次强雷暴天气过程。利用国家“973”项目“雷电重大灾害天气系统的动力—微物理—电过程和成灾机理（雷暴973）”2016年夏季协同观测期间获得的闪电全闪三维定位和多普勒天气雷达等资料,详细分析了此次雹暴的闪电活动和雷达回波特征。此次雹暴过程包括三个孤立的单体相继发展、并合,所分析的4次降雹过程中,总闪电频数在降雹期间都有明显增多,最高可达179 flashes min?1。云闪占全部闪电的80%以上,其中3次降雹前出现正地闪突增,其比例升高,占全部地闪的比例最高达58%。降雹时雷达回波>45 dBZ的面积增大,顶高超过13 km。整个雹暴过程,闪电辐射源主要分布在6～10 km的高度区域,与强回波具有一致性。所分析的4次降雹过程均出现明显的总闪频数跃增,并通过2σ阈值检验,其中3次提前时间为8～18 min,说明总闪频数对于降雹过程有一定的预警能力。     

北京夏季强雷暴降水回波结构与闪电特征个例分析

利用北京市气象局短时临近交互预报系统（VIPS）资料,对2008年奥运会期间两次强降水天气过程雷达回波结构及闪电时空特征进行了细致分析。结果表明,局地性强雷暴降雨天气中,降雨率峰值与闪电活动峰值关系有超前也有略滞后的情况;关于云闪和地闪出现时间,云闪一般要超前地闪5～15min;强降水回波单体中,总闪电次数的70％以上出现在大于40dBZ的强回波区,当最大回波强度大于60dBZ时,云闪出现在强回波区的概率接近90％,说明回波强度越强,云闪出现在强回波区的概率越大;对云闪与雷达回波垂直结构分析发现,强降水单体中云闪发生的高度主要在6km以上,且云闪发生频数峰值出现在8～11km高度。     

基于VLF/LF三维闪电监测定位系统的北京闪电特征分析

利用北京地区VLF/LF三维闪电监测定位系统的2015年1月—2016年12月的数据资料,分析北京地区总闪、云闪和地闪的时空分布和电流强度特征。结果表明:（1）北京地区闪电主要发生在6—9月,峰值出现在7月;一天中闪电高发时段在15时—次日02时,总闪频数的日变化存在3个峰值,分别出现在15、20时和次日02时。（2）北京地区总闪密度高值区主要集中在两个区域:①门头沟区中南部至昌平区中西部山前一带;②密云、顺义和平谷三区交界的山前一带。云闪和地闪密度的大值区也基本出现在这两个区域。（3）云闪高度主要集中在9 km以下,且3~6 km的云闪频数最多;云闪高度约在15 km以下时,平均雷电流强度随云闪高度的增大而增大,而超过15 km的平均雷电流强度随云闪高度增大而减小。（4）闪电雷电流强度主要集中在5~50 kA,雷电流强度大于100 kA的闪电很少发生;闪电频数高的时段平均雷电流强度较小,闪电频数低的时段平均雷电流强度较大。      

强雷暴天气的闪电和雷达回波特征个例分析

利用粤港澳闪电定位系统、广州多普勒天气雷达和自动气象站等资料, 分析了2017年6月2日发生在广州市中北部的一次强雷暴天气过程的地闪变化特征及闪电与雷达回波特征的关系。(1)本次强雷暴天气是华南一起典型的以西南急流和切变线为环流背景的强对流天气过程。在整个雷暴生命史中以负地闪为主, 占69.3%;正闪在雷暴发展的初始和结束阶段占比较大。(2)闪电频数分布与强雷达回波区域存在着较好的对应关系, 闪电活动位置稍有提前, 地闪频数峰值的时间比雷达回波峰值时间平均提前了11.1 min。(3)回波顶高是产生闪电的先决条件, 闪电较多分布在回波顶高9~15 km范围内, 地闪频数峰值落后于回波顶高峰值12~18 min。      

蒙古东部冷涡造成河北中南部雹暴过程的地闪特征分析

应用地面闪电定位系统、多普勒雷达、加密自动雨量站资料,对2007年7月8～9日蒙古东部冷涡天气系统下,发生在河北中南部的两次雹暴过程进行了分析.结果表明:两次雹暴均产生大量地闪活动,且以负地闪占优势,闪电集中发生时段与强对流发生及维持时间相当.雹暴和强降水在时空分布上对应的地闪极性有明显差异,降雹发生在雹暴云团中正地闪最活跃的阶段,正地闪集中出现在强回波中心及其邻近区域,降雹点落在正地闪聚集区附近;对流性强降水云团中负地闪频繁发生,强降水区出现在负地闪密度高值中心附近,负地闪簇集区域预示着对流性强降雨的落区.多单体风暴中:闪电的频率及聚集区域主要取决于雷暴单体的数目、强度和相互接近的程度,其造成的强降雹主要发生在总地闪的活跃期.本次个例分析显示,总闪电频数跃增、正闪频数突增,仅先于降雹数分钟(几乎同时)发生.因此,根据闪电频数变化可监测对流强度的演变和冰雹天气的发生.     

江西冰雹天气期间的闪电活动特征

利用江西省2003--2008年冰雹天气发生时的闪电探测资料,通过统计分析地面降雹前后的闪电频数和强度等物理量,得到了对江西降雹过程中的闪电活动分布及其演变特征。结果显示,对于江西大部分地区的雷暴过程,回波强度≥40dBz时,就有可能产生闪电。冰雹发生前后的短时间内正闪频数普遍远小于负闪频数,而且多数情况下正负闪频数比增大时,相应的冰雹直径也增大,即正闪比例的变化与冰雹成长过程有较好的关联。正闪强度大都强于负闪。降雹后负闪频数会减小,而正闪频数会有所增大。总闪频数和正负闪比例的分布及变化特征可被用来估算地面降雹时间。强对流天气过程中,若正闪平均强度越强,则发生冰雹天气的可能性就越大。     

北京地区闪电活动及其与强对流天气的关系

利用单站闪电定位系统Ｍ－ＬＤＡＲＳ监测１９９５～１９９７年夏季北京地区的闪电话动,分析结果表明,闪电频数的日变化与强对流天气发生有一定对应关系,不同类型的天气过程,如冰雹,暴雨发生时,闪电中地闪和云闪的比例有明显的差异,其中地闪中正,负闪和云闪中正,负闪的比例呈现一定的规律性。     

北京地区一次飑线过程的闪电特征及其与水汽条件的关系

利用北京闪电综合探测网（BLNet）的总闪定位和雷达回波资料,分析了2017年8月8日北京地区飑线过程的闪电活动特征,并利用变分多普勒雷达分析系统（VDRAS）反演结果,分析了闪电分布与水汽通量散度的关系。结果表明：1） 此次飑线过程的闪电以云闪为主,地闪以负地闪为主,后期正地闪占地闪的比例升高。2） 闪电辐射源主要分布在对流区,沿对流线向后部层云区倾斜分布,层云区亮带附近并无辐射源。3） 辐射源主要集中在5—10 km高度,其峰值主要出现在6—7 km高度,并且随着对流系统发展、合并辐射源峰值所在高度有所升高,但在对流系统合并后高度有所下降。闪电频数均在每次对流单体开始合并后的18 min达到峰值。4） 闪电主要集中在水汽通量辐合区,且辐合强度值越大,闪电越集中。     

一次雹暴过程的闪电活动特征及其与雹暴结构的关系

利用闪电定位和双多普勒雷达资料,对华南一次产生冰雹和大风的雹暴过程的闪电活动及其与雹暴动力和微物理条件的对应关系进行分析和讨论。结果表明,此次过程中地闪活动在降雹阶段和降雹后阶段表现出明显差异:降雹阶段地闪频次增减交替,较为活跃;降雹后阶段地闪活动减弱后很快再次增强,地闪频次峰值（503个/6 min）远超过降雹阶段的峰值（268个/6 min）。在分析时段中,负地闪占主导地位,正地闪比例在降雹阶段呈上升趋势。地闪活动的强弱与60 dBZ强反射率的高度变化、70 dBZ回波的出现和消失有较好的相位对应关系。对应降雹阶段,雹暴内具有更强的上升气流和更高含量的冰相粒子。降雹阶段,强上升气流区以及降雹区内地闪活动较少,降雹结束后,原降雹区域的地闪活动明显增加。研究还发现,地闪更多地出现在弱上升、弱下沉气流以及二者交界区域附近。      

一次夏季雷暴天气过程中闪电活动特征分析

利用探空资料、多普勒天气雷达和闪电定位仪数据,分析了2009年7月30日发生在南京地区一次雷暴天气过程的雷达及闪电数据时空演变特征。结果表明：对流有效位能Ecap比起K指数（IK）等对于对流潜势预报具有更明显的指示作用,0 ℃层和-10 ℃层高度的降低有利于雷暴云的雷电活动;整个过程以负闪为主导,闪电强度越大,闪电频数也越高,每次闪电峰值后,都对应一次谷值;闪电数据与多普勒天气雷达回波叠加后分析发现,回波的生消演变对应着闪电频数和强度的生消演变,负闪主要落在强回波中心区域,正闪零星分布于回波强度梯度较大的区域;雷达径向速度图像特征变化更能揭示闪电发生发展的机制,逆风区对应雷暴中心区域,不仅是强降水的中心区也是闪电的中心区,对逆风区的识别监测能够更好的指导雷暴预警报工作;利用雷达数据计算的云底动能施力参量,能够很好的描述支持闪电起电的热动力特征,云底动能施力对雷电增长的贡献有一段持续传输过程,该参量峰值比频闪峰值和强度峰值都约有0.5 h的提前量。     

Characteristics of the two active stages of lightning activity in two hailstorms

Two hailstorms that occurred in Beijing and Tianjin, respectively, are investigated, based mainly on the total lightning data observed by the System d’Alerte Fondre par Interferometric Radioelecctrique (SAFIR3000), the cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning data of a CG lightning location system, and the echo data of a Doppler radar. Both hailstorms exhibited two lightning frequency peaks: the first was before the hailfall and the second was after the hailfall, with the second peak greater than the first. The dominant polarity of the CG lightning was positive in the stage around the first frequency peak, but changed to negative in the stage around the second frequency peak. The evolution of radar echoes and the height distribution of lightning radiation sources are explored, revealing that both hailstorms had stronger convection and the main positive charge occurred at mid levels during the stage around the first frequency peak. However, whilst the Beijing hailstorm experienced the enhancement of convection, with the main positive charge at upper levels around the second frequency peak, the Tianjin hailstorm generated its second frequency peak during the period when the convection kept weakening and the main positive charge dropped to mid–lower levels. Through evaluation of the radar parameters, we investigate the mechanisms responsible for the second stage of active lightning discharge. Furthermore, the lightning activity exhibited a close relationship with radar echo parameters and hailfall. Lightning jump signals were found before the hailfall and were associated with the change ratio of the 40-dBZ echo volume above the ?15°C level, which demonstrates the application value of lightning data in severe weather warning.     

A Comparison of the Characteristics of Total and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Activities in Hailstorms

The region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei is covered by two different lightning detection networks: SAFIR (Systeme d’Alerte Fondre par Interferometrie Radioelecctrique) for total lightning, including IntraCloud (IC) flashes and Cloud-to-Ground (CG) flashes, and the ADTD (ADvanced TOA and Direction system; TOA denotes time of arrival) network of China for CG lightning. Fourteen isolated hail-bearing thunderstorms in this region were examined in this study, using the data of SAFIR and ADTD. The peak of lightning frequency, for both total lightning and CG lightning, was often observed in advance of the occurrence of hailstones on the ground, with a trend of a rapid increase of lightning frequency before the hail was reported. The average lead times of the two types of lightning jump before hail events were obtained (total lightning: 32.2 min; CG: 25.4 min) through the 2σ lightning jump algorithm. Additionally, in hailstorms with a high ratio of positive CG flashes, the diameter of hail was larger and the duration of hail was longer; when negative CG flashes dominated, the diameter of hail was relatively small. The comparison of the characteristics of total lightning and CG flashes in hailstorms in this study is expected to serve as a supplementary tool for hail forecasting.     

Investigating Lightning Characteristics through a Supercell Storm by Comprehensive Coordinated Observations over North China

Electrical characteristics of an isolated supercell storm observed on 13 June 2014 over Beijing were investigated using lightning data obtained from the Beijing Lightning Network, radar reflectivity, and hydrometeor retrievals during the 6-h lifetime. Positive cloud-to-ground(+CG) lightning took a high percentage of CG lightning. Before and during a hail event,+CG lightning was more frequent than negative cloud-to-ground(-CG) lightning, except that +CG lightning took a high percentage at the beginning and in the dissipating stage. After the hail event ended,-CG lightning dominated and reached its maximum value. An analysis of hydrometeors retrieved by X-band polarimetric radar revealed that the discharge concentrated in the convective region with graupel particles and hailstones, whereas graupel, snow and ice crystals in the stratiform region. Lightning radiation sources were located mainly in the convective region, some of which were distributed along a gradient of radar reflectivity from the convective region to the stratiform region. The indication is that the supercell demonstrated an inverted tripole charge structure before the hail event, which converted to a normal tripole structure after the hail event.     

Evolution of the Total Lightning Activity in a Leading-Line and Trailing Stratiform Mesoscale Convective System over Beijing

Data from the Beijing SAFIR 3000 lightning detection system and Doppler radar provided some insights into the three-dimensional lightning structure and evolution of a leading-line and trailing-stratiform (LLTS) mesoscale convective system (MCS) over Beijing on 31 July 2007. Most of the lightning in the LLTS-MCS was intracloud (IC) lightning, while the mean ratio of positive cloud-to-ground (+CG) lightning to -CG lightning was 1:4, which was higher than the average value from previous studies. The majority of CG lightning occurred in the convective region of the radar echo, particularly at the leading edge of the front. Little IC lightning and little +CG lightning occurred in the stratiform region. The distribution of the CG lightning indicated that the storm had a tilted dipole structure given the wind shear or the tripole charge structure. During the storm’s development, most of the IC lightning occurred at an altitude of ～9.5 km; the lightning rate reached its maximum at 10.5 km, the altitude of IC lightning in the mature stage of the storm. When the thunderstorm began to dissipate, the altitude of the IC lightning decreased gradually. The spatial distribution of lightning was well correlated with the rainfall on the ground, although the peak value of rainfall appeared 75 min later than the peak lightning rate.     

2009年6月6日鄂北冰雹天气过程分析

利用常规观测资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料等,对2009年6月6日鄂北冰雹天气发生前的抬升、水汽及不稳定条件进行了诊断分析。结果表明：地面中尺度辐合线为冰雹天气发生提供了抬升条件,促进强对流天气爆发;垂直水汽分布上,中低层干盖的形成有效地抑制了边界层对流的发展,为不稳定能量的积聚创造了有利条件;地面“干线”的形成,增加了大气的潜在斜压性,促进了次级环流的发展,增加了大气不稳定性。多普勒天气雷达资料以及闪电定位等监测数据分析表明：雷达回波组合反射率强度、回波顶高和垂直液态水含量的迅速跃增,对降雹有较好的指示意义;10 min闪电频次在降雹前出现了20次以上的峰值,可以起到冰雹预警作用。     

青藏高原那曲地区地闪与雷达参量关系

基于2014—2015年5—9月西藏那曲地区多普勒天气雷达数据,结合地闪观测数据,识别雷暴单体样本,统计分析了地闪位置附近的雷达回波分布特征,并研究了高原雷暴的雷达参量与地闪频次的相关关系。结果表明:那曲地区地闪发生位置附近的雷达最大反射率因子呈正态分布,峰值分布区间集中于34~41 dBZ。发生地闪位置附近的20 dBZ回波顶主要集中于11~15 km高度,30 dBZ回波顶高分布的峰值区间则为8.5~12 km。分析表明:表征局地雷暴对流发展强度的雷达参量与地闪频次之间一对一的相关关系较差,但相关性随地闪频次增加而增强。基于雷达参量分段统计得到的对应分段平均地闪频次与雷达参量之间表现出较强相关关系,体现了宏观上闪电活动强度与雷暴发展强度之间的正向关系。其中,基于原始数值进行区间划分的强回波（组合反射率因子不小于30 dBZ）面积与平均地闪频次的线性相关系数达0.75,基于对数数值区间划分的7~11 km累积可降冰含量的对数值和地闪频次的线性相关系数达0.95。文中对比了多个雷达参量和地闪频次线性拟合与幂函数拟合结果,整体上幂函数拟合略好于线性拟合。     

A Case Study of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Activities in Hailstorms under Cold Eddy Synoptic Situation

There were three hailstorms in Shandong Province,caused by a same northeast cold eddy situation on 1 June 2002.Cloud-to-ground (CG) flashes occurring in the weather event were observed by Shandong Lightning Detection Network (SLDN),which consists of 10 sensors covering all over Shandong Province.The temporal and spatial distributions of CG lightning are investigated for the three hailstorms by using the data from SLDN,Doppler radar and satellite.The results show that different thunderstorms present different lightning features even if under the same synoptic situation.The percentage of positive CG lightning is very high during the period of hail falling.CG flashes mainly occurred in the region with a cloud top brightness temperature lower than -50°C.Negative CG flashes usually clustered in the lower temperature region and tended to occur in the region with maximum temperature gradient,while the positive ones usually spread discretely.Negative CG flashes usually occurred in intense echo regions with reflectivity greater than 50 dBz,while the positive CG flashes often occurred in weak and stable echo regions (10-30 dBz) or cloud anvils,although they can be observed in strong convective regions sometimes.Almost all hail falling took place in the stage with active positive flashes,and the peak positive flash rate is a little prior to the hail events.The thunderstorm could lead to disastrous weather when positive CG lightning activities occur in cluster.Severe thunderstorms sometimes present a low flash rate at its vigorous stage,which is probably caused by the"mechanism of chargeregion lift"through investigating the reflectivity evolution.Combined with the total lightning (intracloud and CG) data obtained by LIS onboard TRMM,the phenomenon of high ratio of intracloud flash to CG flash in severe hailstorm has been discussed.The competition of the same charge sources between different lightning types can also be helpful for explaining the cause of low CG lightning activities in severe storms.     

冰雹云系发展演变与其地闪的相关性分析

对山东地区6次冰雹过程闪电定位仪资料和雷达回波资料的分析结果表明,降雹区域内10 min闪电频数分布呈规律变化,在降雹前32～220 min闪电出现10次以上的峰值,冰雹发生前2 h正闪电迅速增加,雹后又迅速减弱.雹前正闪电基本占总闪电的50%以上.闪电基本分布在雷达回波内,但闪电密集区与强回波区并不完全对应.闪电密集区移动可以标识出冰雹云的发展移动路径;10 min降雹区域闪电频数、正闪电所占的比值和闪电时间序列分布,可能起到预警冰雹的作用.     

北京一次强飑线过程的闪电辐射源演变特征及其与对流区域和地面热力条件的关系

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