春季青藏高原地区大气热源的气候特征分析

利用1948-2009年NCEP/NCAR逐日再分析资料采用倒算法计算了青藏高原地区大气热量源汇的值,分析了春季青藏高原地区大气热源的水平和垂直气候分布特征及时空变化特征.结果表明:春季青藏高原上空,大气热量源汇的整层积分为正值,即高原上空大气为热源,但在高原上空大气高层存在局部为冷源的分布.与周边地区相比较,高原对其上空大气的加热作用在三月份最为显著.春季3、4、5月青藏高原区域大气的加热存在一个自西向东逐渐扩展的过程.春季青藏高原东部和西部为大气热源年变化较大的区域,且高原东部和西部大气热源表现出反位相分布的特征.     

1999年梅雨锋系结构特征的模拟诊断

通过中尺度模式MM5对1999年江淮流域一次梅雨锋暴雨过程的数值模拟,利用高分辨率模拟资料,诊断了江淮地区梅雨锋系的双锋结构特征及相应的大气相当位温、位温和湿度(比湿)分布特征.结果表明,大气位温梯度和湿度梯度均对江淮梅雨锋系双锋结构中相应的两个相当位温梯度大值带的存在有着重要贡献,而湿度梯度的贡献更大.进而从理论上推导了大气湿度梯度倾向方程,指出大气湿度梯度的变化与平流效应、散度效应、水平或垂直涡管(次级环流)效应以及水汽源汇的梯度有关;利用中尺度模拟资料对湿度梯度倾向方程的经向分量进行了简单的方程诊断,模拟时段平均的诊断分析表明,大气经向湿度梯度绝对值的变化主要同散度效应、与水平涡管相关的次级环流效应以及水汽源汇效应相关.由于水汽源汇是由与水汽相关的相变过程造成,与云物理过程的发展和演变直接相关,因此,大气湿度梯度的演变与云物理过程,并进而与云或降水系统的分布、发展和演变相关.梅雨锋系的存在为其附近暴雨中尺度系统的发展提供了有利的环境条件,起到一定的组织或控制作用;反过来,暴雨系统的发展、降水云系的发展和演变,又通过改变大气温、湿状况,对梅雨锋系产生影响.     

正压原始方程模式中的变率源

观测事实表明大气运动有很强的正压性。本文回顾了一些用正压过程解释大气变率的研究工作,讨论了地形对正压振荡的维持作用及与用来模拟热带加热的质量源、汇的相互作用。由线性模式得到了对强迫项的长时间尺度线性响应,用正规波分解的方法分析了扰动。研究表明,热带加热与地形的非线性相互作用使得大气变率集中在某些区域,这些区域位置与热带加热相对于地形的纬向位置有关。     

源项对FLEXPART模式模拟福岛核事故放射性物质长距离传输的影响

对包括拉格朗日粒子模式在内的大气扩散模式,提供准确的源项有助于获取更好的模拟结果。以日本福岛核电站2011年3月发生的核泄漏事故为研究对象,采用日本原子能机构Terada源项以及挪威大气研究所Stohl源项,利用FLEXPART(FLEXible PARTicle dispersion mode)模拟了放射性物质137Cs在全球大气中扩散传输的过程,并利用大气辐射监测数据讨论了基于两种源项模拟烟云的时空分布特征,探讨了源项对模拟结果的不确定性影响。结果显示:Terada源项及Stohl源项之间释放总量、释放速率、释放高度等虽然略有差别,但总体趋势描述相似,使得基于两源项的模拟烟云的扩散过程及影响区域基本一致。两模拟烟云在中纬度西风带作用下,均表现为自西向东扩散,经过太平洋、美洲大陆、欧洲,最后在整个北半球传输。基于两源项在亚洲—太平洋及北美大陆等近距离的模拟烟云的首次到达时间与首次监测时间吻合度较好,在全球尺度上基于Stohl源项的模拟在首次到达时间方面表现更优。其次,基于两源项进行全球尺度的模拟,近距离站点的模拟效果优于远距离站点模拟效果,且基于Stohl源项的模拟精度较好,Terada源项可能存在低估。另外模式进行全球尺度的模拟时,针对不同粒子数目对模拟结果的影响进行了分析,发现粒子数目的多寡对模拟精度有所影响,也影响模拟烟云扩散后期的疏密程度。     

青藏高原大气低频振荡的源、汇特征分析

使用1998年美国NCAR再分析的逐日资料，研究了1998年夏季青藏高原大气低频振荡的源、汇特征。青藏高原对于纬向风的低频波来说，有时是低频振荡的源区，有时是汇区。通过计算低频涡度的通量散度，进一步研究了低频涡源、涡汇特征。青藏高原在不同时间和不同部位，低频涡源、涡汇具有不同的分布特征，传播特征也不尽相同，青藏高原上空100hPa低频涡源、涡汇受到了南亚高压的很大影响。     

湿清除和干清除过程

简单说来,对流层中许多化学物质的浓度是由其排放率和清除率决定的。这些化学物质的源往往包括天然源和人为源。清除率包括转化和输送项。地面沉降是许多对流层痕量气体和气溶胶的主要汇。本文讨论发生在地面上的清除,在许多情况下这是限制对流层中痕量气体浓度的主要因素。气溶胶微粒的停留时间从大气边界层中的大约一天到对流层上部的一周以上。这样的停留时间表明,物理清除过程相当于每小时1％的化学转化率。一般对湿沉降过程和干沉降过程加以区     

暴雨过程中积云对流反馈作用的诊断研究

根据各收支方程讨论，概述了各研究者采用直接和间接的方法，计算得出长江流域梅雨期暴雨过程中各源汇的空间分布特征。虽然个例，地区和资料不同，其结果各有差异，易比较，但次网格尺度运动对不尺度环境场的反馈作用均非常显著，因而在设计暴雨预报的数值模式时，参数化方案是必不可少的。     

瓦里关温室气体本底研究的主要进展

由于温室气体浓度显著增长及其在气候与环境变化中的作用,国际上众多的科学计划和观测体系都把它们的时空分布、源汇及趋势列为重要内容,获得的各种资料在评价人类活动对气候和环境的影响及有关对策研究中起着关键作用。文章阐述了在中国内陆本底地区开展温室气体长期、定点观测的意义和必要性,系统地讨论了10多年来中国瓦里关本底站温室气体本底研究的主要进展。利用瓦里关经严格国际比对和质量控制的大气CO2、CH4长期观测资料,结合同期的地面风资料进行统计分析,建立了瓦里关大气CO2和CH4本底资料筛选方法;利用本底观测资料,研究了瓦里关大气CO2及其δ13C、CH4和CO本底变化及源汇特征所体现的亚洲内陆地域特点和全球代表性,并进一步与同期、同纬度海洋边界层参比值(MBL)以及北半球其他6个大气本底站同期观测数据对比分析,发现了瓦里关大气CH4和CO独特的季节变化并探讨了成因;根据空气团后向轨迹簇所途经的下垫面源汇同观测的大气CO2和CH4浓度变化之间的关系,探讨了瓦里关大气CO2和CH4的输送来源;利用Hysplit-4扩散与输送模式,计算了冬、夏典型月份人为源和自然生态系统源汇对瓦里关大气CO2浓度变化的贡献。并在现有基础上,提出了有待进一步解决的科学问题。     

北方两次不同类型降雪过程的微物理模拟研究

利用中尺度模式MM5分别模拟了中国北方地区两次不同类型的降雪过程:2001年12月7—8日的北京小雪和1999年11月23—24日的辽宁雨转雪过程。文中还从微物理角度研究了这两次降雪过程,分析不同天气条件下降雪的水成物相态及其源汇项分布特点,并初步探讨云物理过程对降水热力、动力过程的反馈作用。重点分析了云物理变量的模拟结果,计算时采用输出水成物源、汇项小时累计量的方法,讨论了最大降水时段内各源、汇项的分布特征,并通过敏感性试验,分析了水成物相变潜热作用和降水粒子的拖曳作用对云的反馈影响。结果表明,云中水成物相态分布与温度有密切关系,北京小雪过程为气、固两相粒子作用,辽宁雨转雪过程为气、液、固三相粒子相互作用;在最大降水时段内,雪的产生主要来自于水汽凝华增长和雪收集冰晶增长,过冷水对形成霰很关键,冰相粒子融化加强雨的形成;降雪过程对热力、动力过程具有一定的反馈影响,相变潜热对上升运动和降水有正反馈作用,降水粒子下落拖曳力对上升运动和降水有负反馈作用。辽宁降雪过程降水粒子丰富,云物理过程对降水热力动力过程的反馈作用比北京小雪要强一些。     

大气中的二氧化碳含量

本文综述自然界二氧化碳的循环;大气中二氧化碳的源和汇,大气中二氧化碳的空间分布和时间变化;讨论人类活动对大气中二氧化碳的影响,特别是大气中二氧化碳浓度的变化趋势及其预测问题.     

CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS OF CLIMATIC EXTREMES IN CHINA DURING 1959–2014

The spatial and temporal variations of daily maximum temperature(Tmax), daily minimum temperature(Tmin), daily maximum precipitation(Pmax) and daily maximum wind speed(WSmax) were examined in China using Mann-Kendall test and linear regression method. The results indicated that for China as a whole, Tmax, Tmin and Pmax had significant increasing trends at rates of 0.15℃ per decade, 0.45℃ per decade and 0.58 mm per decade,respectively, while WSmax had decreased significantly at 1.18 m·s~(-1) per decade during 1959—2014. In all regions of China, Tmin increased and WSmax decreased significantly. Spatially, Tmax increased significantly at most of the stations in South China(SC), northwestern North China(NC), northeastern Northeast China(NEC), eastern Northwest China(NWC) and eastern Southwest China(SWC), and the increasing trends were significant in NC, SC, NWC and SWC on the regional average. Tmin increased significantly at most of the stations in China, with notable increase in NEC, northern and southeastern NC and northwestern and eastern NWC. Pmax showed no significant trend at most of the stations in China, and on the regional average it decreased significantly in NC but increased in SC, NWC and the mid-lower Yangtze River valley(YR). WSmax decreased significantly at the vast majority of stations in China, with remarkable decrease in northern NC, northern and central YR, central and southern SC and in parts of central NEC and western NWC. With global climate change and rapidly economic development, China has become more vulnerable to climatic extremes and meteorological disasters, so more strategies of mitigation and/or adaptation of climatic extremes,such as environmentally-friendly and low-cost energy production systems and the enhancement of engineering defense measures are necessary for government and social publics.     

Revisiting the Concentration Observations and Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Ammonia

正While China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan on particulate matter since 2013 has reduced sulfate significantly, aerosol ammonium nitrate remains high in East China. As the high nitrate abundances are strongly linked with ammonia, reducing ammonia emissions is becoming increasingly important to improve the air quality of China. Although satellite data provide evidence of substantial increases in atmospheric ammonia concentrations over major agricultural regions, long-term surface observation of ammonia concentrations are sparse. In addition, there is still no consensus on     

LOW-FREQUENCY CIRCULATION AND EXTENDED-RANGE FORECAST IN CONNECTION WITH AUTUMN EXTREME HEAVY RAINFALL PROCESS IN HAINAN

Observed daily precipitation data from the National Meteorological Observatory in Hainan province and daily data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis-2 dataset from 1981 to 2014 are used to analyze the relationship between Hainan extreme heavy rainfall processes in autumn (referred to as EHRPs) and 10–30 d low-frequency circulation. Based on the key low-frequency signals and the NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSv2) model forecasting products, a dynamical-statistical method is established for the extended-range forecast of EHRPs. The results suggest that EHRPs have a close relationship with the 10–30 d low-frequency oscillation of 850 hPa zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north, and that they basically occur during the trough phase of the low-frequency oscillation of zonal wind. The latitudinal propagation of the low-frequency wave train in the middle-high latitudes and the meridional propagation of the low-frequency wave train along the coast of East Asia contribute to the ‘north high (cold), south low (warm)’ pattern near Hainan Island, which results in the zonal wind over Hainan Island and to its north reaching its trough, consequently leading to EHRPs. Considering the link between low-frequency circulation and EHRPs, a low-frequency wave train index (LWTI) is defined and adopted to forecast EHRPs by using NCEP CFSv2 forecasting products. EHRPs are predicted to occur during peak phases of LWTI with value larger than 1 for three or more consecutive forecast days. Hindcast experiments for EHRPs in 2015–2016 indicate that EHRPs can be predicted 8–24 d in advance, with an average period of validity of 16.7 d.     

AN ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IN THE BEIJING–TIANJIN–HEBEI REGION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Based on the measurements obtained at 64 national meteorological stations in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region between 1970 and 2013, the potential evapotranspiration (ET0) in this region was estimated using the Penman–Monteith equation and its sensitivity to maximum temperature (Tmax), minimum temperature (Tmin), wind speed (Vw), net radiation (Rn) and water vapor pressure (Pwv) was analyzed, respectively. The results are shown as follows. (1) The climatic elements in the BTH region underwent significant changes in the study period. Vw and Rn decreased significantly, whereas Tmin, Tmax and Pwv increased considerably. (2) In the BTH region, ET0 also exhibited a significant decreasing trend, and the sensitivity of ET0 to the climatic elements exhibited seasonal characteristics. Of all the climatic elements, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv in the fall and winter and Rn in the spring and summer. On the annual scale, ET0 was most sensitive to Pwv, followed by Rn, Vw, Tmax and Tmin. In addition, the sensitivity coefficient of ET0 with respect to Pwv had a negative value for all the areas, indicating that increases in Pwv can prevent ET0 from increasing. (3) The sensitivity of ET0 to Tmin and Tmax was significantly lower than its sensitivity to other climatic elements. However, increases in temperature can lead to changes in Pwv and Rn. The temperature should be considered the key intrinsic climatic element that has caused the "evaporation paradox" phenomenon in the BTH region.     

ANALYSIS OF “BIMODAL PATTERN” STORM ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAY OF BENGAL

Storms that occur at the Bay of Bengal (BoB) are of a bimodal pattern, which is different from that of the other sea areas. By using the NCEP, SST and JTWC data, the causes of the bimodal pattern storm activity of the BoB are diagnosed and analyzed in this paper. The result shows that the seasonal variation of general atmosphere circulation in East Asia has a regulating and controlling impact on the BoB storm activity, and the “bimodal period” of the storm activity corresponds exactly to the seasonal conversion period of atmospheric circulation. The minor wind speed of shear spring and autumn contributed to the storm, which was a crucial factor for the generation and occurrence of the “bimodal pattern” storm activity in the BoB. The analysis on sea surface temperature (SST) shows that the SSTs of all the year around in the BoB area meet the conditions required for the generation of tropical cyclones (TCs). However, the SSTs in the central area of the bay are higher than that of the surrounding areas in spring and autumn, which facilitates the occurrence of a “two-peak” storm activity pattern. The genesis potential index (GPI) quantifies and reflects the environmental conditions for the generation of the BoB storms. For GPI, the intense low-level vortex disturbance in the troposphere and high-humidity atmosphere are the sufficient conditions for storms, while large maximum wind velocity of the ground vortex radius and small vertical wind shear are the necessary conditions of storms.     

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