Medium-range forecast of air temperature and of some dangerous phenomena using the technique of the hydrometcenter of Russia

The improved forecasting technique is presented of weather element computation developed at the Hydrometcenter of Russia for the medium-range forecasting on the basis of statistical interpretation of the results of integration of hydrodynamic atmospheric models. The methodology of numerical forecasting algorithms is described. The methods of forecasting the air temperature for ten-day periods and the extreme air temperature detailed for every day for the territory of Russia are realized on the basis of the weather element computation technique. According to the resolution of the Central Methodical Committee for Hydrometeorological and Heliogeophysical Forecasts, these methods are introduced into the operational practice as the basic ones. The examples of forecasts and the data on their accuracy are given. The approach is developed to the solution of the problem of the dangerous phenomena forecast (of anomalously cold and anomalously hot weather) with the earliness of 48–96 h within the frameworks of this technique.     

Complex forecast of surface meteorological parameters

The statistical scheme using the results of the best foreign global schemes and the COSMO-RU7 regional scheme is proposed for forecasting surface temperature for five days and the amount of precipitation for three days. Presented are the estimates of prognostic values of the surface air temperature and amount of precipitation for the period of July 2010–June 2013. The joint statistical taking account of different types of systematic errors in the complex forecasting scheme enables excelling all initial schemes in quality. A scheme of the complex forecast is operationally used and its results are daily updated on the website of the Hydrometcenter of Russia at 09:15. The forecasts of extreme temperature, dew-point temperature, and wind speed near the surface are also presented on the website.     

基于TIGGE资料的地面气温和降水的多模式集成预报

利用TIGGE资料集下中国气象局(CMA)、欧洲中期天气预报中心(ECMWF)、日本气象厅(JMA)、美国国家环境预报中心(NCEP)和英国气象局(UKMO)5个中心集合预报结果,对多模式集成预报方法进行讨论。结果表明,多模式集成方法的预报效果优于单个中心的预报,但对于不同预报要素多模式集成方法的适用性存在差异。滑动训练期超级集合(R-SUP)对北半球地面气温的改进效果最优,但此方法对降水场的改进效果并不理想。在北半球中低纬24 h累积降水的回报试验中,消除偏差(BREM)的结果优于单个中心的预报,且此方法预报结果稳定。进一步利用滑动训练期消除偏差(R-BREM)集合平均对2008年1月中国南方极端雨雪冰冻过程进行多模式集成预报试验,结果表明,在固定误差范围内,R-BREM将中国南方大部分地区的地面气温预报时效由最优数值预报中心的96 h延长至192 h,且除个别时效外,小雨、中雨的TS评分得到明显提高。     

Operative Scheme for the Short-range Complex Forecasting of Wind

We describe our scheme of the operative wind (and possible gusts) forecasts with the lead time up to 3 days and evaluate its success. It uses joint statistical processing of the results of several best operative forecasting hydrodynamic weather forecasting schemes. This approach allowed us to reduce the error with respect to original schemes. The operative forecast and its evaluation for the period of 2014–2016 is implemented for ~ 2800 cities of Russia, Belarus, and Central Asia. The update results are represented at the official site of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia every day at 8:30 (a.m. and p.m.), Moscow time.     

SVD-En3DVar方法同化多普勒雷达速度观测资料 I. 模拟资料试验

利用WRF模式及模式模拟的资料,开展了利用SVD-En3DVar(基于集合和SVD技术的三维变分同化方法)方法同化雷达径向速度资料的试验.由于雷达观测经常出现大面积空缺,同化时引入了一种局地化方法避免远距离虚假相关的影响.试验着重研究了不同的初始扰动样本产生方法以及不同的样本积分时间对同化结果的影响.提出了一种为预报集...     

基于TIGGE多模式集合的24小时气温BMA 概率预报

利用TIGGE(THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble)单中心集合预报系统(ECMWF、United Kingdom Meteorological Office、China Meteorological Administration和NCEP)以及由此所构成的多中心模式超级集合预报系统24小时地面日均气温预报,结合淮河流域地面观测率定贝叶斯模型平均(Bayesian model averaging,BMA)参数,从而建立地面日均气温BMA概率预报模型.由此针对淮河流域进行地面日均气温BMA概率预报及其检验与评估,结果表明BMA模型比原始集合预报效果好;单中心的BMA概率预报都有较好的预报效果,其中ECMWF最好.多中心模式超级集合比单中心BMA概率预报效果更好,采用可替换原则比普通的多中心模式超级集合BMA模型计算量小,且在上述BMA集合预报系统中效果最好.它与原始集合预报相比其平均绝对误差减少近7%,其连续等级概率评分提高近10%.基于采用可替换原则的多中心模式超级集合BMA概率预报,针对研究区域提出了极端高温预警方案,这对防范高温天气有着重要意义.     

宁波桃树花期预报方法

以宁波奉化桃花为例,应用区域中尺度自动气象站的逐时资料,分析前期光、温、湿条件的变异系数及这些要素与花期的相关系数得出:时积温(度·时)相对日积温(度·日)更能体现其与花期的内在关系,根据变异系数和相关系数的极值来确定预报因子。在此基础上利用欧洲中期天气预报中心(ECMWF)细网格资料的中期预报产品,采用BP神经网络,建立花期精细化预报模型,应用于实际预报。结果表明,利用中期数值预报产品和适当的预报模型进行花期中期预报是可行的,取得了较好的预报效果,提高了气象为农业服务水平。     

Operative short-range hydrodynamic weather forecasting at the points and its efficiency

Efficiency is discussed of operative hydrodynamic forecasts of meteorological quantities and weather characteristics at the points. Efficiency of hydrodynamic forecasts exceeds that of synoptic forecasts. This allows introducing detailed operative hydrodynamic forecasting of weather at the points.     

Intercomparison of the performance of MM5/WRF with and without satellite data assimilation in short-range forecast applications over the Indian region

The present study is conducted to verify the short-range forecasts from mesoscale model version5 (MM5)/weather research and forecasting (WRF) model over the Indian region and to examine the impact of assimilation of quick scatterometer (QSCAT) near surface winds, spectral sensor microwave imager (SSM/I) wind speed and total precipitable water (TPW) on the forecasts by these models using their three-dimensional variational (3D-Var) data assimilation scheme for a 1-month period during July 2006. The control (without satellite data assimilation) as well as 3D-Var sensitivity experiments (with assimilating satellite data) using MM5/WRF were made for 48 h starting daily at 0000 UTC July 2006. The control run is analyzed for the intercomparison of MM5/WRF short-range forecasts and is also used as a baseline for assessing the MM5/WRF 3D-Var satellite data sensitivity experiments. As compared to the observation, the MM5 (WRF) control simulations strengthened (weakened) the cross equatorial flow over southern Arabian sea near peninsular India. The forecasts from MM5 and WRF showed a warm and moist bias at lower and upper levels with a cold bias at the middle level, which shows that the convective schemes of these models may be too active during the simulation. The forecast errors in predicted wind, temperature and humidity at different levels are lesser in WRF as compared to MM5, except the temperature prediction at lower level. The rainfall pattern and prediction skill from day 1 and day 2 forecasts by WRF is superior to MM5. The spatial distribution of forecast impact for wind, temperature, and humidity from 1-month assimilation experiments during July 2006 demonstrated that on average, for 24 and 48-h forecasts, the satellite data improved the MM5/WRF initial condition, so that model errors in predicted meteorological fields got reduced. Among the experiments, MM5/WRF wind speed prediction is most benefited from QSCAT surface wind and SSM/I TPW assimilation while temperature and humidity prediction is mostly improved due to latter. The largest improvement in MM5/WRF rainfall prediction is due to the assimilation of SSM/I TPW. The assimilation of SSM/I wind speed alone in MM5/WRF degraded the humidity and rainfall prediction. In summary the assimilation of satellite data showed similar impact on MM5/WRF prediction; largest improvement due to SSM/I TPW and degradation due to SSM/I wind speed.     

南宁各种下垫面温度特征及预报方法探讨

介绍下垫面温度观测的原理,并用南宁2002年12月至2003年11月资料,分析了沥青、水泥、泥土温度的特征,包括这3种下垫面的日平均温度、日最高温度、日最低温度、温度日较差特征以及它们与气温的差值。指出气温是影响各种下垫面温度的最主要因素,云对下垫面日最高温度影响显著,大气环流变换对各种下垫面温度的波动有明显影响。对各种下垫面日最高温度的预报方法进行了初步探讨。建立了基于日最高气温预报之上的各种下垫面日最高温度预报模型,并对预报与实况值进行了对比分析,指出提高次日最高气温的预报准确率和预报是否出现阴天有中到大雨天气的预报准确率,可显著改善各种下垫面日最高温度的预报效果。     

Verification of mesoscale forecasts in the 2014 Olympic Games region for the first test period. Part I: Verification techniques and polygonal quality assessments of the COSMO model forecasts

Described is a system of verification of mesoscale hydrodynamic forecasts for the territory of Sochi-2014 Winter Olympic Games worked out within the framework of FROST-2014 international project. A technological line comprises the observational and model output databases, the computing verification complex, and the optional program aids for aggregation and visualization of products. The METv4.0 verification complex developed in cooperation with forecasting and research centers of the USA is used as a core. The effectiveness of the verification system is demonstrated with the COSMO model products for the period of December 1, 2011–March 31, 2012. Preliminary assessments of the model potential in forecasting the surface air temperature, the velocity of the scalar wind, and the sea-level air pressure are made with the quality score aggregation over the selected polygons of verification.     

基于智能计算的广西冷湿极端天气定性和定量组合预报方法研究

论文以逐日气温和降水量数据、NCEP/NCAR再分析资料以及预报场资料为基础,将表征冬季低温冷害的冷湿指数作为预报量,先利用随机森林方法进行冬季逐日冷湿极端天气定性判别预报分析,再进一步以粒子群算法为基础的模糊神经网络集成个体生成技术方法,建立一种新的非线性智能计算定量集成预报模型（PSO-FNN）,进行了广西冷湿极端天气定量预报模型的预报建模研究。结果表明,论文提出的这种以不同的智能计算方法构建的定性、定量综合预报分析方法,比较符合极端天气小概率事件的预报特点,其中随机森林算法构建的定性预报模型,对广西冷湿极端天气事件的预报TS评分（Threat Score）为0.77,空报率为0.23,漏报率为0,ETS评分（Equitable Threat Score）为0.41,TSS评分（True Skill Statistic）为0.53。而采用粒子群—模糊神经网络方法构建的极端冷湿指数定量集成预报模型比其他线性和非线性预报模型具有更好的预报精度。其中PSO-FNN集成预报模型在预报建模样本和独立预报样本个例相同的情况下,比回归方法的预报平均绝对误差下降了25%以上,比一般的普通模糊神经网络预报平均绝对误差下降了14.37%。主要原因是因为PSO-FNN集成预报模型通过改进集成个体的预报能力和增强集成个体的种群差异性,提高了集成预报模型的预报精度。因此,该智能计算集成预报模型的泛化能力显著提高,预报结果稳定可靠,为冷湿极端天气客观预报提供了新的预报工具和预报建模方法。     

BJ-RUC系统模式地面气象要素预报效果评估

利用自动气象站逐小时地面观测资料,采用客观检验方法对北京市气象局快速更新循环预报 (BJ-RUC) 系统在2008—2010年5—9月的预报结果进行检验,初步评估了BJ-RUC系统对地面气象要素的业务预报性能。结果表明:BJ-RUC系统对地面气象要素预报与实况的变化趋势有很好的一致性。其中,2 m温度预报整体偏高,误差范围为-1.5~1.5℃,早上和傍晚偏大,正午偏小;2 m相对湿度的预报整体偏低,误差为-25%~0,白天偏大,夜间偏小;10 m风速预报明显偏大,午后尤为显著,误差为0.6~1.2 m·s-1;6 h累积降水的晴雨预报效果较好,TS评分可达到0.4。系统在初始起报时次的稳定性较差,从第3个起报时次开始逐渐稳定,但预报误差随着预报时效的增长逐渐增大,12 h内的预报误差较小,预报结果较可靠,在短时临近预报中具有参考价值。     

MULTIMODEL CONSENSUS FORECASTING OF LOW TEMPERATURE AND ICY WEATHER OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CHINA IN EARLY 2008

Based on the daily mean temperature and 24-h accumulated total precipitation over central and southern China, the features and the possible causes of the extreme weather events with low temperature and icing conditions,which occurred in the southern part of China during early 2008, are investigated in this study. In addition, multimodel consensus forecasting experiments are conducted by using the ensemble forecasts of ECMWF, JMA, NCEP and CMA taken from the TIGGE archives. Results show that more than a third of the stations in the southern part of China were covered by the extremely abundant precipitation with a 50-a return period, and extremely low temperature with a 50-a return period occurred in the Guizhou and western Hunan province as well. For the 24- to 216-h surface temperature forecasts, the bias-removed multimodel ensemble mean with running training period(R-BREM) has the highest forecast skill of all individual models and multimodel consensus techniques. Taking the RMSEs of the ECMWF 96-h forecasts as the criterion, the forecast time of the surface temperature may be prolonged to 192 h over the southeastern coast of China by using the R-BREM technique. For the sprinkle forecasts over central and southern China, the R-BREM technique has the best performance in terms of threat scores(TS) for the 24- to 192-h forecasts except for the 72-h forecasts among all individual models and multimodel consensus techniques. For the moderate rain, the forecast skill of the R-BREM technique is superior to those of individual models and multimodel ensemble mean.     

临沂中尺度数值预报系统及应用

介绍了临沂中尺度数值预报系统及预报产品的释用和模式系统应用雷达资料情况,并对2005年6~10月的业务运行结果进行了检验,对小雨和中雨预报效果较好,TS评分较高,对夜间温度预报平均值绝对误差在1.52~2.52℃之间,平均均方根误差在2.01~2.93℃之间。该系统降水预报质量较高,气温预报误差小,准确率高,对定时、定点、定量的精细化预报具有较高的参考价值。应用自主开发的SDAF软件包,对系统的预报产品进行释用,研制了暴雨、空气质量、极端气温、干热风等预报方法。将多普勒雷达回波强度加入模式,改变模式水汽场,明显改进了预报。对径向速度反演降水系统内部风场进入中尺度模式进行了初步试验,得出了一些有益结论。     

A Deep Learning Method for Bias Correction of ECMWF 24–240 h Forecasts

Correcting the forecast bias of numerical weather prediction models is important for severe weather warnings. The refined grid forecast requires direct correction on gridded forecast products, as opposed to correcting forecast data only at individual weather stations. In this study, a deep learning method called CU-net is proposed to correct the gridded forecasts of four weather variables from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast Integrated Forecasting System global model(ECMWF-IFS): 2-m temperature, 2-m relative humidity, 10-m wind speed, and 10-m wind direction, with a forecast lead time of 24 h to 240 h in North China. First, the forecast correction problem is transformed into an image-toimage translation problem in deep learning under the CU-net architecture, which is based on convolutional neural networks.Second, the ECMWF-IFS forecasts and ECMWF reanalysis data(ERA5) from 2005 to 2018 are used as training,validation, and testing datasets. The predictors and labels(ground truth) of the model are created using the ECMWF-IFS and ERA5, respectively. Finally, the correction performance of CU-net is compared with a conventional method, anomaly numerical correction with observations(ANO). Results show that forecasts from CU-net have lower root mean square error, bias, mean absolute error, and higher correlation coefficient than those from ANO for all forecast lead times from 24 h to 240 h. CU-net improves upon the ECMWF-IFS forecast for all four weather variables in terms of the above evaluation metrics, whereas ANO improves upon ECMWF-IFS performance only for 2-m temperature and relative humidity. For the correction of the 10-m wind direction forecast, which is often difficult to achieve, CU-net also improves the correction performance.     

Medium-range forecasting of the extent of forest fire hazard from meteorological conditions

A new method of medium-range forecasting of a class of fire hazard is developed based on more precise accounting of accumulated moisture deficiency that is reflected by the Nesterov standard index. A physico-statistical interpretation of hydrodynamic forecasts of fields of meteorological variables is used for finding of prognostic values of the elements of the fire hazard index, using forecasts of maximum air temperature and precipitation in the Novosibirsk region from the earlier developed scheme. The initial set of variables contains data on the isobaric surface geopotential at 500 hPa, surface pressure, temperature at 850 hPa at the regular grid points at 2.5° × 2.5° resolution and their derivatives. For formulation of forecasting equations, the algorithm of model self-organization is used with external criteria. The input of initial information, forecast issuance, displaying results and their delivery to customers based on GIS-technologies are totally automated.     

2022年北京冬季奥运会人工造雪气象条件初步研究

利用北京和张家口地区气象站建站至2016年历年11月至次年3月气象资料,研究2022年北京冬奥会人工造雪地面气象条件,结果表明：降水相态与地面气温(T)和相对湿度线性组合关系密切,通过计算不同温度对应降水相态频率,发现北京T≤-0.2℃,张家口市T≤-0.8℃时,降水相态为雪的频率≥95%;估算了冬奥会和残奥会举办地区域自动气象站2014—2016年赛事期间可造雪时数,发现冬奥期间造雪时数较为充足,残奥期间造雪时数较少,可以采用造雪和储雪结合保证赛事用雪。     

Long-range forecasting of forest fire danger based on the SLAV model seasonal ensemble forecasts

Developed is a scheme of the long-range forest fire danger (FD) forecasting based on the computation of the Nesterov??s index and on hydrodynamic forecasts of air temperature and precipitation of the SLAV model. The satellite information on the climatic distribution of the snow cover was taken into account for the forecast issuance. It is proposed to express the FD index not using traditional classes of fire danger but in ??above the norm,?? ??norm,?? and ??below the norm?? gradations. Presented are the results of author??s trials of the method based on the retrospective model data for six years. Discussed are the approaches to the improvement of the method of long-range fire danger forecasting.     

广东“回南天”现象分析及其预报

利用室内地板温度、气温、露点、湿度,以及NCEP 1°×1°分析数据等资料,对2012年广东2—3月冬春过渡季节"回南天"(高湿天气)的5次个例的天气形势、气象要素特征和物理变化过程进行了分析。结果表明:冷空气影响结束后,广东上空迅速转受暖湿空气控制,当室外空气露点高于室内物体温度时"回南天"现象就会产生;"回南天"是出现在冷暖急转的天气背景下的;冬春季节当持续控制广东的冷高压脊快速减弱,同时925hPa上有明显的偏南气流时,预报员就要考虑是否会出现"回南天"现象;气温快速回升,露点高于室内物体温度是"回南天"出现的必要条件,要重点分析未来露点的变化;"回南天"有两种结束方式,即冷性结束和暖性结束。