2009年汛期山西横切变暴雨的可预报性分析

利用常规和非常规气象观测资料,针对2009年汛期山西境内出现的5次横切变区域性暴雨天气过程进行流型配置、物理量诊断、卫星雷达资料以及可预报性综合分析发现：对流性或混合性暴雨,在暴雨发生前12 h 500 hPa及其以下都具有θse随高度的增加而减小、500 hPa以上都具有θse随高度的增加而增加的特征,稳定性暴雨则具有θse随高度的增加而增加的特征.5次暴雨过程500 hPa副高均为纬向型,700 hPa均有西南急流轴配合以及大陆小高压相伴.分析结果表明：小高压的位置不同导致了不同风向的辐合和不同走向的横切变线产生,急流头向北伸展的纬度不同导致了横切变线所处的纬度差异,直接影响暴雨的落区;低涡的强度不同使得降水量发生明显的差异;高低空系统配置越完整暴雨落区和量级的可预报性也越强;连阴雨过程中垂直速度、水汽通量散度、垂直风切变是提前24 h判断暴雨发生与否的敏感因子,卫星和雷达资料是短时和临近强降水预报的有效工具.     

2013年重庆秋季连阴雨期间暴雨过程对比分析

2013年8月29日9月11日,重庆各地出现不同程度的连续降水天气,持续614天,降水日数多、日雨量大,连阴雨期间重庆出现两次区域性暴雨天气过程,为较严重连阴雨天气。利用NCEP 1°×1°的再分析资料及重庆地区逐日、逐时降水资料及雷达回波资料,对连阴雨天气期间两次暴雨过程进行对比分析。结果表明：此次连阴雨过程中欧亚地区中高纬500 hPa呈“两脊一槽”型,连阴雨过程中两次暴雨过程的500 hPa中高纬形势有所不同,但影响系统均为短波槽;两次过程都存在强大的水汽输送带,因副热带高压位置不同,暴雨区水汽来源也不同,一次来源于南海,一次来源于南海与孟加拉湾。近地层弱冷空气及中层暖湿气流的持续影响使连阴雨天气得以维持,两次暴雨过程产生前或产生时都伴有低层冷空气和中层暖湿气流的加强。由于“9·10”暴雨过程在暴雨区附近有明显的θse锋区,而“9·2”暴雨却不存在θse锋区,因此连阴雨过程中两次暴雨的降水性质不同。在对流并不特别强的暴雨过程中,雷达资料对影响系统强度的判断同样有指导意义。     

广东两次特大暴雨成因的诊断对比

利用气象站常规观测资料、NCEP每日4次再分析等资料,对发生在粤西地区的两次特大暴雨进行综合对比诊断分析,试图为特大暴雨的预报提供一定的依据。结果表明:这两次特大暴雨均是在有利的大尺度环流背景下,在充分的水汽、较强的上升运动、不稳定的大气层结等条件下产生的。暴雨落区和水汽通量散度负大值区、850hPaθse的高值区、θse等值线密集区、螺旋度大值区、垂直速度最大区中心的走向、落区基本一致,暴雨的强度和各物理量值亦有较好的对应关系。     

2008年7月14—15日川西暴雨过程的温度层结变化分析

2008年7月14-15日,四川盆地西部"5.12"汶川大地震重灾区在非典型热力条件下出现了一次暴雨天气过程.本文利用常规观测资料和NCEP 1°×1°再分析资料,对其天气形势及温度层结变化特征进行了详细分析.结果表明:(1)暴雨发生在副热带高压不断西伸的环流背景下,低层偏南气流及其风速脉动对暴雨产生具有重要作用.(2)暴雨开始于850hPa θse下降及大气层结为弱稳定的非典型热力条件下,但700 hPa θse突增使得700-500 hPa对流性不稳定层建立,从而利于对流运动发展;暴雨过程后期,因850 hPa和700 hPa θse急剧下降和大气层结稳定度增大,对流上升受到明显抑制.(3)低层θse锋区和水汽辐合对强降水具有指示意义,暴雨落区位于850 hPa和700 hPa θse锋区前沿,降水中心位于水汽汇合中心附近.     

湖北一次梅雨大暴雨分析

应用加密探空资料、NCEP再分析资料与自动气象站雨量资料,分析2009年6月29日湖北梅雨大暴雨。结果表明:暴雨期间700hPa江淮较长切变线维持准纬向特性,850hPa低空急流北上到江南北部。700hPa鄂西北等地准东西走向θse锋区有所加强并南移,湖北暴雨区位于θse锋区南侧且θse数值有所增加的地区。垂直积分水汽辐合大值区与强降雨带位置对应比较好,且整层水汽辐合比强降雨发生要早6h以上。恩施、武汉两站暴雨发生除了受低层切变线等较大尺度系统影响外,局地气象要素配合也很重要,尤其是低层较为充足的水汽是降雨维持的条件。当高层低槽移过,高、中层之间出现水平风垂直切变后恩施降雨明显加强。武汉站前期高层或中层干空气向下伸展,中、低层不稳定层结加强后降雨发展,其最强降雨和低层冷式切变线过境同时发生。     

汉江流域一次致洪暴雨过程的诊断分析

应用常规气象观测资料和 NCEP 格点资料,对 2005 年出现在汉江上游和渭河流域秋季连阴雨中一次致洪暴雨过程进行诊断分析,结果表明这次过程的主要影响系统是西风槽、低涡切变和副高.水汽条件中,700 hPa 水汽通量大值中心和其散度的辐合中心与暴雨落 区基本重叠,强降水出现在高层峰值与低层谷值之间的时段内,说明比湿高层峰值和低层谷值的出现对暴雨的开始和结束有重要的预报意义.θse 分析表明致洪暴雨出现在 550 hPa 以下能量锋区中,与陕西秋季暴雨一般出现在低层稳定层结中有一定区别.强降水时段内,高层辐散、中低层强辐合,使垂直上升运动发展强烈至对流层顶,这是本次致洪暴雨动力场结构的主要特征.     

江门市一次局地特大暴雨诊断分析

利用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料、自动气象站常规观测资料,对发生在江门市的一次局地特大暴雨进行综合诊断分析。结果表明:这次特大暴雨均是有利的大尺度环流背景下,较强的上升运动、充分的水汽、不稳定的大气层结等有利的条件下产生的。暴雨落区和垂直上升运动最大区中心、相对湿度大值区、850hPaθ_(se)的高值区、不稳定能量大值区、螺旋度大值区的走向、落区基本一致。     

2009年7月辽宁3次局地短时暴雨过程对比分析

利用常规观测资料、自动气象站降水资料和NCEP1°×1°资料,对2009年7月辽宁省3次局地短时暴雨的500 hPa位势高度场、垂直速度场、θse场和水汽通量场进行对比分析。结果表明：3次局地暴雨过程中,辽宁西部和北部的暴雨落区与上升速度中心对应,而辽宁东南部暴雨落区位于上升区边缘;露点锋、中α尺度低压和暖式切变线对三次短时暴雨过程起到触发作用;当T639降水产品预报降水时段内有大范围的小雨天气,说明将有弱的天气尺度强迫出现,此时应重点分析水汽辐合、高能舌和上升速度大值中心叠加的区域;如果该区域存在中尺度系统触发机制,则该区域可能是局地暴雨的落区。     

西风槽与副高相互作用的暴雨过程动热力场结构特征分析

利用常规气象观测、自动气象站加密观测、NCEP/NCAR(1°×1°,逐6 h)再分析以及FY 2C卫星云图等资料,分析了2007年8月15—18日发生在山东的一次暴雨过程中,西风槽与副热带高压(以下简称副高)相互作用三个阶段的热力、动力场结构特征。结果表明:整个过程先后经历了副高西进切变线缓慢西移、横槽南压副高减弱和横槽转竖副高南撤三个阶段,三个阶段的共同特征是中低层有切变线和θ_(se)锋区;700 hPa有低空急流;产生暴雨的对流云团具有后向传播特征,生命史中多次发生合并。三个阶段的不同点是:(1)副高西进过程中,锋区随高度向北倾斜,坡度小,切变线和θ_(se)锋区均为后倾,为典型的暖锋降水。暴雨区范围大,强度均匀,位于850 hPaθ_(se)锋区与暖脊的交界处的水汽辐合中心附近。饱和区宽广,伸展高度高。低层气旋性辐合、切变线辐合、锋面抬升是触发暴雨的动力机制,低空急流是暴雨增强机制。(2)副高减弱过程中,干冷空气分别从低层和中层侵入θ_(se)暖脊,θ_(se)锋区随高度先向北后向南,呈交错倾斜现象,坡度大,为典型的强对流降水,上升运动最为激烈。暴雨区范围小,强度大,分布不均,位于θ_(se)暖脊垂直方向轴线附近。饱和区狭窄,伸展高度高。锋面抬升运动是触发对流性强降水的主要动力机制,对流层中层干冷空气入侵是强降水的增强机制。(3)副高南撤过程中,θ_(se)锋区随高度向南倾斜,坡度大,呈前倾特征,为典型的高空槽降水。暴雨区狭长分散,强度弱,位于850 hPa切变线上、θ_(se)暖舌靠近锋区一侧。饱和区狭窄,伸展高度低。低层切变线辐合抬升是触发强降水动力机制,中层干侵入是降水增强机制。     

2012年2—3月浙江异常连阴雨天气过程分析

分析了2012年2—3月异常连阴雨天气的环流背景、副热带西风急流、低层热力场特征及水汽输送,结果表明：1）500hPa在乌拉尔山以东地区为稳定的高压脊区,东西两路冷空气从高压脊两侧的低槽分裂南下交替影响;华西低槽稳定维持,西北太平洋高度场偏高,形成西低东高环流特征。2）200hPa西风急流位置比常年偏北。3）850hPa在西南地区东部有冷温槽,在江南地区有明显的锋区维持。4）低层水汽输送主要来自南海。5）连阴雨期间的区域性暴雨过程中存在一支强劲的西南风低空急流。     

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.     

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.     

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     

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As we will soon celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Meteorological Society （CMS）,Acta Meteorologica Sinica （AMS）,which was originally named as Bulletin of the Chinese Meteorological Society,has gone through 89 years of development and excitement since her first issue in July 1925.According to archived documents （CMS Editorial Committee,1925）,AMS was founded to report the research findings of Chinese meteorologists,record their recommendations for improving meteorological services,and share their common meteorological interests in order to promote the growth of AMS such that more members could be inspired to conduct atmospheric research and meteorological knowledge would be better disseminated to and benefit the general public.By upholding and carrying forward this purpose,AMS has published many highly valuable scientific papers.Some could be treated as classical articles,which have produced important influences on both domestic and international meteorological communities and the related fields.