Monthly Extended Predicting Experiments with Nonlinear Regional Prediction.PartⅠ:Prediction of Zonal Mean Flow

Systematic errors have recently been founded to be distinct in the zonal mean component forecasts, which account for a large portion of the total monthly-mean forecast errors. To overcome the difficulty of numerical model, the monthly pentad-riean nonlinear dynamic regional prediction models of the zonal mean geopotential height at 200, 300, 500, and 700 hPa based on a large number of historical data (NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data) were constituted by employing the local approximation of the phase space reconstruction theory and nonlinear spatio-temporal series prediction method. The 12-month forecast experiments of 1996 indicated that the results of the nonlinear model are better than those of the persistent, climatic prediction, and T42L9 model either over the high- and mid-latitude areas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres or the tropical area. The root-mean-square of the monthly-mean height of T42L9 model was considerably decreased with a change of 30.4%, 26.6%, 82.6%, and 39.4%, respectively, over the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, over the high- and mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, over the tropics and over the globe, and also the corresponding anomaly correlation coefficients over the four areas were respectively increased by 0.306-0.312, 0.304-0.429, 0.739-0.746, and 0.360-0.400 (averagely a relative change of 11.0% over the globe) by nonlinear correction after integration, implying that the forecasts given by nonlinear model include more useful information than those of T42L9 model.     

Monthly Extended Predicting Experiments with Nonlinear Regional Prediction. Part II: Improvement of Wave Component Prediction

Based on Chen et al. (2006), the scheme of the combination of the pentad-mean zonal height departure nonlinear prediction with the T42L9 model prediction was designed, in which the pentad zonal heights at all the 12-initial-value-input isobar levels from 50 hPa to 1000 hPa except 200, 300, 500, and 700 hPa were derived from nonlinear forecasts of the four levels by means of a good correlation between neighboring levels.Then the above pentad zonal heights at 12 isobar-levels were transformed to the spectrum coefficients of the temperature at each integration step of T42L9 model. At last,the nudging was made. On account of a variety of error accumulation, the pentad zonal components of the monthly height at isobar levels output by T42L9 model were replaced by the corresponding nonlinear results once more when integration was over. Multiple case experiments showed that such combination of two kinds of prediction made an improvement in the wave component as a result of wave-flow nonlinear interaction while reducing the systematical forecast errors. Namely the monthly-mean height anomaly correlation coe cients over the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, over the Southern Hemisphere and over the globe increased respectively from 0.249 to 0.347, from 0.286 to 0.387, and from 0.343 to 0.414 (relative changes of 31.5%, 41.0%, and 18.3%).The monthly-mean root-mean-square error (RMSE) of T42L9 model over the three areas was considerably decreased, the relative change over the globe reached 44.2%. The monthly-mean anomaly correlation coefficients of wave 4-9 over the areas were up to 0.392, 0.200, and 0.295, with the relative change of 53.8%, 94.1%,and 61.2%, and correspondingly their RMSEs were decreased respectively with the rate of 8.5%, 6.3%, and 8.1%. At the same time the monthly-mean pattern of parts of cases were presented better.     

Monthly Extended Predicting Experiments with Nonlinear Regional Prediction.PartⅡ:Improvement of Wave Component Prediction

Based on Chen et al. (2006), the scheme of the combination of the pentad-mean zonal height departure nonlinear prediction with the T42L9 model prediction was designed, in which the pentad zonal heights at all the 12-initial-value-input isobar levels from 50 hPa to 1000 hPa except 200, 300, 500, and 700 hPa were derived from nonlinear forecasts of the four levels by means of a good correlation between neighboring levels. Then the above pentad zonal heights at 12 isobar-levels were transformed to the spectrum coefficients of the temperature at each integration step of T42L9 model. At last, the nudging was made. On account of a variety of error accumulation, the pentad zonal components of the monthly height at isobar levels output by T42L9 model were replaced by the corresponding nonlinear results once more when integration was over. Multiple case experiments showed that such combination of two kinds of prediction made an improvement in the wave component as a result of wave-flow nonlinear interaction while reducing the systematical forecast errors. Namely the monthly-mean height anomaly correlation coefficients over the high- and mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, over the Southern Hemisphere and over the globe increased respectively from 0.249 to 0.347, from 0.286 to 0.387, and from 0.343 to 0.414 (relative changes of 31.5%, 41.0%, and 18.3%). The monthly-mean root-mean-square error (RMSE) of T42L9 model over the three areas was considerably decreased, the relative change over the globe reached 44.2%. The monthly-mean anomaly correlation coefficients of wave 4-9 over the areas were up to 0.392, 0.200, and 0.295, with the relative change of 53.8%, 94.1%, and 61.2%, and correspondingly their RMSEs were decreased respectively with the rate of 8.5%, 6.3%, and 8.1%. At the same time the monthly-mean pattern of parts of cases were presented better.     

与非线性区域预测方法结合的月延伸预报试验Ⅰ:纬向平均环流的预报

为克服数值模式普遍存在的纬向平均环流预报误差,文中在36a NCEP/NCAR再分析高度场资料的基础上,应用非线性时空序列预测理论的局域近似法构建了200,300,500和700hPa4个等压面上的月尺度逐候纬向平均高度距平场非线性动力学区域预报模型.对1996年12个月所做的预报试验表明,无论是南、北半球中高纬度地区还是低纬度地区,非线性模型的候纬向平均高度预报结果均优于持续性预报、气候预报和T42L9模式动力预报.用非线性结果对T42L9模式月平均高度场预报结果进行订正,则使该谱模式系统性预报误差显著减少,也大大减少了其预报高度场的均方根误差,相应地,高度场距平相关评分也有一定程度的提高,表明纬向平均高度的非线性预报比谱模式动力预报包含了更多的有用信息.     

与非线性区域预测方法结合的月延伸预报试验I:纬向平均环流的预报

为克服数值模式普遍存在的纬向平均环流预报误差 ,文中在 3 6aNCEP/NCAR再分析高度场资料的基础上 ,应用非线性时空序列预测理论的局域近似法构建了 2 0 0 ,3 0 0 ,50 0和 70 0hPa 4个等压面上的月尺度逐候纬向平均高度距平场非线性动力学区域预报模型。对 1996年 12个月所做的预报试验表明 ,无论是南、北半球中高纬度地区还是低纬度地区 ,非线性模型的候纬向平均高度预报结果均优于持续性预报、气候预报和T 42L9模式动力预报。用非线性结果对T42L9模式月平均高度场预报结果进行订正 ,则使该谱模式系统性预报误差显著减少 ,也大大减少了其预报高度场的均方根误差 ,相应地 ,高度场距平相关评分也有一定程度的提高 ,表明纬向平均高度的非线性预报比谱模式动力预报包含了更多的有用信息     

与非线性区域预测方法结合的月延伸预报试验II:对波动分量预报的改进

在文献 [1]的基础上 ,设计了将逐候纬向平均高度距平场非线性动力学区域预报和T42L9谱模式动力延伸预报结合的方案 ,即将非线性预报结果转化为模式的静力扣除谱系数 ,然后在模式积分过程中的每一步取代其相应部分 ,实施过程订正。多个例试验结果表明 ,这种途径在减少了模式纬向环流的预报误差的同时 ,还通过非线性波流相互作用 ,改善了部分波动分量的预报。另外部分个例的形势场预报也得到较明显的改善     

与非线性区域预测方法结合的月延伸预报试验Ⅱ:对波动分量预报的改进

在文献[1]的基础上,设计了将逐候纬向平均高度距平场非线性动力学区域预报和T42L9谱模式动力延伸预报结合的方案,即将非线性预报结果转化为模式的静力扣除谱系数,然后在模式积分过程中的每一步取代其相应部分,实施过程订正.多个例试验结果表明,这种途径在减少了模式纬向环流的预报误差的同时,还通过非线性波流相互作用,改善了部分波动分量的预报.另外部分个例的形势场预报也得到较明显的改善.     

全球谱模式不同垂直分层对数值预报影响的敏感性试验

本文用σ-坐标原始方程全球谱模式,对1979年1月23日和6月14日两个个例,采用3种不同的垂直分层方案,进行了敏感性试验.通过对高度场均方根误差的分析,发现15层模式对北半球冬季预报效果的改进最明显.当其降低模式最高层高度和减少垂直分辨率时,预报误差首先从模式上层出现,然后影响到对流层中、下层.并指出南、北半球,冬、夏季不同层次上的预报对模式垂直分层的敏感性存在有差异,对南、北半球,冬、夏季的预报可采用不同的垂直分层模式. 南、北半球,冬、夏季预报敏感性差异的产生同行星尺度波动的水平感热通量的垂直分布、行星尺度波动能量的垂直输送特征有关.     

T63模式月动力延伸预报高度场的改进实验

为克服T63模式月动力延伸预报中纬向平均环流的系统性误差较大的情形,文章利用NCEP/NCAR逐候再分析500 hPa高度场资料和非线性时空序列预测理论的局域近似法进行逐候纬向平均高度距平场预报.近30组个例的预报效果分析表明,就1～3旬总体而言,非线性时空序列预测方法对纬向平均高度距平场的预报优于持续性预报和模式动力延伸预报,体现了改善纬向平均高度场的能力.尤其是第3旬的预报,当持续性预报偏差与实况偏差明显增大、动力预报技巧相对于第1旬和第2旬降低时,相空间重构结果仍然保持一定的优势.     

Sensitivity of medium-range weather forecasts to the use of reference atmosphere

In this paper, the authors develop the earlier work of Chen Jiabin et al. (1986). In order to reduce spectral truncation errors, the reference atmosphere has been introduced in ECMWF model, and the spectrally-represented variables, temperature, geopotential height and orography, are replaced by their deviations from the reference atmos-phere. Two modified semi- implicit schemes have been proposed to alleviate the computational instability due to the introduction of reference atmosphere. Concerning the deviation of surface geopotential height from reference atmos-phere, an exact computational formulation has been used instead of the approximate one in the earlier work. To re-duce aliasing errors in the computations of the deviation of the surface geopotential height, a spectral fit has been used slightly to modify the original Gaussian grid-point values of orography.A series of experiments has been performed in order to assess the impact of the reference atmosphere on ECMWF medium- range forecasts at the resolution T21, T42 and T63, The results we have obtained reveal that the reference atmosphere introduced in ECMWF spectral model is generally beneficial to the mean statistical scores of 1000-200 hPa height 10-day forecasts over the globe. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is a clear improvement for T21, T42 and T63 throughout the 10-day forecast period, In the Northern Hemisphere, the impact of the reference atmos-phere on anomaly correlation is positive for resolution T21, a very slightly damaging at T42 and almost neutral at T63 in the range of day 1 to day 4. Beyond the day 4 there is a clear improvement at all resolutions.     

一个改进的T42L10谱模式及其在月预报中的应用

将一个改进的 T42L10月长期数值预报谱模式,与(国家气象中心引进的)原 T42L9谱模式进行了比较.该模式改进和提高了在σ面上模式初值的精度;在辐射计算中,用模式的预报水汽场和模式诊断云代替原模式(T42L9)中的气候纬向平均水汽场和云,并考虑了由于大地形作用对云的影响;采用了七层谱模式中对低纬的改进预报方法(如对水平扩散过程),以改进T42L10在低纬的月预报结果;考虑了海温及下垫面状态在月预报中随预报时效的变化.用改进的 T42L10谱模式对1992年4月、6月、7月、9月作月长期数值预报试验.试验表明,500hPa 高度月预报平均的 R 值(倾向相关系数)在中高纬和低纬地区分别为0.76和0.64;模式预报的均方根误差月平均比对应的持续性误差小.     

Two warm frontal passages at Ottawa,Canada

The numerical simulations of Baumhefner (1971, 1972) and Miyakoda and Umscheid (1973) have shown that a “wall” placed at or near the equator has a serious effect on Northern Hemisphere forecasts after 10–14 days.

In practice, however, numerical models have available some information from the Southern Hemisphere. The question is posed, “How much information from the Southern Hemisphere is necessary to yield a forecast for the Northern Hemisphere which is more accurate than that obtained by integrating over the Northern Hemisphere alone?”

A simple numerical experiment demonstrates that a global model in which only the largest scales of the Southern Hemisphere are known at initial time yields a more accurate forecast for the Northern Hemisphere than a hemispheric model.     

A New Prediction Model for Tropical Storm Frequency over the Western North Pacific Using Observed Winter-Spring Precipitation and Geopotential Height at 500 hPa

A new seasonal prediction model for annual tropical storm numbers(ATSNs)over the western North Pacific was developed using the preceding January-February(JF)and April-May(AM)grid-point data at a resolution of 2.5°×2.5°.The JF and AM mean precipitation and the AM mean 500-hPa geopotential height in the Northern Hemisphere,together with the JF mean 500-hPa geopotential height in the Southern Hemisphere,were employed to compose the ATSN forecast model via the stepwise multiple linear regression technique.All JF and AM mean data were confined to the Eastern Hemisphere.We established two empirical prediction models for ATSN using the ERA40 reanalysis and NCEP reanalysis datasets,respectively,together with the observed precipitation.The performance of the models was verified by cross-validation.Anomaly correlation coefficients(ACC)at 0.78 and 0.74 were obtained via comparison of the retrospective predictions of the two models and the observed ATSNs from 1979 to 2002.The multi-year mean absolute prediction errors were 3.0 and 3.2 for the two models respectively,or roughly 10% of the average ATSN.In practice,the final prediction was made by averaging the ATSN predictions of the two models.This resulted in a higher score,with ACC being further increased to 0.88,and the mean absolute error reduced to 1.92,or 6.13% of the average ATSN.     

Mean dynamical characteristics of the Asian summer monsoon with a global analysis — Forecast system

Summary The dynamical characteristics of Asian summer monsoon are examined with a global spectral model. In addition to the seasonal circulation features, the large scale budgets of kinetic energy, vorticity and angular momentum are examined making use of mean analysis and forecast fields (upto day 5) for summer season comprising June, July and August, (JJA) 1994. Apart from elucidating the systematic errors over the monsoon region, the study expounded the influence of these errors on associated dynamics.The significant errors in the low level flow (850 hPa) evince (i) weakening of south easterly trades and cross equatorial flow into the Northern Hemisphere and (ii) weakening of westerly flow over the North Indian Ocean. Similarly, in the upper level flow (200 hPa) they indicate (i) weakening of Tibetan anti-cyclone and (ii) reduction of return flow into the Southern Hemisphere.The balance requirements in the mean analysis as well as forecast fields are fairly in agreement with the observed over the summer monsoon. The monsoon domain is discerned as the source region of kinetic energy and vorticity. Both are produced in the monsoon region and transported horizontally across. The model forecasts fail to retain the analyzed atmospheric variability in terms of mean as well as transient circulations which is revealed by kinetic energy budget. This is further corroborated by vorticity and angular momentum budgets. It is noticed that the forecasts in all ranges produce feeble monsoon circulation which weakens considerably with increase in the forecast period.With 16 Figures     

IAP T42L9全球谱模式加热场的诊断

就一次出梅时副高北进过程, 对IAP T42L9全球谱模式加热场与利用ECMWF同化系统资料根据热力学方程反算的加热场进行了比较。结果表明:模式参数化加热场的水平分布基本合理,但低纬和南半球中高纬地区加热偏弱; 参数化加热的垂直分布在北半球比较合理,但在南半球与反算法的结果有较大差别。这些结果对模式能很好地预报北半球中高纬环流形势演变,较好地预报西太平洋副高变化及预报的副高系统性偏弱给出了较好的解释。     

NWP 模式热量系统误差的动力诊断分析

文章证明了模式在预报时段的位温误差，是由于在模式大气和真实大气中，该时段内位温变化过程的不同而造成的。还证明了原始方程的无加速定理对各强迫因子的线性分解同样适用于研究NWP模式热量误差的成因。对国家气象中心T42L9模式1992年1月和7月预报结果的动力诊断表明，模式对纬向位温分布具有较好的预报能力，但在各纬带也存在明显的误差。通过无加速定理的分解分析，研究了这些误差的成因及改善模式的可能途径。     

GRAPES_GFS模式全球降水预报的主要偏差特征

利用2017年1、4、7、10月“全球降水观测（global precipitation measurement,GPM）计划”每日08时（北京时）的24 h累计降水量和逐30 min降水量观测产品,从降水量和频率等角度,对同期GRAPES全球模式（GRAPES_GFS）第1（D1）、3（D3）、5天（D5）的全球降水预报性能和偏差特征进行细致评估与分析,且对低纬度暖池和北半球中纬度风暴路径区进行了重点观察,初步探讨了降水预报偏差特征在低纬度和中纬度明显不同的可能原因。结果显示:（1）GRAPES_GFS的D1—D5预报对全球日降水（量和频率）分布描述合理,能准确再现纬向平均降水（量和频率）的典型特征—降水“双峰”极大位于南北纬20°之间,次极大位于南北纬40°—50°地区的特征,以及关键区日降水时、空演变和降水日循环逐日演变的主要趋势特征。（2）低纬度的纬向平均湿日（≥0.1 mm/d）频率预报正偏差很小,但日降水量和强降水日（＞25 mm/d）频率预报的正偏差明显、偏差极大值“双峰”位置恰是相应观测极大值所在处（南北纬5°—10°）;中纬度的纬向平均日降水量预报基本无偏,但明显的湿日降水频率预报正偏差（20%—30%）和强降水日频率负偏差出现在南北纬40°—60°。降水偏差正、负分布特征随季节和预报时效基本保持不变,预报均方根误差数倍于平均误差,暗示模式降水预报偏差有系统性且性能表现波动较大。（3）日循环中,模式在暖池的降水量预报正偏差缘于降水强度预报偏强,降水频率预报的弱负偏差主要与降水落区预报偏小有关;而模式在北半球风暴路径区降水频率预报的正偏差则是降水落区预报偏大和空报弱降水事件两方面因素造成。（4）模式降水（量和频率）预报偏差特征在低纬度和中纬度的明显差异与模式次网格尺度和网格尺度降水比例失调有关,改进线索指向模式对流参数化方案中深对流的启动和深对流降水量的处理以及对流参数化方案与云微物理方案的协同问题。      

提高月预报业务水平的动力相似集合方法

针对基于大气环流模式的月预报问题,提出了一种能有效减小预报误差并提高预报技巧的动力相似集合预报新方法。该方法着眼于动力模式与统计经验的内在结合,在模式积分过程中通过提取大气环流历史相似性信息,对模式误差进行参数化处理,形成多个时变的相似强迫量来扰动生成预报的集合成员。将这一集合新方法应用到中国国家气候中心业务大气环流模式(BCC AGCM1.0),一组10 a准业务环境下回报试验结果显示,相比于业务集合预报,动力相似集合预报方法能有效改进模式对于大气环流的纬向平均、超长波和长波预报,从而有效提高了月平均环流预报技巧(几乎达到业务可用标准)和逐日环流预报技巧,并显著降低了预报误差,合理增加集合离散度,使二者配置关系得以改善,有望在业务预报中应用。     

Climate Change in the Subtropical Jetstream during 1950–2009

A study of six decades(1950–2009) of reanalysis data reveals that the subtropical jetstream(STJ) of the Southern(Northern) Hemisphere between longitudes 0°E and 180°E has weakened(strengthened) during both the boreal winter(January,February) and summer(July, August) seasons. The temperature of the upper troposphere of the midlatitudes has a warming trend in the Southern Hemisphere and a cooling trend in the Northern Hemisphere. Correspondingly, the north–south temperature gradient in the upper troposphere has a decreasing trend in the Southern Hemisphere and an increasing trend in the Northern Hemisphere, which affects the strength of the STJ through the thermal wind relation. We devised a method of isotach analysis in intervals of 0.1 m s-1in vertical sections of hemispheric mean winds to study the climate change in the STJ core wind speed, and also core height and latitude. We found that the upper tropospheric cooling of the Asian mid-latitudes has a role in the strengthening of the STJ over Asia, while throughout the rest of the globe the upper troposphere has a warming trend that weakens the STJ. Available studies show that the mid-latitude cooling of the upper troposphere over Asia is caused by anthropogenic aerosols(particularly sulphate aerosols) and the warming over the rest of the global mid-latitude upper troposphere is due to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.     

纬向平均环流预报的系统性误差及其改进

大量的月预报实例分析表明,纬向平均环流(本指高度场纬向平均分量)存在明显的系统性预报误差,且在总误差中占有可观的份额。国内外其它模式也存在类似的现象。为克服这一困难,本尝试了“结合”(hybrid)的途径。应用重构相空间理论和非线性时空序列预测方法,在大量历史资料的基础上,构造了月尺度逐侯纬向平均高度场(零波分量)距平场的非线性预报模型。然后,将非线性预报和谱模式动力预报结合起来,即将非线性预报结果转化为模式需要的颅报量,再在模式积分过程中的每一步取代其相应部分,实施过程订正。初步试验结果表明,这种途样合效地减少了模式纬向环流的预报误差;特别是通过非线性波流相互作用,还改善了部分波动分量的预报。