用卫星OLR资料估算中国大陆月降水量

利用国家卫星气象中心处理的NOAA下午轨道卫星的OLR资料,用Xie等在1998年的文章中提出的月降水量计算模式,计算了1991-2008年地理范围在10°～60°N、75°～150°E、分辨率为0.5°×0.5°的中国大陆月降水量,得出:用OLR月距平资料可以计算出月降水量,模式估算出的降水量通过与NCEP提供的18年月降水量陆地观测数据对比,精度为:冬季相对误差49.14%、绝对误差7.97 mm;春季相对误差37.60%、绝对误差14.97 mm;夏季相对误差27.37%、绝对误差31.61mm;秋季相对误差37.99%、绝对误差16.95 mm,可见精度效果并不是太好,造成误差的主要原因是降水机制不一,层状云降水特别是逆温层状云和连续阴天不下雨,以及月平均OLR不能完整地反映月内降水云和降水量是造成用OLR月距平估算月降水量的主要误差来源.通过对FY-2C卫星云分类产品的图像分析,得出中国南方冬季主要是层状云降水,OLR月距平值较高,用全球的A、B系数估算出的降水量偏低于实况,因此对中国大陆进行分区、分季节统计A、B系数,是解决OLR月距平估算月降水量精度问题的途径.     

德州60a雨日和雨量及雨强变化特征

分析德州1951—2010年各类降水日数和降水量等资料,计算线性变化趋势系数和相关系数,结果表明：历年降水量平均10a 减少19.5mm。大于等于0.1mm 降水日数总体呈下降趋势,平均10a 减少2.76d,且变化显著;大于等于150.0mm降水日数呈增多趋势,但变化不显著。大于等于25.0mm降水日数与年降水量变化之间的相关系数最大,为0.854,且相关显著。最长连续降水日数平均10a减少0.21d,最长连续无降水日数平均10a增加2.26d,最大连续降水量平均10a减少2.75mm,一日最大降水量平均10a减少1.80mm,1h最大降水量平均10a增加2.34mm,10min最大降水量平均10a增加0.49mm。总体上,德州降水资源呈减少趋势。150mm以上降雨日数有增多趋势,短时强降水等极端灾害性天气事件有增加趋势。     

TRMM月降水量产品在新疆地区的订正

利用1998-2013年TRMM月降水量产品与新疆同期的105个气象站地面观测降水量,运用逐步回归与BP神经网络方法,选取1998-2010年数据建立新疆地区的降水订正模型,并利用2011-2013年月降水量进行检验。结果表明:加入地形因子对TRMM月降水量产品订正效果明显,整体上两种模型对TRMM月降水量产品订正的相关系数从最初的0.66分别提高到0.75和0.80,相对误差由10.75%分别降低为4.88%和3.19%;月尺度上,TRMM月降水量产品相对误差为-5.68%~54.44%,经逐步回归模型订正后为-4.26%~32.57%,而BP神经网络模型订正后为-5.33%~24.48%,表明BP神经网络模型订正效果更好;从综合时间技巧评分S_T看,订正后TRMM月降水量产品在各月的效果均有不同程度提高,逐步回归模型订正后提高0.01~0.49,BP神经网络模型订正后提高0.03~0.70。因此,基于逐步回归模型与BP神经网络模型订正的TRMM降水量产品均能够准确、定量地再现降水分布,为TRMM降水量产品质量改进提供一种较实用的参考方法。     

基于QPE和QPF的遗传神经网络洪水预报试验

以湖北省清江上游水布垭控制流域为例,利用分组Z-I关系并结合地面雨量站资料对雷达估算降水进行校准,计算出流域实况平均面雨量;再利用遗传算法和神经网络相结合的方法建立订正AREM预报降水的模型;最后,将订正前后的AREM预报降水输入新安江水文模型进行洪水预报试验。结果表明：订正后AREM预报降水能明显提高过程的累计降水量预报精度,平均相对误差减小幅度在60%以上,对逐小时过程降水预报精度也有一定提高,但与实况相比仍有一定差距;订正前后AREM预报降水的洪水预报试验的确定性系数的场次平均从-32.6%提高到64.38%,洪峰相对误差从39%减小到25.04%,确定性系数的提高效果优于洪峰相对误差,整体上洪水预报精度有所提高。     

基于NCEP风向数据的中国夏季降水估算研究

提出一个基于NCEP风向数据估算全国夏季降水的模型。根据NCEP地面气压、经纬向风数据计算得到全国1971—2000年夏季各月盛行风向;并将盛行风向与宏观坡向夹角的余弦值作为降水的坡向因子,以此区分山体迎风坡和背风坡降水的空间分布。利用站点观测资料、数字高程模型数据、坡向、坡度因子,采用逐步回归分析法,建立估算夏季降水的回归方程,得到全国1971—2000年夏季各月及总降水量的空间分布图,并对模型结果进行检验与对比分析。结果表明,此方法估算夏季总降水量的平均绝对误差为27 mm,平均相对误差为11.8%。模型结果能体现迎风坡与背风坡的雨量差,符合客观规律,能够定性、定量地再现中国夏季降水的实际空间分布特征。     

陕西新一代天气雷达与自动站联合估测降水质量评估

利用2016年和2017年共5次降水过程数据,对天气雷达-自动站联合估测降水和自动站降水、雷达OHP产品进行对比分析,并给出联合估测降水拟合的Z-R关系。结果表明:自动站1h降水量≤1mm时,联合估测降水的平均相对误差大,但均方根误差在可接受范围内,且联合估测降水量非常接近自动站降水量;自动站1h降水量1mm时,联合估测降水的效果较好,其中20mm时联合估测降水的精度最好,平均相对误差低于8%;自动站1h降水量1mm时,联合估测降水量优于雷达OHP(1h累积降水量)产品;同一次降水过程,不同时次的Z-R关系不同,无明显变化规律。     

遥感估算降水在西藏高原中的应用研究

采用遥感估算降水模型RFE 2.0(Rainfall Estimation Algorithm Version 2)模拟了2009年西藏高原的区域降水,并结合该地区气象站降水观测资料分别从日、月、年尺度上评价了该模型在西藏高原降水估算中的适用性,最后通过系数校正分析了2009年8月西藏高原降水量和年降水量的分布格局。结果表明,RFE2.0模型日降水量模拟值与观测值的相关系数在0.40以上的测站占46%,变化趋势较一致,但在日降水量较小时(接近零)模拟结果不稳定,在降水量较大时(>15mm)模拟结果一般会偏低;月平均降水量模拟结果与观测结果的相关系数在0.80以上的测站占62%,模拟结果较好地反映了观测结果的变化趋势,但个别月份的模拟结果会出现偏差。雨季降水量的模拟结果明显好于干季,为进一步提高模拟精度,确定雨季校正系数为1.133,干季校正系数为1.265;年尺度上降水量的模拟值与观测值的相关系数为0.368(P=0.026)。整体来看,遥感估算降水模型(RFE2.0)模拟的西藏高原降水结果较好,可为西藏高原降水模拟提供借鉴和参考。     

海河流域不同地形站网密度对面雨量分析精度的影响

利用2011-2013年汛期逐时降水量资料,将国家常规站与区域加密站进行分拣合成,通过面雨量离差系数、面雨量比值系数、点面关系综合分析不同地形条件下站网密度对海河流域各水系面雨量计算精度的影响。结果表明：站网密度是影响面雨量计算精度的重要因素,对不同地形面雨量分析存在不同程度的影响。其中,混合地貌水系中地形分布、降水分布差异尤为明显的滦河水系影响最大,站网密度较低的常规站对面雨量估计比高站网密度的合成站平均偏高2.5 mm,12%误差超过5 mm;其次山区永定河水系低站网密度常规站对面雨量估计平均偏高1.5 mm,相对误差达80.3%,尤其局地性短时强降水时,面雨量分析误差高达10倍以上;此外,混合地貌水系北三河、南运河站网密度对面雨量影响程度略低于滦河水系,平原区徒骇马颊河以及混合地貌中地形差异较小的大清河、子牙河影响较低。     

近50a中国降水格点数据集的建立及质量评估

基于2012年6月更新的高质量2 400个台站降水资料,采用薄盘样条法,制定了采用3个自变量(经度、纬度、海拔高度)、降水量开平方预处理、3次样条的插值方案,并引入数字高程资料,以减弱中国独特地形条件下高程对降水空间插值精度的影响,并对1961—2010年中国区域地面降水站点资料进行了空间内插,得到了中国地面降水0.5°×0.5°格点数据集。经数据集的质量评估结果表明:分析值与站点观测值均方根误差平均为0.49 mm,相关系数平均达0.93(通过0.01的显著性检验),夏季插值误差高于冬季,东南地区误差普遍高于其他地区。冬、春、夏、秋季绝大多数台站绝对误差在±10 mm/月以内。冬、春、夏、秋季分别有60%、82%、54%、77%的台站相对误差在±10%之间。插值后的格点化降水资料能够比较细致、准确地描述中国大陆年平均降水场的东南多、西北少的主要空间特征,但也平滑掉了范围很小的降水极值中心。台站分布越密集的地方,插值效果越好,并且最近距离小于40 km的台站插值精度较高,大于40 km插值精度衰减较快。     

近50年云南省雨日及降水量的气候变化

利用1959-2009年云南省30个测站逐日降水资料,通过计算趋势系数、相关系数等现代统计诊断方法,分析了近50年来云南省年、季、月雨日和降水的时空变化特征。结果表明,云南省多年平均雨日空间分布和降水量空间分布基本一致。降水量最大值出现在滇西南地区,滇中到滇东南地区相对较少;年雨日最大值也出现在滇西南地区,滇中地区最少...     

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.     

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     

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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.