我国短期气候预测技术进展

经过近60年的发展,我国短期气候预测技术和方法也有了长足进步。近年来,一些新的预报技术和机理认识不断应用于短期气候预测业务。ARGO海洋观测资料的使用大大提高了业务模式的预测技巧,新一代气候预测模式系统已经投入准业务化运行,研发了多种模式降尺度释用技术,多模式气候预测产品解释应用集成系统(MODES)和动力-统计结合的季节预测系统(FODAS)逐渐应用于业务中,大气季节内振荡(MJO)逐步在延伸期预报中得到应用。近年来,对全球海洋、北极海冰、欧亚积雪、南半球环流系统对东亚季风影响的新认识也不断引入到短期气候预测业务中。这些新技术和新认识的应用极大提高了我国短期气候预测的业务能力。     

南亚高压在NCEP-2和MERRA再分析资料中的对比分析

通过双线性插值、相关分析、Morlet小波分析等分析方法,围绕新高分辨率再分析资料MERRA的可用性,对比分析了NASA高分辨率再分析资料MERRA和NCEP-DOE（NCEP-2）再分析资料中100hPa南亚高压的活动特征.结果表明：100hPa上,NCEP-2和MERRA资料南亚高压的特征线数值不同,NCEP-2资料为1680dgpm,比MERRA资料大4dgpm,但MERRA资料南亚高压的范围明显大于NCEP-2资料.除东伸指数外,NCEP-2和MERRA资料反映的南亚高压同一特征指数年际变化趋势基本一致,特别是两种资料南亚高压脊线指数的年际变化曲线基本重合.以20世纪90年代初为界,之前,NCEP-2资料南亚高压东伸指数、面积指数和强度指数正异常,MERRA资料南亚高压东伸指数、面积指数和强度指数负异常,NCEP-2中的指数值大于MERRA中对应的指数值;之后,反之.NCEP-2和MERRA资料南亚高压面积指数、强度指数的气候均值间存在显著差异.NCEP-2和MERRA资料南亚高压强度指数的方差间存在显著差异.两种资料反映的夏季南亚高压同一特征指数的显著周期在1979～2009年有很好的一致性：都具有相同的显著周期,并且位相也基本吻合,但两种资料在反映南亚高压主周期特征上存在一定差异：南亚高压面积指数、强度指数在MERRA资料中以准4年周期为主,在NCEP-2资料中则同时表现为准4年和8～9年两个周期.     

亚洲东部冬季地面温度变化与平流层弱极涡的关系

利用NCEP资料计算NAM指数和标准化温度距平,对17次平流层弱极涡事件时亚洲东部温度变化进行了研究。结果表明:平流层环流异常比对流层温度变化超前约15天,地面温度变化的最大距平出现在平流层弱极涡后期,大约以40°N为界,北部比正常年份偏冷而南部偏暖。文中通过位势涡度的分布和变化以及500 hPa东亚大槽的变化讨论了其影响过程和机理,在弱极涡初期和中期,自平流层向下,高位涡冷空气主要局限于60°N以北。从弱极涡的后期开始,在45°N以北地区,高位涡冷空气向南扩张,在对流层中上层,极地附近的高位涡冷空气扩张到45°N附近。同时,500 hPa东亚大槽虽有加强,但低压区向东延伸,而贝加尔湖附近的高压脊显著减弱,致使槽后的偏北气流减弱,槽后冷空气主要影响中国华北、东北及其以北地区,造成这些地区偏冷。而40°N以南地区,从弱极涡的后期开始有南方低位涡偏暖空气向北运动,同时冷空气活动减少,地面显著偏暖。     

中国东部夏季风雨带季内变化各模态的环流及海温特征

本文根据中国气象局国家气候中心提供的中国160站月平均降水量,NCEP/NCAR再分析的850 hPa风场,及NOAA扩展重建的海温场资料,用合成分析和相关分析,研究了1951～2005年间中国夏季风雨带季内变化各模态的西太平洋副高夏季各月活动特点的差异,及其与前期冬季东亚季风和太平洋海温异常的联系,并分析了我国夏季风雨带季内变化各模态与夏季雨型的关系。结果表明,不仅不同模态对应的西太平洋副高自春至夏的两次北跳有明显不同的过程,而且两次北跳还具有相对独立性。第一次北跳主要对6月的雨带特征有重要影响,第二次北跳对7、8两月的雨带分布有决定性意义。太平洋海温异常对我国夏季风雨带季内变化的影响是多态的,在不同季风—ENSO循环的位相有不同的表现。第一模态主要出现在El Ni?o减弱位相,第二模态在La Ni?a发展位相,第三模态在El Ni?o发展位相,第四模态在La Ni?a减弱位相,第五模态ENSO的信号较弱,第六模态在La Ni?a持续位相。此外,不同海洋关键区的海温异常对我国雨带季内变化也有不同的调控作用。黑潮区的海温与6月的雨带活动关系密切,而赤道东太平洋的ENSO循环对7、8两月的雨带有重要影响。对我国夏季风雨带季内变化模态与夏季雨型关系的分析则表明,它们之间存在某些联系,但这并不意味着可以相互取代。     

东亚冬季风寒温度的气候特征分析

基于ERA-Interim 1979—2019年的再分析资料,本文研究了东亚地区月平均、极端和强冷风寒温度空间分布。研究表明,在冬季3个月里,东亚地区风寒温度表现为自南向北递减,同时还具有较强的局地特征;最低极端风寒温度主要出现在内蒙古东北部、蒙古国东部和黑龙江地区;冬季3个月比较而言,平均风寒温度和极端风寒温度最低的月份为1月。强冷风寒温度发生频率最高的月份为2月。在成因方面,东亚大部分地区的风寒温度是由温度决定的,而中蒙交界区(蒙古和内蒙古东部地区)以及青藏高原北部地区,风速对风寒温度的影响最显著。此外,在所研究的几个区域中,京津冀城市群极端风寒温度与风速的负相关性最强。     

A Modified Double-Moment Bulk Microphysics Scheme Geared toward the East Asian Monsoon Region

Representation of cloud microphysical processes is one of the key aspects of numerical models. An improved double-moment bulk cloud microphysics scheme (named IMY) was created based on the standard Milbrandt-Yau (MY) scheme in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for the East Asian monsoon region (EAMR). In the IMY scheme, the shape parameters of raindrops, snow particles, and cloud droplet size distributions are variables instead of fixed constants. Specifically, the shape parameters of raindrop and snow size distributions are diagnosed from their respective shape-slope relationships. The shape parameter for the cloud droplet size distribution depends on the total cloud droplet number concentration. In addition, a series of minor improvements involving detailed cloud processes have also been incorporated. The improved scheme was coupled into the WRF model and tested on two heavy rainfall cases over the EAMR. The IMY scheme is shown to reproduce the overall spatial distribution of rainfall and its temporal evolution, evidenced by comparing the modeled results with surface gauge observations. The simulations also successfully capture the cloud features by using satellite and ground-based radar observations as a reference. The IMY has yielded simulation results on the case studies that were comparable, and in ways superior to MY, indicating that the improved scheme shows promise. Although the simulations demonstrated a positive performance evaluation for the IMY scheme, continued experiments are required to further validate the scheme with different weather events.     

High-resolution Projection Dataset of Agroclimatic Indicators over Central Asia

To understand the potential impacts of projected climate change on the vulnerable agriculture in Central Asia (CA), six agroclimatic indicators are calculated based on the 9-km-resolution dynamical downscaled results of three different global climate models from Phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), and their changes in the near-term future (2031–50) are assessed relative to the reference period (1986–2005). The quantile mapping (QM) method is applied to correct the model data before calculating the indicators. Results show the QM method largely reduces the biases in all the indicators. Growing season length (GSL, day), summer days (SU, day), warm spell duration index (WSDI, day), and tropical nights (TR, day) are projected to significantly increase over CA, and frost days (FD, day) are projected to decrease. However, changes in biologically effective degree days (BEDD, °C) are spatially heterogeneous. The high-resolution projection dataset of agroclimatic indicators over CA can serve as a scientific basis for assessing the future risks to local agriculture from climate change and will be beneficial in planning adaption and mitigation actions for food security in this region.     

Investigation of the relationship between Euro-Atlantic and West Asia blockings and major stratospheric sudden warmings in the period of 1959–2018

The main aim of this paper is to investigate and compare the possible connection between tropospheric blocking events and major stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs) in the two periods of 1959−1988 and 1989−2018 to present a dynamical insight into the blocking formation and behaviors. After identifying and characterizing two types of SSWs including wavenumber-1 (W₁) and wavenumber-2 (W₂) in both the periods, the behaviors of blocking events coincided with major SSWs are examined and compared in the two periods. Then, the relationship between blockings and major SSWs is discussed applying the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) method.In general, 18 and 16 major SSW events were identified in the first and second periods, respectively. The investigation of planetary wave activities indicates that the maximum anomalies of geopotential height amplitude and meridional eddy heat flux in the PRE-SSW phase of both types of SSWs, particularly major W₂ warmings, in the second period occurred earlier than those in the first period. The peaks of blocking activities in the second period have also been moved eastward compared with the first period in both prior to and after the onset of SSWs. Moreover, the frequency of blocking event during the PRE-SSW phase of major W₁ warmings in Euro-Atlantic and a large part of West Asia in the second period is less than that of the first period, while the occurrence of blocking during the PRE-SSW phase of major W₂ warmings in Eastern Europe and West Asia has been increased in the second period. In the POST-SSW phase, blocking activity associated with major W₂ warmings is enhanced in West Asia during the second period. In addition, the maximum blocking activities preceding major SSWs in the second period was occurred 5-days prior to the first period. The results of cross-correlation coefficients between blockings and SSWs show significant relationship between them with time lag of about 10-days prior to the onset of warmings in both the periods, especially in the recent years.     

Caesium-137 in Southeast Asia: Is there enough left for soil erosion and sediment redistribution studies?

Low reference inventories of the fallout radionuclide ¹³⁷Cs in low latitudes may limit its present and future application for studies of soil erosion and sediment redistribution in Southeast Asia. ¹³⁷Cs reference inventories and concentrations in surface materials measured in nine and five areas, respectively, across Southeast Asia are here reported and reviewed. The compiled reference inventories decrease from north to south. Three global estimates of ¹³⁷Cs total fallout are also reviewed and compared to the measured data while taking into account factors that affect the fallout estimates and the reference inventory. The results are presented as a schematic regional distribution map of ¹³⁷Cs reference inventories for the year 2012. A relationship between a reference inventory and topsoil concentration is also provided. The measured ¹³⁷Cs concentrations suggest that a minimum detectable activity (MDA) less than 0.5 Bq/kg is required for detection of ¹³⁷Cs activity in topsoils in the lowest reference inventory areas. This sensitivity should allow, at present, ¹³⁷Cs to be a useful tool for analysis of soil erosion in Southeast Asia, should also be a useful chronometer, and will be a useful tracer at least where the reference inventory is more than 500–600 Bq/m². This level of MDA has been demonstrated in previous studies to be achievable by gamma-ray spectrometry using non-destructive sample treatment. As the nuclide decays, sufficient will remain to be useful until the middle of this century in most areas in Peninsular Malaysia and southern maritime Southeast Asia, and a few decades more in the rest of the region.     

论中部崛起的背景及战略选择

我国实施中部崛起战略具有充分的理论依据和扎实的现实基础，中部崛起既面临千载难逢的机遇同时又面临许多严峻的挑战。应当明确中部崛起的战略目标和战略思路，实施差异化的省域发展战略，推进中部地区各省互动崛起；实施重点带动战略，发挥中心城市、城市群、经济带的带动作用，走多中心发展之路；实施经济集群化发展战略，提升产业竞争优势；实施“开放带动”战略，推进东融西进，拓展中部地区的国际国内发展空间。