IMPACT OF ENSO ON THE PRECIPITATION OVER CHINA IN WINTER HALF-YEARS

In this paper, the impact of ENSO on the precipitation over China in the winter half-year is investigated diagnostically. The results show that positive precipitation anomalies with statistical significance appear over southern China in El Nio episodes, which are caused by the enhanced warm and humid southwesterlies along the East Asian coast in the lower troposphere. The enhanced southwesterlies transport more water vapor to southern China, and the convergence of water vapor over southern China increases the precipitable water and specific humidity. In La Nia episodes,although atmospheric elements change reversely, they are not statistically significant as those in El Nio periods. The possible physical mechanism of the different impact of ENSO cycle on the precipitation over southern China is investigated by analyzing the intraseasonal oscillations(ISOs) in El Nio and La Nia winter half-years, respectively. By comparing the characteristics of ISOs in El Nio and La Nia, a physical mechanism is proposed to explain the different responses of the precipitation over China to ENSO in the winter half-year. In El Nio episodes, over western North Pacific(WNP) and South China Sea(SCS) the ISOs are inactive and exert little effect on water vapor transport and convergence, inducing positive precipitation anomalies with statistical significance over southern China in El Nio episodes. In La Nia episodes, however, the ISOs are active, which weaken the interannual variation signals of ENSO over WNP and southern China and lead to the insignificance of the interannual signals related to ENSO. Therefore, the different responses of precipitation over China to ENSO in the winter half-year are possibly caused by the difference of intraseasonal oscillations over WNP and SCS between El Nio and La Nia.     

Diagnostic analysis of the evolution mechanism for a vortex over the Tibetan Plateau in June 2008

Based on the final analyses data (FNL) of the Global Forecasting System of the NCEP and the obser- vational radiosonde data, the evolution mechanism of an eastward-moving low-level vortex over the Tibetan Plateau in June 2008 was analyzed. The results show that the formation of the vortex was related to the convergence between the northwesterly over the central Tibetan Plateau from the westerly zone and the southerly from the Bay of Bengal at 500 hPa, and also to the divergence associated with the entrance re- gion of the upper westerly jet at 200 hPa. Their dynamic effects were favorable for ascending motion and forming the vortex over the Tibetan Plateau. Furthermore, the effect of the atmospheric heat source (Q1) is discussed based on a transformed potential vorticity (PV) tendency equation. By calculating the PV budgets, we showed that Q1 had a great inffuence on the intensity and moving direction of the vortex. In the developing stage of the vortex, the heating of the vertically integrated Q1 was centered to the east of the vortex center at 500 hPa, increasing PV tendency to the east of the vortex. As a result, the vortex strengthened and moved eastward through the vertically uneven distribution of Q1. In the decaying stage, the horizontally uneven heating of Q1 at 500 hPa weakened the vortex through causing the vortex tubes around the vortex to slant and redistributing the vertical vorticity field.     

基于CloudSat资料的冷涡对流云带垂直结构特征

利用CloudSat卫星资料、NCEP再分析资料和FY-2C卫星可见光云图分析了2006年7月20—24日我国东北一次冷涡过程不同时期对流云的垂直结构以及云内中小尺度的结构,发现在冷涡发展阶段的初期,暖锋对流结构表现为孤立的回波系统多,强对流深厚,对流系统体现为孤立、深厚的特征。在冷涡发展成熟阶段,回波强度比冷涡发展初期的对流系统有所减弱,且为浅薄的对流系统。冷涡系统影响下发展的锢囚锋回波系统顶部呈现独特的结构特征:东南部为干冷空气侵入造成的回波区, 中部为锢囚锋主体对流区, 西北部为暖锋遇冷锋抬升作用形成的回波区。在锢囚锋尾部存在冰水含量与液态水含量分层现象,干冷空气侵入层在5 km高度左右,在干冷空气侵入层上部为冰水含量分布的弱回波区,下部为液态水分布的弱回波区。在冷涡成熟阶段,对流系统分布在冷涡外沿,表现为孤立的对流系统,冰水含量多的对流系统主要在冷涡的北面,而液态水主要分布在冷涡中心零度层以下。     

安徽淮河流域洪涝灾害防灾减灾能力评估

采用层次分析法并融合专家意见,遵循客观性、数据获取便利性、指标量化可行性并突出主导因素等原则,构建综合防洪除涝能力、监测预警能力、抢险救灾与恢复重建能力以及灾害管理能力的洪涝灾害防灾减灾能力综合评估指标体系,对安徽淮河流域各县市洪涝灾害防灾减灾能力进行评估.评估表明:蚌埠市防灾减灾能力最高,其次为难南市、淮北市,再次为...     

Kinematic features of a bow echo in southern China observed with doppler radar

A bow echo is a type of mesoscale convective phenomenon that often induces extreme weather and appears with strong reflectivity on radar images. A strong bow echo that developed from a supercell was observed over Foshan City in southern China on 17 April 2011. The intense gusty winds and showers caused huge losses of property and severely affected human lives. This paper presents an analysis of this strong meso- n-scale convective system based on Doppler radar observations. The isolated bow echo exhibited a horizontal scale of about 80 km in terms of reflectivity above 40 dBZ, and a life span of 8 hours. The system originated from the merging of a couple of weakly organized cells in a shear line, and developed into an arch shape as it moved through the shear zone. Sufficient surface moisture supply ensured the convective instability and development of the bow echo. The low-altitude winds retrieved from single Doppler radar observations showed an obvious rear-inflow jet along the notch area. Different from the conventional definition, no book- end anticyclone was observed throughout the life cycle. Very strong slantwise updrafts and downdrafts were recognizable from the retrieved winds, even though the spatial scale of the bow echo was small. Strong winds and induced damage on the surface are considered to have been caused by the mid-level rear-inflow jet and intense convective downdrafts.     

东北冷涡活动的季节内振荡特征及其影响

东北冷涡是造成我国东北地区低温冷害、持续性阴雨和突发性强对流的重要天气系统.利用1979～2009年NCEP/NCAR逐日再分析资料和中国气象科学研究院提供的中国区域高分辨率格点降水资料,定义了一个客观描述东北冷涡活动的指数 (NECVI),并基于该指数分析了东北冷涡活动的低频特征及其与相关环流和降水的关系.结果表明,东北冷涡活动具有显著的10～30天振荡周期.与东北冷涡活动相关的大气环流的10～30天振荡和我国东部夏季降水异常具有明显的锁相关系,对雨带的位置起着重要的调制作用,在东北冷涡及其相关低频环流由西北向东南的移动过程中,我国东部也经历一次由北至南的降水过程.本文还进一步讨论了东北冷涡的低频活动与中高纬大气环流遥相关型的关系.与东北冷涡相联系的低频环流是夏季低频欧亚 (EU) 型遥相关波列的一部分,低频欧亚型 (EU型) 与东亚/太平型 (EAP型) 遥相关波列在东亚地区交汇,并通过波列之间的相互作用影响东北冷涡低频系统的移向和移速,进而影响中国东部降水的位置与维持时间.因而前期EU型和EAP型低频波列的发展情况可能预示着后期中国东部各个区域降水的演变.本文研究结果将为提高我国东部强降水的1～2周延伸期天气预报提供参考.     

热带印度洋海温异常单、偶极模态及其相互作用

利用最近50多年的GISST和NCEP的OISST海表温度资料研究了印度洋海温变化的空间分布型和多重时间尺度及其相互作用.结果表明,热带印度洋海温主要存在两种空间分布型,即全海盆符号一致的单极和东、西部符号相反的偶极.单极既存在长期增暖趋势,也存在年际振荡;偶极则以年际变化为主.在去掉由EOF重建的单极后,热带印度洋东、西部海温表现为显著的反相关关系;对17次典型偶极子个例的分析表明,对偶极子本身而言,偶极子的演变更像是一种翘翘板似的局地振荡.单极在长期趋势和年际时间尺度上对偶极的影响是不同的.长期趋势缩短了偶极子的生命期,在冷期,印度洋海温经历了由负单极到正偶极再到负单极的演变,偶极子的异常信号最早出现在热带西印度洋;在暖期,印度洋海温经历了由正单极到正偶极再到正单极的演变,偶极子的异常信号最早出现在热带东印度洋.对年际时间尺度的变化而言,印度洋海温异常由负单极向正偶极再到正单极转换,偶极子位于一种单极向另一种单极的转换过程之中,在此过程中,印度洋海温表现为明显自西向东的传播特征.     

热带印度洋海温的年际变化与ENSO

文中讨论了热带印度洋海表温度距平空间分布的年际变化与赤道中东太平洋海温的关系。EOF分析的结果表明 ,印度洋海温的变化主要存在全区符号一致的单极型和西部与东南部符号相反的偶极型 ,它们具有显著的年际变化。小波凝聚谱揭示了单极、偶极的变化与Nino3区海表温度距平存在密切关系 ,印度洋海温距平从偶极到单极的变化对应着ElNi no事件从发展到衰减的过程。平均而言 ,印度洋偶极超前Nino3区海温距平约 4个月 ,单极滞后约 6个月。整个热带印度洋 -太平洋地区海气耦合特征的演变表明 ,与ElNino从发展到衰减相联系的热带西太平洋海气耦合相互作用在印度洋海温距平从偶极到单极的演变过程中起着非常重要的作用。     

不同季节海温与中国夏季降水的时空特征分析

利用季降水异常的典型集合相关降水模式，分析了不同时段和不同区域的海温场与我国夏季（6～8月）降水之间的时空分布特征。结果表明：各大洋区海温存在着明显的季节、年际和年代际变化。与中国夏季降水相联系的印度洋海温的分布特征与季节有关，存在明显的偶极和单极分布形式，这种海温的异常变化对我国夏季纬向或经向雨带有一定的影响，全球特定的海温分布可以作为中国夏季旱涝预报的信号因子。不同季节海温和中国夏季降水在1970年代末都经历了一次突变，说明海温的季节差异对中国夏季降水的影响明显地受到海洋年代际基本态的制约。     

毛乌素沙漠东部边缘一次雹暴三维结构的观测分析

利用新一代天气雷达和MICAPS提供的实况资料(包括用实况资料计算的其它物理量),对2006年7月27日发生在榆林市西北部部分乡镇的一次雹暴天气过程进行了连续的监测和分析。诊断分析表明:当日08:00,大气层结是稳定的,但925 hPa湿正压场上生成从东南方向伸入雹区的窄的强对流不稳定舌;雹暴发生前2 h,雹区地面邻近上游生成中β尺度能量比高值中心和反映弱冷空气活动的中β尺度能量比低值舌;雹暴的发生也伴随雹区对流层低层大气湿斜压性的增强、边界层温度出现跃升等现象;中尺度纬向次级环流圈的形成,为雹暴的发生、发展和维持提供了动力条件。雷达反射率因子分析表明,强冰雹狂风是由超级单体风暴引发的,超级单体风暴是由中β尺度小钩状回波和由干侵入引发的新生中γ尺度强对流单体在钩状区合并而形成。超级单体风暴具有独特的动力学特征:除了伴随一个持久深厚的中气旋外,对流层低层入流急流持续时间长达50 min,钩状区近地层出现未曾见过或罕见的(由强下沉气流产生)中β尺度环形辐散区和环形辐散区向外扩展的特征。在0.5°仰角速度场,雹暴区气流经历了由径向辐合、气旋性辐合、气旋性旋转、再到径向辐合的演变过程。