A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE HEATING EFFECTS OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC

A zonal domain primitive equation modeling system(ZDMS)is used to study the effects of theinitial heating anomalies over the Tibetan Plateau and the western Pacific on the East Asian and theChinese summer climate,the relative importance and the mechanisms are discussed.Results showthat in spite of the different locations of the heating anomalies the influences of the two anomalyareas are much similar to each other when the scaling of the two areas is the same.The two areasof heating anomalies have their own affecting domains in which one is more important than the oth-er.In the western Pacific the heating anomaly over the western Pacific is more evident and in theTibetan Plateau area the heating anomaly over the Tibetan Plateau is more obvious.For the eastpart of China the effects of the two heating anomalies both exist and almost have the equal impor-tance.The initial anomaly of the sea surface temperature(SST)over the western Pacific can bekept during the entire time integration while in the Tibetan Plateau it can not be maintained.     

APPLICATION OF THE VARIATIONAL METHOD OF TOVS DATA OVER THE TIBETAN PLATEAU IN IMPROVEMENT OF THE INITIAL FIELD OF NUMERICAL MODELS

In this paper,TOVS satellite data are used through variational method on the data-sparseplateau area.Diagnoses are carried out to find a way to solve the large error problem of modelinitial field.It is put forward that TOVS retrieval data can be used to improve the initial field ofnumerical prediction model on Tibetan Plateau area.Through variational method,TOVS data areprocessed and the liability of the initial information on the plateau is improved.Diagnostic resultsconfirm further that the application of TOVS retrieval data can improve our capability to describethe dynamic system features on the plateau and the objectivity of related initial information such asthe distribution of water vapor channel and stratification stability.     

ISOTOPIC STUDY OF HAILSTONES ON THE PLATEAU

Five hailstones from two severe storms which occurred in the Qinghai area on 23 July and 6 August,1983 have been examined on their deuterium content and crystal structures,and an absolute temperaturescale against deuterium values is discussed.The deuterium concentration on 23 July had values rangingfrom—65.8 to—76.6‰ and on 6 August from—6.1 to—58.6‰,which correspond to the ambient tempera-tures of forming hailstones in the range—18—-23℃ (altitude 7.7—8.6km) and -1.3-27℃ (5.4-9.0 km),respectively.The hailstone embryos are of a type of conical graupel.The analysis of deuteriumvalues indicates that the graupel embryos were formed in the temperature ranges-16.8—-19.5℃(on 23July) and -11.8—-20℃ (on 6 August).It is found that hailstones grew at the middle or upper part ofthe cloud:some grew in the updraft on 23 July and some grew in an up and down motion on 6 August.In this paper,the updraft is calculated by two methods and the trajectory of hailstones is also discussed.     

THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY AND HEAT SOURCES ON THE FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SUMMER MONSOON OVER ASIA

The physical effects of topography and heat bources on the formation and maintenance of the summer monsoon over Asia are discussed ia this paper by using the transformed Eularian-mean equations and a quasi-geostrophic 34-level spherical coordinate model.The computed results of the divergence of the E-P flux, the induced meridional circulation and the perturbation geostrophic wind speed induced by the forcing of topography and heat sources show that the diabatic heating effect over the Tibetan Plateau may play an important role for the formation and maintenance of the summer monsoon over Asia, which is much greater than the dynamical effect of topography.The computed results also show that, of the physical effects of topography and heat sources on the formation and maintenance of the summer monsoon over Asia, the effect of forced meridional circulation is larger than that of the divergence of E-P flux of the induced waves.     

A NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF THE QINGHAIXIZANG PLATEAU ON THE MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER PROCESSES OF THE SUMMER MONSOON RAIN IN EAST ASIA

By employing the T42L9 spectral model introduced from ECMWF and utilizing the FGGE-III_b datacovering the period from 14 June to 19 June 1979,the effects of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on the medium-range weather processes of the rain during the onset period of the summer monsoon in Eastern Asia in1979 were studied numerically.According to the initial field of 12GMT 14 June 1979,five-day numericalexperiments with or without the orographic effects were carried out respectively.The results show that thePlateau can influence the precipitation significantly during the summer monsoon season.Although the summermonsoon is the result of the seasonal variations of the global circulation and the heating difference betweenland and sea,it is influenced evidently by the Plateau in medium-range processes.There are very complexinteractions between the mountain and diabatic heating effects so that both of them should be consideredcorrectly in the general circulation models in order to describe the nature of the atmosphere reliably.     

ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SUMMER RAINFALL IN CHINA AND THE ATMOSPHERIC HEAT SOURCES OVER THE EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC WARM POOL

The relationships between the summer rainfall in China and the atmospheric heat sources over the eastern Tibetan Plateau and the western Pacific warm pool were analyzed comparatively, using the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis daily data. The strong (weak) heat sou…     

NUMERICAL STUDY ON EFFECTS OF THE QINGHAIXIZANG PLATEAU ON FORMATION OF THE URAL BLOCKING HIGH

By employing the improved T42L5 spectral model and utilizing the ECMWF data covering the period from 1 Julyto 7 July 1982,a numerical research on the formation of the Ural blocking system has been made.The results show thatthe model forecasts for the upstream U ral area turn out to be worse if the dynamic effect of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateauis not considered.The correlation coefficient between the model forecasts and observed 500 hPa geopotential heightanomaly decreases by 9% for the 5-day mean,and their averaged root mean square (RMS) error increases 15 m.Due tothe dynamic effect of the Plateau,the trough being on the northwest of the Plateau is barricaded and turns to be atransversal trough.Consequently southwest flow occurs along the northwest of the Plateau in front of the trough,whilenortheast flow prevails over the west of the trough,causing the formation of the blocking high over the Ural area.Whenthe dynamic effect of the Plateau is not taken into consideration,the trough develops and moves southeastward and theUral blocking high changes into a migratory high.All these result in the failure of the simulation.The dynamic effect ofthe Plateau helps to increase the negative vorticities over the Plateau and its north periphery as well as the Ural area,andalso helps to increase the positive vorticities over the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea area.On the other hand,thethermodynamic effect mainly influences the Plateau and its downstream area and plays an less important role in theformation of the blocking high over the upstream Ural area.     

A NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT ON THE INFLUENCES OF THE QINGHAI－XIZANG PLATEAU ON THE UPSTREAM BLOCKING EVENT

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THE EFFECTS OF THE QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU ON THE MEAN SUMMER CIRCULATION OVER EAST ASIA

Four numerical experiments of simulation have been conducted in this paper by the use of a five-layer primitive equation numerical model with incorporated pressure-sigma vertical coordinate system. The initial fields are taken from the July zonal mean data of many years, while the heat sources and sinks are ideally specified according to the mean heating field over the East Asia calculated from the real data of July, 1979. On the basis of simulated results of temperature and geopctential height patterns we emphatically discuss the effects of the topography and the heating of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. From the analyses in this paper, it appears that the heating over the Bengal region makes a larger contribution to the middle and the south branches of the monsoon cell and is also the main cause for the existence of the southerly channel to the east of the Plateau, for the break of the subtropical anticyclcne belt below the 500 hPa level and for the formation of the summer Asian anticyclone at the 300 hP     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT OF MEDIUM-RANGE CHANGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH Ⅰ. THE INFLUENCE OF THE HEATING SOURCE OVER TIBET PLATEAU

The medium-range change of the subtropical high of June 1979 and its influences of the heating sources over Tibet Plateau are studied by using a global circulation spectrum-model. The analyses of the simulation results show that the heating sources over Tibet Plateau play an important role in the process of frontogenesis. the intensity of frontal zone and the upper-tropospheric westerly jet associated with it. When there are heating sources over Tibet Plateau. both the frontal zone and westerly jet are stronger. There are very important mutual relations between the sensible heating and latent heating. After the sensible heating and latent heating are isolated.it departs much from reality that the significance of them are studied     

A NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND-INDUCED CYCLONE AND ITS IMPACT ON TYPHOON STRUCTURE CHANGE AND MOTION

In this paper,the impact of the Taiwan Island topography on the structure change and motion ofTyphoon Dot(9017)during its crossing the Taiwan Island is studied with a modified version of aJMA operational regional model(Japan spectral model,JSM).A series of sensitivity experiments areconducted to detect the forming and developing mechanism of an island-induced cyclone.Results showthat lee side low pressure center plays a very important role in the formation of the induced-cyclonewhile a typhoon is approaching a large island with high mountains.The position and intensity of theinduced cyclone is sensitive to the height and location of island mountain,intensity of TC and under-lying surface topography distribution as well.A preliminary formation criterion of the island-inducedcyclone is obtained.     

THE IMPACT OF RADIATIVE PROCESSES ON THE ONSET OF SUMMER MONSOON——NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS

Two numerical experiments were performed by using ECMWF limited area model in order to assess theimpact of radiative processes on the onset of summer monsoon.The control experiment includes all model physicsand the other experiment is exclusive of radiative processes.The simulated results show that the radiativeprocesses enhanced the monsoon circulation and the associated vertical circulation over South Asia.Especiallyover the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau,the build-up of the plateau monsoon depression and the beginning of the plat-eau rainy season are highly dependent upon the radiative processes.Through the radiation-cloud interaction,the “moist processes” were enhanced over land.More latent heatwas released.The feedback of the physical processes caused the strengthening of the monsoon circulation oversouthern Asia.     

CHARACTERISTICS OF ATMOSPHERIC HEATING AND ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION DURING ACTIVE PERIOD OF 500 hPa HIGH OVER THE TIBETAN PLATEAU IN SUMMER

In correspondence with the establishment of the“upper high and lower high”pressure pattern due to the activitiesof 500 hPa high over the Tibetan Plateau in summer,a series of changes of the East Asia atmospheric circulation willtake place.In this paper,the distributions of divergence and vertical velocity of 500 hPa high,the evolutions of atmos-pheric heat source,the variations of vorticity and zonal wind at 100 hPa level and vertical meridional cell over theTibetan Plateau etc.are statistically analyzed.Thus,we can see that the ascending motion and the convective heatingover the Tibetan Plateau,the South Asia high and the westerly jet on the north of the Plateau at 100 hPa level are weak-ened.The northern branch and the southern branch of the easterly jet on the south of the Plateau merge into a singlewhole and situate on the south of the former northern branch.In the meantime,thermodynamic land-sea discrepancy inSouth Asia and the convective heating over the Bay of Bengal is enhanced.It will play an important role in the mainte-nance of the easterly jet and the South Asia monsoon.     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT OF THE INFLUENCES OF HEAT AND WIND STRESS ON THE EQUATORIAL OCEAN CIRCULATION

A time-dependent linear model on the equatorial beta plane is developed in this paper.Its verticalstructure consists of two active layers with equal density and temperature above the thermocline and aquasi-stationary layer with constant density below the thermocline.The results of nurnericat experiments show that the direct influence of heat on the equatorial ocean ismuch smaller than that of wind stress.Nevertheless,through the tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction,the change of wind stress resulting from the thermal forcing may set a determinant effect on the equilibriumand anomalous development of the ocean-almosphere circulation.     

THE IMPACT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE RADIATIVE PROPERTY AND RADIATIVE FORCING OF SULFATE AEROSOL

With the data of complex refractive index of sulfate aerosol,the radiative properties of theaerosol under 8 relative humidity conditions are calculated in this paper.By using the concentrationdistribution from two CTM models and LASG GOALS/AGCM,the radiative forcing due tohygroscopic sulfate aerosol is simulated.The results show that:(1)With the increase of relativehumidity,the mass extinction coefficiency factor decreases in the shortwave spectrum;singlescattering albedo keeps unchanged except for a little increase in longwave spectrum,andasymmetry factor increases in whole spectrum.(2)Larger differences occur in radiative forcingsimulated by using two CTM data,and the global mean forcing is—0.268 and—0.816 W/m~2,respectively.(3)When the impact of relative humidity on radiative property is taken into account,the distribution pattern of radiative forcing due to the wet particles is very similar to that of drysulfate,but the forcing value decreases by 60%.     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT ON THE SEASONAL TRANSITION OF GENERAL CIRCULATION OVER ASIA - PART Ⅰ

The onset of the 1979 summer monsoon is investigated using the ECMWF grid-point model. The role of the Tibetan Plateau in this process is investigated by means of parallel model integrations with different orographies. Similarly, the relative roles of land-sea thermal contrast, latent heat release and Southern Hemisphere influence are studied. The influence of the African Highland on the onset of the Somali jet is also explored. A generally satisfactory performance of the model in representing the onset of the monsoon is documented and various contributions to this from different model components are discussed. In Pan I of this paper the impact from the Southern Hemisphere is presented.     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT ON THE SEASONAL VARIATION OF GLOBAL OCEAN AND THE EL NINO PROCESS:PARTI:CONTROL EXPERIMENT ON THE SEASONAL VARIATION OF GLOBAL OCEAN

A 6-layer,4°×5° horizontal resolution global ocean model has been designed and improved.After a 100-year in-tegration,an equilibrium state has been reached from the upper to lower layers.By taking the mean state of last l0 mod-el years as climatic state,we analyzed the characteristics of the seasonal variation in our model integration.The resultsshow that the simulated seasonal variation is similar to the observed.So the design of our model is successful.Then,us-ing the simulated climatic state of the seasonal variation as the initial state,and the observed stress and thermal state asthe atmospheric forcing,we simulated the process of El Nino in 1972—1973 successfully.The simulated results of sea-sonal variation using our model will be presented in part I.     

EFFECTS OF DIABATIC PHYSICAL PROCESSES ON THE SIMULATION OF MESO-β SCALE STRUCTURE OF A SQUALL LINE SYSTEM

The effects of different convective parameterization,explicit moisture schemes and surface heat-ing on the meso-β scale structure of a squall line system are investigated,by using an improvedmesoscale model.It is found that the successful prediction of mesoscale convective systems hinges up-on not only the sub-grid scale convection,but also the resolvable scale phase change processes and thediurnal variation in the boundary layer.The simultaneous operation of the Fritsch-Chappell convectivescheme with parameterized moist downdrafts and the prognostic equations for cloud water (ice) andrainwater (snow) seems to be essential in simulating realistically MCSs and reducing or eliminatingthe unrealistic development of the CISK-like instability associated with the squall line system.     

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ON TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY—PART Ⅱ:COUPLING MODEL AND EXPERIMENT

A tropical cyclone-marine mixed layer model including air-sea interaction is established to conductnumerical experiment with the effects of SST on the cyclone's intensity,Evidence suggests that withair-sea interaction involved,SST rise causes a drop of central pressure of the storm and SST impact onthe intensity is weaker in the coupling case.Moreover,study is undertaken of the intensity variationof another tropical cyclone moving in the cyclone's cold-tail sector,with the results in good agreementwith the observational fact.     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENT ON THE SEASONAL VARIATION OF GLOBAL OCEAN AND THE EL NINO PROCESS: ——PARTⅠ:CONTROL EXPERIMENT ON THE SEASONAL VARIATION OF GLOBAL OCEAN

A 6-layer,4°×5° horizontal resolution global ocean model has been designed and improved.After a 100-year integration,an equilibrium state has been reached from the upper to lower layers.By taking the mean state of last l0 model years as climatic state,we analyzed the characteristics of the seasonal variation in our model integration.The results show that the simulated seasonal variation is similar to the observed.So the design of our model is successful.Then,using the simulated climatic state of the seasonal variation as the initial state,and the observed stress and thermal state as the atmospheric forcing,we simulated the process of El Nino in 1972-1973 successfully.The simulated results of seasonal variation using our model will be presented in part Ⅰ.