Microphysical Processes of a Stratiform Precipitation Event over Eastern China:Analysis Using Micro Rain Radar data

Data collected using the micro rain radar(MRR) situated in Jinan city, eastern China, were used to explore the altitudinal and temporal evolution of rainfall microphysical characteristics, and to analyze the bright band(BB) characteristics and hydrometeor classification. Specifically, a low-intensity and stable stratiform precipitation event that occurred from 0000 to0550 UTC 15 February 2015 and featured a BB was studied. During this event, the rainfall intensity was less than 2 mm h-1 at a height of 300 m, which was above the radar site level, so the errors caused by the vertical air motion could be ignored.The freezing height from the radiosonde matched well with the top of the BB observed by the MRR. It was also found that the number of 0.5–1 mm diameter drops showed no noticeable variation below the BB. The maximum fall velocity and the maximum gradient fall velocity(GFV) of the raindrops appeared at the bottom of the BB. Meanwhile, a method that uses the GFV and reflectivity to identify the altitude and the thickness of the BB was established, with which the MRR can provide a reliable and real-time estimation of the 0?C isotherm. The droplet fall velocity was used to classify the types of snow crystals above the BB. In the first 20 min of the selected precipitation event, graupel prevailed above the BB; and at an altitude of2000 m, graupel also dominated in the first 250 min. After 150 min, the existence of graupel and dendritic crystals with water droplets above the BB was inferred.     

Turbulence and Rainfall Microphysical Parameters Retrieval and Their Relationship Analysis Based on Wind Profiler Radar Data

Rainfall is triggered and mainly dominated by atmospheric thermo-dynamics and rich water vapor.Nonetheless, turbulence is also considered as an important factor influencing the evolution of rainfall microphysical parameters. To study such an influence, the present study utilized boundary layer wind profiler radar measurements. The separation point of the radar power spectral density data was carefully selected to classify rainfall and turbulence signals;the turbulent dissipation rate ε and rainfall microphysical parameters can be retrieved to analyze the relationship betweenε and microphysical parameters. According to the retrievals of two rainfall periods in Beijing 2016, it was observed that(1) ε in the precipitation area ranged from 10~(-3.5) to 10~(-1) m~2 s~(-3) and was positively correlated with the falling velocity spectrum width;(2) interactions between turbulence and raindrops showed that small raindrops got enlarge through collision and coalescence in weak turbulence, but large raindrops broke up into small drops under strong turbulence, and the separation value of ε being weak or strong varied with rainfall attributes;(3) the variation of rainfall microphysical parameters(characteristic diameters, number concentration, rainfall intensity, and water content) in the middle stage were stronger than those in the early and the later stages of rainfall event;(4) unlike the obvious impacts on raindrop size and number concentration, turbulence impacts on rain rate and LWC were not significant because turbulence did not cause too much water vapor and heat exchange.     

风廓线雷达和雨滴谱仪资料在北京一次弱雨雪天气中的特征分析

利用北京市海淀区风廓线雷达、OTT Parsivel 2多功能激光雨滴谱仪和自动气象站观测资料,对2016年11月20日北京一次雨雪天气过程的演变特征进行了初步分析。结果表明:(1)风廓线(低模式)雷达反射率因子与雨滴谱仪反射率因子序列的变化趋势一致。当风廓线雷达反射率因子亮带消失后,雨滴谱反射率因子序列出现先降后升的小幅波动,降水相态转为降雪。(2)降水相态发生雨雪转换时,风廓线雷达谱宽600 m高度分散的大值区减弱并随高度降低后,雨滴谱仪数浓度出现先降后升的小幅度波动。(3)本次弱降水相态转换发生时,风廓线雷达所探测的垂直径向速度变化不明显,而雨滴谱仪降雨强度变化却有明显减弱特征,其雨强由5 mm·h^-1下降至1 mm·h^-1左右,这对临近降水相态变化的监测预报有一定指示意义。     

风廓线雷达在一次短时暴雨过程中的应用

利用2014年8月24日天津地区一次短时暴雨天气的3部风廓线雷达资料和降水实况资料,对比分析降水发生、维持和消亡期间风廓线雷达资料的变化特征,以探讨风廓线雷达对降水天气的监测能力。结果表明:1)风廓线雷达不仅能够反映大气层结上冷下暖的结构,并且能够探测到切变线的存在,对风的垂直结构有较强的探测能力。2)当降水出现时,垂直速度和大气折射率结构常数明显增大。4 m·s~(-1)的垂直速度出现和消失时刻,对应降水的开始和结束时刻;降水期间,4000 m高度以下的垂直速度越大降水越强。西青、静海站的折射率结构常数与降水强度之间有很好的对应关系,但不同地区的大气折射率结构常数值对降水强度的指示标准并不一致。3)在降水最强阶段,风廓线雷达数据获取率明显下降,因此低的数据获取率对强降水有一定的指示意义。     

利用毫米波测云雷达反演层状云中过冷水

毫米波测云雷达已成为研究云内微物理参数的有效工具,利用其从混合相云中识别出过冷水,对人工影响天气及预防飞机积冰具有重要意义,对我国毫米波雷达的数据处理也具有借鉴作用。本文利用英国的35 GHz、94 GHz测云雷达,结合激光雷达和探空资料,采用阈值法,反演分析了层状云中的过冷水。结果表明:(1)毫米波雷达联合激光雷达可以识别层状云中的过冷水,其结果与微波辐射计测量的液态水路径或毫米波雷达的双峰谱相符合;(2)利用多普勒速度的双峰谱可以反演混合相云中的过冷水含量、冰晶含水量。混合相云的雷达反射率因子主要取决于冰晶,根据雷达反射率因子反演会低估云内液态水含量;(3)本次层状云降水的亮带以上含有较多过冷水,此处35 GHz的雷达回波强度随冰晶的增大而减弱,且冰晶的含水量主导了总液态水含量。     

风廓线雷达资料在台风苏拉登陆过程中的应用初探

为了研究风廓线雷达在台风天气过程预报中的作用,对2012年8月2—4日在福建秦屿镇登陆的台风苏拉天气过程统计分析,结果表明：风廓线雷达在台风苏拉登陆期间4 km以上高空有效数据获取率明显提高,确定风廓线雷达的有效探测高度为4.8 km;通过信噪比和垂直速度数据统计分析出台风登陆前后带来间歇性的降雨,而台风眼登陆主要表现为无降水天气,仅有少量的降雨,这一结论进一步在小时降雨量统计中得到验证;通过水平风速数据统计分析出台风登陆前后在有效探测高度内水平风速在25 m·s-1左右,而台风眼登陆水平风速在0~3 m·s-1; 统计结果与台风登陆物理过程相吻合。     

Rainfall Microphysical Properties of Landfalling Typhoon Yagi (201814) Based on the Observations of Micro Rain Radar and Cloud Radar in Shandong,China

The development and evolution of precipitation microphysical parameters and the vertical structure characteristics associated with Typhoon Yagi(201814) are analyzed in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province based primarily on the observations of a micro rain radar(MRR), a cloud radar, and a disdrometer. The precipitation process is further subdivided into four types: convective, stratiform, mixed, and light precipitation according to the ground disdrometer data, which is in agreement with the vertical profile of the radar reflectivity detected by the MRR. Vertical winds may be the main source of MRR retrieval error during convective precipitation. Convective precipitation has the shortest duration but makes the largest contribution to the cumulative precipitation. Collision-coalescence is the main microphysical process of stratiform precipitation and light precipitation below the bright band observed by the MRR. It is worth noting that as Typhoon Yagi(201814) transformed into an extratropical cyclone, its raindrop size distributions no longer had the characteristics of maritime precipitation, but become more typical of the characteristic of continental precipitation, which represents a very different raindrop size distribution from that which is normally observed in a landfalling typhoon.     

一次积层混合云飞机播云对云微物理过程影响效应的分析

人工增雨效果评估主要关注的是催化后云和降水过程是否产生了预期的变化,这首先表现在云和降水的宏微观过程有无明显变化,因此了解播云作业后的云微物理结构的变化是很必要的.2009年4月18日在河北张家口进行了一次飞机播云实验,本文采用飞机探测所取得的PMS资料,分析了播云对云微物理过程影响,并进行了云物理因子综合研究.结果表明:催化后播云高度上液态含水量大幅度降低,粒子平均直径由催化前20.4μm增大到23.9 μm;云中粒子谱结构也发生很大的变化,催化后冰晶减少,降水尺度粒子显著增加;而且在播云1小时后影响区地面累计降雨量达到最大.     

福建省风廓线雷达资料在一次强对流天气过程中的应用

利用福建省永安站的CFL-03边界层风廓线雷达提供的资料,分析了福建省永安市2012年4月1l～12日的一次强对流天气过程,结果表明：风廓线雷达水平风资料可以相对连续地反映测站上空风场垂直结构和变化特点,直观而精细地反映出天气过程的演变特征。风廓线实况中的风向风速变化,可指示高空槽和气旋配合过境的情况,判断中低空急流的强弱;强降水出现前风随高度的变化存在着明显不连续现象,风向风速切变明显。这些特征可作为对降水性质、落区、持续时间等作出短时或临近预报的依据。垂直风资料可反映出降水的开始、结束和降水的强度,其波动发展的高度成为判断对流发展强弱的一个重要指标。降水期间功率谱密度出现双峰谱甚至多峰谱,而降雹时间段波束图出现了速度模糊,证明强对流系统通过测站。风廓线雷达对天气发展趋势提供可靠的指示作用。     

Diurnal Variation in the Vertical Profile of the Raindrop Size Distribution for Stratiform Rain as Inferred from Micro Rain Radar Observations in Sumatra

The diurnal variation in the vertical structure of the raindrop size distribution(RSD) associated with stratiform rain at Kototabang, West Sumatra(0.20°S, 100.32°E), was investigated using micro rain radar(MRR) observations from January 2012 to August 2016. Along with the MRR data, the RSD from an optical disdrometer and vertical profile of precipitation from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission were used to establish the microphysical characteristics of diurnal rainfall.Rainfall during 0000–...     

两次降水过程的微降雨雷达探测精度分析

垂直指向微降雨雷达(MRR)能够测量从近地面至高空的雷达反射率因子和雨滴谱分布特征,对认识降水微物理结构,改进雷达定量降水估计精度有重要作用。为评估MRR探测的雨滴谱分布、降水和雷达回波精度,利用南京地区夏季观测的两次降水过程,将MRR与业务S波段天气雷达、二维视频雨滴谱仪、常规雨量筒观测进行层状云降水和对流性降水下的定量对比分析。结果表明,MRR垂直探测的雷达反射率因子与S波段雷达观测在中低层(＜4 km)平均差异＜1 dB, 但高层(＞4 km)出现显著低估,且该现象随降水强度增强更明显,这主要是雷达回波衰减导致。MRR在回波强度＜35 dBz时对降水率的探测精度较高,但在＞35 dBz时低估降水。其中,层状云降水的降水率比对流性降水更接近雨量筒观测。常规雨量筒对0.1 mm以下的降水无探测能力,而MRR探测敏感度较高,对于微弱降水率的估计效果也很好。由于MRR最大探测范围的限制,相对于2DVD而言,MRR探测的最大粒子直径低估、最小粒子浓度高估,但在中间段的探测效果和2DVD雨滴谱观测一致性较高。总体而言,MRR是一个有效的降水探测仪器,其探测结果在层状云降水过程中优于对流性降水过程。     

一次强风暴天气闪电定位资料与雷达资料的综合分析

根据2003年6月19日河南一次强风暴天气的闪电定位资料和714CD雷达资料,利用统计和对比分析的方法,发现了闪电活动与雷达强度回波之间存在如下关系：闪电发生频数、强度和雷达回波强度在时间序列上有较好的一致性;在雷达回波发展的不同阶段,闪电发生的位置与雷达强回波位置有时相同,有时偏离,有时甚至无闪电发生;雷达回波速度场分析表明：在低层存在不利于对流发展的环境风场特征时,雷达降水回波在向测站移动的过程中趋于消散,闪电频数也随着减少;在降水回波速度辐合区,对应闪电活动频繁,这对于雷暴天气闪电短时预警工作有一定的参考价值。     

Variability of Raindrop Size Distribution during a Regional Freezing Rain Event in the Jianghan Plain of Central China

The characteristics of the raindrop size distribution(DSD) during regional freezing rain(FR) events that occur throughout the phase change(from liquid to solid) are poorly understood due to limited observations. We investigate the evolution of microphysical parameters and the key formation mechanisms of regional FR using the DSDs from five disdrometer sites in January 2018 in the Jianghan Plain(JHP) of Central China. FR is identified via the size and velocity distribution measured from a disdrom...     

风廓线雷达资料在暴雨天气过程特征分析中的应用

为了研究风廓线雷达在暴雨天气过程预报中的作用,对2008年6月1日至6月2日云南大理发生的一次暴雨过程进行研究。结果表明,降水前三维风的脉动变化较大,水平风在垂直方向上存在风速切变,最大探测高度明显升高;降水期间可以对降水性质进行判断;降水期间功率谱密度出现双峰谱,能测出垂直气流速度及下降粒子速度,通过这样的分析,便于开展更深层次的降水物理过程研究。     

基于机载Ka波段云雷达和粒子测量系统同步观测的积层混合云对流泡特征

利用机载Ka波段云雷达（Airborne Ka-Band Precipitation Cloud Radar, KPR）和粒子测量系统（Droplet Measurement Technologies, DMT）,分析了2018年4月22日黄淮气旋背景系统下积层混合云中对流泡的动力和微物理特征。首先,对Ka波段云雷达观测的山东地区春季36个对流泡样本按照回波强度、水平尺度、回波顶高三个参量进行统计,结果表明平均回波强度为20～30 dBZ的对流泡占69%。对流泡水平尺度为15～30 km,占61%。对流泡最大回波顶高集中在6～8 km,比周边层云高2～4 km。之后,对4月22日积层混合云中的对流泡个例微物理参数进行统计,结果表明对流泡内部以上升气流为主,最大上升气流速度达到1.35 m s?1,平均上升气流速度为0.22 m s?1;对流泡内过冷水含量比较高,最大含水量为0.34 g m?3,平均含水量为0.15 g m?3。对流泡内冰晶数浓度是泡外的5.5倍,平均直径是泡外的1.7倍。结合云粒子图像探头,发现对流泡前沿和尾部冰粒子以柱状和辐枝状为主,而对流泡核心区域冰粒子以聚合体形式存在。冰粒子通过凇附过程和碰并过程增长,过冷水含量不足时冰粒子的凇附增长形成柱状粒子,含量充足时可迅速凇附成霰粒子。对流泡内降水形成的微物理机制不完全相同,主要依赖过冷水含量。当云中有充足的过冷水分布时,高层冰晶通过凇附增长形成霰粒子,通过融化层后形成降水;当云中缺少过冷水时,降水的形成主要通过水汽凝华过程形成冰雪晶,然后雪晶通过聚合过程实现增长。     

春季强降水过程的多普勒天气雷达图像特征剖析

对2004年4月25日出现在华北的一次大范围较强降雨过程进行了分析,介绍了多普勒天气雷达径向速度PPI图像和垂直风廓线(VWP)产品的应用技术,根据这两种产品可以判断冷、暖平流,以及各个高度层风的辐合、辐散,综合这些特征进一步判断气流上升或下沉,从而可以推断降水的生消。通过对此次降水个例的分析,探讨了春季强降雨过程的雷达图像特征,发现在降水发生、发展和消亡的不同时段垂直风廓线产品和径向速度图像都有非常明显地体现,为今后预报春季大面积降水提供一定的参考和依据。     

湘中"6.26"雷雨大风过程的多普勒雷达产品分析

对6月26日发生在湘中的一次大风过程进行多普勒天气雷达回波分析发现,中低层切变线、地面干线和较强垂直风切变是发生大风的主要背景形势,回波的快速移动、"V"形槽口是雷达回波的总体特征;大风易发生在风暴相对减弱的时期,在雷达产品上具有较低的雷达反射率因子(Z)值,以及较低的垂直积分液态水含量(VIL)和回波顶高(ET)。     

Microphysical Properties of Convective Clouds in Summer over the Tibetan Plateau from SNPP/VIIRS Satellite Data

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays an important role in formation and development of the East Asian atmospheric circulation, climate variability, and disastrous weathers in China. Among the many topics on TP meteorology, it is critical to understand the microphysical characteristics of clouds over the TP;however, observations of the cloud microphysics in this area are insufficient mainly due to sparse stations and limited cloud physical data. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VⅡRS), onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite, has an improved imaging spectroradiometer with 17 channels of 750-m moderate resolution and 5 channels of 375-m image resolution. The high-resolution instrument has an advantage for observing the small or initial convective clouds. Based on the methodologies that we proposed before for retrieving cloud microphysical properties from SNPP, an automated mapping software package named Automatic Mapping of Convective Clouds (AMCC) has been developed at the scale of satellite swath. The properties of convective clouds are retrieved by AMCC and their values are averaged over 0.33°×0.33° grids based on the SNPP/VⅡRS satellite data over the TP during the summers of 2013-17. The results show that:(1) the temperature of lifting condensation level (TLCL) at Naqu meteorological station and the cloud base temperature (Tb) retrieved from VⅡRS are linearly correlated, with a correlation coefficient of 0.87 and standard deviation (STD) of 3.0℃;(2) convective clouds over the TP have the following macro-and microphysical properties. First, the cloud base temperature (Tb) is about -5℃, the cloud base height above the ground (Hb) ranges between 1800 and 2200 m, and the cloud water content is low. Second, the cloud condensation nuclei concentration (NCCN) is between 200 and 400 mg-1 with 0.7% in maximum supersaturation (Smax);consequently, the condensation growth of water cloud droplet with less NCCN and higher Smax is fast. Third, because the precipitation initiation depth (D14) varies within 1500-2000 m and 500-1000 m at the Yarlung Zangbo River basin and southern Tibet, respectively, the clouds over these areas are more prone to precipitation. Fourth, mean height of the cloud top above sea level (Htop) is between 10 and 13 km, but the cloud depth (Dcld) is rather small, which is about 5000 m in southern TP and gradually reduces to 2500 m in northern TP. Fifth, the glaciation temperature (Tg) ranges from -30℃ in central and southern TP to -25℃ in northern TP, which, combined with the warmer Tg and the Tb less than 0℃, leads to the domination of ice process in the clouds;(3) the macro-and microphysical properties of convective clouds over the TP explain why rainfall there is frequent and lasts over a short time with small amount and large rain drops.     

一次局地暴雨过程的多普勒雷达特征分析

利用库尔勒多普勒天气雷达资料,对2008年5月发生在新疆巴州焉耆盆地的一次局地暴雨过程的回波特征进行分析。降水过程中,在库尔勒到焉耆盆地一带先后有两次飑线发展东移,是造成局地暴雨的中小尺度系统。径向速度所反映的在库尔勒到焉耆盆地一带低空存在明显的垂直风切变,雷达西南方向长时间维持西南气流,为暴雨提供了水汽辐合及垂直向上输送的动力条件。     

一次暴雨过程多普勒天气雷达风场资料分析

通过对１９９御７月１４日的大－暴雨天气过程所获取的３８２４多普勒天气雷达平均径向风场资料的分析，发现边界层急流与较强的降水相伴。表明多普勒天气雷达对中小尺度天气系统和灾害性天气预报有预警作用。