Breeze circulation in the Black Sea region

The modeling of atmospheric circulation in the Black Sea region using the WRF-ARW model for 30 summer days is considered to single out the contribution of the breeze component of wind speed. Assuming the quasiperiodic nature of breeze, the speed of daytime and nighttime breeze is computed for the whole region and for five separate areas on the coast. Specific features of the formation of daytime and nighttime breeze in these areas are distinguished. It is revealed that the presence of coastal mountains and the complex coastline determine the typical features of breeze development.     

Occurrence of strong and very strong heat stress in Poland and its circulation conditions

Theoretical and Applied Climatology - The primary objective of the paper was the determination of the atmospheric circulation favouring the occurrence of strong and very strong stress of the human...     

Decadal variability of characteristics of the Black Sea pycnocline and geostrophic circulation in the wintertime

The Black Sea density fields and geostrophic circulation in the 0–300-dbar layer are reconstructed from the February archive hydrological data for several decades from 1951 to 1995 and then their interdecadal variability is studied. A gradual rise of the pycnocline is noted in the dome region of large-scale cyclonic gyrals from 5 m at the top of the pycnocline to 10–15 m at 100–300-m levels. Differently directed tendencies of long-term variability of the winter circulation are revealed: circulation intensification in the upper 0–50-m layer (except for the southwestern sea) and weakening in the lower pycnocline 200–300-m layer. The connection with the wind vorticity variability, river runoff, precipitation, and air temperature is analyzed. Strengthening of the cyclonic wind vorticity in the 1960s and the early 1970s is in good agreement with the circulation intensification of that time in the eastern sea.     

Summer winds around the southern Red Sea

Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Daily synoptic maps for May–September 1966 have shown the presence of a persistent wind shift or convergence zone, the Afar Convergence Zone (ACZ),...     

登陆台风降水的大尺度环流诊断分析

强度相似的登陆台风造成的强降水可能差异很大.为研究大尺度环流对登陆台风降水的影响,利用热带气旋年鉴和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,运用动态合成分析方法,对比分析了登陆后48小时内降水特征迥异而强度、路径相似的两组登陆台风的大尺度环流特征.合成分析结果表明,西南气流的水汽输送对台风降水至关重要,造成大范围强降水的台风往往在登陆后仍与深厚西南急流相连并持续很长时间.高空强辐散场是登陆台风造成大范围强降水的一个基本动力特征.造成强降水的登陆台风其环境场的上升气流不仅强,其气旋性环流的伸展高度高且能长时间维持.登陆台风造成降水的范围和强度与登陆前台风下游大陆环境大气的稳定度有关.下游高温高湿的大气有利于能量尤其是潜热能的大量补充,对强降水增强和维持都十分有利.因此,大尺度环流对登陆台风降水有明显影响.其中,与台风相连的西南急流强度和深厚程度是最重要的因子,高低空辐散辐合强度、台风及环境风场结构以及台风下游大陆上空大气湿热状态等都是需要加以考虑的.     

南海夏季风强弱年环流形势与热带对流特点对比分析

利用NCEP/NCAR(美国国家环境预报中心/国家大气研究中心)再分析资料,对南海强夏季风年和弱夏季风年进行合成分析,结果表明,无论是在夏季风爆发前的1月份或是夏季风盛行的7月份,强弱夏季风年的平均经圈环流和平均纬圈环流都有明显差异。在强夏季风年,1月份的哈特莱环流、7月份的瓦克环流和季风经圈环流都比弱夏季风年同期的明显。强夏季风年的西太平洋副热带高压比弱夏季风年明显偏弱。利用OLR资料分析强夏季风年(1981年)和弱夏季风年(1983)4～9月份赤道东印度洋和南海对流活动的季节内振荡,发现在南海强夏季风年,季节内振荡的次数偏少而强度偏强,在弱夏季风年,季节内振荡的次数偏多而强度偏弱。相比之下,在南海强夏季风年,赤道东印度洋的季节内振荡比南海的更具典型性。     

南海热带气旋大风的遗传－神经网络集合预报

利用1980-2012年的南海热带气旋实况资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,将热带气旋定位中心周边6×6格点上的地面风速作为预报对象,以气候持续预报因子和前期风速预报因子作为模型输入,采用遗传—神经网络集合预报方法,进行热带气旋定位中心周边36个格点上的风速预报模型的预报建模研究.分别对2008-2012年7-9月共368个独立预报样本进行遗传-神经网络集合方法的分月预报结果表明,南海热带气旋中心周边风速24h的预报平均绝对误差为2.35m.s-1.另外,本文还进一步将该预报方法与国内外普遍采用的逐步回归预报模型进行对比分析,在相同的预报量和预报因子的条件下的对比分析表明,新预报模型对≥10m.s-1的强风预报结果较逐步回归方法的优势明显,预报性能较好,可为沿海热带气旋大风预报提供新的参考.     

中国南海夏季风强、弱年多尺度相互作用能量学特征

中国南海夏季风为东亚季风的主要系统之一,其具有多重尺度特征,除季节平均环流场外,低频（季节内振荡）和高频（天气尺度）扰动也十分活跃,各尺度系统存在明显的年际变化。该研究使用ERA-Interim和NCEP/NCAR两套再分析资料,从季风平均动能（MKE）诊断的角度出发,探讨了1979-2010年中国南海夏季风环流年际变化的能量来源及其和扰动场的相互作用过程。结果表明:中国南海夏季风对流活跃年份,中国南海南部（12°N以南）及中南半岛一带为季风平均动能显著增强区,此与南亚季风区西风急流的增强并向东延伸有关;中国南海北部（12°N以北）及西太平洋为气旋性环流盘踞,季风槽加深。中国南海南部季风平均动能增强的能量源自于扰动动量通量与平均环流的相互作用,强季风年,平均环流失去较少的动能给扰动场（亦即平均环流保留较多的动能）。通过进一步探讨高频（<10 d）及低频（10-90 d）扰动场与平均环流不同分量的（散度、涡度、风垂直切变）相互作用过程,发现季风平均动能的增长主要来自于<10 d扰动与季风平均散度和涡度的相互作用。中国南海北部季风槽区季风平均动能的维持来自于大气热源和平均上升运动的相互作用,但同时有较多的季风平均动能向扰动动能转换,有利于扰动的成长。因此,强季风年,中国南海北部热带气旋生成数目增多,夏季北传的季节内振荡也增强,导致中国南部沿海及华南地区出现较多的灾害天气。      

华南前汛期雨涝强、弱年的确定及其环流特征对比

用区域性暴雨过程综合强度评估方法,在对1961—2010年华南前汛期逐场暴雨过程评估的基础上,通过定义华南区域雨涝强度指数(RWI),划分和确定了雨涝强、弱年,并对雨涝强、弱年的环流特征进行合成分析。结果显示:(1) RWI存在显著的年际变化和年代际变化特征。雨涝强度在1990s初以后呈现明显的增加趋势,雨涝强年明显增多。(2)雨涝强(弱)年,南亚高压偏南(北),副高位置偏西(东),欧亚中高纬500 hPa位势高度差值场自西向东呈现+ - +的波列分布,则有利(不利)于华南区域降水的发展和持续;(3)华南前汛期雨涝的强(弱)与大气低层来自华中—华南北部的偏北风输送加强(减弱)、高原东南侧的偏西风和经西太平洋—南海进入华南的西南风及水汽输送异常加强(减弱)有着密切的关系。而与来自孟加拉湾进入华南的偏南风及水汽输送强(弱)呈现反相关。(4)雨涝强(弱)年,冷空气活动频率较高(低),持续时间较长(短),强中心偏南(北)。且暖湿空气较早(晚)到达25 °N地区,并在30 °N以南地区维持时间较长(短),季风推进快(慢)。     

Coastal CCN measurements at Mace Head with enhanced concentrations in strong winds

Surface measurements of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration (cm⁻³) are presented for unmodified marine air and for polluted air at Mace Head, for the years 1994 and 1995. The CCN number concentration active at 0.5% supersaturation is found to be approximately log-normal for marine and polluted air at the site. Values of geometric mean, median and arithmetic mean of CCN number concentration (cm⁻³) for marine air are in the range 124–135, 140–150 and 130–157 for the two years of data. Analysis of CCN number concentration for high wind speed, U, up to 20 m s⁻¹ show enhanced CCN production for U in excess of about 10–12 m s⁻¹. Approximately 7% increase in CCN per 1 m s⁻¹ increase in wind speed is found, up to 17 m s⁻¹. A relationship of the form log₁₀CCN=a+bU is obtained for the periods March 1994 and January, February 1995 for marine air yielding values a of 1.70; 1.90 and b of 0.035 for both periods.     

On the measurement of atmospheric winds

The measurement of atmospheric winds using a cup anemometer to measure speed and a wind vane to measure direction, recording the data on paper charts is commonplace. Standard Meteorological Service criteria stipulate that the wind charts so recorded are read (averaged over one hour) by taking the dominant wind direction over an hour and the wind run then gives the speed over that hour. However, fluctuations of wind direction can lead to erroneous results. A vector average wind obtained using two orthogonally mounted propeller anemometers is described here, and comparisons are drawn between this and the first-mentioned technique. Prevailing winds are shown to be approximately the same for the two systems, but minor components can differ considerably. It is also shown that the integration time of the wind will have a marked effect on results.     

Characteristic heat transfer coefficients near the ground at night during strong winds

Based on theoretical radiative cooling values and observed temperature changes with time near the surface during the night, the bulk heat transfer coefficient C _H is estimated from standard meteorological observations obtained from stations representative of open rural, small town and large urban areas, for nights with clear skies and relatively strong winds. It is shown that C _H is smaller than the drag coefficient C _M, and that C _H/C _M over urban areas is smaller than that over open countryside.     

一次弓形回波中超级单体发展造成的大风、冰雹天气分析

利用Micaps常规资料、自动站资料及灾情调查资料、雷达回波资料等,综合分析了2011年4月15日出现在安顺市的大风、冰雹天气,此次天气直接触发系统是地面辐合线。通过对加密自动站的数据分析表明此次过程是一次典型的飑线过程。对多普勒雷达资料的分析进一步表明是一次＂后续线＂发展型飑线影响,其中有超级单体风暴产生,弓形回波前最凸起部位前侧＂v＂型缺口处的强辐合入流造成镇宁站的大风,弓形回波特征减弱时后部弱回波通道中的下击暴流造成西秀区岩腊乡和紫云县猫营镇大风灾害。这两次大风灾害发生于强对流系统不同的发展阶段,产生的机制有所不同。     

Mesoscale cyclones over the Black Sea

Considered are the results of the numerical analysis of two mesoscale cyclonic vortices generated over the Black Sea near the Caucasian coast on August 3, 2007 and August 7, 2010. It is demonstrated for the axially symmetric and more long-lived vortex occurred in 2007 that the Caucasian vortices are two-dimensional structures dying out rapidly due to the turbulent friction in the near-water boundary layer, and the deviation from the strictly two-dimensional motion is associated with the presence of the secondary circulation. The difference is demonstrated in the mechanisms of the origin of vortices in 2007 and 2010. In the first case, this is the formation of cyclonic circulation over the eastern part of the Black Sea limited by the Anatolian and high Caucasian Mountains, at the intrusion of the airflow of northwestern direction. In the second case, these are the processes of the generation of cyclonic vorticity at the baroclinic airflow running around the northwestern edge of the mountain range over the land.     

Present climate trend analysis of the Etesian winds in the Aegean Sea

Wildfires are a common experience in Alaska where, on average, 3,775?km² burn annually. More than 90% of the area consumed occurs in Interior Alaska, where the summers are relatively warm and dry, and the vegetation consists predominantly of spruce, birch, and cottonwood. Summers with above normal temperatures generate an increased amount of convection, resulting in more thunderstorm development and an amplified number of lightning strikes. The resulting dry conditions facilitate the spread of wildfires started by the lightning. Working with a 55-year dataset of wildfires for Alaska, an increase in the annual area burned was observed. Due to climate change, the last three decades have shown to be warmer than the previous decades. Hence, in the first 28?years of the data, two fires were observed with an area burned greater than 10,000?km², while there were four in the last 27?years. Correlations between the Palmer Drought Severity Index and the Canadian Drought Code, against both the number of wildfires and the area burned, gave relatively low but in some cases significant correlation values. Special emphasis is given to the fire season of 2004, in which a record of 27,200?km² burned. These widespread fires were due in large part to the unusual weather situation. Owing to the anticyclonic conditions of the summer of 2004, the composite anomaly of the 500?mb geopotential height showed above normal values. The dominance of a ridge pattern during summer resulted in generally clear skies, high temperatures, and below normal precipitation. Surface observations confirmed this; the summer of 2004 was the warmest and third driest for Interior Alaska in a century of climate observations. The fires lasted throughout the summer and only the snowfalls in September terminated them (at least one regenerated in spring 2005). Smoke from the forest fires affected the air quality. This could be demonstrated by measurements of visibility, fine particle matter, transmissivity of the atmosphere, and CO concentration.     

A Gill twin propeller-vane anemometer for flux measurements during moderate and strong winds

A wind velocity measuring system based on the Gill propeller anemometer is described. A method of calculating the vertical component, which allows for the non-cosine response and avoids the region of stall and nonlinear operation, is presented. A summary of the possible errors in Reynolds stress and drag coefficient estimates is given. A method of establishing the distance constant using field observations is presented. Finally, some preliminary results and some intercomparisons with other anemometers are described briefly.Now at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Patricia Bay, B.C., Canada.     

广丰局地极端大风的雷达观测与成因分析

利用常规天气资料、自动站资料、江西WebGIS雷达拼图、风廓线雷达等资料,对2020年5月9日发生在江西省上饶市广丰区局地极端大风天气的回波演变特征和形成机理进行分析。结果表明：(1)广丰区国家气象观测站出现的35.5 m·s^-1极端大风,为该站建站以来的历史极值;(2)江西高空具有明显的高层辐散,配合高空槽、低层较强辐合和上干冷下暖湿的层结条件,为风暴发展提供了良好的动力条件;(3)导致广丰区极端大风天气的是A、B单体回波合并为超级单体回波后又发展成弓状回波结构所致;(4)江西东部走廊对大风的影响十分明显;极端大风过境时,具有气压上升,降水增大,风向突变,风速巨变,温度和露点下降等特征;(5)风廓线雷达上1 000 m以上低空突然风向逆转,风速突增是出现地面大风的信号。     

贵州铜仁雷暴大风天气时空特征及天气分型

利用2016-2021年重要天气报、雷暴观测资料等,统计分析出贵州铜仁雷暴大风的时空分布的特征分析,并对其环流形势及离铜仁较近的怀化站探空特征进行分类分型,结果表明：贵州铜仁雷暴大风主要出现在3月至9月,5月发生次数最多,年均12.5站次,高频时段出现在14时—23时,峰值在22时（北京时,下同）;总体呈现“北多南少、东多西少”的分布特征,且主要以单站雷暴大风天气为主。根据天气形势配置将其分为以下４类：斜压锋生类、低层暖平流强迫类、准正压类和高层冷平流强迫类。其中低层暖平流强迫类根据中低层切变线北侧冷平流的强弱又可以分为：强冷暖平流强迫类、强暖平流强迫类和中间类。总结归纳各类雷暴大风过程的天气环流形势配置及垂直分布特征,可为短期天气预报预警提供参考。