Cloud Formation over the Ocean upon Cold Air Intrusion

The problem of stationary vertical distribution of saturated moist air thermodynamic parameters that takes place, for example, in an eyewall cloud of a tropical cyclone is considered. Based on these distributions, the cloud-growth dynamics problem is also considered. The heat and moisture fluxes from the ocean surface are determined by the wind and temperature difference and subcloud layer condition and last after the beginning of cloud formation. They change the condition of both the cloud and the subcloud layer. The coexistence and interaction of the two different regions require additional conditions. We assume continuity of the temperature and humidity profiles at the lower cloud boundary. The problem of cloud formation over the warmer ocean with account for water-phase transformations is considered in the present study. The cloud boundaries (the upper and the lower) in the process are determined and the temperature and moisture profiles within the cloud are also investigated. The lower boundary dipping is determined while taking the subcloud moisture into account. An approximate analytical model of these processes is formulated, and the corresponding equations are solved numerically. Approximate equations govern the vertical cloud structure well.     

Convective cloud fields in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic: Satellite and ground-based observations

Convective cloudiness in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic is considered as an atmospheric spatially self-organized convective field. Convective cloud development is usually studied as a local process reflecting the convective instability of the turbulent planetary boundary layer over a heated surface. The convective cloudiness has a different dynamical structure in high latitudes. Cloud development follows cold-air outbreaks into the areas with a relatively warm surface. As a result, the physical and morphological characteristics of clouds, such as the type of convective cloud, and their geographical localization are interrelated. It has been shown that marginal sea ice and coastal zones are the most frequently occupied by Cu hum, Cu med convective clouds, which are organized in convective rolls. Simultaneously, the open water marine areas are occupied by Cu cong, Cb, which are organized in convective cells. An intercomparison of cloud statistics using satellite data ISCCP and ground-based observations has revealed an inconsistency in the cloudiness trends in these data sources: convective cloudiness decreases in ISCCP data and increases in the groundbased observation data. In general, according to the stated hypothesis, the retreat of the sea-ice boundary may lead to an increase in the amount of convective clouds.     

Suspension of sediment particles over a ripple due to turbulent convection under unsteady flow conditions

We analyzed the motions of small sediment particles over a sinusoidal ripple due to an unsteady turbulent boundary layer flow using Large Eddy Simulation. The motions of sediment particles are described in terms of the Lagrangian framework as it is helpful in studying the structure of sediment suspension in detail. Strong coherent vortical structures are well developed along the upslope of the ripple surface during the accelerating flow phase, which effectively drag the particles to the ripple crest. At the maximum flow rate and at the decelerating flow phase, a cloud of vortical structures is developed vertically in the lee area of the ripple. Sediment particles render strong dispersion in the vertical direction when they are captured by these turbulent vortices, causing convective sediment flux that cannot be explained by the mean flows. The convective sediment suspension is strongest at the time of flow deceleration, while over a flat bed at the time of flow reversal. This observation suggests that bed form effect should be considered in modeling convective sediment flux.     

Study on the characteristics of the marine boundary layer in the Equatorial Pacific

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Investigation of the action of hygroscopic particles on a warm convective cloud from the results of numerical simulation

The results of a numerical simulation of the action of hygroscopic particles on a warm convective cloud with the purpose of obtaining additional precipitation are presented. The one-dimensional numerical model considered in this work describes the evolution of the cloud medium in the central part of an axisymmetric convective cloud at the specified height-variable velocity of the upward air flow which forms the cloud. Our model comprehensively describes microphysical processes in the cloud medium with the use of the kinetic equation for the size distribution of cloud droplets. This model makes it possible to obtain the spatiotemporal pattern of the cloud formation and development and to analyze regular features in the cloud evolution under the action of hygroscopic reagents. The cloud characteristics calculated with the use of this model correspond to the cloud parameters observed in natural conditions of the atmosphere. The process of precipitation stimulation by hygroscopic particles in convective clouds with vertical thicknesses of 2.5–4.5 km was analyzed on the basis of the results of numerical calculations. The results of calculations of the dependence of the intensity and total amount of precipitation on the vertical cloud thickness and parameters of particles introduced into the cloud are presented. It is shown that hygroscopic particles with root-mean-cube radii of 1–1.5 μm are the most effective for acting on warm convective clouds with the purpose of obtaining additional precipitation. In this case, the required reagent expenditure is 100–200 kg/km². The conditions necessary for obtaining the maximal positive effect of the action are elucidated.     

Theoretical models of the height of the atmospheric boundary layer and turbulent entrainment at its upper boundary

The planetary boundary layer (PBL), which directly interacts with the underlying surface, differs significantly in its nature from the low-turbulent stably stratified free atmosphere. Fluctuations of the Earth’s surface heat balance immediately affect the PBL and assimilate there owing to the effective mechanism of turbulent heat transfer. In this case the upper boundary of the PBL plays the role of a cover, preventing the direct penetration of thermal effects and contaminants into an overlying atmospheric layer. In view of this, air pollution is especially dangerous when associated with shallow PBL. In addition, local peculiarities of climate change are mainly determined by the PBL height due to the high sensitivity of thin stably stratified PBLs to the thermal effects. Deep convective PBLs are not very sensitive to weak thermal effects, but they significantly affect the formation of convective cloudiness and the climate system as a whole by means of the turbulent entrainment of the thermal energy, humidity, aerosols, and other admixtures through the upper boundary. The PBL height and turbulent entrainment must be calculated when simulating and forecasting air pollution, abnormal frosts and heat, and other hazardous phenomena. In this paper we discuss the state-of-the-art knowledge in the area of PBL height simulation and suggest a new model of turbulent entrainment for convective PBLs.     

Reconciling thermodynamic and dynamic methods of computation of water-mass transformation rates

The computation of the water-mass transformation rate in a particular density range from thermodynamic and dynamic methods are compared and reconciled by diagnosis of the Atlantic sector of a global integration of an ocean model driven by analyzed air–sea fluxes. In the absence of diffusive processes, the rate of subduction of fluid between two density surfaces across a fixed control surface, and integrated across the ocean from one solid boundary to another, must be equal to the rate of formation of fluid at the sea surface induced by surface fluxes in that density range. But due to the action of mixing on the body of fluid between the control surface and the sea-surface, transformation may differ from the integrated subduction. We find that vertical diffusive fluxes at the base of the winter mixed layer and in the seasonal thermocline can substantially modify transformation due to air–sea interaction and bring about an accommodation between it and the subduction rate. In high latitudes, an additional accommodation is achieved by lateral diffusive fluxes directed across the almost vertical isopycnals, typical of the deep, end-of-winter mixed layers of the sub-polar gyre. Finally we speculate on the likely nature and intensity of the mixing processes at work in the boundary layer of the ocean and their role in subduction and transformation.     

Features of turbulent momentum and heat transfer in a stably stratified boundary layer over a rough surface

The features of the structure of a stable boundary layer over an urbanized surface are studied using a nonlocal model for the turbulent momentum and heat fluxes, which physically adequately takes into account the effect of buoyancy on turbulent transfer. The transformation of the structure of the boundary layer during transition from a state of convective mixing to a stable state is described by unified expressions for the turbulent momentum and heat fluxes. In some known schemes, different models are used for unstable and stable states. The model reproduces a stable dependence of the Prandtl number on the Richardson number and countergradient heat transfer in a strongly stable boundary layer. The results of numerical simulation are compared to the data of a laboratory experiment and the data obtained using the large-eddy simulation (LES) method.     

Validation and Improvement of Satellite-Derived Surface Solar Radiation over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

The purpose of this study is to validate and improve satellite-derived downward surface shortwave radiation (DSSR) over the northwestern Pacific Ocean using abundant in situ data. The DSSR derivation model used here assumes that the reduction of solar radiation by clouds is proportional to the product of satellite-measured albedo and a cloud attenuation coefficient. DSSR is calculated from Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5/Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer data in 0.05° × 0.05° grids. The authors first compare the satellite DSSR derived with a cloud attenuation coefficient table determined in past research with in situ values. Although the hourly satellite DSSR agrees well with land in situ values in Japan, it has a bias of +13∼+34 W/m² over the ocean and the bias is especially large in the low latitudes. The authors then improve the coefficient table using the ocean in situ data. Usage of the new table successfully reduces the bias of the satellite DSSR over the ocean. The cloud attenuation coefficient for low-albedo cases over the ocean needs to be larger in the low latitudes than past research has indicated. Daily and hourly DSSR can be evaluated from the satellite data with RMS errors of 11–14% and 30–33%, respectively, over a wide region of the ocean by this model. It is also shown that the cloud attenuation coefficient over land needs to be smaller than over the ocean because the effect of the radiation reflected by the land surface cannot be ignored.     

Study of the possibility of stimulating precipitation from warm convective clouds by hygroscopic particles from numerical simulation

We present the results of numerical simulation of the action of hygroscopic particles on a convective cloud for obtaining additional precipitation. The correspondence of vertical profiles of cloud parameters to those actually observed under natural atmospheric conditions is achieved within a one-dimensional numerical model by parametrization of the process of heat and moisture entrainment into the upward air flow forming the cloud. The model describes in detail microphysical processes in a cloud with the use of the kinetic equation for the size distribution of cloud droplets. The processes of forming precipitation in convective clouds with a vertical thickness of 3–4 km during their natural development and during the introduction of hygroscopic particles are analyzed using numerical calculations. It is shown that it is actually possible to obtain additional precipitation from convective clouds of continental type under the action of hygroscopic particles with sizes of 1–1.5 μm. The results of calculating the intensity and total amount of precipitation as functions of the vertical thickness of a cloud and the parameters of particles introduced into it are presented. The conditions necessary for obtaining the maximum positive effect are elucidated.     

The wind-field structure in a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer over a rough surface

Both wind turning with height and ageostrophic flow in a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer are analyzed using a three-parameter turbulence model. For a quasi-steady state of the boundary layer, the cross-isobaric flow is determined only by turbulent stress at the surface in the direction of geostrophic wind. The “operative” prediction models, in which the first-order turbulence closure schemes are used, tend to overestimate the boundary-layer depth and underestimate the angle between the surface and geostrophic winds when compared to “research” models (schemes of high-level turbulence closure). The true value of the angle between the surface and geostrophic winds is significant for the presentation of a large-scale flow. A nocturnal low-level jet is a mesoscale phenomenon reflected in data obtained from measurements in a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer. It is found that such jets are of great importance in transporting humidity, momentum, and air pollution. In this study, the difference between jet flows over a homogeneous underlying surface and over a spatially localized large-scale aerodynamic roughness is shown.     

气候模式中海洋数据同化对热带降水偏差的影响

本文采用海洋卫星观测海表温度(SST)和海面高度异常(SLA)数据,对国家海洋局第一海洋研究所地球系统模式FIO-ESM(First Institute of Oceanography Earth System Model version 1.0)中海洋模式分量进行了集合调整卡尔曼滤波(EAKF)同化,对比分析了大气环流、湿度和云量对海洋数据同化的响应,探讨了海洋同化对热带降水模拟偏差的影响。结果表明:海洋数据同化能有效改善海表温度和上层海洋热含量的模拟,30°S~30°N纬度带内年平均SST的绝均差降低60%。同化后大气模式模拟的赤道两侧信风得到明显改善,上升气流在赤道以北热带地区增强而在赤道以南热带地区减弱,热带降水模拟的动力结构更为合理,水汽和云量分布也更切合实际。热带年平均降水的空间分布和强度在同化后均得到改善,赤道以南的纬向年平均降水峰值显著降低,降水偏差明显减小,同化后30°S~30°N纬度带内年平均降水绝均差降低35%。     

Meridional mass and energy fluxes in the vicinity of the Arctic border

The air exchange between the Arctic and midlatitude regions is one of the processes forming the climate of the whole Northern Hemisphere. Analysis of the wind regime in the vicinity of the Arctic border (70° N) at the boundary between the 20th and 21st (1997–2004) centuries showed significant changes in the conditions of a meridional air transport between the Arctic and midlatitude regions as compared to the previous years (1960–1990). In this study, the wind fluxes of mass and heat (internal) and kinetic energies are estimated without consideration for turbulent and convective processes. The importance of spatial, seasonal, and interannual variations in wind velocity and air temperature in the formation of these fluxes is analyzed. It is shown that, during the period 1997–2004, an advective transport of energy from the northern latitudes occurred in the lower 6-km tropospheric layer at 70° N latitude over almost a whole year. Only in spring (April) did the wind fluxes bring heat energy from the south. The total amount of both heat and kinetic energies transported from the Arctic region in this way during a year is comparable to the mean amount of these energies contained in the whole atmosphere over the area bounded by 70° N latitude. The current spatial and temporal distributions of wind velocity and meridional mass and energy fluxes, which are presented in this study, may serve as additional information for interpreting data obtained from different on-site measurements in Arctic regions.     

Linear Approximations of the Second Turbulent Moments of the Atmospheric Convective Surface Layer in a Forced-Convection Sublayer

The Monin–Obukhov similarity theory for the convective surface layer distinguishes two limiting cases: a dynamic limit and a free-convection limit. The dynamic limit for the convective surface layer is defined as a flow with a logarithmic profile of wind and a zero buoyancy flux at the underlying surface. The free-convection limit is characterized by a zero wind speed and a positive buoyancy flux at the underlying surface. The limits of the generalized Monin–Obukhov similarity theory are able to describe the higher order turbulent moments. In this paper, it is assumed that the convective surface layer consists of two sublayers: the lower dynamic sublayer adjacent to the surface and the upper forced-convection sublayer. The turbulent moments can be approximated separately for each sublayer. Linear approximations are suggested for the turbulent moments of the vertical velocity and the potential temperature variance in the forced-convection sublayer. The first-order expansion terms of them correspond to the free-convection limits of the Monin–Obukhov theory under no-wind conditions. The second-order expansion terms describe profiles of the turbulent moments in under convective conditions with a moderate wind. A comparison between the proposed approximations and experimental data strongly suggests that the linear approximation is correct within a forced-convection range.     

Vertical exchange in the ocean

We analyze the expressions for vertical turbulent flows and the coefficients of turbulent exchange in the ocean and their dependences on the stratification of density. It is shown that, in the case of high density gradients, turbulent mixing is localized in separate bounded relatively small zones (turbulized spots or layers). Formulas for typical vertical sizes of turbulent spots and local coefficients of vertical turbulent exchange depending on the Väisälä-Brunt frequency are presented. We consider a model of vertical turbulent exchange for the case of spot-like intermittent turbulence (a similar model was independently developed at the Marine Hydrophysical Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences with certain differences in the statement the problem and methodology). We emphasize the priority of A. G. Kolesnikov in the investigations of vertical turbulent exchange in the ocean by the direct method, in the development and construction of quick-response measuring devices with detectors of pulsations of the components of velocity and temperature, and in the first determination of the characteristics of turbulence in lakes, seas, and oceans performed by using this equipment.     

Transporting passive additives in a turbulent medium under convective mixing

The vertical transport of passive additives in a medium in the presence of both turbulent and convective mixing is studied. It is shown that, despite the fact that turbulent and convective fluxes are uncorrelated, no additive mechanism of mixing exists. On the basis of a theoretical model and a comparison with model calculations, it is shown that, in the presence of both turbulent and convective mixing in a medium, the effect of the interference of turbulent and convective transport mechanisms takes place. This effect is manifested in the following way: the presence of convection decreases the coefficient of turbulent transport and the presence of turbulence decreases the coefficient of convective transport; in this case, this effect depends on the parameter of the inhomogeneity (extension) of convective fluxes. The relative contribution of each of the mechanisms to the total transport is estimated. It is shown that the interference of turbulence and convection results in an anisotropy of the coefficient of turbulent transport in an isotropic turbulent velocity field. The effect of the coefficient of molecular diffusion is assumed to be negligibly small, and its effect is not taken into consideration when analyzing model results. The interference of the turbulent and convective mechanisms of transport is explained by the inclusion of an additional mechanism that decreases the distance of linear particle propagation.     

Numerical simulation of the action on a warm convective cloud by hygroscopic particles

A one-dimensional numerical model of a warm convective cloud is presented. This model is used to study the effectiveness of the action on the cloud by hygroscopic particles with the aim of intensifying precipitation. The numerical simulation takes into account the processes of condensation, coagulation, and sedimentation of cloud droplets and makes it possible to obtain spatiotemporal characteristics of cloud development. A system of differential equations describing time variations in the temperature, pressure, and watervapor supersaturation during the adiabatic rise of a continuous air flow is solved. The evolution of the size distribution of cloud droplets is described by a kinetic equation. A continuous acting source of droplets with the size distribution calculated with consideration for condensation properties and dispersion characteristics of condensation nuclei (natural and additionally introduced during the action) is specified at the cloud-base level. The cloud top is formed owing to the evaporation of droplets in the barrier atmospheric layer over the cloud. The influence of changes in the barrier-layer height on the structure of cloud parameters and precipitation-formation processes is analyzed. The introduction of additional hygroscopic particles into a cloud is shown to act as a trigger mechanism initiating the processes of coagulation and sedimentation in the cloud medium. In this case, a positive effect of action by fine particles can be achieved if a certain reserve of sufficiently large droplets is present in the cloud. The results of calculating the dependence of the action effect on the height of the barrier layer, restricting cloud development, are presented.     

Modelling of the upper turbulent layer in the ocean

A differential model of the upper turbulent layer in the ocean is considered. A closed system of equations includes equations of motion, balance, and dissipation of kinetic turbulence energy. Boundary conditions at the surface are determined using a solution of the atmospheric problem taking into account the interaction between the two media. The formulated algorithm allows for a relationship between turbulent energy dissipation and flux and the parameters of wind disturbance. The vertical profiles of turbulence and drift current characteristics are presented as well as parameters of the ocean-atmosphere interaction for various values of impulse jump within the limits of the wave layer with waves collapsing and not collapsing.UDK 551.456.152     

海浪破碎对海洋上混合层中湍能量收支的影响

海浪破碎产生一向下输入的湍动能通量,在近海表处形成一湍流生成明显增加的次层,加强了海洋上混合层中的湍流垂向混合。为了研究海浪破碎对混合层中湍能量收支的影响,文中分析了海浪破碎对海洋上混合层中湍流生成的影响机制,采用垂向一维湍封闭混合模式,通过改变湍动能方程的上边界条件,引入了海浪破碎产生的湍动能通量,并分别对不同风速下海浪破碎的影响进行了数值研究,分析了混合层中湍能量收支的变化。当考虑海浪破碎影响时,近海表次层中的垂直扩散项和耗散项都有显著的增加,该次层中被耗散的湍动能占整个混合层中耗散的总的湍能量的92.0%,比无海浪破碎影响的结果增加了近1倍;由于平均流场切变减小,混合层中的湍流剪切生成减小了3.5%,形成一种存在于湍动能的耗散和垂直扩散之间的局部平衡关系。在该次层以下,局部平衡关系与壁层定律的结论一致,即湍动能的剪切生成与耗散相平衡。研究结果表明,海浪破碎在海表产生的湍动能通量影响了海洋上混合层中的各项湍能量收支间的局部平衡关系。     

Effect of air-sea temperature difference on the momentum exchange between air and sea for fetch-limited cases

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