2000-2018年东亚地区云顶高度的时空变化特征

为了了解区域云顶高度对过去气候变化的响应,基于卫星搭载的MODIS传感器提供的2000年3月至2018年2月MOD03_08_v6.0数据,分析了东亚地区云顶高度2000—2018年的时空变化特征,并探讨其长期变化的原因。研究发现,东亚地区云顶高度呈西南高东北低的特征。云顶高度在东亚地区以0.020 km/a的变率增长,其中大陆东部云顶高度的年际变率为0.035 km/a,东部海域年际变率为0.034 km/a。在东部海域地区云顶高度的变化同海表温度的变化相关性较高,相关系数为0.68,这表明云顶高度的变化受下垫面的影响。在东亚地区30°~40°N区域内,年平均云顶高度的增加较为明显。此外,夏季云顶高度在长江中下游盆地、塔里木盆地、吐鲁番盆地以及四川盆地东北部呈-0.03 km/a的减少趋势,这是由于更多低云的形成降低了云顶高度;冬季云顶高度在东亚地区40°N以北呈下降趋势,而在40°N以南呈增加趋势。     

雷达反射率资料的三维变分同化研究

应用天气研究和预报模式(WRF)三维变分系统中一种新的雷达反射率资料间接同化方法来进行反射率资料的三维变分同化研究,评估雷达反射率资料对夏季短时定量降水预报的作用.该方法不直接同化雷达反射率资料,而是同化由反射率资料反演出的雨水和估计的水汽.以2009年夏季北京地区发生的4次强降水过程为例,考察了北京市气象局业务运行的快速更新循环同化预报系统对京津冀地区雷达网的雷达反射率资料的同化性能以及雷达反射率资料和径向风资料同时同化的效果.数值试验结果表明:(1)同化反演雨水或水汽都能改善降水预报,但同化反演水汽对降水预报效果的改善起了更重要的作用;(2)同化反射率资料能极大地提高短时降水预报的效果,其稳定的正面效果可以延伸到6h的预报时效,而同化径向风资料不能得到稳定的正效果;(3)同化雷达资料时,应用快速更新循环同化预报系统是提高短时定量降水预报的一个有效途径.     

Influence of Changes in Solar Radiation on Changes of Surface Temperature in China

The long-term trends of total surface solar radiation(SSR),surface diffuse radiation,and surface air temperature were analyzed in this study based on updated 48-yr data from 55 observational stations in China,and then the correlation between SSR and the diurnal temperature range(DTR) was studied.The effect of total solar radiation on surface air temperature in China was investigated on the basis of the above analyses.A strong correlation between SSR and DTR was found for the period 1961-2008 in China.The highest correlation and steepest regression line slope occurred in winter,indicating that the solar radiation effect on DTR was the largest in this season.Clouds and water vapor have strong influences on both SSR and DTR,and hence on their relationship.The largest correlations between SSR and DTR occurred in wintertime in northern China,regardless of all-day(including clear days and cloudy days) or clear-day cases.Our results also showed that radiation arriving at the surface in China decreased significantly during 1961-1989(dimming period),but began to increase during 1990-2008(brightening period),in agreement with previous global studies.The reduction of total SSR offset partially the greenhouse warming during 1961-1989.However,with the increase of SSR after 1990,this offsetting effect vanished;on the contrary,it even made a contribution to the accelerated warming.Nonetheless,the greenhouse warming still played a controlling role because of the increasing of minimum and mean surface temperatures in the whole study period of 1961-2008.We estimated that the greenhouse gases alone may have caused surface temperatures to rise by 0.31-0.46℃(10 yr) 1 during 1961-2008,which is higher than previously estimated.Analysis of the corresponding changes in total solar radiation,diffuse radiation,and total cloud cover indicated that the dimming and brightening phenomena in China were likely attributable to increases in absorptive and scattering aerosols in the atmosphere,respectively.     

Development of climate change projections for small watersheds using multi-model ensemble simulation and stochastic weather generation

Regional climate models (RCMs) have been increasingly used for climate change studies at the watershed scale. However, their performance is strongly dependent upon their driving conditions, internal parameterizations and domain configurations. Also, the spatial resolution of RCMs often exceeds the scales of small watersheds. This study developed a two-step downscaling method to generate climate change projections for small watersheds through combining a weighted multi-RCM ensemble and a stochastic weather generator. The ensemble was built on a set of five model performance metrics and generated regional patterns of climate change as monthly shift terms. The stochastic weather generator then incorporated these shift terms into observed climate normals and produced synthetic future weather series at the watershed scale. This method was applied to the Assiniboia area in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. The ensemble led to reduced biases in temperature and precipitation projections through properly emphasizing models with good performance. Projection of precipitation occurrence was particularly improved through introducing a weight-based probability threshold. The ensemble-derived climate change scenario was well reproduced as local daily weather series by the stochastic weather generator. The proposed combination of dynamical downscaling and statistical downscaling can improve the reliability and resolution of future climate projection for small prairie watersheds. It is also an efficient solution to produce alternative series of daily weather conditions that are important inputs for examining watershed responses to climate change and associated uncertainties.     

城市化对北京一次极端降水过程影响的数值分析

通过敏感性试验探讨了城市化对北京2011年6月23日局地极端降水事件的影响.结果表明耦合了城市冠层模式的WRF系统能较好地模拟出强降水的局地性和突发性特征,考虑了精细下垫面分类的敏感性试验模拟降水更接近实况;下垫面城市化对地表能量平衡影响明显,对大气的热量影响除加强地表对边界层大气向上感热输送外,还会减少局地地表蒸发及大气水分供应,增加边界层高度,并对移经本地的天气系统强度及水汽输送产生较明显的影响.     

山西地区一次层状云降水过程的微观特征观测分析

针对山西省2010年5月27日一次层状云降水过程,利用机载DMT探头和Parsivel激光降水粒子谱仪进行探测试验,分析了云微物理特征,并对空中和地面雨滴谱进行比较。结果显示：空中云垂直和水平结构分布不均匀,CDP、CIP探测最大粒子浓度分别为165．20、1．08cm^（-3）。地面雨滴微物理量的平均值说明本次降水是典型的层状云降水,雨强主要由雨滴数密度决定,雨滴微物理参量随时间分布不均匀。建立地面雨强,与雷达反射率因子Z、雨水含量W、雨滴数浓度N、Gamma分布的谱参数眠、A的相关关系,Z-I、W-I,相关性很好,N-I、N_0-I、λ-I,相关性较差。地面平均雨滴谱较空中平均雨滴谱窄、谱型陡。结合粒子图像和雨滴特征量分析空中雨滴谱随高度的分布发现,本次降水是冷云和暖云降水共存。     

西北太平洋热带气旋气候变化的若干研究进展

简要回顾了近年来国内外在西北太平洋热带气旋活动的季节、年际和年代际变化方面的研究,涉及到热带低频振荡、厄尔尼诺—南方涛动(EI Ni(n)o-Southern oscillation,ENSO)、印度洋海盆增暖、准两年振荡(quasi-biennial oscillation,QBO)等对西北太平洋热带气旋活动气候变化的影响,以及ENSO与热带气旋活动年际相关的年代际变化,展望了该领域的研究前景,并提出当前此研究领域中一些亟需研究的科学问题.     

近40a来西安市区与郊县气温变化特征对比

利用西安市区及郊县国家级一般气象站1971年12月至2011年11月的年、季、年代平均气温作为研究对象,采用一元回归线性拟合、距平分析、变异系数、冷（暖）冬期、突变检验等分析方法,分析总结近40a来市区及郊县的气温变化特征：（1）市区及郊县的逐年平均气温均呈上升趋势,且市区增温速率高于郊县0．27℃／10a;（2）市区逐年极端最高气温基本持平,逐年极端最低气温明显升高;（3）市区及郊县1990年代前升温缓慢,1990年代后升温迅速;（4）市区和郊县的年平均气温升高主要来自春季和冬季升温的贡献;（5）市区及郊县冷冬基本都出现在1980年代中期之前,暖冬均出现在1990年代末以后,且市区冬季气温距平上升率高于郊县;（6）郊县的突变时间早于市区。     

副热带高压自身变化周期和形态结构对入梅的影响

针对2010年江淮入梅预报出现偏差情况,利用2008、2010、2011年降水实况资料和6-7月NCEP再分析资料,分析了预报出现偏差的原因,讨论了副热带高压水平移动和垂直结构对降水落区的影响,分析了局地入梅的预报方法和参考指标.研究发现:副热带高压(以下简称“副高”)和南亚高压的自身双周振荡规律在预报中不可忽略,在对大尺度系统和较长时间系统的变化判断时,高层系统的预报可信度可能更高.另外,在对梅雨预报时,副高垂直结构的变化对降水落区有一定影响,当500 hPa副高脊线越过20°N,副高脊线自上而下向南倾斜时,底层脊线在20°N以南,不利于江淮地区降水发生.副高上下结构垂直度较大时,利于降水落区北移.副高西脊点自高空到低空呈自西向东倾斜,500 hPa西脊点偏西也不利于江淮梅雨期的开始.     

东亚-太平洋型季节内演变和维持机理研究

利用850hPa的纬向风异常建立一个逐候东亚-太平洋(East Asian Pacific,EAP)型指数,研究其季节内演变特征,发现东亚-太平洋型经向波列是东亚夏季风季节内变化的主要模态.其演变过程为:扰动首先出现在北太平洋中部,并通过正压不稳定过程从基本气流中获得能量而发展,在高层罗斯贝波能量向南频散,激发热带对流异常和赤道罗斯贝波,并相互锁相,因赤道罗斯贝波受β效应影响而共同向西移动.热带对流和环流异常在菲律宾附近达到最强,此时在东亚沿岸出现经向三极型波列,此后中低纬度异常继续向西北方向移动,使降水异常在长江流域能维持较长时间.东亚-太平洋型在东亚发展和维持有以下原因:首先,菲律宾暖水上空的对流和低层环流之间存在正反馈;其次,由于海陆热力差异导致暖大陆和冷海洋之间存在特殊的纬向温度梯度和北风垂直切变,东亚-太平洋型在经向上有向北倾斜的斜压结构,能通过斜压能量转换从平均有效位能中获得能量,同时,也能从经向温度梯度的平均有效位能中获得能量.