Effect of the Initial Vortex Structure on Intensity Change During Eyewall Replacement Cycle of Tropical Cyclones: A Numerical Study

This study investigates the effect of the initial tropical cyclone (TC) vortex structure on the intensity change during the eyewall replacement cycle (ERC) of TCs based on two idealized simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Results show that an initially smaller TC with weaker outer winds experienced a much more drastic intensity change during the ERC than an initially larger TC with stronger outer winds. It is found that an initially larger TC vortex with stronger outer winds favored the development of more active spiral rainbands outside the outer eyewall, which slowed down the contraction and intensification of the outer eyewall and thus prolonged the duration of the concentric eyewall and slow intensity evolution. In contrast, the initially smaller TC with weaker outer winds corresponded to higher inertial stability in the inner core and weaker inertial stability but stronger filamentation outside the outer eyewall. These led to stronger boundary layer inflow, stronger updraft and convection in the outer eyewall, and suppressed convective activity outside the outer eyewall. These resulted in the rapid weakening during the formation of the outer eyewall, followed by a rapid re-intensification of the TC during the ERC. Our study demonstrates that accurate in- itialization of the TC structure in numerical models is crucial for predicting changes in TC intensity during the ERC. Additionally, monitoring the activity of spiral rainbands outside the outer eyewall can help to improve short-term intensity forecasts for TCs experiencing ERCs.     

一次大气河背景下华北地区暴雨的诊断分析

利用2018年5月15-16日的ERA5再分析资料和观测资料,对大气河背景下一次华北地区暴雨过程的天气形势、大气河在暴雨过程中的作用及其在暴雨前后的演变特征以及结构特征进行了诊断分析.结果 表明此次降水过程的直接影响系统是位于华北地区的高空槽、低空切变线、地面冷锋和高低空急流,这些系统使得华北地区低层辐合高层辐散,带来...     

江苏省龙卷发生特征及其在年际尺度上与ENSO的关系研究

利用1976—2005年江苏省龙卷信息化资料和高分辨率再分析资料,对江苏省龙卷的发生特征以及ENSO事件对江苏省龙卷发生数的影响进行了分析。结果表明:(1)1976—2005年,江苏省龙卷发生数年际和年代际变化明显,空间分布不均匀:1990s龙卷发生数较多;盐城南部和南通沿海地区是龙卷较为多发的区域。(2)ENSO事件对江苏省龙卷的发生频率有重要影响:ENSO冷事件月份平均龙卷发生数多于暖事件月份;非ENSO事件月份平均龙卷发生数居中。(3)ENSO冷事件时西南低空急流发生频率明显增加,由于低空急流增强而引起的江苏省地区水汽供应、动力条件和不稳定能量的分布均有利于龙卷的发生,导致在ENSO冷事件情况下江苏省龙卷发生数偏多。     

气候变化背景下江苏河蟹养殖高温热害风险评估

利用江苏省及周边共85个气象站观测资料,筛选出夏季高温强度、持续时间、降水量和日照时数作为高温热害的关键气象因子,构建高温热害综合指数。在此基础上,利用高温热害发生频率和河蟹因灾死亡率加权建立风险评估模型,将河蟹高温热害风险划分为三个等级,结合地形和土壤的适宜性,最终得出江苏河蟹高温热害风险区划图。结果发现,河蟹高温热害的高风险区位于以高淳为中心的江苏西南部,沿淮和淮北东部沿海地区风险值最低,淮北西部—沿江东部的风险值介于二者之间。年代际高风险区面积有逐渐扩大趋势,1991年以来已外扩到沿江和苏南大部分地区,达到历史极值。河蟹高温热害风险增大,需加强防范。     

基于机载微波辐射计探测大气水汽通道饱和问题研究

183.31 GHz微波辐射计在探测低含量水汽时具有优势,但也存在通道饱和问题,定量研究该问题对明确该类型仪器探测水汽能力和适用范围具有重要意义.基于天津市人工影响天气办公室增雨飞机运-12搭载的183.31 GHz微波辐射计GVR(G-band water Vapor Radiometer),采用探空资料对该辐射计4...     

GRAPES千米尺度模式在西南复杂地形区降水预报偏差与成因初探

利用2019年夏季（6—8月）西南复杂地形区地面观测站逐时和逐日降水量观测数据,从降水量和降水频率入手,对同期GRAPES-Meso 3 km业务模式短期（36 h以内）降水预报性能,特别是在不同典型地貌区—四川盆地子区、云贵高原北部子区和南部子区、青藏高原东缘山地子区的预报偏差进行细致评估与分析。结果表明:（1）GRAPES-Meso 3 km模式能合理地刻画出西南复杂地形区夏季日降水和日内尺度降水的主要特征,以及小时降水频次-强度的基本关系。（2）在各子区,模式日降水量（频率）预报表现为清晰的正偏差,正偏差在盆地子区最显著,为观测值的1.1倍（0.3倍）;日降水量正偏差主要由强降水日降水量预报偏大引起,但频率正偏差在云贵高原南、北子区与其他两个子区不同,主要是中小雨日数预报偏多的贡献;强降水（中小雨）落区预报存在明显（轻微）偏大倾向,强降水预报落区偏大频率在青藏高原东缘山地子区最高,达82.8%,在云贵高原南部子区最低,为53.6%。（3）日循环上,各时次小时降水量（频率）预报整体偏大,且主要正偏差出现在观测的夜雨峰值时段,其中海拔1200 m以下区域的降水频率正偏差从夜间峰值区延续到中午,模式偏强的日降水量预报往往表现为日内偏长的降水时长或小时降水空报。（4）诊断分析显示,模式在四川盆地区突出的夏季日降水预报正偏差是模式对流层低层在云贵高原南-东南侧偏强的西南风预报与西南地区特殊地形结合的产物。      

基于GRAPES四维变分的静止轨道微波观测系统模拟试验研究

地球静止轨道微波观测同时具有高频次、大视场和穿透云雨的全天候观测能力,因此中国在规划第二代静止轨道气象卫星“风云四号”系列时已经明确提出对静止轨道微波观测的需求。基于中国候选的50、118、183、380和425 GHz五频段静止轨道微波辐射计载荷方案,开展了地球静止轨道微波观测系统模拟试验,理解其观测时间分辨率、频段选取和观测误差对台风预报的影响。试验基于GRAPES全球四维变分同化系统,同化静止轨道微波模拟观测资料,以2018年台风“玛利亚”和“山竹”为例分析了静止轨道微波资料同化对台风预报的影响。试验结果表明,对于静止轨道微波资料同化应用,提高观测资料的时间分辨率、增加通道数量和降低噪声水平能够有效提升台风数值预报性能。      

GRAPES_GFS模式全球降水预报的主要偏差特征

利用2017年1、4、7、10月"全球降水观测(global precipitation measurement,GPM)计划"每日08时(北京时)的24 h累计降水量和逐30 min降水量观测产品,从降水量和频率等角度,对同期GRAPES全球模式(GRAPES_GFS)第1(D1)、3(D3)、5天(D5)的全球降水...     

Influence of Near Real-Time Green Vegetation Fraction Data on Numerical Weather Prediction by WRF over North China

The green vegetation fraction(GVF) can greatly influence the partitioning of surface sensible and latent heat fluxes in numerical weather prediction(NWP) models. However, the multiyear averaged monthly GVF climatology—the most commonly used representation of the vegetation state in models—cannot capture the real-time vegetation state well. In this study, a near real-time(NRT) GVF dataset generated from an 8-day composite of the normalized difference vegetation index is compared with the 10-yr averaged monthly GVF provided by the WRF model. The annual variability of the GVF over North China is examined in detail. Many differences between the two GVF datasets are found over dryland, grassland, and cropland/grassland mosaic areas. Two experiments using different GVF datasets are performed to assess the impacts of GVF on forecasts of screen-level temperature and humidity. The results show that using NRT GVF can lead to a widespread reduction of 2-m temperature forecast errors from April to October.Evaluation against in-situ observations shows that the positive impact on 2-m temperature forecasts in the morning is more distinct than that in the afternoon. Our study demonstrates that NRT GVF can provide a more realistic representation of the vegetation state, which in turn helps to improve short-range forecasts in arid and semiarid regions of North China. Moreover, our study shows that the negative effect of using NRT GVF is closely related to the initial soil moisture.     

Comparison of Sunshine Duration Measurements between a Jordan Sunshine Recorder and Three Automatic Sensors at Shangdianzi GAW Station

We used parallel sunshine duration datasets obtained with a Jordan sunshine recorder and three automatic sunshine duration sensors to investigate the difference...