A New Method of Significance Testing for Correlation-Coefficient Fields and Its Application

Correlation-coefficient fields are widely used in short-term climate prediction research. The most frequently used significance test method for the correlation-coefficient field was proposed by Livezey, in which the number of significantcorrelation lattice(station) points on the correlation coherence map is used as the statistic. However, the method is based on two assumptions:(1) the spatial distribution of the lattice(station) points is uniform;and(2) there is no correlation between the physical quantities in the correlation-coefficient field. However, in reality, the above two assumptions are not valid.Therefore, we designed a more reasonable method for significance testing of the correlation-coefficient field. Specifically, a new statistic, the significant-correlation area, is introduced to eliminate the inhomogeneity of the grid(station)-point distribution, and an empirical Monte Carlo method is employed to eliminate the spatial correlation of the matrix.Subsequently, the new significance test was used for simultaneous correlation-coefficient fields between intensities of the atmospheric activity center in the Northern Hemisphere and temperature/precipitation in China. The results show that the new method is more reasonable than the Livezey method.     

Dominant Modes of Interannual Variability in Atmospheric Water Vapor Content over East Asia during Winter and Their Associated Mechanisms

Atmospheric water vapor content(WVC) is a critical factor for East Asian winter precipitation. This study investigates the dominant modes of interannual variability in WVC over East Asia during winter and their underlying mechanisms.Based on the empirical orthogonal function(EOF) method, the leading mode(EOF1, R~2 = 28.9%) of the interannual variability in the East Asian winter WVC exhibits a meridional dipole pattern characterized by opposite WVC anomalies over northeastern China and eastern China; the second mode(EOF2, R~2 = 24.3%) of the interannual variability in the East Asian winter WVC exhibits a monopole pattern characterized by consistent WVC anomalies over eastern China. EOF1 is mainly modulated by two anomalous zonal water vapor transport(WVT) branches over northeastern China and eastern China, which are associated with an anomalous atmospheric wave train over Eurasia affected by sea ice cover in the Kara Sea-Barents Sea(SIC-KSBS) area in the preceding October-November(ON). EOF2 is mainly modulated by an anomalous westerly WVT branch over eastern China, which is associated with a circumglobal atmospheric zonal wave train in the Northern Hemisphere. This circumglobal zonal wave train is modulated by concurrent central and eastern tropical Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies. The SIC-KSBS anomalies in ON and the concurrent SST anomalies over tropical Pacific may partially account for the interannual variability of EOF1 and EOF2 winter WVC, and thus may provide a theoretical basis for improving the prediction of winter climate over East Asia.     

循环同化雷达资料对一次飑线系统临近预报的改进作用

利用WRF(Weather Research Forecast)模式及其3D-Var(Three-Dimensional Variational assimilation)变分系统,针对2017年7月7日一次飑线进行了雷达资料的循环同化敏感性试验.结果表明:以循环同化雷达资料至飑线成熟期时刻的试验预报效果最好,主要原因...     

江苏省四季变化的分析

在全球气候变暖的背景下,近些年江苏省气温明显升高,使得江苏省四季的起止时间和长度发生了明显的改变.本文通过分析多种季节划分方法,根据江苏省的气温分布特点,定义了适用于江苏省的四季划分方法.通过分析四季的变化,结果显示:(1)江苏省四季分明,且南北有明显的差别,就全省常年平均而言,冬季最长,其次是夏季,秋季和春季长度很相近,秋季略短.(2)过去几十年里,江苏省各地区各季节的长度和起止时间都发生了明显的变化,特别是自21世纪以来,这种变化速度明显加快,最主要的变化特点为:春季发生的时段向前移了近10d;夏季明显变长,开始时间提前,结束时间推后;秋季的发生时段整体向后移;冬季明显缩短,特别是结束时间提前.     

黑龙江省春末两次罕见降水天气对比分析

2008年5月26～28日和28～31日,黑龙江省出现两次中到大雨过程。两次降水过程都发生在中西伯利亚高原和堪察加半岛的阻塞形势下,高空低涡和蒙古低压是主要的影响系统,都伴有高低空急流的输送,但降水的强度、落区和范围有较大差别。通过分析表明,阻高演变、水汽输送和高低空急流的位置是决定两次降水差异的关键。     

克拉玛依高温日数的气候特征及持续高温过程环流型分析

利用1961-2008年克拉玛依气象站日最高气温资料和NCEP高度场资料,分析克拉玛依高温的气候特征和环流背景.结果表明:克拉玛依高温日年平均为28.4 d,各年日数变化波动很大,最多年份达49 d,最少年份为11 d.持续高温过程年平均4.3次.高温日、持续高温过程主要集中在6-8月.20世纪90年代中期至今高温天气的频次明显增多且强度增强.研究显示,克拉玛依持续高温天气的发生与伊朗高压东北上及西太平洋副高西伸北抬有密切关系.持续高温天气过程500 hPa高度场主要表现为三种环流类型:北支锋区偏北型环流,多产生持续时间较长的高温天气过程.二槽二脊型,多产生极端最高气温大于40℃的持续高温天气过程.二槽一脊型环流,高温天气持续时间较短.     

CMIP6通量距平强迫模式比较计划（FAFMIP）概况与评述

通量距平强迫模式比较计划（FAFMIP）是第六次国际耦合模式比较计划（CMIP6）的子计划之一。FAFMIP共设计了5组试验,利用CMIP6中的大气-海洋耦合环流模式（AOGCM）对海表施加动量通量、热通量和淡水通量扰动,旨在研究在CO₂强迫下模式模拟的海洋热吸收,由热膨胀引起的全球平均海平面上升,及由海洋密度和环流导致的动力海平面变化等方面的不确定性。     

一次引发极端降水事件的江淮气旋发生发展分析

利用NCEP0.25°×0.25°再分析数据和多种观测资料,对2017年6月9—10日在苏皖地区引发区域性大暴雨并在江苏数个观测站造成极端降水事件的江淮气旋过程(简称"0609"过程)进行了分析,从气旋的生成、发展、冷暖锋和相当正压性等方面与前一次降水较弱的江淮气旋过程(同年6月5日过程,简称"0605"过程)进行了对比,结论如下:(1)对流层高层正涡度平流及出流区引发高空辐散场,继而导致对流层低层动力减压,是"0609"江淮气旋的启动机制,而"0605"过程对流层低层强盛的暖平流引起的上升运动导致了气旋的生成;(2)对锋生函数的计算表明"0609"过程锋生作用较"0605"过程更强,前者暖锋锋区较后者更为陡立且在一定区域内缓慢移动,暖锋附近及暖区一侧上升运动更强且更为深厚,以上因素直接导致了"0609"过程区域性大暴雨的发生;(3)相对涡度和纬向风0值线的垂直分布表明,"0609"过程气旋在700 hPa以下表现为集中的涡度柱形态,强度较大,系统随高度几近垂直分布,相当正压结构十分明显,而"0605"过程气旋涡度柱仅存在于850 hPa以下,强度较弱,相对涡度和纬向风0值线随高度北倾,斜压性明显;(4)"0609"过程强降水引起的潜热释放通过涡度混合加强了气旋,加强的气旋又增强了降水,降水和气旋之间建立了类似于"CISK"机制的正反馈过程,这可能是"0609"过程气旋表现出较强正压性的原因,说明了江淮气旋发展方式的多样性。     

1980-2000年北极平流层冬季十年际变化形势的逐月演变

采用1980-2000年的ERA-Interim再分析资料,计算北半球冬季各月(12月、1月、2月)行星波的Eliassen-Palm(EP)通量及其散度,并按冬季不同月份分析平流层整层温度和纬向风场的十年际变化特征与行星波活动变化的关系.结果 表明,温度的十年际变化在高纬度中下平流层12月呈明显增温趋势,1月转为较弱...