Retrieval of aerosol optical depth for Chongqing using the HJ-1 satellite data

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is a common indicator applied in monitoring aerosols in the atmosphere. The hilly landscape and rapid economic growth of the megacity Chongqing have facilitated increased aerosol concentration, and it is meaningful to accurately retrieve AOD over Chongqing. The HJ-1A/B satellite of China carries a sensor/camera called the Charge Coupled Device (CCD), the spatial resolution of which meets the requirement for retrieving high resolution AOD. In this paper, analysis of the AOD retrievals from different methods using the HJ-1 satellite data revealed the most suitable algorithm. Through comparison with the AOD product of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the AOD retrieval results using enhanced vegetation index (EVI) to estimate dark pixels showed the highest correlation. The continental aerosol model was used to build a lookup table that was able to facilitate a good AOD retrieval for both city and rural areas. Finally, the algorithm that combined dark pixels, buffer areas, and the deep blue algorithm was found to be most suitable for AOD retrieval. The AOD retrieval results based on the HJ-1 data were consistent with MODIS products, and our algorithm yields reasonable results in most cases. The results were also compared with ground-based PM₁₀ measurements synchronized with the overpass time of the HJ-1 satellite, and high correlation was found. The findings are relevant to other Chinese satellite data used for retrieving AOD on the same channels.     

成都市冬季逆温对大气污染的影响分析

根据2002年1月的温度场和大气污染浓度强化监测资料,分析成都市冬季逆温特征.成都市的冬季逆温主要为上部逆温,出现频率为62.9%;通过分析其上部逆温的时间和空间分布特征,认为成都市冬季逆温对大气污染扩散的不利影响,主要表现为03时上部逆温对≤75m的低矮源污染物扩散的影响,而对高架源污染物的扩散影响不大.     

湖南省雨季一次MCS的中尺度数值模拟

MCS(中尺度对流系统)是造成湖南暴雨等灾害性天气的主要影响系统,它与暴雨的落区、强度、持续时间密切相关。以2005年5月31至6月1日的湖南特大暴雨洪涝过程为例,利用中尺度数值模式MM5对MCS的雨量、动力热力特征、三维结构以及发展变化进行了模拟分析和研究,指出本次MCS发展的触发因子是近地层冷锋,维持机制是近地层不稳定能量的积蓄、中低层辐合和高层辐散的结构,大尺度系统是其发展或消亡的主导因素,并分析了水汽对暴雨强度和落区的影响,旨在为预报和防御同类灾害性天气提供参考依据。     

短时临近天气预警集约化业务系统研究

为实现短时临近预警业务集约化智能化运行和管理,采用B/S结构模式及Web GIS技术开发了省、市、县三级一体化的短时临近天气预警集约化业务系统。该系统集天气监控、预报预警产品制作、服务分发和业务管理为一体,具有业务整体性强、集约化程度高、有一定智能化功能等特点。系统开发集成的主要关键技术包括突发天气短时临近预报概念模型的建立,预警产品的制作与订正,强对流天气区的自动识别和追踪技术等。目前该系统已投入业务运行,成为广西区、市、县三级短临监测、预报一体化平台,实现了各级台站之间气象信息的快速交流共享,达到上下级台站短时天气快速联防互动的效果,预警产品制作比旧的业务系统效率更高效,流程更规范,生成的产品内容更标准,上下级业务互动更快速。该系统推进了气象业务的集约化、智能化运行及维护,服务器布置于省局,客户端以网页方式推送、展示,用户通过浏览器就能完成天气监测及预报预警产品制作到发布的所有流程。     

Summer precipitation changes over the Yangtze River Valley and North China: Simulations from CMIP3 models

We present a study of summer precipitation changes over the Yangtze River Valley (YRV) and North China (NC) simulated from 20 models of the CMIP3 (phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project). It is found that the LASG-FGOALS-g1.0 (fgoals) model has the highest ability in simulating both the interannual variability of individual regions and the seesaw pattern of the two regions observed during the past few decades. Analyses of atmospheric circulations indicate that the variability in precipitation is closely associated with the 850 hPa meridional winds over the two regions. Wetness in the YRV and dryness in NC are corresponding to strong meridional wind gradient and weak meridional wind over these two regions, respectively. The ability of a coupled general circulation model (CGCM) to simulate precipitation changes in the YRV and NC depends on how well the model reproduces both observed associations of precipitation with overlying meridional winds and observed meridional wind features in summer. Analysis of future precipitation changes over the two regions projected by the fgoals model under the IPCC scenarios B1 and A1B suggests a significant increase of 7–15% for NC after 2040s due to the strengthened meridional winds, and a slight increase over the YRV due to less significant intensification of the Mei-yu front.     

Simulations of the effects of soil temperature and humidity disturbances on regional climate of China

Summary ?This simulation study was applied by a regional climate model (RegCM2) and forced by reasonable soil temperature and humidity disturbances, in order to examine the disastrous weather and climate-produced such disturbances that were performed in a series of experiments of different climatic zones, seasons and space/time scales, to recognize the persistence and to understand the mechanisms of their respective climatic responses under the current climatic background of China. The simulation results showed that, in regions of East Asian monsoon climate, the soil humidity disturbance (SHD) has greater impact on posterior climate responses than the temperature disturbance has. The SHD forcing exerts noticeable influence on rainfall generally. Although the centers of changed precipitation generally do not coincide with those of the disturbances, the centers are located mostly in downwind areas of the SHD core and in areas of prevailing updraft, even some places far away; with neighboring dry/moist SHD zones, a bigger rainfall increase tends to show up in the dry region instead of in the wet one. The simulation suggested that the SHD lasts for a rather long time, whose length is controlled by the presence of a positive feedback between the precipitation, the synchronous circulation patterns, the latitude and season, and the intensity of the SHD forcing. This study has found that the humidity disturbance (especially from rainfall) is in good correspondence to posterior temperature that the previous SHD enhancement leads to the subsequent temperature drop in the surface and near-surface layer, while the centers of lowered temperature can remain more than three months. Received April 3, 2001; Revised December 19, 2001     

水稻总叶龄模拟研究

以水稻的生物学特性为依据,利用田间试验实测资料,经过统计分析,确立了水稻总叶龄与环境变量之间的相关关系,建立了不同品种种水稻的总叶龄模拟模式,发现日长是影响水稻总叶龄的主要因素,其次是温度。     

南方夏季对流云降水回波特征分析

利用1988～2000年7～9月南昌、建阳、长沙三站探空资料及同期地面和500 hPa天气图与降雨量资料等,对照1988～2000年7～9月南昌(建阳、长沙713雷达站部分资料)"713"雷达站回波素描图进行统计分析,得出南方夏季对流云回波的顶高、强度、性质等参数变化规律与主要特征,从宏观上了解影响南方夏季对流云回波参数等特征量的变化规律,为南方各省人工影响天气作业提供科学依据.     

珠江三角洲都市群城市热岛效应初步研究

近十年来 ,珠江三角洲都市群热岛效应全面形成 ,年平均热岛强度由 1 983年前的 0 1℃上升到 1 993年的 0 5℃。珠江三角洲都市群热岛强度呈明显的季节变化和日变化 ,1 1月份热岛强度最强 ,4月份最弱 ,就年平均而言 ,夜间的热岛强度大于白天。珠江三角洲都市群热岛强度空间分布呈中间强周围弱的分布格局 ,与各地的经济活动密切相关 ,热岛强度强的地方均为广东经济活动最活跃的地区。     

自适应网格在大气海洋问题中的初步应用

自适应网格法是80年代兴起的通过求解椭圆型方程的边值问题来数值生成网格的一种新方法。它是在任意形状的区域上求偏微分方程的数值解的一种非常有效的工具。该方法抛弃了等距均匀的差分网格，代之以能够自动地适应所研究问题中解的特征的疏密程度不均的曲线网格。如在边界上计算网格与实际边界相重合，在区域内部可任意调节网格点的疏密程度等。本文扼要地介绍了自适应网格的原理及其构造方法。并将其应用于生成南海区域的计算网格以及数值预报台风路径的自适应网格。