夏季雷州半岛强降水雨滴谱个例分析及降水与闪电相关性统计分析

利用2007年8月在雷州半岛观测雷暴获得的雨滴谱和地闪资料,重点分析了8月6日遂溪、湛江一次雷暴云降水个例的雨滴谱特征,对闪电特征与降水的相关性进行了统计分析。结果表明,遂溪站的雨滴谱谱型多为双峰或多峰型,而湛江站的雨滴谱谱型多呈单峰型分布;平均雨滴谱符合Gamma分布;雨强I10mm/h时发生地闪的频率较高,且发生地闪频率随着距测站的距离减少而增加;随着雨强的增大发生正地闪的概率明显增加;降水过程中的闪电频率和距离校准后闪电电流强度的相关性表明,地闪发生的距离越近,频率越高对应雨滴谱谱宽越宽和降水强度越大。     

Correction of the precipitation time series nonhomogeneity caused by replacement of the Nipher shielded rain gauge by a Tretyakov precipitation gauge

In this paper, a modern techniqne for correction of precipitation measured with a Nipher shielded rain gauge, with the use of the Valdai Control System as an intercomparison reference, is presented. This technique allows obtaining unbiased daily and timed precipitation data not affected by the rain gauge systematic errors. In conjunction with the existing method of the bias correction for precipitation measured with the Tretyakov precipitation gauge, the problem of generation of unbiased precipitation time series, which includes both types of measurements, covers the entire period of measurements, and has any (i.e., daily through yearly) temporal resolution, is solved. The results of correction for nine stations located in different climatic zones of the Russian Federation are shown. The results are summarized and presented in the form of long-term averages. Statistically homogeneous precipitation time series for the period from 1936 to 2000 are obtained. Temporal trends of annual and cold-season precipitation are calculated and analysed, and their statistical significance is estimated.     

1967-2006年中国东南沿海盛夏降水强度变化特征分析

利用中国地面台站逐日和逐时降水资料,对中国东南沿海地区近40年(1967-2006年)盛夏(7-8月)降水强度变化特征进行了分析.逐日降水资料的分析结果表明我国东南沿海盛夏的降水量呈显著增加趋势,且主要是由日降水强度增强所致,日降水频次的贡献不显著.结合逐时降水资料的分析结果发现,东南沿海地区虽然降水日的平均降水时数显著增加,平均逐时降水强度也显著增强.通过按降水持续时数确定的降水事件分类分析发现,短持续降水(≤4h)平均小时强度显著增强,具体表现为弱小时强度降水减少和强降水增多.长持续性降水(≥15h)平均小时强度减弱,但降水频次增加.由于长持续性降水的平均小时降水强度远大于短时降水平均小时强度,对整体小时强度增强是正贡献.总之,我国东南沿海盛夏平均降水强度增强主要来自长持续性降水频次的增多、短时强降水频次的增多和短时弱降水频次的减少.     

Impact of stratospheric variability on tropospheric climate change

An improved stratospheric representation has been included in simulations with the Hadley Centre HadGEM1 coupled ocean atmosphere model with natural and anthropogenic forcings for the period 1979–2003. An improved stratospheric ozone dataset is employed that includes natural variations in ozone as well as the usual anthropogenic trends. In addition, in a second set of simulations the quasi biennial oscillation (QBO) of stratospheric equatorial zonal wind is also imposed using a relaxation towards ERA-40 zonal wind values. The resulting impact on tropospheric variability and trends is described. We show that the modelled cooling rate at the tropopause is enhanced by the improved ozone dataset and this improvement is even more marked when the QBO is also included. The same applies to warming trends in the upper tropical troposphere which are slightly reduced. Our stratospheric improvements produce a significant increase of internal variability but no change in the positive trend of annual mean global mean near-surface temperature. Warming rates are increased significantly over a large portion of the Arctic Ocean. The improved stratospheric representation, especially the QBO relaxation, causes a substantial reduction in near-surface temperature and precipitation response to the El Chichón eruption, especially in the tropical region. The winter increase in the phase of the northern annular mode observed in the aftermath of the two major recent volcanic eruptions is partly captured, especially after the El Chichón eruption. The positive trend in the southern annular mode (SAM) is increased and becomes statistically significant which demonstrates that the observed increase in the SAM is largely subject to internal variability in the stratosphere. The possible inclusion in simulations for future assessments of full ozone chemistry and a gravity wave scheme to internally generate a QBO is discussed.     

The influence of horizontally non-uniform heating upon the development of strong convective mesoscale disturbances

It is shown by observational data and synoptic analysis that the development of strong convective echo is influenced by the horizontally non-uniform heating, such as the one caused by lake-land distribution. In this paper, a simple linear cell-convection model is established using an appropriate heating field, and the instability of heating convection is theoretically studied. It is found that the heating convection development will be unstable if the heating-caused temperature gradientdT ₀/dy is greater than the critical value (dT ₀/dy) _c which is approximately 0.64°C/10 km, and that the development of convective band has a preferred width of 12.5 km. It will take 25 min for the initial disturbance to increase intensity by 10 times. All these results are in rather good agreement with the squall line process in the lake-land region of Jiangsu Province on June 8, 1979.     

综合极端气候指数的定义和趋势分析

综合极端气候指数对于极端气候变化监测、整体认识区域极端气候变化趋势及其原因和影响,具有实际意义。根据中国常年极端气候特点和不同种类极端气候事件的经济社会影响,选取全国平均高温日数、低温日数、强降水日数、沙尘天气日数、大风日数、干旱面积百分率和登陆热带气旋频数等7种极端气候指标,定义两个综合极端气候指数,分别为7种极端气候指标简单(等值权重)合成的综合指数I和加权(差异权重)合成的综合指数II。综合指数II主要依据各种极端气候事件引发的灾害严重程度及其社会影响大小,分别确定其对应指标的相对重要性和权重系数。分析结果表明:1956～2008年,综合指数I序列表现出明显的下降趋势,说明中国地区常见的极端气候事件总体有不断减少、减弱的趋势;同期综合指数II序列没有表现出明显的升降趋势变化,说明对中国地区具有重大经济和社会影响的极端气候事件频率总体上没有发生明显变化。就各个单项极端气候指数变化来看,全国平均年高温日数、强降水日数和干旱面积百分率呈上升趋势,但除高温日数外,其他指数趋势变化均不显著;全国平均年低温日数、沙尘天气日数和大风日数呈下降趋势,且趋势性均很显著;登陆中国大陆的热带气旋频数有所减少,但趋势不很明显。因此,在全球气候显著变暖的半个多世纪内,中国地区多数常见的极端气候事件发生频率,或者显著减少,或者变化不明显;而对全国经济和社会具有重大影响的主要极端气候事件,其频率总体上未见明显趋势变化。     

遥感动态监测太原市城市建设用地及其扩展变化分析

以20世纪70年代、1993年和2010年3个时段的遥感TM影像为依据,应用遥感、地理信息系统技术进行了汾河流域太原市的实体边界提取,获得太原市城市建设用地不同时期的数据资源,对太原市城市建设用地近30 a的变化特征进行定量分析,结果表明,太原市近30 a一直处于城市快速扩展阶段,且向南扩展。城市建设用地扩展变化及发展方向主要受地形等自然因素和人口、经济及政策等人文因素影响。     

Climate Change Impacts on Urban Flooding

This paper estimates changes in thepotential damage of flood events caused by increasesof CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere. It ispresented in two parts: 1. the modelling of floodfrequency and magnitude under global warming andassociated rainfall intensities and 2. the use ofgreenhouse flood data to assess changes in thevulnerability of flood prone urban areas, expressingthese in terms of direct losses.Three case studies were selected: theHawkesbury–Nepean corridor, the Queanbeyan and UpperParramatta Rivers. All three catchments are located insoutheastern Australia, near Sydney and Canberra.These were chosen because each had detailed buildingdata bases available and the localities are situatedon rivers that vary in catchment size andcharacteristics. All fall within a region that willexperience similar climate change under the availablegreenhouse scenarios. The GCMs' slab model scenariosof climate change in 2030 and 2070 will cause onlyminor changes to urban flood damage but the doubleCO₂ scenarios estimated using the StochasticWeather Generator technique will lead to significantincreases in building damage.For all the case studies, the hydrological modellingindicates that there will be increases in themagnitude and frequency of flood events under thedouble CO₂ conditions although these vary fromplace to place. However, the overall pattern of changeis that for the Upper Parramatta River the 1 in 100-year flood under currentconditions becomes the 1 in44-year event, the 1 in 35-year flood for theHawkesbury–Nepean and the 1 in 10 for Queanbeyan andCanberra. This indicates the importance of usingrainfall-runoff modelling in order to estimate changesin flood frequencies in catchments with differentphysical characteristics.     

酒泉绿洲夏季大气边界层加热(冷却)特征初探

利用“绿洲系统能量与水分循环过程观测与数值研究”的观测资料和酒泉站的地面和探空气象资料,计算了酒泉绿洲夏季大气边界层的加热（冷却）率,分析了酒泉绿洲近地面层和行星边界层的大气加热（冷却）率逐日变化,研究了不同典型天气下大气加热（冷却）率的变化特征。结果表明,酒泉绿洲近地面层和行星边界层内,大气加热（冷却）率具有明显的逐日变化特征;近地面层和行星边界层及整个大气层白天的大气加热率和夜晚的大气冷却率基本相当,大气能量基本守恒;日照时数、云量和特殊天气过程（如冷空气活动、沙尘天气和降水等）对大气加热（冷却）率有很大影响。