Applications of conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation to the study of the stability and sensitivity of the Jovian atmosphere

A two-layer quasi-geostrophic model is used to study the stability and sensitivity of motions on smallscale vortices in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Conditional nonlinear optimal perturbations (CNOPs) and linear singular vectors (LSVs) are both obtained numerically and compared in this paper. The results show that CNOPs can capture the nonlinear characteristics of motions in small-scale vortices in Jupiter’s atmosphere and show great difference from LSVs under the condition that the initial constraint condition is large or the optimization time is not very short or both. Besides, in some basic states, local CNOPs are found. The pattern of LSV is more similar to local CNOP than global CNOP in some cases. The elementary application of the method of CNOP to the Jovian atmosphere helps us to explore the stability of variousscale motions of Jupiter’s atmosphere and to compare the stability of motions in Jupiter’s atmosphere and Earth’s atmosphere further.     

Implementation of the semi-Lagrangian advection scheme on a quasi-uniform overset grid on a sphere

The semi-Lagrangian advection scheme is implemented on a new quasi-uniform overset （Yin-Yang） grid on the sphere. The Yin-Yang grid is a newly developed grid system in spherical geometry with two perpendicularly-oriented latitude-longitude grid components （called Yin and Yang respectively） that overlapp each other, and this effectively avoids the coordinate singularity and the grid convergence near the poles. In this overset grid, the way of transferring data between the Yin and Yang components is the key to maintaining the accuracy and robustness in numerical solutions. A numerical interpolation for boundary data exchange, which maintains the accuracy of the original advection scheme and is computationally efficient, is given in this paper. A standard test of the solid-body advection proposed by Williamson is carried out on the Yin-Yang grid. Numerical results show that the quasi-uniform Yin-Yang grid can get around the problems near the poles, and the numerical accuracy in the original semi-Lagrangian scheme is effectively maintained in the Yin-Yang grid.     

On the nonlinear response of lower stratospheric ozone to NOx and ClOx perturbations for different CH4 sources

The impact of sulfate aerosol, ClOx and NOx perturbations for two different magnitudes of CH4 sources on lower stratospheric ozone is studied by using a heterogeneous chemical system that consists of 19 species belonging to 5 chemical families （oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, chlorine and carbon）. The results show that the present modeled photochemical system can present several different solutions, for instance, periodic states and multi-equilibrium states appearing in turn under certain parameter domains, through chlorine chemistry and nitrogen chemistry together with sulfate aerosol as well as the increasing magnitude of CH4 sources. The existence of catastrophic transitions could produce a dramatic reduction in the ozone concentration with the increase of external sources.     

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气溶胶是指悬浮在空气中的纳米及微米级固体或液体微粒, 对大气能见度、人体健康、气候变化和生物地球化学循环都有重要影响.2020 年以来, 新冠疫情的全球蔓延也吸引了众多不同领域科学家更加关注气溶胶科学研究.越来越多的证据表明, COVID-19存在气溶胶传播的可能.     

读诗谈天象之五 大气造成的天文现象(下)

大气折射对天文观测的影响大气折射还造成另一个影响天文观测的效应,称为大气色散。原来,空气的折射率还与光的波长(即颜色)有关,不同颜色的光在相同的介质中传播,因折射率不同而分散,雨后彩虹展现由红到紫的七色景象,正是由于同样原因(光被悬浮在空气中的小水滴折射并产生色散)。由于大气色散,使得我们观测到的天体像,无论是目视的眼睛所见还是照相的底片留影,星像都呈现为一条垂直的细小光谱,紫端靠近天顶。天顶距越大,色散也越大。     

黑龙江争光金矿地质地球化学研究

通过氢、氧、铅同位素和流体包裹体测试,结合争光金矿床的地质、微量元素、稀土元素地球化学特征研究,表明争光金矿为岩浆低温热液矿床.成矿物质主要来源于地层,矿化类型为蚀变岩型和石英脉型.成矿流体为岩浆水、变质水和大气降水的混合液.δD值为-63‰～-85‰,δ18O水值为-0.2‰～-7.0‰,主成矿阶段温度为133～276℃.     

地球化学勘查成为找金属矿重要手段

从2005年12月-10日召开的全国金属矿产勘查地球化学学术研讨会上获悉,地球化学勘查已成为我国金属矿产勘查的重要战术手段。冶金、有色地勘单位利用地球化学方法找矿,已发现大型、特大型有色金属及贵金属矿12处,中型有色金属及贵金属矿床21处,超大型或特大型矿床（田）和具有特大型矿床（田）成矿背景条件的3～5处。该方法已成功打进澳大利亚勘查市场。     

大气水分循环方程

任何地点的降水量可能来自地球的任何地点的水分蒸发。为了定量描述大气中的这种水分循环的复杂过程,我们引入了两个概念性的工具:大气水分辐合函数和大气水分辐散函数,并且建立了用它们描述大气水分循环的方程组。     

东北地区汛期降水异常的大气环流特征分析

针对东北地区汛期(7~8月)的情况,分析了造成汛期降水异常的大气环流特征,结果表明:汛期多(少)雨年,低层850 hPa蒙古东南的气旋(反气旋)式距平环流、我国大陆东部的西南风(东北风)距平气流及日本南面的反气旋(气旋)式距平环流的共同作用加强(减弱)了低层西南暖湿气流在东北地区的辐合;多(少)雨年,中层500 hPa中高纬西风带经向运动加强(减弱),从贝加尔湖以北的高纬地区到日本附近的高度场呈 - (- -)的波列分布。8月的环流形势比7月更容易造成严重旱涝,下游鄂霍茨克海和日本海阻塞高压的发展和减弱是造成8月降水异常的重要因子。考虑7月旱涝流型演变时,应着重关注南北向 - 的“波列”;而考虑8月旱涝流型演变时,则更应着重关注东西向- - -的“波列”配置。多、少雨年,高、低层的散度场、垂直速度场及水汽条件等物理量场都有明显的差异。     

气象装备保障效能评估技术

随着气象部门装备保障业务重要性的不断提高,开展装备保障评估方法的研究,对保障质量进行科学评价成为一个新的课题。就监控、维护和维修3个装备保障子业务分别建立了各自的评估体系,还利用监控、维护和维修业务的独立性,提出了根据业务单位职责的组成,使用监控率、故障率和维修率三者的加权平均值评估装备保障综合效能的方法,对建立装备保障业务的考核体系有一定的参考借鉴意义。